On Kidd and whether the Mavs are doing the right thing in hiring him, I understand the idea that "he's learned" or "that was long ago."
But in light of the Mavs repeated issues that keep popping up, hiring a top manager whose track record is like Kidd's has to raise doubts about the Mavs response to such issues, and their sincerity. Didn't Cuban swear that he didn't know, but in the future he wouldn't let people who act like that work for him? Has such behavior really been made a disqualifier for a job with the Mavs? Or does that only apply to the underlings, but not the big shots (who, all along, have been the children with the loathsome behavior problems)?
Those are very legitimate questions. And while I'm sure they'll have pre-planned answers, talk is cheap. In light of the Mavs organizational history, this is a really bad look - and one that they don't seem to care about.
But in light of the Mavs repeated issues that keep popping up, hiring a top manager whose track record is like Kidd's has to raise doubts about the Mavs response to such issues, and their sincerity. Didn't Cuban swear that he didn't know, but in the future he wouldn't let people who act like that work for him? Has such behavior really been made a disqualifier for a job with the Mavs? Or does that only apply to the underlings, but not the big shots (who, all along, have been the children with the loathsome behavior problems)?
Those are very legitimate questions. And while I'm sure they'll have pre-planned answers, talk is cheap. In light of the Mavs organizational history, this is a really bad look - and one that they don't seem to care about.