07-20-2021, 05:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2021, 05:23 PM by ThisIStheYear.)
(07-20-2021, 02:07 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Agree on RC but as was mentioned in the Ford podcast. Most coaches are because they are trying to win the max amount of games. Even the best rookies rarely are win now impact players and looking at the Mavs picks of the last 10 years I don´t see a lot of misses that turned into great players after leaving the Mavs.
Thing is that Kidd had similar problems in Milwaukee. According to the rumors Jabari Parker and Kidd were not on speaking terms when he was fired. Brogdon was randomly benched for the entire first half of a game. No explanation given. Deandre Liggins starting over him.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2227...ukee-bucks
He didn't mind confrontation, or making players uncomfortable -- to the detriment of morale in the end. He once benched Antetokounmpo for a breach in practice, and kept Malcolm Brogdon on the pine for almost an entire half without explanation. Some players eventually craved more communication and support.
Kidd’s coaching career really has been uniquely bizarre. I don’t like the hire, but have to admit it has a wide range of outcomes, from stunning success to run out of town at midseason. I think the Mavs are counting too much on the Leopard changing its spots though, and this is a bad and unnecessary gamble.