12-04-2021, 06:21 PM
(12-04-2021, 03:21 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Great post, and I mostly agree. And, I feel that I, as president of the Carlisle fan club, have bent over backwards to make it clear that I'm giving Kidd and his ideas a chance. At least, that's how I'm trying to approach things. I've written many times giving him credit for some specific things.
Ultimately, I agree with your assessment that he hasn't really earned this opportunity, at least as a coach, but that doesn't mean he won't rise to it, I suppose.
As to the portion I quoted, I don't think "PG with a ring" was the motivation. Sadly, I think it was more like "that's my buddy J-Kidd who I know pretends to enjoy me being around the team so much. He gets what makes my team so amazing."
Or maybe the fact that there were issues with RC and Luka, Cuban might be thinking who can get through to this guy at this age? If an established coach like RC couldn’t the next best option, short of having a running mate like CP3, would be to get a coach who even Luka has to concede has proven himself on the court as an all time great at the same position Luka essentially plays.
Not saying I agree if that was Mark’s rationale, but that is the only one that makes sense. Kidd has not been a great coach at any of his previous stops and ironically has the same rep as RC of not being a player’s coach. So it was a weird hire to say the least.
OTOH, I can’t completely put your rationale aside either. Unfortunately Cuban is Cuban and a bit too infatuated with the whole celeb culture despite being a billionaire.