04-28-2024, 10:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2024, 10:39 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(04-28-2024, 10:02 PM)The Jom Wrote: DJJ has really been great. Most of the season and all of the playoffs. I remember what you all said about Coach Kidd giving him the starting nod back in November, and it makes me think your Kidd votes suspect now.
My vote goes to Dante’s infirm, no?
Exum has obviously not been great in these playoffs. He's also been given a quizzically short leash that doesn't allow him to get into the rhythm of the game either. He was a huge part of the team's regular season success. They've got to get him going (more defensively and distributively than offensively), and a Rick-Carlisle-with-rookies imitation by Kidd doesn't accomplish that.
In other news, no, the Kidd votes are ***not*** suspect. It's his job to have them ready to play, and it's also his job to not be an abject moron and give Lively minutes in the fourth. It's his responsibility to make sure the team does well enough in terms of preparation and rotations to win two of the next three games. If not, he should 100% be fired, and 90% tragically probably won't be.