02-09-2024, 10:53 AM
(02-09-2024, 10:19 AM)Branduil Wrote: I could buy the dark horse argument if the Mavs had a real coach and not just the guy who works here
I didn’t realize it when I was making the argument this morning, but this really is the difference for me.
I don’t agree for a second with IGT’s claim that this could be a dark horse contender, but when I try to think why, it really doesn’t have much to do with the roster. I think that’s exactly the way I would describe the roster… If it was coached well.
It’s just impossible for me to imagine Jason Kidd coaching this team to the championship. So, without even meaning to be, I’m in sort of a holding pattern until they wise up and change head coaches. That holding pattern leads me to want to conserve assets until we know what the real coach is going to want in order to get the job done, and so on and so on. It’s like dominoes for me, and I didn’t fully realize that until just now.