The things discussed on this board on game thread after game thread all go back to Cuban.
Kidd is now getting blamed just like RC was.
If Kidd gets fired tomorrow is Luka going to stop jacking up bad shots? He wasn’t listening much to RC either.
If Kidd is gone tomorrow, will Wood get more minutes? If the offense is run through him and Luka will Luka like it?
The real issue is Luka, as talented as he is, was given the keys too early. From day 1 when they got him, the goal should not have been to find a next stud next to him, but to find a veteran calming PG that Luka would have no choice but to defer to. PG3, Dragic, Lowry,…someone like that. You can blame Kidd or RC but Luka knows he holds the keys and won’t listen to any coach. What will make him change is an on court leader who he would have to clearly respect based on his talent and experience.
The bigger issue is that mgmt seems to not realize how big a deal this is. Plus who is the one making the decisions? If Kidd indeed is the GM behind the scenes and didn’t want Dragic, then again it is on Cuban for hiring a total neophyte like Nico. When you are lucky to have a generational talent fall into your laps, you don’t hire a GM to learn on the job.
So we can talk about Wood getting flipped, wonder if Kidd called the last play or Luka overruled him, wonder why Wood does not get minutes, who gave McGee that deal..etc. Until Cuban starts running this franchise with the seriousness it deserves, we are wasting our breaths blaming the players or coaches. Nothing will change.
Kidd is now getting blamed just like RC was.
If Kidd gets fired tomorrow is Luka going to stop jacking up bad shots? He wasn’t listening much to RC either.
If Kidd is gone tomorrow, will Wood get more minutes? If the offense is run through him and Luka will Luka like it?
The real issue is Luka, as talented as he is, was given the keys too early. From day 1 when they got him, the goal should not have been to find a next stud next to him, but to find a veteran calming PG that Luka would have no choice but to defer to. PG3, Dragic, Lowry,…someone like that. You can blame Kidd or RC but Luka knows he holds the keys and won’t listen to any coach. What will make him change is an on court leader who he would have to clearly respect based on his talent and experience.
The bigger issue is that mgmt seems to not realize how big a deal this is. Plus who is the one making the decisions? If Kidd indeed is the GM behind the scenes and didn’t want Dragic, then again it is on Cuban for hiring a total neophyte like Nico. When you are lucky to have a generational talent fall into your laps, you don’t hire a GM to learn on the job.
So we can talk about Wood getting flipped, wonder if Kidd called the last play or Luka overruled him, wonder why Wood does not get minutes, who gave McGee that deal..etc. Until Cuban starts running this franchise with the seriousness it deserves, we are wasting our breaths blaming the players or coaches. Nothing will change.
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