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That's a perfect response if I presented having Wood a feature starter, but I didn't.  I wrote he is perfect as our 6th man.

True, but like dirkfan said, Wood hated being a 6th man. It was obvious he played with more oomph when he was starting. 

Me-first scorer?  Name a single winner of 6th man of the year award who wasn't.

Brogdon who just won it? Lamar Odom? Ginobli? There have been plenty of 6th men who aren't me first scorers. Sure the vast majority of recent winners are, but that doesn't mean it's what the role should be. 

BBIQ?  Again, I'm not saying the starting offensive should be run through him.  I'm saying he should get 30-35 mins off the bench

Even if you don't run the offense through him, he's still a cog in the machine. A mistimed cog throws everyone else off. I figured Nico's BBIQ comment related more to defense though anyways. Wood's issues never was with offense. He was a super talented scorer and fit well on that end. But his inconsistency and lack of ability to "get it" showed on the other. 30-35 mins is starter level playing time. I don't think any team playing Wood that much is going anywhere. Although I also said a similar comment regarding paying Brunson last offseason, so wtf do I know?

Rebounding?  Wood was 2nd on the team only to McGee in rebounding per min.  Wood is number one on the team in rebound % and rate.

This team was 30th in the league in rebounding. Wood grabbed a passable amount, but he couldn't box out to save his life. I'm not blaming the entire issue on Wood because that's unfair, and yes he was one of the better rebounders on the team. But there was an obvious hole on this team. Wood had a prime opportunity to commit to developing his game and filling said role (Which would've resulted in countless more wins). But he didn't step up, because he'd rather play his way and be a scorer. Story of his career. 

Kidd?  You tell your HC that he has to scheme around Wood's defensive problems when he comes off the bench.  If that means subbing him with a defensive stud, so be it.  With your top 3 talented players all having defensive shortcomings, your HC has to earn his pay and...  coach.

I'm lukewarm on Kidd. Ignoring this year, he did have a massive hand in coaching this team closer to the finals than RC in the last 12 years. He has a certain playstyle in mind. One that involves dynamic switches and swarming the perimeter. Maxi played the perfect role last year, but was unable to do it this year. We know Wood couldn't figure it out and Kidd doesn't want to bend to accommodate more scoring (especially since we have ~60ppg on ~50% shooting from 2 guys already). 

I for one am ready for Wood to walk. I hope Dougie doesn't take that statement too hard because despite my criticisms I did enjoy watching Wood body people at the rim this year. Unfortunately I don't think he can be apart of a championship team.