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Jason Kidd bringing a new twist to his unique style of NBA coaching incompetence.  He is asserting that two rookies who have not yet played an NBA game nor even had an NBA practice are in line to start over multiple proven veterans.

Not how I heard it.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/th...0628930446  The talk about rookies starts at about 20:10.

From the hype, I listened to this pod expecting news. But it seemed liked basic coach-speak to me.

While Kidd talked up the rookies, I heard him positively speak about every player Stein asked about, no negative on any possibility for anyone, and he may have ended up mentioning and praising every player. In that context I don't hear Kidd committing to any particular lineup, nor to rookies, nor even to the idea of them being truly "NBA ready." He did talk about perhaps giving the rookies a pre-season start or 2 to see if it might help them get up to NBA speed-- but he also mentioned talking to Nico about that possibility, which I found weird. A possible PR stunt to sell tickets?

I came away thinking Kidd was simply being a coach in the time-honored tradition of pumping up players and fans about possibilities as a season is coming. So I can't put a lot of stock in any of it.