09-24-2023, 12:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-24-2023, 12:33 PM by KillerLeft.)
I don't know if Kidd was serious when he claimed one of the rookies might end up being a starter, and honestly, I don't care. It's a GOOD thing that
A) He's open to it as a possibility, even if just enough to say it with a straight face and
B) the org thinks highly enough about their potential to consider this a possibility.
I didn't get the sense he was blowing sunshine when he said "I expect them to play a lot." In my opinion, this is nothing but good news.
And encouraging THJ to go for 6th man is the right messaging, too, imho. Lets us know he (Kidd) understands that THJ isn't a fit as a starter (or closer on most nights, probably) with Luka and Kyrie, but still conveys a sense of "we know who you are in this locker room" to the player and his teammates.
AND, honestly, having a guy off the bench focused on getting obscene amounts of buckets is a pretty consistently helpful thing, historically.
A) He's open to it as a possibility, even if just enough to say it with a straight face and
B) the org thinks highly enough about their potential to consider this a possibility.
I didn't get the sense he was blowing sunshine when he said "I expect them to play a lot." In my opinion, this is nothing but good news.
And encouraging THJ to go for 6th man is the right messaging, too, imho. Lets us know he (Kidd) understands that THJ isn't a fit as a starter (or closer on most nights, probably) with Luka and Kyrie, but still conveys a sense of "we know who you are in this locker room" to the player and his teammates.
AND, honestly, having a guy off the bench focused on getting obscene amounts of buckets is a pretty consistently helpful thing, historically.