09-25-2023, 12:47 AM
(09-24-2023, 10:15 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Thanks for posting this. I have slightly different interpretations on a couple of things, but those tweets and the early reaction to them were not in alignment with what was said. The last line above is probably the most important since Kidd hasn’t even had a practice yet..
Thanks. Yes, we mostly agree, but differ on how we see Kidd's meaning in some of what he said. I take it as more of a shoot-from-the-hip session that was (intentionally) offering nothing of substance, nor promising anything to anyone other than the obvious, while still trying to give a semblance of answers to Stein's questions. We'll see.
I also agree it's early, good point.
OTOH, I think Kidd does have some impressions already. While they start camp in just a few days, the Mavs (like all teams) started having practices together in Sept, weeks before camp. It's not camp, but Kidd and the other mgmt are already getting a really good close-up view of what they might expect, with soft input from coaches to players too.