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Kidd is still among the league's worst head coaches.  He has had some recent success though so it would be strange to not retain him given the circumstances.  He adjusted his lineups successfully in the latter part of the season and we played really well especially on defense.  He deserves credit for that.  

Winning a playoff series is always an accomplishment but defeating the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard is a very modest accomplishment.  

I still think Kidd is a poor offensive coach and does a terrible job advocating for his players when the officiating is not even.  Much of Luka's complaining is the result of Kidd's mutism from the bench.  He has said some awful things through the media as well.  It would be easy to upgrade Coach Kidd.  

The Lakers had expressed interest in JKidd through the media though so I believe the Mavs felt they needed to go ahead and commit to him.  

I remain hopeful that we'll hire a former head coach as a lead assistant this off-season.  Vogel should be available and might complement Coach Kidd's decision making.  Maybe we can have a lead assistant in charge of talking to the officials during the game?  Maybe a different assistant can communicate through the media?

There is probably a solution here and I hope Nico and Lindsay find it.