TAKE DAT WIT YOU 11/4

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Good question. 

In terms of seeing what he has, Kidd does seem to be asking some players to stretch their comfort zones, likely thinking that they might have it in them. The podders think that even Kidd probably doesn't expect 100% of these experiments to work, but a few probably will, and they don't think he will insist on sticking to them if they're clearly not working after being given a reasonable chance. 

I guess one way to look at it would be that these guys are being given a chance, assuming they want one.

Good points. I've also thought of this as information gathering for the new coach. If so, then this is a departure from Rick's approach for sure. He appears to be more in favor of doing his info gathering in practice, which I've always kind of defended. To me Kidd seems to be doing something that folks on this forum have wanted for a long time. He's allowing for more development time in game.

I agree with the thought that he won't keep doing the things that don't work. In fact, it looks like he goes more back to what the players are used to when he needs a win. 

At some point Kidd said that he'd know what he has around Christmas. Unless the losses pile up too much, we may see experimentation all the way through December.