12-01-2021, 10:41 AM
DAL is 10-9 with a string of bad losses and a close win in the last week. There have been some ugly wins and uglier losses. But the team (to borrow a baseball term) seems to be scufflin' and there doesn't seem to be a trend toward improvement. At least IMO.
The next 12 games, including Christmas, include some I consider winnable (NOP, OKC, LAL?) and some that are challenges (BKN, MKE, UTA). But, TBH I have zero confidence the team will even be competitive in any particular game, so who knows what the record will be. It feels like everything is confusion and chaos and that seems reflective of the game performance.
Personally, I've seen enough to warrant trying to reach a bit on trade opportunities, but that's hard to do without assets.
So I'm watching to see if Nico is able to start using his network of contacts to bring in some new blood to get things moving. I'm also watching to see if Kidd is able to instill a team identity. Distribution of power by having Luka defer ('trust') to his teammates isn't paying off so something needs to change and everyone has seen enough to start making decisions and taking action to set up the rest of the season.
I don't think Kidd is in imminent danger of firing, but he might lose the team if frustration builds due to losing games. Nico isn't in any danger yet, but the pressure has to be building to do something positive.
The team may be mostly leftovers from Donnie and Rick, but it's Nico and Kidd's team now.
The next 12 games, including Christmas, include some I consider winnable (NOP, OKC, LAL?) and some that are challenges (BKN, MKE, UTA). But, TBH I have zero confidence the team will even be competitive in any particular game, so who knows what the record will be. It feels like everything is confusion and chaos and that seems reflective of the game performance.
Personally, I've seen enough to warrant trying to reach a bit on trade opportunities, but that's hard to do without assets.
So I'm watching to see if Nico is able to start using his network of contacts to bring in some new blood to get things moving. I'm also watching to see if Kidd is able to instill a team identity. Distribution of power by having Luka defer ('trust') to his teammates isn't paying off so something needs to change and everyone has seen enough to start making decisions and taking action to set up the rest of the season.
I don't think Kidd is in imminent danger of firing, but he might lose the team if frustration builds due to losing games. Nico isn't in any danger yet, but the pressure has to be building to do something positive.
The team may be mostly leftovers from Donnie and Rick, but it's Nico and Kidd's team now.
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