Decision Making Timelines

[Kammrath]

Cuban made a deal with Nico upon hiring him that he and Kidd would keep the team intact and work with them until...let's say...Christmas, then Nico and Kidd would have their feet wet and Cuban would then be just the final "yes" or "no" decision maker.

I think this is a legit possibility. It may not have been a "directive" from Cuban, but a collaborative decision by ALL of them. Something like, "Let's take this slow. Let's figure out what we have in all these players now that everything has been shaken up from a coaching and organizational standpoint. Let's give KP a chance with a new coach and environment and better health. Etc."

I will continue to point back to Chad Ford's interview this summer which felt very prescient (and he seemed to have REAL insider information on the Mavs in a way that surprised me). He told Mavs fans to tap the brakes on Nico making any changes that first summer and to give him about a year. His words have stuck with me and continue to guide my own predictions.