MAVS 91, PELICANS 107

[KillerLeft]

Kidd himself acknowledges that he is trying to run systems that the roster is not suited for.

This concerns me greatly, for two reasons:

1) He was hired at the exact, same time as the new GM, and right before an off-season when the Mavs had some maneuverability. Maybe the last such off-season for some time, actually. Was that not the perfect time to start to get the type of guys he wants in here? Is he changing his opinion of those moves now due to inexperience and an inability to predict how these pieces would fit (scary) or did he and the GM simply not agree on the plan to begin with (even scarier)?

2) That comment could ruffle feathers in the locker room, in the front office, etc. That's probably needed from time to time, but idk man, in this case it comes off (at least to me) as "hey, look - it's not MY fault!" Honestly, isn't that pretty close to the picture painted by those complaining about him from the BRK/MIL days? I just don't hold out much hope for him to succeed if he makes it a habit to put himself in an adversarial position relative to the organization publicly. Then again, it's only one comment, so far. 

I agree with @"Kammrath" that his overt but not explicit calling out of Luka the other night was probably a move worth making at this point, but there are only so many bullets in that gun.