Kidd is the Defacto DAL GM

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We brought in a guy in Wood whose defense has been suspect and one who despite obvious talent has not stuck around in any of his many previous destinations.  As a coach myself ( despite just some local rec level) , I know the only leverage I have to get someone to do what I want if they are not listening is playing time. Maybe Kidd is stricter on him because Wood can be a difference maker if someone can get through to him. Yet I saw thread after thread where Kidd was getting blamed. 
There seemed to be no effort to look at it from Kidd’s POV despite us having evidence that Kidd was willing to work and give a long rope to even a player like Josh. So why would anyone think that Kidd was not willing to work with Wood or that he had something personal against him?  

When players found themselves in RC’s doghouse the defense was we weren’t privy to practices and other things. Why wasn’t that same leeway accorded to Kidd?

Even in the historic offense year, I remember us struggling in close games to get a good shot. We were great when we were running and gunning but when things slowed down we looked clueless.  Was that RC’s fault or a combination of talent level around Luka being low, plus Luka being a bit selfish?  We had the same things this year after Brunson was let go, but it was made out like Kidd was some sort of dumb guy who couldn’t design plays.  Was RC dumb when the same things were happening?  At no stop in his career has Kidd ever been called dumb when it comes to hoops. Savant is the word frequently used and even RC has talked about long conversations here where he learned from Kidd and vice versa. RC was the one who recommended Kidd unless you believe he was vindictive and wanted the Mavs to fail.  Does any of this mean Kidd is a great coach? No. Most great players don’t make great coaches but he is not a dumb guy either. 

When Hardy had his one breakout game, I again saw Kamm posting tweets from others saying how Kidd had held him back. We all saw Hardy in SL. We all saw his struggles and knew he is a long term prospect . Why would anyone who saw that feel Kidd was holding him back? Plus sure enough as soon as Hardy got more minutes he showed his rawness 

So the non stop criticism of Kidd on those things I felt were unfair. I also look at the fact that the dysfunction and Luka (mocking RC) played a part in RC leaving. Prior to the Kyrie trade we lost the only other player on our roster that most teams would consider somewhat as a star.  So the talent level is also something any coach would struggle with.  Which coach is Luka going to listen to willingly defer possessions to when the talent disparity is so much? Which coach can reduce his load when the talent disparity is so much?  

I am perfectly fine to let Kidd go today if the argument is one prefers a more creative, open offense type of coach. If that is what you want that makes sense. It is just that it seemed like there was a constant criticism of Kidd this season here for many of the other things above where I felt folks never looked at from Kidd’s Pov. Be fair with the criticism

It seems like this all boils down to (not to trivialize, mind you): A coach's life is much easier and his job performance can be evaluated much more easily if the front office is not chaotic and functions properly. I totally agree!

But, I also think the concept is true in reverse.

I think Luka, Dinwiddie, Hardaway, Wood, Green, DFS, Bullock, Powell and Kleber is a perfectly fine NBA rotation. Not a contender, but definitely something that should've been better than what we saw this year IF coached by someone able to design systems that capitalize on strengths and motivate them to rise to their top level of play.