Apologize to Coach Rick

[Kammrath]

But sometimes I get the sense from your postings that the best way to make Kidd look good is to compare him to that massive pile of coaching trash Rick Carlisle. I don't believe that is really what you intend, but ultimately I think we agree that Kidd needs to come up with a better way to justify his existence than throwing Carlisle under the bus.

All I aim for is a measured assessment of both guys.

Kidd is not the garbage coach that some are claiming he is. When I see those comments I will do my best to help elevate Kidd to a more reasonable place. If anyone ever claims Kidd is some genius coach, I will respond that his track record does not back up such a claim and I will lower him to a more reasonable place.

RC is not the genius coach that some are claiming he is. When I see those comments I will do my best to bring realism to the conversation about how RC was not connecting with his most important players, wasn't very liked by many in the building (according to reports), and had a decade's worth of evidence pointing to up and down coaching performances and no playoff success. But on the other hand, if someone tries to claim RC is a complete idiot coach and was the cause of everything we have seen in the last ten years I will respond and say that is ridiculous and baseless. 

RC has a longer track record of being a "good" NBA coach than Kidd. But when looking at recent years it is harder to make that claim. IMO RC has been a GREAT NBA coach at times and an average NBA coach for stretches as well. Kidd has a short resume that shows a mixed bag of success as well as some poor relationships with players and a desire for dominance. But Kidd also has a very positive recent stretch as an NBA assistant that shows some promise.

Point being, we all need to take a step back and let this play out for a bit and stop scapegoating either coach. It seems like a change was needed and with time we will see if the current change is a good one or not.