Kidd is the Defacto DAL GM

[Scott41theMavs]

I don't care whose fault it is, and more to the point, we'll never know (even if someone on the inside tells us) so there's no point in arguing about it. 

AND, I agree that the coach should ultimately have final say in how the team gets played. 

However, I do think that successful organizations tend to reach a high level of harmonious synergy between the decision makers, so that the team is assembled with the coach's feedback in mind and then in turn the team is played very closely to what was in the GM's mind when assembling the roster. I don't think either of those two things can be executed in a vacuum to successful effect. 

At times over the years, the Mavs have shown signs that this requisite synergy has been lacking, so we know it's not a given that they're operating in peak form. I'm not ready to say that's the problem right now...or necessarily that there even is some huge problem right now, other than some decisions that are, in my opinion, not the best ones that could've been made. But, those choices could've been made with the full support of all involved.

I have no great love for Kidd, but he bought enough support from me last year to give this 20-30 games before I push the panic button.

The scariest thing about all of this is that if Kidd implodes, I have zero trust in Cuban/Nico to make a quality coaching hire.