Kidd is the Defacto DAL GM

[hakeemfaan]

For me, it's because I SAW evidence with my own two eyes, almost constantly, that Carlisle knew what he was doing. Like, ALL THE TIME. That, for me, bought him quite a bit of benefit of the doubt when it came to the choices I didn't immediately understand. I found myself trying to figure out why he did what he did, rather than assume he didn't understand what I did. More often than not, given enough time, the motivation for each puzzling thing became clear, and there was transparent method to his approach that I understood by the end of his tenure here. He really is a great coach. IND is lucky to have him.

I did the same for Kidd last year, and to his credit, the changes they made to the offensive system from about a month before the all star break were GREAT, and directly led to the team's success down the stretch, imo. But then, they started THIS season trying to do the same tired, outmoded, knuckle-dragging crap that ruined the first 3rd of last season, which really bummed me out. I haven't completely given up any hope that he'll win me back over, but I feel I've given him a chance with an open mind and for me, he just hasn't earned that benefit of the doubt.

The problem though is we got a new offensive piece but the coach was trying to break him on the defensive end.  Plus we had lost Brunson.   So it was not going to be like Memphis or some other team that could immediately hit the ground running. 

RC is a great coach. He coached the 2011 team differently than the 2019 one based on the personnel. Kidd seems like he is a bit too stuck into his personal philosophies even when the talent is not going to fit.

I don’t fully agree on the talent level Bullock and THJ got a ton of open shots that they miss.  Plus Bullock’s defense has slipped. Powell is who he is. No real core strength despite a great physique.  Dinwiddie was great as the 3rd banana but struggled and seemed selfish when asked to do more after Brunson left.