(06-29-2021, 05:47 PM)F Gump Wrote: As you note so well, there's been nothing in the Mavs actions or words when hiring Kidd that says they considered the issue, cared about it, factored it in, hesitated and looked much closer, or anything else to indicate the issue really means anything to them.
Sadly, this appears to be what happened. Or, if it isn't, the Mavs seem to be happy for people to perceive it that way, so far.
And the Kidd hiring didn't happen to them, out of the blue - they had to plan it and know it was coming for days in advance. This, then, was their CHOSEN PLANNED way to deal with that situation - sign the guy, tell the world they did it, and try to sweep it under the rug until later.
They can do that, of course. It's their call. But it sends a really negative message about who they are.
I am probably more puzzled than outraged, because I haven't personally lived any of this. I detest the actions, but I don't have the emotional tie. Yet to me, it's an incredibly bad look they've chosen to wear.
On one of the podcasts in the last day or so, a guy at Silver Screen and Roll was updating the podcaster with Kidd's progress at the Lakers. One thing he said was that Kidd has been actively seeking another head coaching job during his time in LA, appearing as a candidate for most of the vacancies that arose. He found it tough sledding, because, as the culture as a whole has become less tolerant of domestic abuse, whole fan bases were outraged that he would even be considered. Teams were unwilling to deal with that, until the vacancy opened up in Dallas, who apparently didn't care.
Not that we have to buy into that guy's judgments on what happened, but I think that explanation touches pretty well on how out-of-touch and tone-deaf the Mavs' approach to this matter has come across to many fans and other stakeholders.