2020-2021 MAVS NEWS: Archived

[SleepingHero]

I like Nico.  But Kidd is not a good public speaker.  He doesn't have Carlisle's presence

Kidd sounded like a robot. Took me aback how unnatural he sounded at times. Probably its his media veneer and is actually more affable behind the scenes given how many players like him. 

Cuban looked defensive when talking about Bob and then states he doesn't ever talk about jobs and roles sitting at a press conference explicitly called to talk about jobs and roles.

I think it's obvious Voulgaris is still here. I don't think that's inherently a bad thing. IF we take the rumors at face value that Bob prioritized resigning Seth Curry, and was a key cog in targeting Luka/Brunson, then he does have some good analytics. His only problem is that he's abrasive and an asshole if the reports of him are true. 

Thankfully his job requirements means he can always be remote and let Kidd and Mark know whatever he thinks through email/phone calls. If he's never around the team he isn't a problem. I think the only reason why Bob's name blew up is because him and RC clashed over rotations  and it happened often. RC had one idea, Bob's numbers were telling him something different. Add in RC's perceived undermining from Mosely and you had a dysfunctional coaching staff that was pulled in lots of directions. 

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...1360261120

Now I'm super excited. Kokoskov is exactly the type of assistant I had in mind when Kidd was hired. He's an incredibly experienced assistant, has a positive history with Luka, and has some previous head coaching experience. If true it shows that Cubes is willing to spend whatever it takes to get the guys he perceives as the right guys. 

The other two hires seems to be Kidd's guys. Sweeny was with him in BRK and MIL and is known to be a good development. This St. Jean guy is a relative unknown but seems to have a hustler backstory I can get behind. Interested to see the final 1-2 hires to round out the coaching staff.