HALLELUKA: Luka Clinches All-NBA 1st team. 4th in 5 years

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This isn't meant as a Kidd-bash at all - I'm sold on him. 

But, as improved as the defense was last season, the offense took a few steps back in sophistication, imo. Once they got Porzingis out of the midrange and started at least using modern spacing again, I became hopeful that it was just a work in progress. But, I'll be watching closely after this next training camp to see what they're trying to accomplish on the offensive end. I hope the offense is farther along at the beginning of year two than it was at the beginning of year one.

As far as Green, I can appreciate the freedom given him to handle the ball into traffic more this past year, cause most of our team needs the confidence to do that (esp with JB gone). I just wished he also progressed the cutting part of his game too, cause that puts us closer to the much more lethal GSW offense instead of the lazy Mike, Dan and Tony one (from Houston).


I really believe last year was a “see what kinda players I got” year for both Nico and Kidd and that’s why we got an offense that is more similar to what the players assembled were used to. He then worked with them to get out if their comfort zone a bit more to see how adaptable they were (again, evaluation). I think this year we see closer to what/how Kidd wants to play cause the team is getting closer to looking like “his” guys.

I think Luka is of course “his” guy. The work he did with DFS and him gaining confidence in driving into traffic was beautiful as well and he’ll take more of that confidence into the coming year. That along with his alpha male defense guy makes him a fully Kidd guy. I think anyone else could be traded, but for the most part they were and are brought in to see if they can become Kidd guys.