Mavericks coach Jason Kidd is in the third year of his four-year contract. After a 1-5 stumble following the All-Star break, Dallas roared to another 50-win...
Transformed in pace of play and defensively, Dallas enters its playoff series vs. the Clippers as a 50-win team for the second time in Kidd’s three seasons.
Earlier this week Kidd was asked whether he feels vindicated by his team’s late-season surge. After the March 5 loss at least one national NBA analyst, ESPN’s Tim Legler, wondered if Kidd’s job might be in jeopardy. “Patience is a key in life, not in sport, but in real life. Hopefully people can understand that. But those guys in that locker room understand patience and understood the journey. The season wasn’t over on March 5. It wasn’t our first loss. It wasn’t our first bad loss.“Vindicated? No. The goal is to win a championship. I’ve had the opportunity to do it as a player and coach. Now I’d like to do it again as a coach.
On the subject of adaptability, Kidd and staff also transformed the speed and aggression of Dallas’ offensive attack, from a team that finished 28th in pace last season to one that finished seventh in pace this season.two weeks ago. “One, when you have two superstar players, first and foremost, getting those guys to play together at a high level and respect each other’s play and to play together, you always have to take a little bit off your game for the success of the team.
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