Kidd will lead the Mavericks in a second-round playoff series against OKC this week.
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd calls in a play to guard Kyrie Irving during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Dallas.is the reigning Coach of the Year, his praises sung by the likes of Doc Rivers and Mike Brown, his future as promising as moonlight in a martini, a lovely line from a favorite film., then because of Kidd’s comments Sunday, before his good news became public.
The whole truth is that, save for last year’s debacle and a couple of horrific halves against the Clips, the first of which prompted yours truly to write, Kidd has come a long way as a head coach. The book on him in Brooklyn and Milwaukee, in particular, was that he was an old-school tyrant. Once made his Bucks cancel travel plans on Christmas Eve to run a boot camp practice. The bigger sin was wasting a Hall of Fame talent in Giannis Antetokounmpo. Three first-round flameouts in four years.
Fans may prefer martinets, but getting along with superstars is a prerequisite for NBA coaches these days. Might be one of the reasons Rick Carlisle excused himself and packed up for Indianapolis. Kidd has the respect of both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, who offered his own affirmation after the Mavs closed out the Clippers when he said he wished Kidd had been his head coach years ago.
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