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Old 03-01-2023, 12:22 PM   #462
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Yeah I can fully accept that Wood might be garbage (although his total lack of consistent team/coach/rotation could be to blame), but the real issue is the mind games that Kidd is playing.

Make a set rotation of your best guys. Let them get comfortable in their roles and when they aren't doing it, you coach them to be better. If guys don't fill that role, you change it up in the offseason and let the guys that don't fit go and get new guys that can fit the goal.

We heard the same criticisms of the Wizards-- no consistent rotations/expectations and it's why Dinwiddie and Bertans were so happy to get out. It absolutely kills a locker room when guys have no idea what they are doing on any given night. Team-first guys lose their happiness and take it out on themselves (Kyrie, Luka). Others get frustrated and walk out of the arena (Wood, etc.). No one is happy. No one wants to be here. No one is playing their best ball. The vibes are the opposite of immaculate.

It very well could be that Wood just isn't a contributor on an NBA team and we can address that in the offseason, but all these problems we are seeing right now are 100% on Kidd for his absolutely immature and childish coaching.

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