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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
Yeah I can fully accept that Wood is garbage, 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. That absolutely kills a locker room. 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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This is the rub. The only sliver of light I'll give in to players not playing up to their abilities or being whatever they are. Kidd's approach has slowly worn on me. I totally agree that at this point in the season, despite trades and guys coming back from injury, that you should know who will be the main rotation come playoffs.
I've never seen such a situation where almost everyone outside of the coaching staff and FO see the team completely different and obvious holes and/or decisions that simply do not align with common sense. Baffling, really, almost as if Kidd wants to be the villain that was right. Or that he simply can't admit he was wrong.
I think a team only meeting is long overdue, and people need to start being a little bit more transparent with each other and not feeding the media thinly veiled criticisms. Sit down like men and hash out any bad feelings. I think they're all afraid to do exactly that and things won't change, unfortunately.