I think Jason Kidd will be pretty solid around here, but I also think Mike McCarthy will be, too, and Jimbo is about to open up a can of whooparce all over the SEC. 😂 #OptimismMan
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) June 24, 2021
I think Jason Kidd will be pretty solid around here, but I also think Mike McCarthy will be, too, and Jimbo is about to open up a can of whooparce all over the SEC. 😂 #OptimismMan
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) June 24, 2021
Sources: Mavs have had discussions with longtime Nike executive Nico Harrison about joining the Dallas front office. Harrison has strong relationships with players throughout the NBA -- including Luka Doncic -- and has been pursued for front office jobs by other teams.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 25, 2021
For Mavs fans that don’t know Nico, he played D1 college ball and has been in a role where he decides which players Nike pursues and elevates. He was Kobe’s guy at Nike. Players love him. He knows basketball talent and is an honest, straightforward pro. Basketball lifer!
— Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) June 25, 2021
Not high on Kidd, but don't think he's absent the possibility of being a good coach in the long run. He coached a kinda thrown together Brooklyn team, and a Milwaukee team at the earliest stages of the Freak. Winning percentage really isn't a number I'd throw around as evidence as he really only has one pretty bad season and there was no lead player on that team.Spaceship said:
Kidd has a .491 career head coaching record. If we hire Finley as GM and Kidd as HC, we've downgraded at both spots. Carlisle's time had run it's course here, but Kidd is a very underwhelming replacement.
to me, these reported maverick hires just signal a return to the "hold onto cap space and try to sign star free agents" approach
— tim cato (@tim_cato) June 25, 2021
hph6203 said:Not high on Kidd, but don't think he's absent the possibility of being a good coach in the long run. He coached a kinda thrown together Brooklyn team, and a Milwaukee team at the earliest stages of the Freak. Winning percentage really isn't a number I'd throw around as evidence as he really only has one pretty bad season and there was no lead player on that team.Spaceship said:
Kidd has a .491 career head coaching record. If we hire Finley as GM and Kidd as HC, we've downgraded at both spots. Carlisle's time had run it's course here, but Kidd is a very underwhelming replacement.
Dude use some common sense. Who benefits from Rick becoming the big bad guy here? Why would Rick say this? You think he just randomly thought of Jason Kidd and decided to toss out the idea that he should be coach? Cuban told him to say that. Cuban already hired Kidd and wanted to slap Dirk and Rick's approval on it to shine up the PR hit that would come from hiring a convicted woman beater into an organization rife with toxic predatory behavior towards women.mavsfan4ever said:
Carlisle is the biggest dick i can think of. Made comments to reporters that Kidd should be coach when he knows that Mosely, who has been on his staff for 5 years, is the front runner. He's clearly just salty that the players liked Mosely so much (would probably like anyone who isn't a miserable dick) and so he wanted to make those comments. And even if Mosely does get hired, now he will constantly get questions about Rick's comments and be second guessed bc of Rick's comments.
**** off and good riddance.
I really hope we don't hire Kidd. He's had locker room problems everywhere and has shown no signs of being a good coach.
https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/brooklyn-nets/post/_/id/19596/history-of-jason-kidds-past-incidentsQuote:
When he was a freshman at Cal, Kidd reportedly instigated a mutiny that led to Lou Campanelli's firing.
In the mid-1990s, Kidd feuded with Dallas teammate Jim Jackson, which led to him demanding a trade. Kidd ultimately ended up in Phoenix.
In January 2001, Kidd was arrested for hitting his now ex-wife Joumana. He pleaded guilty to spousal abuse and was fined $200 and ordered to take anger management training. He was eventually traded to the Nets.
In 2004, Kidd helped run New Jersey coach Byron Scott out of town. The point guard screamed at Scott during a December 2003 locker room tirade.
In December 2007, Kidd reportedly went "on strike" by complaining of a migraine and missing a game against the Knicks. He then asked out and was traded back to the Mavericks.
In a 2008 playoff game against the Hornets, Kidd was ejected after a flagrant foul for flipping Jannero Pargo. He was not suspended.
In 2010, Kidd intentionally ran into Atlanta coach Mike Woodson on the sideline during a game. He drew a technical foul on Woodson as a result. The move essentially won the game for the Mavericks. Gamesmanship or something else?
In the summer of 2012, Kidd gave Dallas a verbal commitment to re-sign. But he later decided to spurn the Mavericks and depart for New York for a similar deal. Kidd retired just one season into his two-year contract with the Knicks.
A little more than a week after joining the Knicks, Kidd was charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed his SUV into a utility pole on Long Island. He eventually pleaded guilty and was later suspended for the first two regular-season games of his coaching career.
In late November 2013, Kidd was involved in the infamous "sodagate" incident, when he told guard Tyshawn Taylor to "hit him" while he was holding a cup of soda, which fell and had to be cleaned up. The Nets didn't have any timeouts at the time. Kidd was fined $50,000 by the NBA for his actions.
After being hired by the Nets as coach, Kidd wanted to bring in his former coach, Lawrence Frank, as his assistant and mentor. The Nets made Frank the highest paid assistant in NBA history by giving him a six-year, $6 million contract with the possibility to move into the front office. It turned out to be a disaster. In November, Kidd reportedly used a 13-letter word in an expletive-filled rant at Frank. Just 17 games in, following a 5-12 start, Frank was reassigned to daily reports.
On Saturday night, news broke that Kidd had made a failed power play with the Nets and was in discussions about becoming the next coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets traded Kidd's coaching rights to the Bucks in exchange for two second-round picks on Monday.
1) Damian Lillard wants to play for Jason Kidd
— All Things Mavs (@All_Things_Mavs) June 25, 2021
2) Reports surface of Lillard getting “antsy” in Portland
3) Dallas focuses on Jason Kidd as next head coach
4) Mavs are pushing to hire Nico Harrison for the front office
6) Lillard endorses Nico Harrison on Twitter
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Nico Harrison is one of the brightest and creative basketball minds I've met in covering the NBA since '99. Surprised this move didn't happen before. He was also Kobe Bryant's right hand man for numerous years traveling the globe with him. Nice move by Mark Cuban & Dirk Nowitzki. https://t.co/gw0jKEtrqx
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) June 25, 2021