It’s a coach’s job to prop up his players when they need a hug.
And to remind them that they haven’t done a darn thing if they get a little too comfortable with themselves.
Jason Kidd is perfectly fine at doing both.
Going into Game 4, the Mavericks needed to hear the blunt truth.
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“We haven’t accomplished anything,” Kidd said Saturday. “The series is still going on. We’ve only won two games and it’s a quick turn playing in the afternoon (on Sunday).”
And, of course, he’s right.