After a tumultuous start to the season, and months hovering in the middle of the pack in the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks have climbed the standings into a battle for the third seed. There’s no doubt new coach Jason Kidd has been a huge part of that. Despite a roster in flux due to COVID-19 and the Kristaps Porzingis trade, the Mavericks have kept on winning in 2022.
How has he been so effective guiding the Mavericks this season? ESPN’s Tim MacMahon might have dropped a clue on Adrian Wojnarowski’s podcast this week.
“[Kidd] knew what went wrong under Rick Carlisle.