Jason Kidd coached a fantastic season and was in the upper echelon of coaches. He improved the Mavericks’ culture by leaps and bounds and led a coaching staff which vastly improved the defense.
He needs to make adjustments in this series, starting yesterday. Dwight Powell is a good basketball player, but he cannot play in this series, or at least not start. He provides all of the weaknesses of a traditional big without providing the strengths and that’s been highlighted against Phoenix. The decision to play a traditional big is generally a question of if improved rim protection and rebounding is worth losing spacing and ball handling.