Kidd asks for more power w/ Nets, Russians say no, Kidd to MIL

[Dorian Gray]

This is crazy.

 

 

Apparently Jason Kidd isn’t satisfied with just coaching, but he’ll have to be if he stays with the Nets.

According to a league source, Kidd recently approached ownership with a series of demands, including the role of overseeing the Nets’ basketball operations department in addition to his head coaching responsibilities. The source said Kidd didn’t want general manager Billy King to be dismissed, but wanted to be given a title and placed above him in the organizational hierarchy.

Ownership declined to grant Kidd that kind of power, which is rare for any coach in the league to have. The source said ownership felt Kidd wasn’t ready for that kind of responsibility after having only one year of coaching experience — the team finished his first season on the bench with a 44-38 record, good for sixth in the Eastern Conference — and allowed Kidd to seek other opportunities.

 

http://nypost.com/2014/06/28/denied-promotion-jason-kidd-gets-ok-to-talk-with-bucks/

 

 

@daldridgetnt 6m
Source confirms the gist of @TimBontemps report: Nets have granted the Bucks permission to speak with Jason Kidd. Incredible.

 

 

Milwaukee has a general manager, John Hammond, and a head coach, Larry Drew under contract. Kidd would ultimately hold both jobs. League sources say that Kidd is likely to leave.

 

 

@KBergCBS
Whatever happens in Milwaukee, difficult to imagine Kidd returning to Nets. "I don't see it," source said of bombshell turn of events.

 

[Zaximus]

This guy acting like he's won 5 titles already coaching lol.

[Chuckie]

Kidd had more weapons then almost any other team in the league and couldn't do poo. What does he expect to bring to a Bucks team that will not provide the fire power financial wise?

[Dorian Gray]

 

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m

Nets had been working w/ Kidd on roster changes he wanted - thru free agency, trades, sources tell Yahoo. He didn't want voice, but power.

 

What a clown.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

What in the world....

Milwaukee is foolish.

[carolina-chuck]

WTF!!!

Milwaukee, no!!!!!!!!

[Chuckie]

According to one article Kidd has been offered the job of President with the Bucks. He's not interested in coaching the Bucks.

[Rise of The Hive]

Well this is a strange development.

[JJman]

Kidd is a moron if he thinks he's that good. Kidd getting a head coaching job was a PR move in the first place.

[Omega Atrocity]

This is laughable. Kidd barely coached last year. If you watched them play one of the assistants would draw up and go over most of the plays.

[Keith Moons Liver]

this sounds like an onion article

[kman72]

Hate Jason Kidd... Everyone complains about Kerr getting a big time job without huge credentials. What about Kidd and Derick Fisher? Screw Kidd... Rant over, go to the Bucks and disappear 

[Zaximus]

I know it benefits us, but all this is going on and Ewing is still an assistant coach...

[cbarrier90]

That's not even the most bizarre part of the story.

 

A new poster to the RealGM board, Carl2680, got the exact scoop and posted it there as his first post...on THURSDAY. http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1330298

 

Tim Bontemps' source has to be Carl2680.