One more thing. Jason Kidd really wants you to know that he was right about Cooper Flag at point guard. But the criticism, at least for me, was never about that. Welcome, you're still locked on to the Dallas Mavericks, your team every day. My name is Nick Engstead. Media member covering the match for over 10 years. Today's episode brought to you by Game Time, Dalton app, created account. Use this code Locked On to get $20 off for first purchase. It's the one more thing.

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You missed the episode with me and slightly talking about the Rockets game. Go listen to that episode. But I want to get right into it because Jason Kidd wants you to know he was right about the criticism about point flag about playing that. And if you haven't followed this story, beginning of the Dallas Maverick season, Cooper Flagg, the number one overall pick, the Mavs star rookie, was playing at point card. The Mavs would start these lineups with Flagg at point, Clay Thompson, PJ, P.J. Washington, Anthony Davis, Derek Lively. And the Mavs started the season 2 and 7. And then they started the season 3 and 10. And then they were four and twelve. And then they were five and fifteen. Like it just kept going. And then Jason Kidd made a decision somewhere in there to change it up. He started D'Ang Russell. He started Brandon Williams. Then he started Ryan Nemhardt. And now he's gotten to the point where he were kind of back, starting Nashi Marshall kind of at point guard.

And the criticisms came in about, well, this is, you know, Cooper Flag is now struggling to start the season. He had that two-point game against the Thunder where he looked, he looked lost,

and then you have a map starting the season with the worst offense in the NBA. And so all the

criticism came in. And now Cooper Flag is playing a lot better. And now Cooper Flag is putting up 49 point games and 34 point games. And he's going out there and going off. And Jason Kidd wants you to know that he was right about the criticism and all of that. Coach, you get a lot of national criticism for playing flag at point guard. For the the last two games, it's been a ball.

I don't know about the criticism.

Criticism, that's your opinion.

You guys write that bull.

That's not, I've done this.

I've played this game.

I played it at a very high level and I know what the fuck I'm doing.

But I don't give a fuck what you guys right.

Because you guys have never played the game.

And so I've built players.

So I know

what the fuck I'm doing.

So to take criticism

it only makes me better.

Because if I wasn't doing

it right, you guys wouldn't be poking holes at what I've done.

That's it.

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