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Management hated the idea, and believed Frank had done the job they'd hired him to do, but played along with the demotion like it was a unified decision. Only, it wasn't – it was all Kidd, "all his insecurities and need to place blame," one source said.

For a short time in November, Kidd had declared he would pay the balance of Frank's six-year, $7 million-plus deal out of his own pocket – only to backtrack quickly, sources said. Ownership let Kidd have his way and demote Frank, and ultimately has been left to pay the balance of Frank's contract.
For a time, the franchise's faith was rewarded with a dramatic turnaround in January and February that pushed the Nets into the playoffs and ultimately to an Eastern Conference first-round victory over Toronto. Brooklyn lost to Miami in the conference semifinals, but ownership had been thrilled with Kidd's progress as a young coach, sources said.
Management had met with Kidd often this offseason, working with him on roster changes that appealed to him in free agency and trades, league sources said. Throughout his history, Kidd has seldom had graceful exits – out of Dallas and Phoenix, out of New Jersey and Dallas again, and finally New York. There have often been hard feelings and acrimony necessitating a move, or the cause of him forcing his way out.

Before the Nets traded Kidd to Dallas in 2008, franchise officials believed he had faked a migraine headache and missed a game against the New York Knicks . Within the NBA community, there was little surprise about the apparent Shakespearean ending to Kidd's brief, but tumultuous coaching tenure with the Nets.
The coup failed, and Kidd appears to be on his way once again.

taz  The Bucks do not need this. New ownership with a new direction will definitely shoot themselves in the foot with this diva. He has proved he is definitely the upset kidd who wants to take his ball and go somewhere else because the Nets are not paying attention to his temper tantrums.

KMike  This dude came out of Cal on a one-and-done to the Mavs and mentally ran off Jimmy Jackson and Jamaal Mashburn the day he arrived. Now both had pretty big egos themselves, but he ran them off anyway. For Kidd, it's been mostly his way or the highway for much of his basketball career, as a player and a short-term coach. Good player, but whiny diva. Maybe he does well as a basketball executive, and maybe he falls on his face, but I'm not hiring him to run the show.

Raymond  You need to be more than just a good player to be an executive.  Serious business acumen to run it like a business.  I have doubts about Kidd.  I went to high school with him and he lacks the most basic math and writing skills.  Not trying to bash at him.  He is no doubt a great ball player his entire life.

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