See dot-connecting on Wiktionary
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"text": "[B]oth Ohm Youngmisuk and Ramona Shelburne suspected Kidd’s optics were at least part of the reason he wasn’t named head coach. This lines up with what Stephen A. Smith is saying (along with basic dot-connecting, given the widely reported determination to give Kidd some type of role) and presents the Lakers as trying to mollify fans by giving Kidd a gig but not the best gig.",
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