#5 Jason Kidd
Player File
Jason Kidd is a 6' 4" point guard
who came out from California into the NBA Draft in 1994. This will be
his 10th season in the league.
Birthday:
March 23, 1973
Birthplace:
San Francisco, CA
High School:
St. Joseph of Notre Dame, Alameda, CA
Drafted:
2nd overall in the 1994 Draft, by Dallas.
Contract: Signed through the 2003 - 2004 season.
NBA Career:
Dallas '94 - '96; traded with Tony Dumas and Loren Myers to Phoenix for
Sam Cassell, Michael Finley, A.C. Green and a 2nd round draft choice in
1997 or 1998 on December 26, 1996; Phoenix '96 - 01; traded with Chris
Dudley to New Jersey for Stephon Marbury, Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake
on July 18, 2001.
Selected Honors:
Five time NBA All-Star: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002. Four time All-NBA
First Teamer, in consecutive seasons, from '98 to '02. Three time All-Defensive
First Teamer: '98-'99, '00-'01, '01-'02 (and second team in '99-'00).
Co-Rookie of the Year for '94-'95 season. Assist Champion three seasons:
'98-'99, '99-'00, '00-'01. Played on Team USA in 1999 Pre-Olympic qualifying
team and in the Olympics in 2000 (winning a gold medal).
2002 - 2003 Regular Season Stats:
Games Played:
80
Minutes PG:
37.4
Points PG:
18.7
PCT: .414
Free Throw PCT:
.841
Rebounds PG:
6.3.
Assists PG:
8.9
Blocks PG:
0.31.
Steals PG:
2.24
Turnovers PG:
3.70
Nicknames:
JKidd is probably the most official one, but others bestowed upon the
Nets captain include "Sir Dish A Lot", "Celtic Beater",
"TJ Senior" and "Our Hero". More nicknames here.
Jason Kidd
– G
Known For:
Sixth-sense court vision, impossible passes, rebounder and assist maker,
never say die mentality, defensive intensity, hitting the clutch shot,
leadership and toughness.
The Real Deal: Is this the year the man finally
gets some rest? Jason Kidd does seemingly everything for the Nets, including
play too many minutes, mostly out of necessity. For two years and two
consecutive NBA Finals appearances since he became a Net, we've all be
treated to the best basketball of our lives, haven't we? But isn't it
time to get the man some rest? Here's hoping the combo of Zoran Planinic,
the rookie, and the vet Doug Overton can give the man some quality rest.
Kidd is a savant with the basketball, finding seemingly out-of-play teammates
with impossible passes for easy baskets, and possesses the ability to
run a fast break by himself, start to finish: crash the defensive boards,
drive down the cour and make the right pass to a teammate for the score.
Kidd is an above-average defender, especially in crunch-time. Sometimes
he tries to take too much of a risk in search of an easy basket, leading
to more turnovers than desired, and he could be a better (that is, a higher
percentage) shooter, but his leadership and determination more than offset
any failings.
Joe's Update: If he gets more rest, will
he make more shots? Though it's never been his game, more and more the
Nets and Kidd are looking like they couldnt find the basket from the outside
if if they painted Byron Scott's face above the rim. Kidd, more than anyone,
wants to deliver a championship to NJ (granted, for his own self-serving
reasons) and signed the more than $100 million deal to do so. He'll lead,
he'll rebound, he'll defend, he'll even score if he has to, but if he
isn't rested properly after the long summer playing for the US squad in
the qualifiers (and alleged feud with Byron Scott), the Nets are toast
come playoff time. The player you need to worry about the least (unless,
Dear God, he gets injured for a long stretch) on this Nets team, and their
unanimous MVP player, he'll still only take them so far. Make some shots,
Jay, and help those around you make theirs, and this will make everyone
feel better. You know what they say, Jason - third time's a charm.
Jason Kidd stats and bio: click
here.
The
2003 - 2004 Roster
Brandon Armstrong - G
Jason Collins - C/F
Lucious Harris - G
Richard Jefferson - F
Jason Kidd - G
Kerry Kittles - G
Kenyon Martin - F
Alonzo Mourning - C
Zoran Planinic - G
Rodney Rogers - F
Brian Scalabrine - F
Tamar Slay - G/F
Aaron Williams - C/F
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