The Last of the Mohicans
Jason Kidd will lead the Redeem Team to GOLD
Team USA has been playing exceptionally well, however you would never know it if you didn’t watch the games. The main reason for this is because everywhere you turn, or read…the “experts” from the United States are counting this squad out.
I understand what happened during the 2004 Summer Games, and how only one of the USA basketball entities won Olympic gold, but is it better to win a medal or none at all? With the lack of direction, dedication, and preparation the men did their best to win the bronze. Was it the best of the three medals…no, however it was the best that specific team could do.
Fast-forward to the present day, and this team will not lose no matter what Chris Sheridan says, and here is the reason why…it begins and ends with Jason Kidd. Read all about it and watch the interview on GAME TIME with AG.
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August 19th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Everytime I see Kidd in a Cal jersey, I’m reminded of the fact that he should’ve been a Runnin’ Rebel, but the NC2A dropped the bomb on Vegas forcing Tark to step down and changing college basketball forever.
Jason Kidd and J.R. Rider in the same backcourt? WHAT!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Sheridan said:
Bronze medals are not sufficient in this sport. Neither are silver medals. It’s not so much that I care whether they win or lose, but the US has an extreme competitive advantage in that any listing of the top 100 players in the world will be dominated by US-born players.
When a US team plays internationally, the problem is rarely the players. The problem is the design, preparation, culture (not the player’s culture - the team culture) and coaching of the team. On talent, the US is leaps and bounds ahead. People may be writing to hedge their bets so they don’t look foolish, but the bottom line is that 2nd and 3rd isn’t good enough.
This team is not catching it from the press. And even if they were - So what. They’re a-political millionaires without a care in the world. What could be better?
August 19th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
My humble opinion says the US will easily win the gold.
August 19th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Has anyone noticed how the other teams aren’t really guarding Jason Kidd?
Anyone notice how he hasn’t really made them pay for not guarding him with his passing, because it’s hard to find advantages when you’re passing into a 4-on-5?
Anyone notice how Paul and Williams have been way, way better than Kidd?
So how, exactly, is Kidd helping this team?
August 20th, 2008 at 1:35 am
Here’s what Coach K told me when I spoke with him in Vegas: “Jason’s main role is to be our leader on and off the court. He has a maturity level that is the highest on the team and probably the league. He’s great about sharing his knowledge and giving instruction. He really tries to help Chris Paul and Deron.”
“If he sees something from one of the players…he’s like a little bit of a member of the coaching staff. If he sees something and he feels something, he’ll say maybe we need to try that.”
“We’ll look at it and many times we’ll do it. He has a great understanding of the game.”
“We want to do this for our country, but we also want to do it for us.”
Kidd has taken three shots the entire tournament, but his job is not to shoot obviously. It’s to get the first team jump started. Jason has never lost a game in international competition. If I’m not mistaken, he was on the select team that “sparred” against the original Dream Team so he knows what is up. Two things that can’t be questioned about Kidd are his leadership as well as his passing ability…with either hand and on the run. He’s one of the best point guards of all time so I would want him on the team just to soak up his knowledge, experience and wisdom. What he ads to DWill and CP3 is immeasurable and I’m sure they’ll reference this time later on down the road when honoring Jason.