Bernman wrote:Jason Kidd and Mo would be an example of a very intriguing, untraditional backcourt. Kidd would provide everything that Mo doesn't (pass first mentality, defense, and size). Mo would provide everything that Kidd doesn't (shooting/scoring). Both would combine to rebound well for guards. Kidd could guard all point guards who are even remote penetrating threats and then slide over to the 2 defensively to cover bigger/better shooting guards. No reason we have to stick to our current paradigm. And the Warriors have a plethora of 6'5"+ 2's or 3 swingmen which would at least be of some interest to me (S-Jax, Harrington, Pietrus, Azibuike, Barnes, Bellinelli...not factor in who's "tradeable" or not). And all of those players could be made substantially better by a player like Kidd.
I agree with everything that you say. I also am a big Jason Kidd fan and would love to watch him play here for a few years. However, I'd be concerned with the fact that he is 34 while the rest of our core players are so young as mentioned in the age thread. If your premise is that Kidd will teach the bucks how to play and be a great leader during his time here, I'm for that, but what are we willing to give up? That being said, the leadership he wouldprovide would motivate me to include Redd (because of his lack of effective leadership and me-first attitude), if we didn't loose any other major pieces (Yi, Bogut, Mo).