Jason Kidd to Coach the Nets

[snoopdogg88]

I've always wondered , for a guy like Kidd who just spend 20 years in the NBA , probably sees the floor and knows the game as well as anyone, is it really that hard to make the jump into coaching?

In his years in the NBA he's probably had 10 different coaches, tons of assistant coaches, he's seen it all.


I'm not saying he's going to be a great coach right off the bat , but I feel like it's more doable than people would think.

[expired_meme]

That is a direct insult to coaching wow.

I look at it as a compliment to J-Kidd. It's not like they hired Stephon Marbury, if you can't acknowledge that Kidd is one of the smartest players to play the game then I don't know what to say.

[Shock Defeat]

Could Kidd still decide in the middle of the season and suit up? Would be awesome to have a player-coach in the NBA.

[Baester]

I think he'll be an ok coach, but it's a mistake when you've got the likes of Shaw and Karl still available. They should have hired whoever they like most out of Shaw/Karl/Hollins and make Kidd the lead assistant to serve an apprenticeship.

It is not up to them what coach will sign with them.

Shaw has wanted LAC from the beginning and will sign there most likely

Better roster
Better weather
Family there
Ties to the city

I think they knew Shaw was going to pick LAC and they are doing this as quickly as they can to make it look like Kidd was their guy and they didn't get dumped for the Clippers. Though I am hearing Kidd has had this in mind for some time.

But otherwise Shaw is the only coach I would want over Kidd.
Not Karl as his playoff record is awful
Not Hollins as he a hard a$$ and a control freak and offensively challenged as was Avery and PJC

It's a huge risk hiring a coach with no official coaching experience when you're in win now mode, though.

I think they're trying to replicate the Mark Jackson success. I dont think Jackson had any coaching experience, did he?

[qotsa]

The nets need work. They need to work through trades. They cant make trades because they have bad contracts. The nets are stuck. Prokorov wins.

[zronv7]

that's hilarious

[Mourning_Would]

Gonna be the most realistic looking coach in 2k next year.

[Trader_Joe]

I think they're trying to replicate the Mark Jackson success. I dont think Jackson had any coaching experience, did he?

Nor did Bird or Rivers.

[Trader_Joe]

The nets need work. They need to work through trades. They cant make trades because they have bad contracts. The nets are stuck. Prokorov wins.

Thus they had to take a gamble here. Their coach will be their single biggest free agent signing this summer.

[DatHomieYouHaTe]

I think Kidd has a good mind for the game ... but a coaching gig right after retiring as a player?
Too soon.
I suppose that's what two Finals appearances will do for you.

So what do you suggest for the guy? Take a year off at the beach and then he'll be ready for coaching? Let's face it he's been coaching for the ladder of his career. Most point guards make great coaches and this won't be any different.

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[DatHomieYouHaTe]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0asSRMGLfw[/youtube]

At the 1:50 mark scal tells you the influence Jason Kidd has on a team and the culture.


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[ndnow]

That is a direct insult to coaching wow.

I look at it as a compliment to J-Kidd. It's not like they hired Stephon Marbury, if you can't acknowledge that Kidd is one of the smartest players to play the game then I don't know what to say.

What does being a smart player have to do with any of this. Unless you have talked basketball with Kidd you also have no idea. In sports I believe this might be the first time in history of all sports anyone has become a coach of a professional team without ever having previously coached a game. It's absolutely unprecedented.

[bryanoid]

That is a direct insult to coaching wow.

I look at it as a compliment to J-Kidd. It's not like they hired Stephon Marbury, if you can't acknowledge that Kidd is one of the smartest players to play the game then I don't know what to say.

What does being a smart player have to do with any of this. Unless you have talked basketball with Kidd you also have no idea. In sports I believe this might be the first time in history of all sports anyone has become a coach of a professional team without ever having previously coached a game. It's absolutely unprecedented.

Wrong.

Just read the rest of the thread and you'll know why.

[Trader_Joe]

That is a direct insult to coaching wow.

I look at it as a compliment to J-Kidd. It's not like they hired Stephon Marbury, if you can't acknowledge that Kidd is one of the smartest players to play the game then I don't know what to say.

What does being a smart player have to do with any of this. Unless you have talked basketball with Kidd you also have no idea. In sports I believe this might be the first time in history of all sports anyone has become a coach of a professional team without ever having previously coached a game. It's absolutely unprecedented.

Ugly formatting so here's the link.
I thought Bird too

http://weaksideawareness.wordpress.com/ ... xperience/


Coach From To Yrs Gms W-L% First Job Team’s W% Year Before First Season Additional information
Lenny Wilkens 1970 2005 32 2487 0,536 SEA 0,369 0,439 Started as Player-Coach
Don Nelson 1977 2010 31 2398 0,557 MIL 0,463 0,422 SG as a player
Doc Rivers 2000 2011 12 913 0,555 ORL 0,66 0,5 What did he do
between 1996 and 99?
Scott Skiles 2000 2011 11 778 0,509 PHO 0,54 0,645 Assistant for only 20 games before midseason change
Isiah Thomas 2001 2008 5 410 0,456 IND 0,683 0,5 Had front office job
Dan Issel 1993 2002 6 388 0,464 DEN 0,297 0,439 Forward as a player
Dave Cowens 1979 2002 6 352 0,457 BOS 0,39 0,397 Player-Coach,
midseason change
Vinny Del Negro 2009 2011 3 246 0,463 CHI 0,4 0,5 Most recent and
most similar example?
Kevin McHale 2005 2009 2 94 0,415 MIN 0,71 0,613 Had front office job,
midseason change
Kiki Vandeweghe 2010 2010 1 64 0,188 NJN 0,42 0,1875 Had front office job,
midseason change
Kevin Pritchard 2005 2005 1 27 0,185 POR 0,5 0,185 Had front office job,
midseason change
Marc Jackson 2011 ??? ??? ??? ??? GSW 0,439 ???

[jeffhardyfan52]

So is grant hill going to coach the clippers ?

[FNQ]

Without a doubt Kidd has one of the highest BBall IQ's I've ever seen. If you can't learn from him, or don't respect him, you have issues.

Do I have issues? How about all the kids at SJHS and even Cal when he re-appeared very infrequently at scheduled events and talked down to kids and was extremely impatient?

Whats to respect? Its easy to say that from the context of a fan, but what do you really know about the guy? I've had to work with him, and unless in the past 5 years he's done a complete 180, I find him to be an entirely disgusting human being, top to bottom. And that was even before his wife issues.

Good luck to BKN. I hope somehow they can be successful while Kidd isn't.

[hoopshabit]

Pretty huge gamble for a team that's in win-now mode.

That's the biggest issue. Sure, Kidd is going to get a different level of respect from players. But, the daily grind of being a head coach is MUCH different than the grind of being a player.

For a team that is expected to win now, a veteran coach is the better option. Kidd would have been a better choice for a team that's building, like the Bobcats or Suns.

[FlopShow2013]

I think this is a huge mistake from Nets!

Kidd might have been terrific as a player in his heydays but as coach and at this time (immediately after retirement)..I am not sure!

Anyway, wait and watch!!!

[Showtime:Part2]

Without a doubt Kidd has one of the highest BBall IQ's I've ever seen. If you can't learn from him, or don't respect him, you have issues.

Do I have issues? How about all the kids at SJHS and even Cal when he re-appeared very infrequently at scheduled events and talked down to kids and was extremely impatient?

Whats to respect? Its easy to say that from the context of a fan, but what do you really know about the guy? I've had to work with him, and unless in the past 5 years he's done a complete 180, I find him to be an entirely disgusting human being, top to bottom. And that was even before his wife issues.

Good luck to BKN. I hope somehow they can be successful while Kidd isn't.

didn't kidd win some sportsmanship award the last two yrs?

[Trader_Joe]

Without a doubt Kidd has one of the highest BBall IQ's I've ever seen. If you can't learn from him, or don't respect him, you have issues.

Do I have issues? How about all the kids at SJHS and even Cal when he re-appeared very infrequently at scheduled events and talked down to kids and was extremely impatient?

Whats to respect? Its easy to say that from the context of a fan, but what do you really know about the guy? I've had to work with him, and unless in the past 5 years he's done a complete 180, I find him to be an entirely disgusting human being, top to bottom. And that was even before his wife issues.

Good luck to BKN. I hope somehow they can be successful while Kidd isn't.

I'm not a fan of his personality/character either, but I almost think that's what has helped him get where he is. He's rather ruthless, me first and conniving, but sometimes the those people are the most successful.

The real worry for me is his character issues. One year removed from a DWI that he hasn't been sentenced for yet, I don't believe, is not good. I'm not going to call him an alcoholic but I hope he does not drink anymore at all.