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...Kidd, 29, arrived at the Nets after being traded for the flashy Stephon Marbury, a great scorer but an inadequate floor general. Kidd immediately promised to lead the Nets to the play-offs, much to the media's disbelief. Now he's in the finals. He built an underperforming but talented team into a powerhouse by reminding people, in the age of Shaq and Kobe, that the person who can make things happen is the one who brings the ball up the court. Against the Celtics, Kidd averaged a triple double (double figures in points, rebounds and assists); the only...
Like many banished to New Jersey, Kidd didn't arrive a hero. He left the Phoenix Suns in part because the likable guy blew it big time when he punched his wife Joumana in the face in front of their son T.J. in January 2001. The couple, who remain together, say it was a one-time event. But Joumana's 911 call, which led to his arrest, told a different story: "This is minor compared to what I usually go through," she said. Kidd took four games off to deal with his family and then wrote a letter of apology...
They missed a great one. Kidd had his third triple double of the series, becoming the first to do that in 35 years, which is especially impressive when you consider that his individual skills aren't that hot. He isn't a great shooter, yet he makes big shots and relishes big games, just like his hero Magic. Nor is he anything resembling a leaper. His great rebounding is owing to his ability to figure out where the ball is going...
Like Magic, Kidd has tremendous court vision, an uncanny ability to see all nine players from the top of the key in a half-court offense. If a teammate gets open, the ball will find him. On the fast break Kidd destroys defenses with perfectly angled passes. And unlike many All-Stars, he loves to play defense...
...willingness to give up his shot to a player in a slightly better position, which is why the Nets work harder to find those positions. Which is why the Nets have been so hard to stop. "The Nets will be a blueprint for any team out there," Kidd said after the Boston series. "If you get a good group of guys who believe in each other and want one another to succeed and not be selfish, and nobody cares who scores the most or who has the winning basket, good things will happen. You'll see a lot of teams...