Considering your age and age level, maybe you just heard that Kidd came to the Mavericks in 1994, when he was a 2 1 year-old point guard.
But there is no doubt that what you remember more is that he returned to Dallas from New Jersey through a transaction in 2008. Every Mavericks fan knows Kidd's shrewdness and excellent ball control ability. At the age of 38, he helped the Mavericks win the 20 1 1 NBA championship.
Kidd is not only a calf's family, but also a "member of the royal family", an immortal legend. However, when he is about to make his debut in the regular season as the 10 head coach of the Mavericks in 4 1 season, the fans' expectations seem to be mixed with excitement and anxiety.
Coach Kidd, 48, wears clark kent glasses and has a gray striped beard. What can he bring to the team?
He is a Hall of Fame, champion and Olympic gold medalist. He is old-fashioned, but also modern. He has assembled an impressive and diverse work team, including MVP favorite Luka Doncic and finally recovered kristaps porzingis.
but ...
Does Kidd have the patience and temperament to admit his shortcomings in coaching Nets (20 13- 14 season) and Bucks (20 14- 18 season), and prepare to create a long-term prosperous era in Dallas?
"I learned a lot," Kidd said, comparing his current and then coaching roles to "two completely different people."
How can I put it?
"He is very calm and calm now." Mavericks assistant coach Jared Dudley said.
Dudley has a unique advantage in witnessing Kidd's transformation. His only season with the Bucks (20 14- 15 season) happened to be Kidd's initial stage in the Bucks, while Dudley played for the Lakers in the past two seasons. During this period, Kidd was Frank Vogel's assistant, and they won the NBA championship in 2020.
Kidd's treatment of Bucks players in the 20 14- 15 season was briefly but notoriously described in Yanis: The Abnormal Rise of an MVP released in August, which is the biography of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The most disgraceful story is about his hard three-hour training on Christmas Eve after losing to the Hornets at home on February 23, 20 14.
Center Larry Sanders told writer miriam Fadel that he was called "pathetic" by Kidd. He "convulsed all over" and went to the hospital for one night. Zaza Pachulia, the former center of Bucks and Mavericks, told Fadel that the players were too tired to open Christmas presents.
In the season before Kidd's arrival, Bucks won 15 games. In 2065, 438+04-65 and 438+05 seasons, although they lost to the third runner-up Jabbari Parker, under the leadership of 20-year-old yannis and 23-year-old Middleton, they achieved 465,438+0 wins and 465,438+0 losses.
Kidd won the third place in the NBA coach of the year vote that season.
"We are a young team," Dudley said. "Kidd plays more roles on players, such as' Janus, you are not allowed to shoot three-pointers'. He is training them for the future. What you see in these people now, Janice and Middleton, are all the training they got in those years. "
"Here," Dudley said, "Kidd doesn't need to do this. These people are already very good. His role is a veteran. "
Although he is most famous for his passing talent (1209 1 assists, ranking second in NBA history), Kidd's 2,684 steals also ranked second in NBA history, and he was selected as the first defense or the second defense nine times.
Dudley said that he thought Kidd's time with the Lakers also reminded coaches and players of the importance of maintaining peace of mind during the long season and minimizing distractions and extreme climax and underestimation.
Then, the Lakers usually win, which also helps. When the Mavericks inevitably suffer a losing streak in the season, won't the real test of Kidd's patience come?
"Yes," Dudley said with a smile. "To be honest, this is what I'm waiting for, but Jason will succeed. He always opens his door. You have seen his relationship with the players, and I don't think he has done this before. "
Different atmosphere
After a summer of unofficial training and three weeks of training camp, the evaluation of Mavericks players is positive.
They have always used one word to describe the whole atmosphere, and that is energy. Tim hardaway is already a veteran of the team. He said, "This arena has a different atmosphere, which is positive and good."
Porzingis was demoted as a role player in the series lost to the Clippers in the first round of the playoffs last season. He said that compared with the atmosphere of Kidd's predecessor Carlisle's team, the players have a better understanding of their position.
"I can say that a few things are clearer than last year," Polzingis said.
Perhaps part of this difference can be said to be the generation gap. Carlisle is now the head coach of the Pacers. 6 1 year-old, coaching Mavericks 13 season.
Carlisle, like Kidd, 1986 won the NBA championship with Celtic. However, Carlisle was a substitute player and only played for six seasons, while Kidd, as a member of the naismith Hall of Fame, spanned 19 season and retired for a short time.
Hardaway Jr. pointed out that most people in the NBA generation have seen the game between Kidd and Michael Jordan, and they have all seen Kidd and Dirk win the NBA championship together. They defeated the Miami Heat led by LeBron James, who is more talented.
"So I think it gives players a better understanding. I will say, look ahead, listen to Kidd and understand what he said, "Hardaway said.
"But you can't erase what Carlisle has done for the team, which is great."
When Carlisle came to Dallas in 2008, he coached Pistons and Pacers to the division finals. He is a tried and tested coach.
In contrast, Kidd is just a wild card, a coach who has a record of failure and won only one series victory-2065438+04 Nets beat Raptors-took over a team that has not won a series victory since the 20 1 1 finals.
But maybe coach Kidd improved with age and experience-just as Kidd shot only 38% in the first three seasons as a Mavericks player, but he hit 1988 three-pointers in his whole career, ranking 1 1 in NBA history.
Kidd said that his failure in coaching the Nets and Bucks made him feel ashamed, and his two seasons under Lakers coach vogel were constructive.
As a point guard, Kidd's greatness lies in his ability to control the game, amplify the advantages of his teammates and reduce their weaknesses. As the coach of Bucks, his failure lies in not realizing that he can't control everything and has no overall view.
"Frank showed me a lot of things," he said. "Frank has done a good job in communicating with stars, role players and players at the end of the bench. He treats everyone fairly and trusts them. "
"He made me understand that failure is normal, and if they don't like this fact, they can be angry with you. At the same time, everyone knows their position, which is one of the biggest gains I have gained in getting along with Frank in the past two years. "
Natural leadership
In Kidd 1994-95 season, less than a month after the rookie season began, Mavericks coach Dick Motta said that if Kidd chose this road one day, he could become a great coach.
Motta, 90, said that when he coached the Bulls in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he noticed that Kidd had many qualities he saw in another player.
Great training habits, concentration in meetings, natural leadership, being able to carry out the coach's instructions in the game, and being able to predict the opponent's counterattack and improvise when necessary.
Motta said that the Bulls' player is Jerry Sloan. Kidd still has a long way to go from being a player to being the greatest coach in the Hall of Fame, but Motta saw this potential very early. He said this not only because Kidd thanked him when he was elected to the Hall of Fame on 20 18.
"This is the kind of leadership I see in jason kidd," Motta said. "I just think he has this ability. When you become a quarterback on the court, your feelings are different. "
It may be more common for hall of fame members to become NBA head coaches than fans realize. There are now 25 people, including Mavericks coach Kidd and former Mavericks player Steve Nash of the Nets.
Of these 25 people, 65,438+06 have coached their former teams, including some players who have been successful in both positions: Lenny wilkens, bill russell, David Cowens, Dolph Shayes and Bob Petit.
Kidd is the 14 member of the Hall of Fame. He once coached the team that chose him. Only seven people won more than they lost, and four people coached and won the championship: wilkens, Russell, KC Jones and Tom heinsen.
At the same time, cowans, Shays, Maurice Cheeks, dick mcguire, isiah thomas, Robert Joseph Cousy, Elgin Baylor, Magic Johnson and other members of the Hall of Fame (5 wins 1 1 negative) are not worth the loss.
Go home (after a long time away from home)
For better or worse, this is not the first time Kidd has coached his team. As a player, he led the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets to the first 50-win season and entered the finals twice (in 2002 and 2003).
He is very popular there. He was appointed as the head coach 10 days after he announced his retirement. On 201310/7, the Nets retired his No.5 jersey before a preseason game.
It is generally believed that Kidd's personal relationship with Nets point guard Deron Williams at that time was a positive factor. Kidd won the best coach in the division on June 5438+1March, and the Nets beat the Raptors in the playoffs, winning a rare tiebreak away.
However, when Kidd and Nets general manager billie king had a power struggle, this seemingly happy honeymoon suddenly ended, and finally the Nets traded Kidd to the Bucks in exchange for two rounds of signing.
What is the difference now? Kidd and Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison have a personal relationship for 20 years, and their employment relationship is almost the same package deal. Kidd has made it clear that his decision to bring in players is entirely subject to the opinions of Harrison and Mavericks owner mark cuban.
Kidd understands Cuban's "Jerry Jones participation" as well as others.
"I really like this team," Kidd said. "I think Nico and Cuban gave me the opportunity to have different lineups and cooperate with the team."
Now, he will go to Atlanta on Friday, Beijing time, and make his debut as the head coach of the Mavericks after the first rookie game at the Reunion Arena-26 years, 1 1 month, 16 days.
The plot of this story is unusual. The Mavericks' first NBA rookie of the year is back, coach Dansis, 20 19 rookie of the year. Kidd called him "the young Picasso".
Kidd joked that some passes he tried in his rookie season might drive Motta crazy. Even after a long time, at the beginning of the Mavericks 20 10- 1 1 season, Kidd and Carlisle sometimes clashed in game command.
It was not until several people inside the Mavericks, including Kidd, went to Carlisle and persuaded him to hand over the reins to Kidd completely that the Mavericks' motivation to win the championship began to play a role.
"We all know that the ball is for 4 1," Kidd added with a smile when talking about Nowitzki. "And I can't shoot with the ball, but we all know that it's easier to play in a more random way, so opponents can't attack Dirk."
Kidd also recalled that he went to Carlisle privately and put forward the reason why deshawn stevenson should start, which Carlisle also adopted.
Kidd learned the lesson in his third calf age that no calf player can ask Kidd to give the reins to the dancers.
Young stars, champions and hall of fame coaches.
"I see, you must listen," Kidd said. "Just like your communication, you have to listen to what the players and people around you are saying."
"As a player who is transforming into a head coach, you often think you know everything. Well, this is not right. "
Original: Brad Townsend
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