Is Jason Kidd the Overlooked SUPERSTAR?

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KidTao

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Well, overlooked or not, he did it again last night with 34 points.

By the way, how tall is he actually? No media-guide fib.
 

psteng19

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Originally posted by: joe678
Originally posted by: isekii
Originally posted by: joe678
Originally posted by: LeeTJ
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There's no hope for any eastern team to win the championship, unless the west team loses their PF (Duncan or Nowitzski). Martin is too short to defend either of them and an eastern team does not have enough weapons to play with any western team. If you notice, the west teams have to defend every player on the court because they can all score. On the east, they can not defend a guy and go double or triple someone else and still be able to rotate when the ball is passed.

martin is 6'11" and can outjump either of the pf mentioned.

people forget that he played Center in college and was a dominant center at that.

martin is the shortest 6'11" player i know tho. i think it's his athleticism that makes people not see his height.

huh? he uses another measurement system from other 6'11" players? ...anyway he is pretty good defensively but needs to develop more low post moves...right now he has a thug offensive game...pretty ugly too...


None of the analysts think so and they've been in the game how long ?
Maybe it's you that has the ugly game.

uh...ok..no ones talking about me, retard...and which analysts? the YES ones, who might as well be wearing NJ jerseys in the booth?

Hahahah, so true.
Those YES announcers are so damn biased and make it blatantly obvious as well.
The little short weasel announcer annoys me, but at least they got rid of the old guy that used to shout out those ridiculous lines worse than Bill Waltons.
Another annoying person is the Nets home PA announcer who yells out "Jason Kidd" when he makes a dazzling play <-- you have to watch Nets home games to know what I'm talking about... he sounds like he's constipated or something.

Anyway, Martin is all defense, all hops.
No offense, except for his offensive fouls when he tries to drive to the basket :p
And he really needs to stop showing his chest tattoo after he dunks... not like he even does anything... it's Kidd always setting him up.

Back to the topic.
No, Kidd is not overlooked. He's regarded as the TOP PG in the league by many experts.
Everyone calling the game knows that he's the Nets heart and soul.
The opposing team knows they have to try and contain him.
They're defensive focus is to stop Kidd from creating offense and leading fast breaks.

Jason Kidd is THE BEST point guard in the league, by far.

Gary Payton? The next closest.
Mike Bibby/Bobby Jackson? Nupe.
Tony Parker? Maybe in 3-5 years... possibly...?
Stephon Marbury? Stevie Francis? Jay Williams? Nupe, nupe, nupe.
 

Storm

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I agree the Nets announcer sounds like hes hyper or something whenever he screams "Jasons Kidd" :p

I don't think Martin is 6'11 to me he's not that tall more like 6'8 *shurgs*

I think because Kidd is known more for his passing than shooting that he doesnt get the media attention. Plus he's been in small market areas previously Dallas(certainly not small market now) and Phoenix.
 

oboeguy

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Originally posted by: psteng19


Anyway, Martin is all defense, all hops.
No offense, except for his offensive fouls when he tries to drive to the basket :p
And he really needs to stop showing his chest tattoo after he dunks... not like he even does anything... it's Kidd always setting him up.

You're kidding, right? (or should I say "Kidding"?) KMart is turning into a fantastic offensive player. Did you not notice that after his 14 point eruption in the 1st quarter that he was double=teamed thereafter?
 

Dragnov

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I thought the consesus was Sacramento was going to win it all this year? Most people believed Lakers and SC would meet up again in the Western Conference, the Lakers would lose, and the Kings would go on the win the title.

During the playoofs, the consesus changed to San Antonio would win in 7 or so against the Lakers, after the Kings lost Webber.
 

KahunaHube

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the nets = never seen so many crazy alee-oops in my life

every damn game they have at least like 5
 

iamme

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i don't think he's overlooked as a superstar. at least among people who are fans of basketball.
 

isekii

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Tim Duncan shouldn't have gotten MVP last year.

Jason Kidd deserved it a whole lot more.
He brought a Junky team all the way to the finals.
What other player has that impact ?

Even Byron Scott, I thought he deserved coach of the year more so that Rick Carlyle.