Jason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
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Players are not truly loyal to the teams and city names on their jerseys. Nor are those teams truly the loyal to the players they employ. Either party will happily dump the other the moment the relationship goes sour, or a better opportunity comes along.
Thus, the well-worn mantra, invoked daily by players and team executives alike: “It’s a business.”
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Nonetheless, as noted by B/R’s Jared Dubin, Kidd’s “small ball” starting five—Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Alan Anderson, Shaun Livingston and Joe Johnson—has been one of the most efficient lineups in the league.
Brooklyn has 14 players averaging more than 10 minutes a night, a testament to both the team’s depth and Kidd’s ability to formulate productive lineups.
He’s even had Williams come off the bench in five straight contests, and the star point guard has averaged over 11 points and eight assists a night in that span.
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That is the story with each player (aside from rookies) that will be suiting up in a Brooklyn Nets uniform for the 2013-14 NBA season under newly-hired head coach Jason Kidd.
When it comes to his skill on the court, there are no doubts about Kidd as a basketball player. He took the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals back in the early 2000s and won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. He is second all time in NBA history with assists and steals behind John Stockton in both categories.
Relationships are forged. Relationships are broken. Everyone moves on, their fealty transferred as easily as their 401k’s.
