Kidd wants to play for Team USA

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I'm all for it. We need a mix of vets, shooters, and explosive talent.
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BDG · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject:

Kidd + Kobe = solid backcourt defense.
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Massacre · Clublakers Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 10582

Great, I'd like it.

And yeah that would be some solid backcourt defense.
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FabFourLakers · Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 8050 Location: Irvine, CA

hell why not

still the best PG in the league in my eyes....bcuz he does it on BOTH ends of the court
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nameant · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 16289

would be fantastic. JKidd is STILL the man. bow

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Excellent thinking by Kidd. We sorely needed veteran leadership at the point. Our chances for Gold with him and Kobe should be very good.
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slimjim · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 8048

no no and no

you don't comit for the full 3 years... you aint gonna be a part of it.

unfair for the oher guys who said they would commit for the full 3. (a few players wer einjuried so they get a apass)
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nameant · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 16289

Kobe didnt play in Worlds...should he not be allowed to play in the Olympics? You want your best players out there. Period. Say what you want about Kidd, but he has proven age is nothing but a number. A 3 year commitment means nothing. A commitment to play for your country and bring back the gold, that means something. That is something Kidd can help make happen.
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if Kidd, Shaq, KG, and Duncan all said, "Hey we want to help our country win the gold." do you think it's a good enough reason to shut them down b/c a 3 year commitment? if we have a shot to put our best players out on the floor, that's what you do. you live in Canada, I live in the U.S. I want to see my country win the gold, period. I dont care about a "3 year commitment". if a player is commited to bringing gold back to my country, that's the only commitment I care about.
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strikemode14 · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

JShow34 · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 1037 Location: Pittsburgh

Yeah just what we need, another guard who can't hit a jumper. His free-throw finger kissing act is staying NBA only.

kobethetruemvp · Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 1183 Location: Pasadena, CA

KIdd is the best PG better than NASH so he should play in back corut with kobe

slimjim · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 8048

why bring up nash?

nash is canadian so he isn't gonna be on the team no matter what.
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KB24@CL · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject:

no jumper = no thanks
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Still A Dynasty · Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 2821 Location: City of Angels

it wouldnt hurt, but its Paul's time. Kidd already had his turn

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Howard/Amare/Miller
Bosh/Brand/Odom
Bron/Melo/Artest
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Paul/Arenas/Billups

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strikemode14 · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:13 am Post subject:

wavy · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 1928 Location: suhareka

finally some good news for team usa. i think he is the missing link in the national team. i hope and am trulconvinced that he will bring back the glory to the usa team
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KB24@CL · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:26 am Post subject:

nesli · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 780

kidd= gold medal
He is a leader

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KB24@CL · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:25 pm Post subject:

Kidd is a great player. He is IMO the best PG in the league right now.

But team USA has always had great players. they just always failed to complement eachother.

Kidd is great but when Kobe is back, TeamUSA will look like

Wade
Kobe
James
Melo
Dwight

based on how they always played a SF at PF in the international games.
They have Paul, Arenas on the bench for back up guards.

seriously they are all better players than Kidd and the gap will only get bigger in the next 2 years.

Team USA needs players to complement eachother.

IMO Wade shouldn´t start, neother should Kidd or Paul. I would like to see Billups at point. defense and 3 point shot. with James and Kobe they have playmaking, leadership and everything.
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nameant · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 16289

when the only fault you can find in Kidd is his jumper, you know he's a great, COMPLETE, PG. why would they not need that? the guy is the ultimate team player. the ultimate leader. Kidd and Kobe in the backcourt? that's one of the best backcourts ever. anytime Kidd is mentioned you bring up his J. somehow Kidd got by for 10+ years in the league "w/o a J" and will be heading to the HOF when it's all over. you make it sound like the guy is a liability. he's one of the only players in the league who could go scoreless or score in single digits but control the entire pace of a game. believe it or not his rebounding and defense would help team USA a lot. they'd get a lot more fastbreak opportunities and easy buckets. one of the things you complained about during worlds was Hinrich's D. so tell me how Kidd playing D wouldnt help? I mean, when you complain about something obviously there is room for improvement there, right? I can sense the other cliche coming. "he's old. he's not as fast on D." blah blah.
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KB24@CL · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject:

Indeed his D would help. Hinrich was horrendous and he admited it. Against greece that one guard went off on him.

Kidds D would help but lets not forget we are talking about 2 years from now.
While his D would still not be bad I´m definitely thinking there will be better defenders available.

I mmean we cannot take Kidd and Billups and Wade and Arenas and Chris Paul and Allen Iverson and .....

we have to make choices, period. And team USA needs less chiefs and more indians. When I have Hinrich at point, I take Kidd gladly. But when I can have Billups, I takehimover Kidd. He is clutch, has a ring, knows pressure as good as anyone, has the D, has the deadly Jumper...I mean what else do you want? fast break? you have Chris Paul, Wade, Kobe, James....

point is Kidd is a good option, but there are better options, case closed.
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strikemode14 · Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:43 am Post subject:

corona · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 1815 Location: boulder, co

the whole basis of this new program was to get guys committed to being with the team long term.

when you allow guys in late that just want to be there for the meaningful competitions, you screw the whole thing up.

no thanks jkidd. you're too late.

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