Real good research, thanks.

Attitude. That’s one of the main traits required on national players.
These Nets players really WANT to be on the team. They were not forced to, and wholeheartedly accepted the invitation when it was presented.
It also helped that Thorn was one of those who selected the players, and Walsh is in the team as well as a trainer. They feel at home.

you know how it is!!! J-Kidddddddd is a winner! This guy shines wherver he goes. And one of USA’s biggest problems is that they don’t have a real leadder this year!! how could you give the leadership to the threesome of ’Bron, D-Wade and Melo?
That is a Net rule!!!

You get Vince Carter in the dream team and u will get the champion, that’s the rule.

Of course, Kidd, the best pure PG of all times!!! Without question!
That’s it’s whta’s missing at team USA, a PG, that control and defines the game!!!

Obviously at the moment, Kidd > Paul no question. I agree… J-Kidd is a winner which is why we’re bringing home that trophy this year.

I couldn’t agree more. Team USA needed some real leadership and experience on the court. Not to take away from LeBron or Wade, but they don’t measure to J-Kidd or Carter!
Things would’ve been different with some Nets over in Japan!

It doesn’t even have to said Kidd is the best and he wins games no matter what his stats are.

kidd makes EVERYBODY on the court a better player. he is unselfish and plays real smart. Team USA needs more players like that.

That stat is something I’ve always noticed. Ever since 2000, Carter had gone undefeated playing with Team USA. In 2000, the U.S. was stacked though. They had Kidd along with Payton at the point. Duncan and Garnett, pulling down all the rebounds I believe. Other players were real supportive too, but Carter was pouring in the points that tournament, and dunked over 7’2 frenchyyyyy. In 2003 VC went undefeated again, pouring in most of the points along with his cousin Tracy I believe. It would have been good to see Vince and Kidd out there this summer, but unfortunately it didn’t happen, which sucked for the U.S.

Who ever said J-kidd is the best pure point guard of all times is incorrect in my opinion. Steve Nash is on a higher level than him right now and I also believe that in the past there were better true and pure point guards than jkidd. Also, the Nets back then had a big man known as K-mart! he joined the USA team to help bring home the gold because he was healthy back then and now we do not have him nor is he healthy. So if any1 wants to bring home the championship they may want to accept the idea that we have shit people as big man(besides krstic but he isnt physical enough).

kidd in is a better rebounder, defender, and passer. nash was a better scorer all right, but when you say of all time, you look at the entire career. nash has never been in the finals. besides, when you look at the team make up, nash has a better supporting cast. he has an amare under the ring, which opens up lanes for slashers, makes lives easier for perimeter players. the nets dont have that, so you cant compare them when nash makes his already strong team great. besides, i sort of remember a game wherein kidd held nash to nil and the nets destroyed the suns last season. i cant see nash doing that.

i totally, disagree with v.c. i think the best point guard in NBA is JASON KIDD, he’s very unselfish and very focus, but, i respect v.c with his opinion.

Jason kidd is THE BEST POINT GUARD in the nba. AS some1 else pointed out before nash has better support.

CARTER

JEFFERSON

COLLINS

KRISTIC

VS.
STODAMOURIE

MARION

DIAW

BELL?

You mite say its close, phoenix has the slight edge or maybe its just equal. But then if you look at the benches, the hands go down. Nets have one of the worst if not , THE WORST bench in the nba.

GO NETS GO!

* COLLINS IS THE MVP — W00t! *

2006-2007 will be our year to go beyond the second round in the playoff and I hope that this second round will be against the Heat… things are different this yeard and we have marcus, josh, mile, and uncle Cliff that will be there to guard the diesel.

If you know Nash has been back-up Point Guard of J-kidd when the two are playing for Suns thats why Nash learn some inrcedible passing skill from J-Kidd , And Nash have right now a great supporting cast like Amare, Marion, Bell, Diaw and Tim Thomas. IF you give J-kidd like that cast J-kidd will sure you a NBA Champion.But this time the Nets get stronger they add a PG-marcus PF-Josh SG-house SG-Adams C-Ilic,THis the year to go back in NBA Finals. And If say international games KIdd is undefeated there.

the 2000 olympics was 6 years ago, and they almost lost. the qualifiers are not as tough as the Worlds and Olympics.

kidd was given the opportunity to play by jerry. he backed out. iirc, only shaq has an open invitation to play.

kidd would have been useful in 2006, not 2008. i think age will hinder his play, and chris paul, billups will be much better players than old man kidd by then.

Everyone keeps saying Kidd is too old. Yet last year, in spite of his advancing age, he set a personal high in three pointers, had eight triple doubles, one short of his personal high and made first team all defense. The last point is the most critical: how’d Paul do against the pick and rolls run by Greece? You think that would have happened if Kidd was the PG? As for Billups, he is three years younger than Kidd. Big whoop.

The last point is the most critical: how’d Paul do against the pick and rolls run by Greece? You think that would have happened if Kidd was the PG?

check my previous post. i wish kidd played in the 2006 worlds. kidd and billups would be perfect. but your guy declined an invite the last time colangelo asked him.

by 2008, i can’t imagine paul still being a lesser, more inferior player than the older kidd at that point in time.

Jason Kidd brings gold everytime he’s with team USA

Kidd is far and away the league’s best point. As was said Nash is only superior to Kidd in one category: scoring (kidd is a much better passer). In his prime (which is much different than now) Kidd was going up against a primed shaq and duncan for MVP, while nash was going up against Kobe and … really no one else those two years. Kidd is a winner and no doubt would have a ring with nash’s supporting cast. Nash is just severely overrated due to the improvement no one so coming after his time with dallas. JKIDD=USA GOLD