How will Jason Kidd be remembered long after being inducted into the HOF?
by NuttinBut on Jan 17, 2012 10:40 PM EST
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Print Not long ago, I was reading an article from a Dallas based sports publication and one of the comments that followed interested me. A fan asked if Jason Kidd will retire and go into the Hall as a Maverick or a Net. The writer seemed to think it was automatic that a player retires and represents the team he won a championship with 90% of the time. Therefor, he'd be remembered as a Maverick. I disagree with this. I've been arguing the subject with friends ever since I read that. My best example in support of my argument was Karl Malone. He left The Jazz to join a stacked Laker team most thought were unbeatable but were famously humbled by Detroit in The Finals. What if they had won though? Would Karl Malone go down in history as a Laker? Of course not. That's the most extreme case I can think of. In my opinion, KG is and will always be a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves too. I think a players body of work defines their legacy, not championships in most cases. Many greats never win a title. Last years Mavs were unquestionably Dirk's team. Not Kidd's. Jason spent the prime of his career with The Nets and meant so much more to this team and this franchise than he ever has in Dallas. What does everyone else think?
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Speaking as a Nets fan…he’ll be remembered as a Net. :) Seriously though, he established himself as one of the greatest of all time in his position as a Net. People will remember him for carrying a good team to the NBA Finals twice on his back. He has the heart and talent to surpass any other player we have ever had. He won as a Maverick on a deep team where he played beyond his prime. As a Net, he will remain a legend forever.
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I'm with everyone else, Kidd is the 1 of 3 reasons I became and still a Nets fan
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I'm with Shameer and the rest.
He has been and always will be a Nets legend, that’s for sure. I still regret that his win had to come with another team, but I was in tears regardless – the man deserved that win more than anyone else (maybe tied with Nowitzki, but hey.)
He’s played a big role for both teams. He lead the Nets in some of their most amazing seasons, we got to the finals, but I guess God lives above Dallas nowadays :) Will be happy to see him go HOF no matter what.
It pains me to say it
We’ll always remember him as a Net, but I think he likely goes in as a Maverick. If he was traded to & won his title with any other team, he’d go in as a Net. However, he was drafted & won ROY as a Mav, likely started & ended his career as a Mav, he won his title as a Mav, and perhaps the biggest reason of all, after this season he would have spent more seasons as a Mav than as a Net. His best year was as a Net, but all his awards came as a Mav.
I was thinking Nets all the way..
but I totally forgot that he also started out in Dallas and had some success. That might be just enough to give them the edge. Hope not. When he signs back with us in July to back up Dwill and get a 2nd ring it’ll tip the scales back our way.
by PariseLikeSundayMornin on Jan 18, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Kidd will go down as a NET, regardless of his success in Dallas
His impact was historic…bringing a 26 win doormat team to the NBA finals with 4 rookies. The nets had regular blowouts that season. Some teams actually feared playing the NETS. KIDD was the franchise player who went against, in the playoffs, KOBE and Shaq’s Lakers, Tim Dunkans Spurs, Celtics, Reggie’s Pacers, Pistons, Knicks…all large market teams. Most of the media see him as a NET. In dallas, it was Dirk’s team.
I was a Nets fan 16 years prior to Kidd coming here
But agree, he created his true legacy with the Nets. He was a great player prior to the Nets, but it was here where he showed he was a franchise player and all-time great…
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in the basketball hall of fame, you do NOT choose to go in as a member of any team.
That’s the BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
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Don't they choose?
Or is it all the teams?
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I was told on NetsDaily
That Kidd said he wanted to retire as a Net. Many are expecting him to resign with us next season since he’ll be a free agency, then play his final season as a Net before retiring.
I’m not sure how true this is, someone posted it on NetsDaily.
Hurrah to that!!!
… but then I’d have to change my login name.
Most people will remember him as a Net because the average fan doesn't even know Jason Kidd.
But the average fan back then knew him because he was a major piece of the puzzle whereas he’s just there to play defence, facilitate, and knock down three’s.
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