Kidd Would Welcome Return to Nets
by Net Income on Jan 18, 2012 7:23 AM EST
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PrintJason Kidd tells Andy Vasquez that he would welcome backing up Deron Williams "wherever he's at," whether that's Dallas or Brooklyn. Kidd becomes a free agent in July.
"That would be special if that ever happened," Kidd said when asked about having the Nets retire his jersey. "Especially going into Brooklyn, that would be something that I would look forward to and definitely welcome."
Kidd, who turns 39 in March, is still starting for the Mavericks but has been slowed by injury and perhaps age. He is averaging only 4.7 ppg and 4.4 apg in 29 minutes. As for Kidd's advice to Williams, who modeled his game after the former Nets guard, he said, ""Actually, I was just going to give him a call and tell him to just stay positive and keep teaching while you’re playing," Kidd said.
- Jason Kidd would welcome playing with Nets' Deron Williams - Andy Vasquez - The Record
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Out of context...
“That would be special if that ever happened,” Kidd told The Record about rejoining the Nets. “Especially going into Brooklyn, that would be something that I would look forward to and definitely welcome.”
He said that about the Nets retiring his jersey.
Yeah that quotes out of context
He did make it sound like he would welcome coming back though. Not many opposing players would suggest D-will should keep teaching. Sounds like Kidd cares about our future too.
by Frigidevil on Jan 18, 2012 7:15 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Kidd is full of crap
He’s just looking to get a job next season b/c he’s playing like crap now. He’s stated many times that he wants to play into his 40s, and his statements clearly show that he’s just trying to get some team to sign his for next season.
by Murse Mike on Jan 18, 2012 7:17 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I'd still take him on
He’s still a capable leader and veteran, and he still has some game left in him, a PG that can give you 4-4-4 with 2 steals a game is a decent backup
Meh, he won an NBA Championship
He obviously doesn’t have much left, I trust Murse Mike.
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uhhhhh
do we really think he means BK?
by DJ HeavyDuty on Jan 18, 2012 7:17 AM EST via Android app reply actions
someone needs to teach dwill about losing
who better than him
by idrise12 on Jan 18, 2012 7:19 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
The Nets thing does not compute!
Unfortunately the backing up D-Will in Dallas does.
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by Rusty_b on Jan 18, 2012 7:20 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
how does it compute for Dallas but not for Nets?
DWill likely won’t go to Dallas unless Dwight goes there. Dallas needs to clear as much space as possible. Maybe Kidd signs league minimum after Dallas makes their moves. But so many things need to happen for DWill to end up there in the first place. I know the Knicks ended up with two super-stars when no one believed it was possible 3 years ago, but we’re in a different situation now. Dallas has to hope that both DWill and D12 will take major paycuts to play in Dallas. Hoping one player takes a paycut is one thing but two? Bosh and Bron did not give up 30 million each to play in Miami so their situation was also different.
We’ll see. I’m not saying Dallas won’t pull off a D12/DWill duo but nets truly do have the best shot cuz they control the biggest money for one of them already. It’s as simple as that to me.
Listen
J Kidd was the BEST THING that ever happened to this franchise. I wouldn’t care if he were the towel boy… having him back would be marvelous.
D-WIll + D12 = NETS 2012 Champs (with lots of luck)
by corky_romano4life on Jan 18, 2012 7:20 AM EST reply actions 12 recs
dwill and jkidd
imagine the possibilities
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
well said
i’ll happily welcome j,kidd back..especially when you think about him backing up d.will…high basketball i.q and a good leader.
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by JerseyFinest on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Couldn't have said it better myself
Dr. J~Super Buck~Draz~JKidd~Deron
What I wouldn't give for it to be '03 again
Kidd is forever welcome to come back
It’d be great to have him as a player/coach (that’s how great his IQ is)
Sign him up and retire his jersey.
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When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Kidd is washed up and the only way he will be a member of the Brooklyn Nets is if he signs with us
then immediately announces his retirement and since this isn’t the NFL it’s just not happening haha!!! Then again he could sign for a vet minimum but in all likelihood….
I dont care that JKidd wanted to leave the Nets, he was right for doing so
i dont care about his fake injuries, i dont care if he played rock em sock em robots with his wife face i just care about what he did for this franchise. The team wasnt committed to winning anymore and he knew it so he left. JKidd is a winner and he could teach DWill a bunch about it. How great would it be having the PG of our past and the PG of our future in Brooklyn to kick off a new brand of Bball
by nwkiddnj on Jan 18, 2012 7:32 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Guess I can't hate on him for being a selfish d-bag
I’m a hare but it would be nice to bring him back to help a little and retire a net.
by Zartan on Jan 18, 2012 7:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
It would be a dream scenario
If he came next season and win our first championship with us in bk before retiring a net by finishing what he started for us. .
by BkNetsfan on Jan 18, 2012 7:57 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I would love to see him retire with us!
I was as mad as anyone when he forced his way out of the Nets – but I still would love to see #5 hanging from the rafters in Brooklyn.
I would love to see both JKidd and VC finish out their careers next year in Brooklyn – providing that they signed for veteran minimum on 1 year deals. Both of these guys meant loads to this franchise, and both guys are the ultimate pros who have A LOT that they can teach a young roster. It would be a smart move for the Nets to look at bringing both back for a 1 year swan song to usher in Brooklyn.
I think DWill would learn plenty teaming up with JKidd and Mashon would benefit immensely from spending a season at Vince’s side.
Still got love for Jkidd
However he is done. I’d like to see him get a job with the team though. Asst. Coach or a scout.
I rather a young quick pg that can guard the speedier pg’s Deron has trouble with.
Kidd can still play D. I clearly remember him limiting Kobe in last years playoffs.
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by swampass on Jan 18, 2012 11:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Kidd backing Devin
Maybe the best idea since gettin D12, can it happen? I think so.
Dwill. Brooks. Chair. Lopez. Howard.
2012 Bky Netpocolypse Championship Team
Deron****
Still waking up typo lmao
Dwill. Brooks. Chair. Lopez. Howard.
2012 Bky Netpocolypse Championship Team
I actually got excited when I read "devin"
And I hate Devin’s game…
Shows u just how low Decliwn has lowered the bar
by Jron on Jan 18, 2012 9:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
JKIDD IS A WINNER!
Any team would welcome JKIDD for the right price. Unlike every other teams color commentators I hear on League Pass, I believe that DWill will resign with us, because we can offer him the most money. When they say it’s not about the money———it is always about the money! Unfortunately, JKIDD will sign wherever he can get the most money, unless Dallas wakes up and makes it deep into the playoffs and he plays better. Or…. Dallas gets Dwight. Don’t underestimate Mark Cuban as an owner.
Paul from Sunny Delray Beach, Florida
plan D: bring the Mavs to The Nets!!
We have Stevenson, next Kidd….
by kupalski on Jan 18, 2012 8:47 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Next Shawn Bradley and Jamaal Mashburn
by mytoemytoe on Jan 18, 2012 9:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
and finally
ODOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
don't forget AVERYYYY
ITS A VVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEEEEE
wow this would be amazing
if JKidd was backing up DWill in Brooklyn instead of Gaines. If JKidd’s fine with it as he says, it would just be amazing.
i dont get this article
What was the point of interviewing Kidd?
“It would be great to back him up,” Kidd said with a grin when asked if he’d like to play with Williams. “Wherever he’s at.”
Kidd knows something here. Does he know that Dwill is going to Dallas or staying with Nets. Does he know that Dwight is coming to the Nets or Dallas?
lets say the pipe dream comes true and Dwill along with Dwight are with the nets next year.
Do you actually think that Kidd wouldnt want to sign a vet deal or even a minimum to come to Brooklyn? His agent sees the $$$$ with this type of signing. Dwill, Dwight, and Kidd opening brooklyn please. Kidd might win a championship with Nets and would definitely retire as a Net.
Who better to back up Dwill then Kidd? Kidd would be the ideal player to back up and even play next to Dwill. Kidd to Dwight all they long.
I dont blame kidd for leaving VC got an extension why shouldnt he have gotten one from the Nets.
F That KIDD WAS FRANCHISE NOT VC!!!!!!
That was like the Knicks trading Ewing. Should have never happened.
hopefully it's to Brooklyn
and I am all for signing Kidd as backup point guard. ESPECIALLY since we have Dwill. Can you imagine the locker room mentoring that comes with that?
I never blamed Jkidd for leaving Nets and I celebrated when he got a ring in Dallas as if he won it with the Nets (well…not exactly). I would totally welcome this (not so much basketball skill wise as he’s much older and honestly can’t run the high pace floor anymore) but at the least for novelty I’d allow it for veteran’s min.
I would love Kidd to backup anyone here. I would love to retire his uniform. He is STILL my favorite Net of all time, probably will be forever.
Cant believe you guys.
"LeBron puts up great numbers, can't close w/o DWade. LeBricked 3 late 3s when shouldve been driving, getting to line. What else new?"
Yet casual basketball fans think he is a God, and would exhaust their entire squads to land him...
by Tim823 on Jan 18, 2012 10:07 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
+1
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by calling all toasters on Jan 18, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
I will take him with open arms
JKidd is the best thing that had happened to this franchise. The thought of having his leadership and mentoring and his ten-15 minutes backing up dwill could be huge!!!
I would make him start over #8 lol
Dwight or Bust
Nets lose 33+ games this season.
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One of the BEST game a duo ever had
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3v4GS9t8o8&feature=related
by Shameer1016 on Jan 18, 2012 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
The irony is
that even though he may have modeled his game after J-Kidd, there seems to be more Marbury in him than J-Kidd (headache aside).
idk bro i never saw marbury dish out dimes like d-will
by avilanets85 on Jan 18, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
bring back kidd rj kmart and perhaps vc
i want to see them as bakups they should be good
HELL NO
Kidd or RJ are the only people I would bring back from the Finals Team.
As for VC, PLEASE. He isnt what this team needs. We already have Stevenson to mentor Brooks. He is a winner.
vc is a playmaker still got some scoring left in him. why not?
by avilanets85 on Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
first thing i thought was is this a joke and i see other share that same sentiment
then i see “Backing up Deron in Dallas” and thats all i need to see why he said this
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 18, 2012 12:16 PM EST reply actions
Deep down, I believe he has unfinished business with the NETS
Afterall, this was his team and all those banners are because of him. Who wouldn’t want his number in the rafters in NYC?
If this is true, I owe alot of people apologies lol
but not only has Kidd lost a few steps, but a few marbles as well
Dwight or Bust
Nets lose 33+ games this season.
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One of the BEST game a duo ever had
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3v4GS9t8o8&feature=related
boy this headline is really misleading
by NJ Champ on Jan 18, 2012 1:09 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Kidd back in the organization would be great news...
…but not as a player. Deron needs a mentor right now. Everything is expected from him, from MarShon’s shape-up to keeping this team alive and bringing in Howard. He dropped down hard from a Turkish all-star with a retired jersey to the opposite (a retired all-star with a Turkish jersey. Don’t know where Adidas makes its stuff, I assume it’s Asia), and he needs support.
If there’s no other choice, bring in J-Kidd as a player, if he doesn’t ask for much. As Mushman said above, Kidd does have unfinished Nets business. Even if he wins a ring in Brooklyn as a bench warmer, it would still be great (though fairly unlikely right now).
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