The chances of you ever seeing anyone like Jason Kidd again are extremely slim. It might happen, but it's unlikely. Kidd is third on the all-time triple doubles list, with over a hundred to his name. It's crazy to think about how difficult that is.
A large part of why he's up so high on that list is his rebounding. Kidd averages nearly 7 rebounds per game for his career, which is basically unheard of from the point guard spot. To put it into some context, another of the greatest point guards of all time - John Stockton - never grabbed more than 9 in any regular season game. And he had 1,504 tries at it. Kidd is also a prolific stealer of the ball, and back in the day, he was a lockdown point guard defender. He'd stay in front of you, play the passing lanes, never foul, and ruin your night with his quick hands. (No no, I'll rise above the obvious joke there.....)
All that says nothing of his passing skills, which are frankly brilliant. Even in his old age, Kidd makes everyone around him better, with the passing vision rivalled by few and the ability to get the ball there. He runs the break better than most, and even runs on makes, which everyone should do more. His own shot making skills have never been brilliant, but back in the day, he could get to the rim and finish. (Not any more, though.)
Kidd's only real flaws have been his jumpshot (which has always been streakier than a highlighter pen in the rain), his indescribable skin colour (he's black, but he's white; I DON'T GET THIS), and his tendency to smack the wife around. Outside of that, he was pretty much flawless.
Note: As you can probably tell,
some of the nicknames were made up. Many are genuine, though, and they
are only made up in the instances where a real one couldn't be traced.
Many given nicknames are of common usage, but some are also sourced
from lesser known sources - these sources are not often cited, not because
I hate the people involved, but because there's too many to do so. For
argument's sake, just assume that the unfunny ones are mine.
In the event where more than one agent is listed, this is because the
player has more than one agent. Simple, really. This is rather commonplace
- a lot of times, a player will sign with a big agency, and they will
have both primary and secondary agents from within that agency to handle
their affairs. (Where that happens, the primary agent is listed first.)
Also, foreign players tend to have both American and domestic agents.
Where the details of such are known, they are listed. It's essentially
like a fun multiple choice game, except without the "fun", "multiple
choice" and "game" elements.
Additionally - don't sue. We're only having a laugh. There's no slander
here. Just very bad jokes.
Copyright ShamSports.com, 2005-2010. Every published word on this website
is copyrighted to the website's owner, including (but not limited to)
the really stupid ones that I wish I'd never written.
