Post by San Miguel on Jan 1, 2015 11:05:41 GMT -6
Name: Jason Frederick Kidd AKA J-Kidd
Position: Point Guard
Number: 5
DOB: March 23, 1973
Age when drafted: 1994 NBA Draft (21)
College: University of California
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
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STRENGTHS:
Selected with the second overall pick, Jason Kidd was brought into be a true floor general make his surrounding teammates better as a pass first point guard. He did not disappoint finishing his career amassing the second most assists of all time behind only John Stockton. Speculation is he had NBA court vision by the 8th grade. Kidd was also a great defender winning All NBA Defensive team honours nine times in his career and also showcased by his nearly two SPG for his career using his great size and strength to out muscle opposing point guards. Kidd was also a tremendous rebounder for the point guard position finishing his career with 6.3 RPG and a career high 8.2 in 06-07. Jason Kidd's all around game is exemplified by his 107 career triple doubles which ranks number three all time in NBA history behind only The Big O and Magic.
WEAKNESSES:
Jason Kidd really struggled shooting throughout his career to the point where he was referred to as "Ason" because he had no J shown by his career 40% shooting percentage. Experts pointed at the fact that he just did not have the correct mechanics and could not develop that smooth release. He was able to become a decent three point shooter later in his career but the scoring part of his offense was never good.
SIGNIFICANT INFO:
10x NBA All Star, 6x All NBA, 1x NBA champion, 9X All NBA Defensive Team, 94-95 Rookie of The Year, 2nd all time in career assists
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1-5 rate the following for each category (half points can be given
Ins: 3.0
Jps: 2.5
Fts: 4.0
3Ps: 3.0
Hnd: 4.5
Pas: 5.0
ORb: 2.5
DRb: 4.0
PsD: 1.5
PrD: 4.5
Stl: 4.0
Blk: 0.5
Qck: 4.0
Str: 3.5
Jmp: 3.0
St: 4.5