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Is Jason Kidd the Dallas Mavericks' Savior or a Coach Killer?

 
A few years back, I loved Jason Kidd. I thought he was the best point guard in the NBA and a lock to be a future Hall of Famer. He was the prototypical point that I would want on my team. He defended with the best of them, passed better than anybody, and hands down made his teammates better. He did everything a point guard was suppose to do. Then, the true Jason Kidd emerged in my eyes. Not physically—but mentally.  And in particular, his prima donna ways. In 2004, during the middle of the year, Byron Scott was fired as the head coach of the Nets. Scott not only had taken the lowly Nets to the NBA Finals the previous two years, but he had the Nets in first place of the division when he was let go. News reports immediately surfaced that a rift between Scott and Kidd was the cause for Scott’s departure. How did each other fare afterwards? Scott went on to be more than okay. He is the reigning Coach of the Year and has rejuvenated a Hornets ... (link)

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