Jason Kidd is enjoying Dallas Mavericks' faster pace

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The Fundamentals
Published 10/9/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at BallerBlogger.com
... Jeff Caplan of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram:  “Eventually, the quantity of turnovers will matter. In the league last season, average turnovers per game ranged from a high of 15.3 to a low of 11.1. Doesn’t sound like much, but Carlisle explained how the difference could break a season. “Probably about 10 to 15 wins,” Carlisle said. “If you look statistically in the league, the difference between 10th place and 20th place is sometimes hundredths of a point, statistically, so with the level of competitiveness and the number of one-possession games, the ...

Kidd’s Turnovers Don’t Worry Carlisle
Published 10/9/2008 by Marcel Mutoni (marcelmutoni@gmail.com) at SLAM Online
... “The majority of [Kidd’s turnovers] he had a great idea,” Carlisle said. “In a couple of cases there were guys put in tough positions in terms of being able to make a cut and catch. But I’m not worried about that. These guys have to adjust to him out of a different mode of play, and he’s got to learn about what all these guys can do.” ...