Interview with Tina:
This morning at #Knicks shootaround in San Antonio, I talked to Jason Kidd about what he's been doing to make such a big impact on players in such a short time with the team

Jason said,

“I’m just doing my thing, sharing my experiences because I’ve been around the league so long. The main thing I tell every player:
is don’t panic ... the big thing is to always be calm, accept the moment in the game ... if we’re down, we’re going to work together in the game to get back in there, and if we’re up we have to continue playing the same way ... which is hard... But to also have fun. We have some talented guys here and they have to have that confidence. Because with confidence in this league, guys will learn they can do a lot more than what they’ve done in the past.”

When did you realized it takes more than talent to succeed in this league ... that you have to apply a strong mental aspect as well?

“There’s a learning curve. When I got to Jersey, it was a team that won 20-something games, I thought they were talented enough to be a team that could have won 41 ... and to give them that confidence or security .... such as when we’re in a flow ... we have a good chance of winning. When they start believing that, the team starts getting on these rolls, and you start winning and it breeds confidence throughout the whole team. That’s what I think we are doing right now, where everybody is gaining this confidence; ‘Hey look, we can win every game if we play the right way!’ Now, you’re going to lose some, but in the long run you’re going to win.”

He's a steady hand in an unsteady time and he is just what we needed to balance Carmelo's 'iffy' leadership.

What a great counter-weight Jason Kidd is, a true Ace in the Hole.

3G4G wrote:He's not playing like a 40yr old....Ha Ha Ha.

For real you could argue he's been as valuable as anyone on the team thus far.

He is the MVP of the team. He is invaluable.

3G4G wrote:He's not playing like a 40yr old....Ha Ha Ha.

For real you could argue he's been as valuable as anyone on the team thus far.

Knicks are just so much better now.

gunsnewing wrote:

Syniko wrote:I still think Knicks would have gone 6-0 with Lin as a PG.

Knicks are just so much better now.

probably but our turnovers would be higher

False. I don't care about your hate for Lin but his TO is the league average for a PG this season thus far. I'm just saying that Knicks are such a tight unit that it wouldn't matter if Lin or Kidd was part of it or not.

Woodson show great potential last season.

Syniko wrote:I still think Knicks would have gone 6-0 with Lin as a PG.

Knicks are just so much better now.

I believe you're wrong. Kidd has been a second head coach out there. The confidence he gives out players, the I.Q he's shared with us. He's the reason why we're leading the league in turnover differential. The defensive ability that Kidd has played with has also been an underrated topic of discussion. Kidd was clutch as clutch could be tonight, and without Kidd, we don't win this game. There is no guarantee that Lin wouldn't have fell flat on his face against Parker and the Spurs (on the road) tonight.