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It's 12 days old, but I'm not sure as to how I missed it.</p>
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JASON KIDD (14th year, Nets/Suns/Mavs)
14.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 2.0 steals</p>
Why: It wouldn’t be that crazy to argue for Kidd as the best point guard of all-time, and it’s hardly difficult to argue his case as the best of his era. Forget the term “triple-double threat” in Kidd’s case; he averaged 14-10-10 in the ‘07 playoffs as a 34-year-old, following a regular season in which he led his team in rebounds from the PG spot. The bar for the all-purpose point guard has been set by Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd, who sit 1-2-3 on the all-time list for career triple-doubles. Kidd led the Nets to back-to-back Finals appearances in ‘02 and ‘03, where they fell to clearly superior L.A. and San Antonio teams, and he’s got an Olympic gold medal to go with his seven All-Star appearances and five All-NBA first team nods. Had the same MVP voting philosophies of the Steve Nash era been applied five years ago, Kidd would have won the award in ‘02, his first year with the Nets. That season he averaged 14.7 points, 9.9 dimes, 7.3 boards and 2.1 steals a night, and took New Jersey from a 26-56 record the year before his arrival to a 52-30 Finals squad. From a purely aesthetic perspective, Kidd is possibly the greatest passer the game has ever seen.</p>
Why not: He doesn’t have a championship. And we’ve all heard the “Ason” joke before. Beyond that, the anti-Kidd argument is weak.</p>
Our call: IN</div></p>
Source</p>
I dare anyone to say he doesn't belong in the HOF.</p>
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JASON KIDD (14th year, Nets/Suns/Mavs)
14.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 2.0 steals</p>
Why: It wouldn’t be that crazy to argue for Kidd as the best point guard of all-time, and it’s hardly difficult to argue his case as the best of his era. Forget the term “triple-double threat” in Kidd’s case; he averaged 14-10-10 in the ‘07 playoffs as a 34-year-old, following a regular season in which he led his team in rebounds from the PG spot. The bar for the all-purpose point guard has been set by Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd, who sit 1-2-3 on the all-time list for career triple-doubles. Kidd led the Nets to back-to-back Finals appearances in ‘02 and ‘03, where they fell to clearly superior L.A. and San Antonio teams, and he’s got an Olympic gold medal to go with his seven All-Star appearances and five All-NBA first team nods. Had the same MVP voting philosophies of the Steve Nash era been applied five years ago, Kidd would have won the award in ‘02, his first year with the Nets. That season he averaged 14.7 points, 9.9 dimes, 7.3 boards and 2.1 steals a night, and took New Jersey from a 26-56 record the year before his arrival to a 52-30 Finals squad. From a purely aesthetic perspective, Kidd is possibly the greatest passer the game has ever seen.</p>
Why not: He doesn’t have a championship. And we’ve all heard the “Ason” joke before. Beyond that, the anti-Kidd argument is weak.</p>
Our call: IN</div></p>
Source</p>
I dare anyone to say he doesn't belong in the HOF.</p>
