Bro, if you are here, you remember NBA LIVE 2003, right? Jason Kidd in the cover. Fabulous singing the intro. OH. YEAH. YOU KNOW THE GOOD STUFF. What a time to be alive, baby, what a time to be alive!
NBA live 2002 was my shit. 03 was cool too but 02 had me in a choke hold so much my parents asked me if I wanted to play basketball.. I’m short for bball which is why I chose soccer but bball always had a special place in my heart
I was at the game in Atl when the Hawks coach was standing on the court and J Kidd raced down the court and dribbled into him to end regulation. He got 2 free throws, hit them both to send the game into overtime (the Mavs were victorious)! The most brilliant, court aware play I've ever seen! I believe his stat line was like 16pts, 17 rebounds and 16 assists - something crazy like that.
I grew up in this era and I remember Kidd being the consensus best PG of the era. Payton was a little before Kidd, but one Kidd hit the scene, he replaced GP pretty quickly. Kidd is responsible for the biggest record swing in NBA history with the Nets. That team was pretty trash and they went to the finals twice in a row. The things people say about Chris Paul today are true x10 for Jason Kidd.
@@rodcav3 unfortunately Kidd played in the era with Payton, Jordan, Stockton, Mookie, Kobe, etc. He was definitely among the best defensive guards in the league. His 2011 run with the Mavericks proved how great defensively he was and had been his entire career.
Gary Payton was a fantastic PG but I'm gonna go with Kidd. His prime lastet longer and he turned every team he played for into a contender. David Robinson said it in the video, he made every player around him better. I think Miami could've won that championship with another PG, with the Mavs I'm not that sure. Of course his career stats are great but he was one of those guys who were great beyond those stats. He was a guy who just would do the right thing, make the right descision in 95% of the time. I can't remember mistakes he made and that is a quality that is completely underrated in Basketball.
Payton won the majority of matchups but I agree kidds IQ was on another level then most ,, problem with the sonics Payton had to become the top scorer and he shouldn't of had too because kemp left but still always had over 50 wins a year
PAYTON IS WAY BETTER THAN KIDD. KIDD HAD 2 LOTTERY PICS MASHBURN AND JIM JACKSON AND COULDN'T MAKE THE PLAY OFFS. SO WHO DID HE MAKE BETTER. ONLY MADE PLAY OFFS WHEN HE GOT OLDER AND JUST A ROLL PLAYER. PAYTON BATTLED MICHAEL JORDAN IN THE FINALS. GOING THROUGH TEAMS WITH MULTIPLE HALL OF FAMERS. stop listening to the media ROOKIES
@@jamalvines2133 tf are you talking about…did you not see the nets go back to back finals? Once against Kobe and Shaq and then Tim and David? Tf just stop talking
Kidd is one of the few guys that I've ever seen where, as a fan of a team he was on - if he was on the floor you never panicked. You knew the right play would be made every single time. Returning back to Dallas after all those years to get a championship was incredible.
jason is my all time. favorite PG. many great PG in nba. magic, stockton, nash, jason william, curry and many more but for me what seperate jason kidd from them is not about his scoring capability or fancy passing but the quality of pass he is doing. plus he is a complete package. scoring, passing, rebounding, and he is a notable defensive stopper. he has a very high basketball IQ. mist of all he is not afraid to score less as long they could win the game.
Call me crazy but id pick Kidd over any PG for my dream team. The guy was a walking triple double, super high basketball IQ, fastbreak wizard, turned 2 decent stars into all stars(Jefferson, Martin). When I think PG, I think Stockton and Kidd. But since I seen Kidd play live, I gotta go Kidd
@@riddickj16 True, those two are the epitome of what a point guard should be. But still, I’d easily take Magic or Steph over Kidd, Stockton, Isiah, Big O, Nash, etc. Magic was the best, could play any position and still win, while Steph changed the game. Plus we have to account for rings/championships.
I like your choice. Kidd was a complete PG and the best pure and complete PG I've ever seen. Magic was a great offensive player who never palyed D. If I had a dream team with all other great offensive players on my team, then I would take kidd as my staring PG as well...the only other player better at PG on my dream team that I would take ahead of Kidd would be Lebron, b/c now I have a 6'8" do everything player at PG.
@@joshL28 If I have a Jason Kidd, I would put Kidd on 1 and Steph on 2 Kidd is the true definition of the point guard position Magic only get the edge over Kidd in term of height, the rest of their attributes are pretty even but in term of basketball IQ I honestly think Kidd got an edge over Magic So it all comes down to our own preferences
I grew up in the Bay Area, the narrative when I was growing up was that when they played ball against each other Gary called him Ason, “cuz he ain’t got no J!” xD of course Gary was older than Kidd but even back then ( Gary at Oregon and Jason at his private Highschool) people talked about Jason Kidd being the best ever, suffice to say when he retired he had a better career than Gary
Ive been watching NBA basketball since 1974. Some of my fondest basketball moments was when Jason Kidd was on the Nets. This man single handledly made the team better overnight. He made Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin better, they actually OWE him money when they got their bags 💰. He made passes that were on unreal and he never walked the ball up. Always kept the defense on their heels. One time i was watching the Nets and i said to myself...." the only way he makes this pass is if he bowls it like a bowler....and thats EXACTLY what he did!!!! The most underrated thing about him was the clutch plays he made. The knock on him was he couldn't shoot. I saw Jason hit many clutch threes when the game was on the line or to stop a run. To me one of the top clutch players, but arguably the 2nd best PGs of all time .....PURE POINT.
Watching JKidd from 2001-2003 was some of the absolute best BBall I've seen~ He took a moribund franchise to the NBA finals twice!! Most people missed it because the NNets always underachieved and he was no match for Kobe and Shaq! but so many teams that came through Jersey those seasons were down by 20 before they knew it~ I'd like to hang out with GP on the daily though lol
Jason Kidd was a triple-doubles machine. For example: 25 pts, 12 assists, 11 rebounds. Even though he was a point guard, he was able to grab offensive rebounds which doesn't happen to plenty of point guards on a regular basis. Kidd was 6'4 and that's pretty tall for his position. Not like LeBron or Magic's height when they played the point guard position at 6 foot 9.
Jason Kidd was just such a good facilitator of the team, just like Steve Nash or nowadays CP3. They're similar to one another in that they're great at just being the glue and holding a team together and getting them to fire on all cylinders and perform at their highest level. They optimize talent and that's why wherever those guys go they end up taking their team to the playoffs and making them way better than they were before.
Hi Marc. I agree. You used a word, "glue" and I think that's dead on. Some players including very great ones are essentially virtuosos. Wonderful to see and admire. Others, do something different. I knew Nash was going to get mentioned. I'm a big Nash admirer. Oh, both Kidd and Nash went to coaching. Also, very fun to watch. I'm not going to choose unless it's both. There are others players too :-)
@@jasemsultan7131 I have to disagree! Kidd was able to lead NJ to the finals twice during his prime and while being the number one guy of that team. Nash won 2 MVPs with his offensive highlights and had a deep Suns team but was never able to lead his team to the finals. Wanna know why? Because Nash was an absolutely terrible defender while Kidd was a complete point guard! That's why Kidd is number 2 in assists and steals plus top 5 in all time tripledoubles. If there was a pick up game with options to take Kidd, Payton or Nash it's just a fact that Nash would be picked last.
Jason Kidd was the only player that could absolutely takeover an entire game without scoring a single point. Also defensively was a lock down defender without even being physical or all up in offensive players space. Probably the best hands on defense for any pg guard not named stockton or payton.
@Tom Ross TV RAW agreed, but he did go to back to back finals in 02 and 03 and he was problem. But agreed, the jumper wasn’t there until his later years.
It's hard to find a better PURE PG. I can only put Magic over him. Not many players made the team that much better at the PG position. He was so fun to watch.
I remember going to the Coliseum to see Jason Kidd in a semifinal game for the state championship, beat the hell out of Jesuit, probably first of two titles in a row. It was like watching a pro playing against children. I would take Kidd over pretty much everyone but Magic and Stockton.
J. Kidd all-day every day I was born and raised in the DFW although I was a Spurs fan I got to see J. Kidd, Jamal, and Jackson up close at reunion arena so that being the case despite being a GP fan as well I take J. Kidd.
Jason Kidd does not get enough credit for being a Great Leader, Great NBA point guard, A NBA Hall Of Famer Status who also deserves all the credit in being a Great NBA Head Coach development of Giannis ( by challenging Giannis into constantly improving in all parts of the NBA game( shooting, dribbling, watching NBA games on film& constantly demanding Giannis to always improve & play mean every single night , as while was coaching the Milwaukee Bucks. The same way Gary Payton helped Jason Kidd while Jason was in high school, The University Of California At Berkeley), & throughout his entire NBA career.
I’m still surprised those Nets didn’t do more when Carter got there. They had already Run Back to Back Finals Appearances You’d think what Carter brought with athleticism and scoring
Still wasn't enough. Kidd and VC wasn't a complete enough team when the East in the mid 2000s had the Pistons who were more of a complete team, the Heat had Wade on the come up along with good talents to play alongside him and Lebron's Cavs were on the rise. Then if the Nets were lucky to make it out of the EC bloodbath, the titans of the West were a completely different class of monsters. Kidd should know as he did make the Finals in the 2000s with the Nets but when it came to meet their WC opponents, they were outclassed in overall talent.
I love them both, but I'm going with Kidd. He was just a more consistent point guard over the course of his career than GP. Payton was the better scorer and defender, but Kidd had a better all around game.
JKidd in his prime is right up there with anyone to ever play the game at his position. No question. If I’m picking a PG for my team, it comes down to Kidd, Magic, & Stockton but assuming when this draft of players in their prime happens we know what we do now, I’m probably going Stockton nine times out of ten.
@@gw2102 you’re welcome to your opinion and I respect it. Stockton missed 22 games over 19 seasons and holds 2 of the big 5 records that will likely never be broken. That’s all I’m saying. Was Magic a better overall player? Yes. Was Magic a better pure PG (which is what we’re talking about) I would venture to say no but that’s just my opinion. Gary Payton, one of, if not the best defensive PG’s ever said Stockton was the hardest man in the league to guard. Again tho, it all comes down to opinions and preferences and that’s just mine. I mean, dude played on the Dream Team with a broken leg and still contributed.
I grew up watching Kidd in Oakland/Alameda… and later at Cal…. He was so fun to watch!!! One time when I was a freshman (him a senior) at his game against my school, I was sitting front row at half court… he came down, pulled up and hit a half court shot right in front of me and turned around and smiled at me… me and my friends just lost it! Lol Was a huge fan ever since!!
Jason Kidd and Jason Williams are my favourite point guards, so creative, so unselfish, made their teammates better. Kidd was so incredible, his defence, passing, and later on in his career his shooting was great. He's underrated now because he didn't have the flashiest stats or shoot the ball like Curry
One of my favorite PG’s ever, I apologize on behalf of myself and all the Jasón kid fans, but phoenix suns did him dirty by trade trading him over some dumb shit!!!
For youngsters, imagine Ben Simmons Getting 15 assist , with every team daring him to shoot and him still refusing to. Jason Kidd couldn't hit hit a foul line jumper as a rookie. Everyone knew it and still couldn't stop him from dropping dimes. Then he became a shooter and a champion.. legend!!! Definitely top three point guard of all time..
Kidd's intangibles were off the charts.I saw him play in High School and numerous times in The SF Pro Am league.I came to understand that Jason Kidd was a lot like fellow Oaklander Bill Russell.JK amassed a lot of career triple doubles, but all he really cared about was whether his team got the W.
Both Oakland great legends. I had the pleasure to watch both during their collegiate days as well. Jason Kidd for me because he doesn't talk crap to his opponents and just play to win for his team. I love Gary Payton but when he trash talk he was doing it for his personal excitement which takes away from the team. For example... He was talking trash against Jordan now had he won a championship vs the Bulls then he could've gotten the nod but he lost twice to Jordan in the Finals. Edge Kidd
I'd take Kidd over just about any other PG. Give Kidd the same team Magic had around him, and Kidd also would've won multiple titles. Or let Kidd play his whole career with Karl Malone, you can't convince me he wouldn't have won a ring in that situation. Then you've got Kidd's backup, Nash, who flat out was a total liability on defense. It's hard to pick one guy over another though, because they were all unbelievably great players.
Not much more to be said about his talent but as a kid, I used to send cards to guys hoping for anything back. Kidd in his rookie year is the only guy who sent anything back..signed my card, added 3 more of his college cards also autographed and a letter thanking me for being a fan. So yeah I guess I was partially bribed into him being my guy from the get go but to this day, greatest PG I’ve ever seen.
THe most overlooked and underrated Point-God ever imo. In my opinion his skills, accolades and career only inferior to Magic, Steph, Isıah. Very close call with Big O and Stockton. And He better than the rest (Nash, Cp3, Dame, Westbrick,Rondo and such)
I love watching Kidd play especially, in the 2002 n,2003 NBA finals, he was a amazing passer ,he made the Nets a better team . Imagine the Lakers now having a 25 year old Jason Kidd ,they'll probably win the championship .
I think he's had an interesting redemption story of sorts. Won't comment much on his off court life but on court, he definitely is quite the tactician. His stint in Milwaukee was hit or miss but he continued to improve his craft being part of different coaching staffs. Including the Lakers 2020 one under Vogel where they won the chip there too. Much like it took some maturity for him to get better as a young player leaving Dallas and coming back in 2011 to help one with Dirk, his journey as a NBA coach that took him back to Dallas has been a very positive one and he continues to learn and get the most out of his talented players.
I can’t imagine anyone commenting is old enough to have watched Magic play in the 80s. He controlled a game like no one since. I started watching the nba in the early 80s, Magic’s rookie year, actually, when he dominated the finals game when Kareem was out. Magic was the best PG I’ve ever seen.
Loved watching Kidd at Cal and his teammate Lamond Murray who was "Wet"!!!, Mavericks on the OG NBA Jam with Mashburn and Jimmy Jackson , and with Kidd was my team!!!!!
Was really interested to read comments on this one..... I'm a huge G.P fan so I'll go with him but I think it's probably as close a contest as it gets 🤷
No question J. Kidd! Top 5 PG all time and my favorite player ever. NBA leader n 4 major statistical categories and even more at just his position. He should have 1 MVP how he would single handedly make teams waaaaaaaay better than what they were with only him joining the team. Nets won 26 game b4 Kidd got there to 50+ win seasons and back 2 back final appearances. Give that man his flowers.
I remember a dude tried to tell me the fact that Jason Kidd had a lot of triple doubles proves that triple doubles are overrated. I just ended the conversation. Kidd was one of the best.
I played against Jay from 5th grade until we played on the same team in AAU ball for Slam and Jam, even then he was a freshman on my 16yr old team. He has never played his year, always 1 to 3 levels higher. Funny enough, he was a hell of a baseball player as well. My little bro was on that 92 team that won the state chip. Games during off season at Cal, pro am, playing at Bushrod, my father's park Grove St, Greg Brown, we knew he was going to be who he is today. And yes he studied angles like no other, we had a talk and session like that at practice one day.
As a Kid in Middle school in 1995 I Could proudly say that I Owned a pair of Nike Air Zoom Flight 95’s J-Kid Was the Man✅Ima have to pick J-Kid over GP because of his Uniqueness with getting Triple Doubles on a Frequent night basis💯
Imagine a back court of Jason Kidd and John Stockton, in their prime. Fun fact: Jason Kidd is the all time steals leader and number two assists leader. John Stockton is the all time assists leader and number two steals leader.
1.kidd,can handle the ball, use body to protect from defenders steal 2.kidd has good defend in terms of man-to-man guarding 3.kidd can read passing, and steal 4.kidd follow strategy and pass good 5.kidd has good work ethic so in turn over, he can pass and score too 6.kidd is bad in mid range, and 3point shooting, therefore he drive-in good Overall: he is good in defense, and not good in shooting, if you talk about passing, any NCAA basketball team player can pass so no need to discuss passing ability
@@toppdogg2815 maybe not.. maybe so. Dude was legit. He may not have had the recognition or impact on the league, but he was sick. Same as Nick Van Exel. Lethal O.G. status.
jason kidd transcend decade in PG category. very early in his career, people compare him with john stockton. GP and steve nash coming up as a competitor in 2000's. even CP3 is brought up after he retired. he was not good at perimeter shooting but can do everything in the court above average. i like the way he overwhelm his opponent with his size in the post.
I love both those Point Guards...... But J Kidd is my man, actually my favorite player of all time so I gotta roll with him. I love the Payton taught Kidd and made him better in Oakland. But in this case the student did surpass the teacher!
Bro, if you are here, you remember NBA LIVE 2003, right?
Jason Kidd in the cover.
Fabulous singing the intro.
OH. YEAH. YOU KNOW THE GOOD STUFF.
What a time to be alive, baby, what a time to be alive!
You aint neva lie, 007 went crazy then too..
🔥🔥🔥
Bruh!!
NBA live 2002 was my shit. 03 was cool too but 02 had me in a choke hold so much my parents asked me if I wanted to play basketball.. I’m short for bball which is why I chose soccer but bball always had a special place in my heart
I saw kidd live when he was a nets, the second he entered the floor whole court moved differently, it was amazing to see.
Closest thing to GOAT Magic Johnson
I was at the game in Atl when the Hawks coach was standing on the court and J Kidd raced down the court and dribbled into him to end regulation. He got 2 free throws, hit them both to send the game into overtime (the Mavs were victorious)! The most brilliant, court aware play I've ever seen! I believe his stat line was like 16pts, 17 rebounds and 16 assists - something crazy like that.
I grew up in this era and I remember Kidd being the consensus best PG of the era. Payton was a little before Kidd, but one Kidd hit the scene, he replaced GP pretty quickly. Kidd is responsible for the biggest record swing in NBA history with the Nets. That team was pretty trash and they went to the finals twice in a row. The things people say about Chris Paul today are true x10 for Jason Kidd.
GP was never in Kidds league as a passer..a better defender yes but not a better passer or shooter..not even close
@yeet monkey 69 Absolutely right..he' wasn't the glove but definitely a formidable defender
@@rodcav3 unfortunately Kidd played in the era with Payton, Jordan, Stockton, Mookie, Kobe, etc. He was definitely among the best defensive guards in the league. His 2011 run with the Mavericks proved how great defensively he was and had been his entire career.
@@atlien1988 So true...Payton was on the downward spiral during jason Kidds prime
@@rodcav3kidd couldn’t shoot tho
Gary Payton was a fantastic PG but I'm gonna go with Kidd. His prime lastet longer and he turned every team he played for into a contender. David Robinson said it in the video, he made every player around him better. I think Miami could've won that championship with another PG, with the Mavs I'm not that sure. Of course his career stats are great but he was one of those guys who were great beyond those stats. He was a guy who just would do the right thing, make the right descision in 95% of the time. I can't remember mistakes he made and that is a quality that is completely underrated in Basketball.
did you see any of the 97 series between the suns + sonics
Payton won the majority of matchups but I agree kidds IQ was on another level then most ,, problem with the sonics Payton had to become the top scorer and he shouldn't of had too because kemp left but still always had over 50 wins a year
Kidd over Payton in a landslide
PAYTON IS WAY BETTER THAN KIDD. KIDD HAD 2 LOTTERY PICS MASHBURN AND JIM JACKSON AND COULDN'T MAKE THE PLAY OFFS. SO WHO DID HE MAKE BETTER. ONLY MADE PLAY OFFS WHEN HE GOT OLDER AND JUST A ROLL PLAYER.
PAYTON BATTLED MICHAEL JORDAN IN THE FINALS. GOING THROUGH TEAMS WITH MULTIPLE HALL OF FAMERS.
stop listening to the media ROOKIES
@@jamalvines2133 tf are you talking about…did you not see the nets go back to back finals? Once against Kobe and Shaq and then Tim and David? Tf just stop talking
Kidd is one of the few guys that I've ever seen where, as a fan of a team he was on - if he was on the floor you never panicked. You knew the right play would be made every single time. Returning back to Dallas after all those years to get a championship was incredible.
So glad Kidd is getting some love. I've always had him on my top 5 list.
Top 5 PGs?
Magic, Isiah, J. Kidd, Stockton, CP3?
Totally forgot about Curry! He actually might be the best PG ever...
Facts 💯
@@genericallyaccepted that's cap
@@toppdogg2815 cap?
jason is my all time. favorite PG. many great PG in nba. magic, stockton, nash, jason william, curry and many more but for me what seperate jason kidd from them is not about his scoring capability or fancy passing but the quality of pass he is doing. plus he is a complete package. scoring, passing, rebounding, and he is a notable defensive stopper. he has a very high basketball IQ. mist of all he is not afraid to score less as long they could win the game.
U just put Curry with greatest facilitators in the NBA smh. Curry ain't a real PG
Same thoughts. Man im 37 yrs old but I still have him on my top 2 point guards. Not too flashy , yet effective
No need to name drop curry in that mix.
Call me crazy but id pick Kidd over any PG for my dream team. The guy was a walking triple double, super high basketball IQ, fastbreak wizard, turned 2 decent stars into all stars(Jefferson, Martin). When I think PG, I think Stockton and Kidd. But since I seen Kidd play live, I gotta go Kidd
Agreed. Kidd and Stockton define point guard position.
@@riddickj16 True, those two are the epitome of what a point guard should be. But still, I’d easily take Magic or Steph over Kidd, Stockton, Isiah, Big O, Nash, etc. Magic was the best, could play any position and still win, while Steph changed the game. Plus we have to account for rings/championships.
I like your choice. Kidd was a complete PG and the best pure and complete PG I've ever seen. Magic was a great offensive player who never palyed D. If I had a dream team with all other great offensive players on my team, then I would take kidd as my staring PG as well...the only other player better at PG on my dream team that I would take ahead of Kidd would be Lebron, b/c now I have a 6'8" do everything player at PG.
@@joshL28 If I have a Jason Kidd, I would put Kidd on 1 and Steph on 2
Kidd is the true definition of the point guard position
Magic only get the edge over Kidd in term of height, the rest of their attributes are pretty even but in term of basketball IQ I honestly think Kidd got an edge over Magic
So it all comes down to our own preferences
Agreed - I'd take Kidd almost over anyone for my dream team. Kidd fits with anyone.
I grew up in the Bay Area, the narrative when I was growing up was that when they played ball against each other Gary called him Ason, “cuz he ain’t got no J!” xD of course Gary was older than Kidd but even back then ( Gary at Oregon and Jason at his private Highschool) people talked about Jason Kidd being the best ever, suffice to say when he retired he had a better career than Gary
"Ason" because he's got not J. That's pretty funny man. Thanks for that. lol
I had a friend from the Bay who played against Kidd in highschool. He would always tell me about how explosive he was back then.
KIDD REAL MVP STOLEN BY OVERRATED DUNCAN
KIDD CARRY ROOKIES DUNCAN RIDE SUPERTEAM LIKE ALWAYS
😂
@@zzzvain9710 this is silly
Ive been watching NBA basketball since 1974. Some of my fondest basketball moments was when Jason Kidd was on the Nets. This man single handledly made the team better overnight. He made Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin better, they actually OWE him money when they got their bags 💰.
He made passes that were on unreal and he never walked the ball up. Always kept the defense on their heels. One time i was watching the Nets and i said to myself...." the only way he makes this pass is if he bowls it like a bowler....and thats EXACTLY what he did!!!!
The most underrated thing about him was the clutch plays he made. The knock on him was he couldn't shoot. I saw Jason hit many clutch threes when the game was on the line or to stop a run. To me one of the top clutch players, but arguably the 2nd best PGs of all time .....PURE POINT.
Watching JKidd from 2001-2003 was some of the absolute best BBall I've seen~ He took a moribund franchise to the NBA finals twice!! Most people missed it because the NNets always underachieved and he was no match for Kobe and Shaq!
but so many teams that came through Jersey those seasons were down by 20 before they knew it~
I'd like to hang out with GP on the daily though lol
Same here.
That pass at 3:37 was a passed made in heaven!
Beautifully done.
Jason Kidd was a triple-doubles machine. For example: 25 pts, 12 assists, 11 rebounds. Even though he was a point guard, he was able to grab offensive rebounds which doesn't happen to plenty of point guards on a regular basis. Kidd was 6'4 and that's pretty tall for his position. Not like LeBron or Magic's height when they played the point guard position at 6 foot 9.
Jason Kidd was just such a good facilitator of the team, just like Steve Nash or nowadays CP3. They're similar to one another in that they're great at just being the glue and holding a team together and getting them to fire on all cylinders and perform at their highest level. They optimize talent and that's why wherever those guys go they end up taking their team to the playoffs and making them way better than they were before.
Kidd was much better defender than Nash.
@@johnnycatR58 nash was still a better player
Hi Marc. I agree. You used a word, "glue" and I think that's dead on. Some players including very great ones are essentially virtuosos. Wonderful to see and admire. Others, do something different. I knew Nash was going to get mentioned. I'm a big Nash admirer. Oh, both Kidd and Nash went to coaching. Also, very fun to watch. I'm not going to choose unless it's both. There are others players too :-)
@@jasemsultan7131 I have to disagree! Kidd was able to lead NJ to the finals twice during his prime and while being the number one guy of that team. Nash won 2 MVPs with his offensive highlights and had a deep Suns team but was never able to lead his team to the finals. Wanna know why? Because Nash was an absolutely terrible defender while Kidd was a complete point guard! That's why Kidd is number 2 in assists and steals plus top 5 in all time tripledoubles.
If there was a pick up game with options to take Kidd, Payton or Nash it's just a fact that Nash would be picked last.
@@jasemsultan7131 Nash was the biggest liability on defense ever
Jason Kidd was the only player that could absolutely takeover an entire game without scoring a single point. Also defensively was a lock down defender without even being physical or all up in offensive players space. Probably the best hands on defense for any pg guard not named stockton or payton.
@Tom Ross TV RAW agreed, but he did go to back to back finals in 02 and 03 and he was problem. But agreed, the jumper wasn’t there until his later years.
It's hard to find a better PURE PG. I can only put Magic over him. Not many players made the team that much better at the PG position. He was so fun to watch.
I remember going to the Coliseum to see Jason Kidd in a semifinal game for the state championship, beat the hell out of Jesuit, probably first of two titles in a row. It was like watching a pro playing against children. I would take Kidd over pretty much everyone but Magic and Stockton.
J. Kidd all-day every day I was born and raised in the DFW although I was a Spurs fan I got to see J. Kidd, Jamal, and Jackson up close at reunion arena so that being the case despite being a GP fan as well I take J. Kidd.
Jimmy Jackson was another great, big guard, loved that guy's game
Jason Kidd does not get enough credit for being a Great Leader, Great NBA point guard, A NBA Hall Of Famer Status who also deserves all the credit in being a Great NBA Head Coach development of Giannis ( by challenging Giannis into constantly improving in all parts of the NBA game( shooting, dribbling, watching NBA games on film& constantly demanding Giannis to always improve & play mean every single night , as while was coaching the Milwaukee Bucks. The same way Gary Payton helped Jason Kidd while Jason was in high school, The University Of California At Berkeley), & throughout his entire NBA career.
yeah I like the history between Oakland bball legends helping each other out. Its a fun and interesting connection to see.
I’m still surprised those Nets didn’t do more when Carter got there.
They had already Run Back to Back Finals Appearances
You’d think what Carter brought with athleticism and scoring
Vince did bring it every night with the Nets....him and Kidd did not have a answer for Shaq, Wade, and Lebron
It was the total lack of any frontcourt. They had to suffer through Jason Collins.
Still wasn't enough. Kidd and VC wasn't a complete enough team when the East in the mid 2000s had the Pistons who were more of a complete team, the Heat had Wade on the come up along with good talents to play alongside him and Lebron's Cavs were on the rise. Then if the Nets were lucky to make it out of the EC bloodbath, the titans of the West were a completely different class of monsters. Kidd should know as he did make the Finals in the 2000s with the Nets but when it came to meet their WC opponents, they were outclassed in overall talent.
I love them both, but I'm going with Kidd. He was just a more consistent point guard over the course of his career than GP. Payton was the better scorer and defender, but Kidd had a better all around game.
did you see the suns vs sonics series from 97
Better scorer? Debatable
@@eternalselph why do you say that
J. Kidd is my favorite pg all time very underrated nba player in my opinion
They skipped over the fact that Dallas, phoenix, new Jersey were all underachievers until he arrived and made them contenders.. IMMEDIATELY!!
Phoenix went to the finals with Sir Charles…
Dallas and Phoenix were never “contenders” when he played for them
@@adrianparks9051youre not very bright, are you?
@@XChronicHashDallas won with him, didn’t they?
@@poccoboy as a 38 year old role player
JKidd in his prime is right up there with anyone to ever play the game at his position. No question. If I’m picking a PG for my team, it comes down to Kidd, Magic, & Stockton but assuming when this draft of players in their prime happens we know what we do now, I’m probably going Stockton nine times out of ten.
Over Magic? Crazy.
@@gw2102 you’re welcome to your opinion and I respect it. Stockton missed 22 games over 19 seasons and holds 2 of the big 5 records that will likely never be broken. That’s all I’m saying. Was Magic a better overall player? Yes. Was Magic a better pure PG (which is what we’re talking about) I would venture to say no but that’s just my opinion. Gary Payton, one of, if not the best defensive PG’s ever said Stockton was the hardest man in the league to guard. Again tho, it all comes down to opinions and preferences and that’s just mine. I mean, dude played on the Dream Team with a broken leg and still contributed.
I grew up watching Kidd in Oakland/Alameda… and later at Cal…. He was so fun to watch!!!
One time when I was a freshman (him a senior) at his game against my school, I was sitting front row at half court… he came down, pulled up and hit a half court shot right in front of me and turned around and smiled at me… me and my friends just lost it! Lol
Was a huge fan ever since!!
It was a gift to humanity to have Kidd and Carter ( Martin, R.J. ) on the same team 🙏 Thank you
I love The Glove but Kidd is my favorite player on a personal note for a reason. It goes to Kidd.
Jason Kidd and Jason Williams are my favourite point guards, so creative, so unselfish, made their teammates better. Kidd was so incredible, his defence, passing, and later on in his career his shooting was great. He's underrated now because he didn't have the flashiest stats or shoot the ball like Curry
i love it when he won his ring to the franchise who drafted him.. :) TOP 3 all time point guard for me,
Been a huge Nash fan since he started but I've always said Kidd's the 3rd best PG of all time.
yup
Jason Kidd is one of those superstars you have to play with to truly understand his value over more flashier scoring point guards.
One of my favorite PG’s ever, I apologize on behalf of myself and all the Jasón kid fans, but phoenix suns did him dirty by trade trading him over some dumb shit!!!
I used to watch NBA Inside Stuff just for some JKidd highlights💯🔥
For youngsters, imagine Ben Simmons Getting 15 assist , with every team daring him to shoot and him still refusing to. Jason Kidd couldn't hit hit a foul line jumper as a rookie. Everyone knew it and still couldn't stop him from dropping dimes. Then he became a shooter and a champion.. legend!!! Definitely top three point guard of all time..
Kidd's intangibles were off the charts.I saw him play in High School and numerous times in The SF Pro Am league.I came to understand that Jason Kidd was a lot like fellow Oaklander Bill Russell.JK amassed a lot of career triple doubles, but all he really cared about was whether his team got the W.
J.Kidd the best pg I use to literally study that Man.. He can control a game without scoring ask around.
Both Oakland great legends. I had the pleasure to watch both during their collegiate days as well. Jason Kidd for me because he doesn't talk crap to his opponents and just play to win for his team. I love Gary Payton but when he trash talk he was doing it for his personal excitement which takes away from the team. For example... He was talking trash against Jordan now had he won a championship vs the Bulls then he could've gotten the nod but he lost twice to Jordan in the Finals. Edge Kidd
Me too, pretty much for the same reasons. Plus I love me those triple-doubles.
+1
Twice? Was he on the jazz? Cuz the jazz played twice not Seattle
Sonics only played Bulls once in Finals
@@o.a.rodriguez7484 thanks
Jason Kidd over Payton for me. He did everything and made his teammates better
Kidd made me a Nets fan plus I'm from Jersey. It was exciting to watch them Nets with Kidd
Kidd was part of the Revolution! Jimmy Jackson, Eddie Jones, Joe Smith, KG. OGs might know the reference.
I'd take Kidd over just about any other PG. Give Kidd the same team Magic had around him, and Kidd also would've won multiple titles. Or let Kidd play his whole career with Karl Malone, you can't convince me he wouldn't have won a ring in that situation. Then you've got Kidd's backup, Nash, who flat out was a total liability on defense. It's hard to pick one guy over another though, because they were all unbelievably great players.
Shaun, I love your videos! Top
Not much more to be said about his talent but as a kid, I used to send cards to guys hoping for anything back. Kidd in his rookie year is the only guy who sent anything back..signed my card, added 3 more of his college cards also autographed and a letter thanking me for being a fan. So yeah I guess I was partially bribed into him being my guy from the get go but to this day, greatest PG I’ve ever seen.
My favorite thing about the inbound on Yao. Is that Yao has the biggest smile afterwards
Before when triples were rare to get, this guy right here was triple double every night he impacted the floor big, and can’t forget the 💋 at ft line
THe most overlooked and underrated Point-God ever imo.
In my opinion his skills, accolades and career only inferior to Magic, Steph, Isıah.
Very close call with Big O and Stockton.
And He better than the rest (Nash, Cp3, Dame, Westbrick,Rondo and such)
Shoutout to Ason Kidd for developing that J ✊🏼😎
I will pick Gary Payton over Jason Kidd all day every day. Because Gary is so entertaining.
I’m taking Jason Kidd! But you can’t go wrong with either Jason or Gary! Both are top point guards in the league when they played.
Facts if this was a Gary Payton Highlight video most people would take G.P
It's impossible to beat a dude on his own highlight reel.
Gp was a control freak & Kidd was a beast in awarness of the court, I wouldn't know which one to choose, they are two monsters
I love watching Kidd play especially, in the 2002 n,2003 NBA finals, he was a amazing passer ,he made the Nets a better team . Imagine the Lakers now having a 25 year old Jason Kidd ,they'll probably win the championship .
Remarkable video! Jason Kidd favorite PG all time
Kidd over Payton. Kidd over Nash.
His games against LSU and Duke are still my favorite games of all time.
I remembered watching JKidd at the Reunion arena as a 7yrs old. The Mavericks and Stars old arena.
The Union Arena? You mean Reunion Arena man?
@@toppdogg2815 facts was typing to fast
living in the N.W. I really liked Gary, loved his defense, plus I saw him more. I think that Kidd is great also. I hate having to choose
J Kidd and John Stockton were the best floor general pure point guards to play the game.
As a native Dallasite I'm glad he's our coach now. Thank you for 2011 kidd, let's get another one!!
I think he's had an interesting redemption story of sorts. Won't comment much on his off court life but on court, he definitely is quite the tactician. His stint in Milwaukee was hit or miss but he continued to improve his craft being part of different coaching staffs. Including the Lakers 2020 one under Vogel where they won the chip there too. Much like it took some maturity for him to get better as a young player leaving Dallas and coming back in 2011 to help one with Dirk, his journey as a NBA coach that took him back to Dallas has been a very positive one and he continues to learn and get the most out of his talented players.
I can’t imagine anyone commenting is old enough to have watched Magic play in the 80s. He controlled a game like no one since. I started watching the nba in the early 80s, Magic’s rookie year, actually, when he dominated the finals game when Kareem was out. Magic was the best PG I’ve ever seen.
The other day. I accidently said 360 when I meant to say 180 in some other form or context and I thought of Jason Kidd.
Loved watching Kidd at Cal and his teammate Lamond Murray who was "Wet"!!!, Mavericks on the OG NBA Jam with Mashburn and Jimmy Jackson , and with Kidd was my team!!!!!
he is a very good player and my favorite nba player way back 2002-2003.
now he is coaching.
jason kidd. I always enjoyed his game. I bought his NJ jersey back in 2000. I still have the jersey.
Was really interested to read comments on this one..... I'm a huge G.P fan so I'll go with him but I think it's probably as close a contest as it gets 🤷
Not really Kidd was alot better
I thought I was a baller until I had to guard JKidd in high school.
Moms telling me I was just as good….
Bless her heart….lol
No question J. Kidd! Top 5 PG all time and my favorite player ever. NBA leader n 4 major statistical categories and even more at just his position. He should have 1 MVP how he would single handedly make teams waaaaaaaay better than what they were with only him joining the team. Nets won 26 game b4 Kidd got there to 50+ win seasons and back 2 back final appearances. Give that man his flowers.
One of, if not the best PG of all the time.
Two oakland natives, I grew up with Gary Payton's little brothers but J. Kidd all day. much love to the glove
Defensively he was extremely underrated. He started on the redeem team next to Kobe because of this.
I remember a dude tried to tell me the fact that Jason Kidd had a lot of triple doubles proves that triple doubles are overrated. I just ended the conversation. Kidd was one of the best.
My heart pics Gary, but I would have to hand the tittle to kidd
If you can make Richard Jefferson look like an all star…. You know you’re an amazing PG…. 😂 My favorite true PG ever.
Hey love your videos and video about Jason Williams coming soon?
Kidd over Payton.
But the real question might be Stockton or Kidd?
That’s easy, Stockton to Malone…. Or, Jason Kidd to anybody on his team.
Kidd
Kidd threw a pass from half court with his left hand that resulted in a alleyoop! He was phenomenal
Jason kidd was one of my favorite players! Him and john Stockton.
That nets phoenix trade was eye opening how quick the nets became real contenders
I played against Jay from 5th grade until we played on the same team in AAU ball for Slam and Jam, even then he was a freshman on my 16yr old team. He has never played his year, always 1 to 3 levels higher. Funny enough, he was a hell of a baseball player as well. My little bro was on that 92 team that won the state chip. Games during off season at Cal, pro am, playing at Bushrod, my father's park Grove St, Greg Brown, we knew he was going to be who he is today. And yes he studied angles like no other, we had a talk and session like that at practice one day.
I have to go with Kidd. Just for all around and especially discipline.
I remember he was on that dallas team with dirk …he did some OG tricks in that finals run
As a Kid in Middle school in 1995 I Could proudly say that I Owned a pair of Nike Air Zoom Flight 95’s J-Kid Was the Man✅Ima have to pick J-Kid over GP because of his Uniqueness with getting Triple Doubles on a Frequent night basis💯
3:36 that is a Steven Gerrard soccer assist. Absolutely sensational.
Imagine a back court of Jason Kidd and John Stockton, in their prime.
Fun fact:
Jason Kidd is the all time steals leader and number two assists leader. John Stockton is the all time assists leader and number two steals leader.
1.kidd,can handle the ball, use body to protect from defenders steal
2.kidd has good defend in terms of man-to-man guarding
3.kidd can read passing, and steal
4.kidd follow strategy and pass good
5.kidd has good work ethic so in turn over, he can pass and score too
6.kidd is bad in mid range, and 3point shooting, therefore he drive-in good
Overall: he is good in defense, and not good in shooting,
if you talk about passing, any NCAA basketball team player can pass
so no need to discuss passing ability
have you done episodes on KJ or Mark Price?
My favorite point guard ever. He’s why I became a Nets fan
would you do a video on Wayman Tisdale? please :)
Kidd and Stockton were what point guards should be.
I love JKidd, but I'd choose GP. GP drops buckets and his Defense was his hallmark
Chris Paul should never be mentioned above him.
Once Kidd developed a jump shot his status as a point guard put him i the top five of all-time. Personally I would put him at number one.
Kidd was the first point guard I saw that controlled the game scoring very little points but was killing teams rebounding and assists.
What about Chauncy Billups
Not even in the conversation man
@@toppdogg2815 maybe not.. maybe so. Dude was legit. He may not have had the recognition or impact on the league, but he was sick. Same as Nick Van Exel. Lethal O.G. status.
Floor general. Great player. Just saying...
jason kidd was nice in his day great episode. now i cant wait till steph curry make it to the time machine.
Can we get one of these on Kevin Johnson?
Jason Kidd all day. He made my NJ Nets a way better team than they ever could have been. And he made everyone around him better
jason kidd transcend decade in PG category. very early in his career, people compare him with john stockton. GP and steve nash coming up as a competitor in 2000's. even CP3 is brought up after he retired. he was not good at perimeter shooting but can do everything in the court above average. i like the way he overwhelm his opponent with his size in the post.
I love both those Point Guards...... But J Kidd is my man, actually my favorite player of all time so I gotta roll with him. I love the Payton taught Kidd and made him better in Oakland. But in this case the student did surpass the teacher!
Jason kidd was one man fast break
Jason Kidd is the real deal!
Jason Kidd is a different breed