Kidd speaks up about Avery
"We ran the first couple of games," Kidd said. "And then we stopped. A lot of times, our offense was used to set up our defense. We slowed it down instead of getting out and running and putting pressure on [opponents] after missed shots or even makes. We were pretty much — not just myself, but everybody — looking over to the sideline, trying to figure out what was going to be called."
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It was noted during the season that Kidd probably spent more time looking at the sidelines for instructions in three months under Johnson than he had combined in his 13-year career. When asked Saturday if he had any problem with that observation, Kidd said: "That’s fair."
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"Offense was used to set up our defense"
Sounds about right. When Avery came in, that was the first big change he always harped on was adjusting the offense so we didn’t get destroyed in defensive transition.
It really shouldn’t be too shocking, judging by the product we saw on the court, that he didn’t give Kidd the freedom everyone (Kidd included) said he was going to during the season.
I’m not a fan of throwing Avery under the bus, but for the sake of giving me hope for the season, I’ll do whatever it takes to convince myself that Jason Kidd will be Jason Kidd now that he’s got a new coach.
by MeanMr.Mustard on Jun 30, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs


















