Jason Kidd is 35 years old. This age is honestly older and in comparison to the rest of the Olympic Team, he is the elder statesman, accentuated by the grizzly beard he sports. His skills have been on the decline, and though no one doubts what he's done in the past, he honestly just isn't what he used to be.
Last year Kidd shot a horrible 38.5% from the field and has a career percentage of 40.1. The Russians were playing zone and against this defense Kidd can't compare to CP3 or D-Will. Kidd is the leader of this group and is perfect in their running up tempo game, but it just wasn't working in Shanghai.
Now this doesn't justify Kobe's rudeness, even though he was completely joking. If his statement honestly offended Jason Kidd, I'm sure Mr. Bryant apologized.
Kobe sees himself as a jokester, but his image just isn't blithe enough yet to be accepted in the same light as the more accomplished pranksters like Shaq and or even Lebron. But its improving and this light jest will just be forgotten about, just as Shaq's ridiculous Kobe rap was. So if Shaq isn't seen as an a**hole now, this shouldn't cause any tension within the Redeem Team nor should it mean anything whatsoever to the rest of the world. Thanks sports media for spinning a ridiculous statement into something much bigger than it actually is.
Kobe Ain't A Kidder
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05 August 2008
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