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• hiramholt said November 22, 2007

  He may never actually get his due for being one of the best all-around players of our time. He makes everyone around him better, he routinely defends the other team's best player, and he is a proven performer in the clutch. And when was the last time you saw a 6'4" guard who consistently pulled down 7-9 boards a game? It is shameful that fans vote for the All-Star game because players like Vince Carter are selected over players like Kidd. He is one of my top-5 pgs of all-time along with Magic, Isiah, Stockton, and Payton. Anybody have a different list?

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• OdenMVP said November 22, 2007

  Jason Kidd is a douchebag. If the Nets do manage to make the playoffs this year, it will be fun to watch them lose in the first round again. Kidd is overrated and hasn't won shit.

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• ZackVank said November 23, 2007

  Kidd is certainly a phenominally unique player, but would consider him in the top five, probably not even the top ten. It's true that he rebounds absurdly well, but that isn't a skill that I'd normally look for in a point guard. I'd readily sacrifice some of those boards if he weren't such an atrocious shooter. His lack of a jump shot game knocks him pretty far down on my list.

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• thumbsdown said November 23, 2007

  He doesn't make his jumpers, but he has an above average 3pt game, and he's a great low post scorer and finisher.

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• hiramholt said November 23, 2007

  Personal grudges aside (douchebag?), I'm not sure how anybody with nearly 9,000 assists and two Finals appearances (where the second-best player on his team was--Kenyon Martin...) can be called overrated. A rule of thumb when it comes to a players worth is how he performs in the playoffs. Kidd has averaged a triple-double during a playoff series on at least two occasions (only Magic has done it more), and routinely makes clutch plays at the end of games. He is third all-time in tds, third all-time in assists per game in the post-season, and has been all-defensive 8 times. His jump-shot has always been suspect, but hauling down boards and playing both ends of the floor (unlike Nash, who I really like) are what sets him apart. A point guard's job isn't scoring so much as managing a game and distribution. If you can name a better guard than the one's I've named, feel free. But calling Kidd overrated sounds ignorant and grudge-like. Unless you are related to Joumana...then I understand.

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