Mavericks’ Jason Kidd visited Phil Jackson this summer, had video sessions led by Phil, learning about the Triangle offense. Video link to interview in comments.
Mavericks’ Jason Kidd visited Phil Jackson this summer, had video sessions led by Phil, learning about the Triangle offense. Video link to interview in comments.
“To be able to talk basketball, it was a masterclass,” Kidd said to Marc Stein via DLLS Sports. “To be able to sit down and watch video. He was running the video and it was just surreal to be in the same room talking basketball with one of the greatest. I think he’s a genius in the game of basketball. It was incredible.”
“I think we have some of the personnel to run some of the triangle,” Kidd said. “Some version of the triangle to get guys in different positions to be able to be successful. One of the things I did learn about the triangle is that the Laker teams really didn’t dribble a lot. There was a lot of passing. Holding the ball for two seconds and getting off of it would be something that hopefully that we can do.”
Man we have the recipe this season for it all, let’s go baby
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I love that Kidd seems to constantly be focused on improving himself even as a coach. His tinkering and experimentation during the regular season can be extremely frustrating, but one thing that’s clear is that he’s not a coach that’s content with stagnation.
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Some other good tidbits from this interview
Kidd thinks this team is deeper than the 2011 roster
Last year he emphasized to playing faster to Luka, now he wants to emphasize that Luka doesn’t have to bring the ball up or start the offense all the time. Sounds to me like he wants to lessen the load on Luka and also encourage more off ball stuff for him.
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Quotes from Kidd:
“To be able to talk basketball, it was a masterclass,” Kidd said to Marc Stein via DLLS Sports. “To be able to sit down and watch video. He was running the video and it was just surreal to be in the same room talking basketball with one of the greatest. I think he’s a genius in the game of basketball. It was incredible.”
“I think we have some of the personnel to run some of the triangle,” Kidd said. “Some version of the triangle to get guys in different positions to be able to be successful. One of the things I did learn about the triangle is that the Laker teams really didn’t dribble a lot. There was a lot of passing. Holding the ball for two seconds and getting off of it would be something that hopefully that we can do.”
Video of full interview with DLLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlscuChT8cU
Man we have the recipe this season for it all, let’s go baby
I love that Kidd seems to constantly be focused on improving himself even as a coach. His tinkering and experimentation during the regular season can be extremely frustrating, but one thing that’s clear is that he’s not a coach that’s content with stagnation.
Some other good tidbits from this interview
Kidd thinks this team is deeper than the 2011 roster
Last year he emphasized to playing faster to Luka, now he wants to emphasize that Luka doesn’t have to bring the ball up or start the offense all the time. Sounds to me like he wants to lessen the load on Luka and also encourage more off ball stuff for him.