再一篇關於 Kidd的投籃，不過我覺得這篇寫的更好些， 也加上 Kidd 自己的一些看法。 Friday, March 02, 2007 BY DAVE D'ALESSANDRO Star-Ledger Staff Jason Kidd tells his friends that he'll play four more seasons -- two in New Jersey, and two wherever they'll have him -- and when he reaches the end of this Hall of Fame journey, he'll undoubtedly be a different player than the one he is today. But the Nets have been witness to the start of the transformation this season, and at times, it can be startling. Think about it: How many players can hit five 3-pointers and score 15 points in 189 seconds, as he did against Washington on Tuesday night? Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant immediately come to mind, and then you have to start scratching your temple. "Probably Gilbert," Carter added, referring to Gilbert Arenas. "Ray (Allen). That's about it, really. Oh, and T-Mac." But a going-on-34 point guard with a bad back, who isn't exactly known for lighting it up? As his coach sees it, this is a hint of what Kidd might become in two or three years. "As you get older, you understand that some of your strengths (diminish)," Lawrence Frank said. "Jason understands, and he wants to continue playing beyond his contract. He's still very fast with the ball, but he knows that as you get older there are certain things you may not be able to do at the same speed, so his ability to improve his shot makes him even a better player." So Kidd decided to become a shooting impresario. He just wishes he started working on it a little sooner. "You know, when you're young and naive ... you always feel you have time to work on whatever you need to work on," Kidd said yesterday. "And before you know it, it's 12 or 13 years in the league. Yeah, I wish I would have started it sooner, but I'm happy with where I'm at. I've always relied on passing, but now its fun being on the other end." The change began on the eve of the Indiana playoff series last spring, when shooting coach Bob Thate suggested that they break down his mechanics. It was too late to do anything dramatic, and as this season began, Kidd was still too busy to fully commit the time to it. Then two things happened: Thate, an enormously dedicated teacher, spent time working with T.J. Kidd ("Lock it up," could be heard throughout the gym) after practices, and the boy's father noticed his son's improvement. Then Thate lost his prize pupil, Nenad Krstic, to a torn ACL, and a few days later pulled Kidd aside and said, "Will you please work with me now? I'm running out of guys to work with." So they got to work, and Thate broke it down -- elbow positioning, release point, follow-through, everything. The rest was repetition -- 300 shots a day, sometimes more. And then Kidd found a partner who actually loves shooting more than he did, in teammate Eddie House, with whom he has shooting games every morning. "There were a lot of shooters on the team, and I wanted to join in, and have some fun with those guys," Kidd said. "So I tried to pair myself with Eddie -- he's one of the best shooters in the league. We started the game, put a dollar on it, and it became something that caught my attention. I just wanted to be a part of it." Said House, "He was up $20 on me at one point." Kidd had perhaps the best shooting month of his career in January, with an incredible 47 percent clip from downtown. Immediately thereafter, he experienced back and rib problems, and his jumper touch suffered. Over the first seven games of February, he slumped (5-for-36) from the arc. Now he's white-hot again, connecting on 23 of 44 shots in the last three games (.523), including 11-for-19 (.579) from deep. And very few players have experienced the dream flow he had in the third quarter against the Wiz. "Every play, he'd knock it in, and I'd be like, 'Damn, run it again,'" Carter said. "It was incredible. You don't get to see that kind of thing too often." "I kind of felt like Vince there for a minute," Kidd said. "I feel like all of 'em are going in now. The thing with being a shooter, I've found out, make or miss you have to keep shooting. That's the biggest thing I've learned this season." Notes: Carter didn't have any substantive thoughts about Bruce Ratner's remarks Wednesday, when the owner said he wanted Carter re-signed this summer. "It's great to hear," Carter said. "Believe me, if you have the support of the owner who wants you back, and believes you're an important part of this team, it's a great feeling." ... The Nets list Antoine Wright (sprained right elbow) as day-to-day, and both Mikki Moore (sent home) and Josh Boone (he practiced) had the stomach flu yesterday. --

※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.135.254.28 ※ 編輯: NetsFan 來自: 140.135.254.28 (03/02 19:41)