July 20, 2010

KIDD HELPS OUT

Word is out that veteran point guard Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks is in Las Vegas right now and ready to help out Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski in the Nationals training camp which reels off today. Kidd, who was a member of the US gold-medal winning team in the Beijing Olympics, was requested to join the camp to impart his international experience to a young training pool which did not include any stars from the Beijing squad. However, according to an article in ESPN Dallas/ Fort Worth, the 37-year-old Bay Area native will only attend the Las Vegas camp and will not join the team in the FIBA World basketball championships in Turkey next month.

“It's a bit too soon to start calling him the next Coach K, but that's the world Mavericks guard Jason Kidd is going to sample this week.

“Kidd will be in Las Vegas starting Monday as a special guest of the Team USA coaching staff as preparations begin for the World Championships in Turkey later this summer.


“The move hasn't been officially announced yet, but Kidd's presence was requested by Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski, who wants the 37-year-old to serve as a mentor and sounding board for a young squad that will return precisely zero of the 12 players who won gold in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics.”

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