johnno: Kidd has become a much better outside shooter later in his career than he used to be.I think that one reason is that he has a much better follow-through on his shot.He now has a nice long follow-through with a wrist-flick at the end like he is waving good-bye to the ball — kind of like a Novak follow-through.He used to kind of “short-arm” his shot (I actually used to think that he literally had short arms) and pull his hand back as he let go of the ball — kind of like how Dwight Howard snaps his hand back when he lets go of the ball.

Nice i kind of assumed he had to have altered his form throughout his career, I found this gem while looking for a visual of what your describing-Kidd highlights. You will probably want to put it on mute though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Po4gjxlF-4

ruruland:

Would be great if this site had an ignore feature.

You got that right.

Glew: I wonder if he developed the longer release

Kidd has become a much better outside shooter later in his career than he used to be. I think that one reason is that he has a much better follow-through on his shot. He now has a nice long follow-through with a wrist-flick at the end like he is waving good-bye to the ball — kind of like a Novak follow-through. He used to kind of “short-arm” his shot (I actually used to think that he literally had short arms) and pull his hand back as he let go of the ball — kind of like how Dwight Howard snaps his hand back when he lets go of the ball.

I was also thinking that Amar’e would be best playing a lot of minutes together with Sheed, since Sheed doesn’t like going past the 3 point line anyway. He’s also a great communicator on defense so he can guide Amar’e on the floor. The only time I’m really concerned about Amar’e starting is when the Knicks play a small ball lineup, like Miami, as Amar’e wouldn’t have anyone to guard unless Battier or the like plays small forward.

ruruland: He’s been a good post up player for awhile. Told y’all that months ago.

Felton was dead. Great to have that fall back. To me, this was second most impressive win of year.

Yeah man I was honestly a little down on the Kidd signing since I wanted to see em go get a young athletic guard who could shoot the 3. I had no idea Kidd would become the smartest/craftiest player i’ve ever seen. He’s been money from downtown/so good at getting people to foul him as he shoots it too. I wonder if he developed the longer release as way to decipher if the optimal play is to shoot or draw the foul??

I never really noticed the nuances in his game. For example there was a play tonight in the 3rd or 4th quarter where Gallo was trying to post at the elbow and Kidd was on him. Kidd was somehow able to force him out of position toward other defenders where he could not receive the pass without fouling (unless jedi mind tricks are foul play). The Nugs then tried a skip pass that went out of bounds. TO knick ball. Just absolutely incredible watching Kidd at work.

Juany8:
I think there’s a strong argument that Kidd should be in the all star game, but let’s see of he keeps this up for the whole season. He’s still pretty damn old, might have some slow stretches throughout the season. Regardless he’s been a perfect fit for this team, it’s pretty awesome that he came to the Knicks because he thought they were a legit contender

Z-man: It doesn’t? I thought that’s why my posts never get answered…

Nah, you’re a hell of a poster.

It’s typically the best posts that get the least direct responses because they’re either compelling from an argument standpoint or there too few poor ideas to rebuke.