“(Assistant coach Johnny Kidd) put the keys to the game on the board before the game, which is important. But I said, 'You've got to remember, 90 percent of your brain has got to be filled with heart and desire.' You've got to respect the basketball and do the technical things, but you've got to play with a lot of heart.”
Dave Bike
“Kidd can defend the best wing player at the end of the game, make the big pass, get the big rebound. That takes the pressure off the players.”
Rod Thorn
“Richard Jefferson is going to be more involved in Game 2. We know that Jason Kidd is going to be more involved from a scoring standpoint in terms of his aggressiveness. Carter, you can talk about his bad shooting, but he still had 31 points. He missed a lot of point-blank shots he normally makes. They're going to be more balanced in their attack.”
Rick Carlisle
“They got J-Kidd. He's not going to let the game just slip away. We dug ourselves a hole that we couldn't get out of.”
Kenyon Martin
“Kidd, turn off the light to spare my blushes.”
Henry James
“J-Kidd is grabbing me, pulling me and I am telling him to calm down.”
Richard Jefferson
“J-Kidd, it was just unbelievable what he did tonight.”
