Kidd Ready To Play Role Of Mentor To Lin
Jul 13, 2012 10:11 AM EDT
Jason Kidd is eager to teach Jeremy Lin the intricacies of the point guard position.
“To have the chance to mentor a very good player, to be able to share what I’ve learned the last 18 years, is something I’ve been looking forward to,” Kidd said.
Kidd plans to first teach Lin the importance of pace.
“Looking from the outside, it’s trying to teach him different gears. He just plays at one gear and it’s a very high gear, so for me, we’ll sit down and talk about trying to find that fourth and third gear so that he has the energy to finish ball games,” said Kidd. “We want him to play the whole season. At just one gear, it’s hard to play 82 games.”