Jason Kidd

I love that the officials are just out there getting cardio. I love that they're letting the players, you know, decide the game. Was that a foul or not a foul? That last shot by Timmy, you know. They said they made a mistake and missed the foul. But I think up to that point, that was an incredible game by both teams making big and difficult shots. The shot making in that game was incredible.

And physically too, right?

And physically too, right?

And physically too, right?

Yeah, I think you bring up a great point. I think a lot of it is mental. Right. I think when you're around talent and you believe you're one of the best, you get over being tired because, you know, when you go to practice, Chris Paul, Darren Williams, they're coming after you. When you talk about Gary Payton, he's going to embarrass you. And he's going to do a lot of talking anyway.

Yeah, I think you bring up a great point. I think a lot of it is mental. Right. I think when you're around talent and you believe you're one of the best, you get over being tired because, you know, when you go to practice, Chris Paul, Darren Williams, they're coming after you. When you talk about Gary Payton, he's going to embarrass you. And he's going to do a lot of talking anyway.

Yeah, I think you bring up a great point. I think a lot of it is mental. Right. I think when you're around talent and you believe you're one of the best, you get over being tired because, you know, when you go to practice, Chris Paul, Darren Williams, they're coming after you. When you talk about Gary Payton, he's going to embarrass you. And he's going to do a lot of talking anyway.

He's going to tell you about it. Exactly. So I think when you have those opportunities to play for your national team, even if a long season, if you win a title, if you lose a title, I think just when you love competition, you're getting the best in the country. And so I think you kind of shift into another gear. And the best comes out. Whenever you can go against the best, you tend to

He's going to tell you about it. Exactly. So I think when you have those opportunities to play for your national team, even if a long season, if you win a title, if you lose a title, I think just when you love competition, you're getting the best in the country. And so I think you kind of shift into another gear. And the best comes out. Whenever you can go against the best, you tend to

He's going to tell you about it. Exactly. So I think when you have those opportunities to play for your national team, even if a long season, if you win a title, if you lose a title, I think just when you love competition, you're getting the best in the country. And so I think you kind of shift into another gear. And the best comes out. Whenever you can go against the best, you tend to

you know, find out what, what you're made of. And then also it answers a lot of questions on what do you have to work on to, to be great.

you know, find out what, what you're made of. And then also it answers a lot of questions on what do you have to work on to, to be great.

you know, find out what, what you're made of. And then also it answers a lot of questions on what do you have to work on to, to be great.

That's a great question. When you look at... Things can be different. Athletes change in both games, faster, athletic, you know, they're bigger. And so I think to give a real answer to this question, I think it's our fault, really. When you talk about the spokesmen or women of the past to be able to educate our youth. And I think we have not done a great job of storytelling.

That's a great question. When you look at... Things can be different. Athletes change in both games, faster, athletic, you know, they're bigger. And so I think to give a real answer to this question, I think it's our fault, really. When you talk about the spokesmen or women of the past to be able to educate our youth. And I think we have not done a great job of storytelling.

That's a great question. When you look at... Things can be different. Athletes change in both games, faster, athletic, you know, they're bigger. And so I think to give a real answer to this question, I think it's our fault, really. When you talk about the spokesmen or women of the past to be able to educate our youth. And I think we have not done a great job of storytelling.

I would love to see the 2010 or 12 Cup teams, the story behind in the locker room. Of winning. But the one thing that we have not shown, we always show winning. We have to show losing. It's all right to lose. It's all right to fail because we will learn from that.

I would love to see the 2010 or 12 Cup teams, the story behind in the locker room. Of winning. But the one thing that we have not shown, we always show winning. We have to show losing. It's all right to lose. It's all right to fail because we will learn from that.

I would love to see the 2010 or 12 Cup teams, the story behind in the locker room. Of winning. But the one thing that we have not shown, we always show winning. We have to show losing. It's all right to lose. It's all right to fail because we will learn from that.

And I think we've all been in that game or in that locker room where we just felt like we could have done a little bit more and we maybe let the team down. But we learn from it. We were sponges. We absorb that feeling and say, hey, we don't never want to feel like this again. So you get right back to work. And guess what? The others will follow.