Rick Carlisle Lets Jason Kidd Loose!

Jason Kidd sure knows how to call an offensive game, and to prove it, the Dallas Mavericks are 3-0 since Rick Carlisle handed over play-calling duties to Kidd last week. 

According to the Mavericks blog at the Dallas Morning News, Points Per Game, Field Goal, Three-Point Percentages, and Assists Per Game are all up from 10-25 percent.

It's good to finally have a Jason who can call a decent offensive game plan in Dallas this year (how would he look in blue and silver?).

To me, Jason Kidd could be a player-coach. A player-coach simply is a player who is a full-time coach as well, either assistant or head. 

Could Jason Kidd truly become a full-time player-coach? No, because NBA league rules forbid it, to avoid teams circumventing the salary cap. But for the sake of fun, I think Kidd is the best candidate out there for the position. I make my case below.

·         Kobe Bryant—Intelligent and experienced, but not the best at seeing the big picture.

·         Chris Paul—Intelligent and rivals Kidd for his floor vision, but doesn't have the experience yet.

·         LeBron James—I know the King can, but it would be hard to carry the scoring load and call plays.

·         Chauncey Billups—He's a leader, but I don't think we have any evidence that he could call plays.

·         Dwyane Wade—See above.

·         Steve Nash—I have no argument against this, other than Nash has never played in real halfcourt set team before this year. He's the only player who could rival Kidd for the role.

I don't love the idea of a player-coach, and I know that it's illegal and not what Jason Kidd is doing, but my point is that Dallas has been successful with Kidd doing the playing and the coaching, kind of like Peyton Manning. 

Now, if only Tony Romo would do a Peyton Manning impression, Dallas fans all around could be happy.