SB Nation Dallas - Cancelled 2011-2012 NBA Season Would Lead To Jason Kidd Retirementhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2011-03-19T20:00:16-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/18249452011-03-19T20:00:16-05:002011-03-19T20:00:16-05:00Cancelled 2011-2012 NBA Season Would Lead To Jason Kidd Retirement
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<p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6235594" target="_blank">Calvin Watkins</a> spoke with <span>Jason Kidd</span> about his future after the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Mavericks</a>' loss to the Spurs, and the point guard admitted that an extended work stoppage has the potential to end his career. </p>
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<p>"I'm just concentrating on this season," Kidd said after his Mavericks lost the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">San Antonio Spurs</a> on Friday night, 97-91. "I take it one game at a time. When that time comes I will address that situation, but if there was a lockout and if there was no season, I probably would walk away because at 39, 40 years old, that is just too much for me to train and get back in shape."</p>
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<p>Kidd turns 38 on Wednesday and is already one of the oldest players in the league. The Mavericks are protecting his minutes, which are down to a career low of 33.5 per game, after he averaged 35.6 and 36.0 in his first two full seasons back in Dallas. Kidd is also averaging a career low 8.1 points per game, as his attempts are down to 7.6 and his field goal percentage is down to 36.7%, also down significantly from the past two seasons (41.6% and 42.3%). He averages less than three shots from inside the arc per game.</p>
<p>Though the Mavericks' most promising young player is guard <span>Rodrigue Beaubois</span>, the club does not have a true heir apparent to Kidd. Beaubois and J.J. Barea, the two players used as his backup, are penetrators but do not yet possess complete point guard games.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2011/3/19/2331868/cancelled-2011-2012-nba-season-would-lead-to-jason-kidd-retirementBrett Perryman