J-Kidd Is a Statistical Beast

Earlier today, my colleague Nate Jones hit you with his thoughts on future Hall of Fame point guards. Jones makes a strong case for Kidd over Nash, but concedes that Nash is the best at the position this season.

Hold up there. Sam Smith also has all-timers on his mind, and toward the end of his column drops the following factoid:

Despite a public divorce and trade rumors, Kidd, 34, is having a brilliant season and could become the third player along with Oscar Roberston and Magic Johnson to average at least 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Are you serious? Sure, it's not a triple-double on the year, but that is absolutely ridiculous. And while it's less symmetrical than, say, 14/9/9, Kidd's a point guard. Cut him a little slack. I've got a running bet that, at some point, LeBron will average a 3X2 for a season. I made it because I was sure that James was destined for top-five status; maybe instead, I should be looking to elevate Kidd way up in my point guard power rankings. He doesn't deserve MVP consideration, but this feat would more and more impressive with time--once we've stopped taking Kidd for granted.