Jason Kidd Hired as New Coach of the Brooklyn Nets

In a shocking turn of events recently retired, future hall of fame point guard Jason Kidd has been hired as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. According to various sources, Kidd interviewed with Brooklyn's brass on Monday and wowed them during the process. It is believed that a prerequisite of Kidd becoming the head coach was that he hire at least to assistants with head coaching experience to off set his obvious lack of coaching experience. Once such hire is believed to be former Nets and Detroit Pistons coach, Lawrence Frank. Kidd's hiring was confirmed by ESPN's Marc Stein after hours of speculation and rumors that Kidd would be offered the position even though Brooklyn still proceeded to interview Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw. It is of common belief that Jason Kidd gained an edge over Brian Shaw due to his already established relationship with Nets point guard Deron Williams. Williams and Kidd are very close, Kidd is someone that Williams looks up to and respects and their families have also vacationed together on numerous occasions . Some question whether this hire is a publicity stunt in order to maintain interest in a team expected to compete for championships by its owner but in reality is only a middle of the pack team that will compete for one of the top five spots in the Eastern Conference but nothing more. I personally think that this a swing for the fences hire by the Nets and I like it. No Kidd didn't take the conventional route to become a head coach, but sometimes being ahead of the curve and thinking outside of the box pays off and I believe this to be one of those instances. No one can question Kidd's basketball acumen and if he can reach the temperamental Deron Williams, with a couple minor roster tweaks and scheme adjustments, the Nets could possibly compete for a championship. This team will only go as far as the play of their star point guard and that's the biggest reason why Jason Kidd will be announced as the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets later today.