Popovich’s advice to Kidd: Stay Positive    “Stay positive,”
Kidd recalled Popovich telling him.  That may be the best advice
Kidd’s received.  Every arena Kidd steps in, there are handful
of reporters wanting to know why.  Why are the Nets, with more
than $100 million in payroll, sitting at the bottom of the
Eastern Conference?  Why does Kidd’s team look disinterested?
Why is Jason Kidd, less than a year removed from playing,
coaching the Brooklyn Nets, with a roster including Deron
Williams, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett.  So many questions, so
few answers.  But here Kidd was, standing outside the visitors’
locker room at the AT&T Center answering questions about his
then 10-20 basketball team.  One of the questions he was asked:
What he’s learned about coaching in the NBA after 30 games.
“There’s a lot,” Kidd said. “It’s too long for me to tell you
right now.”  Kidd said he didn’t have time to dig too much into
what he’s learned because he “has a game to coach.”  That game:
A 113-92 blowout at the hands