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LAS VEGAS -- More than 13 years later, Jason Kidd still wonders how many championships he could have won feeding the ball to Tim Duncan in San Antonio.On the day when Duncan announced his retirement after one of the all-time great NBA careers, Kidd revealed Monday that he actually told the San Antonio Spurs he would team up with Duncan when Kidd was the most sought-after free agent in 2003.Calling it the biggest disappointment, Kidd said he still has nightmares about his decision to stay in New Jersey and sign a six-year, $103 million deal with the Nets, who were soon after broken up by new ownership despite having a roster featuring the key players from two consecutive NBA Finals.I thought I was going to be a Spur, Kidd, now the Milwaukee Bucks?coach, said while watching his team during the Las Vegas Summer League on Monday. I committed when I was down there on my visit [to San Antonio].On my flight home, I think I got cold feet, Kidd continued. And sometimes I have nightmares about that. Maybe I could have won a championship or two there. But I got really lucky with Dallas and won a championship.Kidd won his only championship in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks. But he wonders how many more he could have won alongside Duncan, who kept Kidd from winning serious NBA hardware during his prime.During his first season with the Nets after being traded by the Phoenix Suns in a deal for Stephon Marbury, Kidd led New Jersey to a 52-win season and their first Eastern Conference championship before losing to Shaquille ONeal and Kobe Bryants Los Angeles Lakers.It was perhaps Kidds finest season as he orchestrated a 26-win turnaround from the year before with a MVP-campaign. But Duncan got 12 more first-place votes and the MVP trophy that 2001-02 season.The following season, Kidd led the Nets back to the NBA Finals but fell in six games to Duncan. Not long after that championship loss, Kidd flew to San Antonio for his only free-agent visit.The point guard and his then wife, Joumana, were blown away by the Spurs first-class recruiting pitch. Duncan spent time with the Kidd and tried to convince the All-Star point guard that the Spurs would make things work despite already having a young and talented point guard in Tony Parker.By the end of the trip, Kidd told Gregg Popovich he was a Spur. But his family ultimately wanted to stay in New Jersey. It had been previously reported that Kidd was leaning toward or was ready to join the Spurs before making up his mind to stay. The Nets would sign Alonzo Mourning to a four-year, $22.6 million deal to help sweeten the pot for Kidd.Yeah, there was turbulence on the airplane, Kidd cracked of what changed his mind. I wanted to go to San Antonio, I told them I was coming. I had to tell them that I was changing my mind and staying with the Nets. It was a day later when I had to tell them but when I got back to Jersey, when I started thinking about the process, I felt a little more comfortable staying home.Kidd, though, would regret that decision after the Nets were sold to new owner Bruce Ratner, who opted not to re-sign Kenyon Martin a season later and reduced payroll with the main goal to move to Brooklyn.All these years later, Duncan retires as possibly the games greatest power forward with five NBA titles, two NBA MVP awards and 15 All-Star appearances.He was unstoppable, Kidd said of Duncan during that 2003 NBA Finals win over the Nets. You talk about Shaq, I would put Tim Duncan in that same category. Mr. Fundamental, just kept things simple, he is a great teammate, a great player and a great person. When you have those ingredients in a champion, you just want to be a part of that and have an opportunity to play with him.But I only got to play with him in All-Star games and with Team USA. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- In studying Odell Beckham Jr., Green Bay Packers cornerback Damarious Randall focuses only on what the New York Giants receiver is doing on the field.Its everything else that Beckham is doing or saying after the whistle and off the field that keeps drawing headlines.The spotlight is only going to get brighter on Sunday night when the Giants face the Packers in a nationally televised game.Randall figures to get the assignment of defending Beckham, a matchup that might draw extra notice from the officials.I dont pay attention to all the off-the-field issues thats going on with him, that (doesnt have anything) to do with me, Randall said Wednesday. Im just watching his film, and Beckham is a great, great receiver.And a frustrated one , too.Beckham drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in a 24-10 loss to Minnesota on Monday night, when he caught three passes for a career-low 23 yards. Two weeks ago against Washington, Beckham had a couple of meltdowns on the sideline during the game.Giants coach Ben McAdoo has said he was not aware about Beckhams allegations that he was being targeted by the officials.As the focal point of New Yorks offense, Beckham might be watched more closely by officials because of his reputation for emotional outbursts.Nah, I just mean, just like I said, hes a great, great receiver, Randall told reporters when asked if Beckham was a player whom defensive players can try to get riled. I mean, I dont know about all that off the field, all the emotional things that (you all) are talking about.Giants quarterback Eli Manning attributed Beckhams frustrations to someone who wants the hard work in practice to pay off on game day.And hey, Im with him. I work extremely hard and I want to go out there and play well and move the ball and score touchdowns, Manning said on a conference call.Its frustrating when it doesnt go as smoothly. Weve just got to, weve got to put it all together, and play to the level weve prepared and to our potential.The Packers have had their own problems of late in pass coverage.In Week 2, Minnesotas Stefon Diggs hurt the Packers secondary for 182 yards receiving and a touchdown on nine catches. A week later , Detroits MMarvin Jones had 205 yards and two scores on six catches.dddddddddddd.With top cornerback Sam Shields out with a concussion, Randall has typically drawn the assignment of covering the opponents top receiver. The Packers first-round draft pick in 2015 studied film of his own play during the teams bye last week.I see a guy that was a little bit off his technique, a guy that was a little banged up, Randall said. He was listed on the injury report on Wednesday with a groin injury that limited him in practice.Everything thats in the past is in the past. Each and every week, Im going to put each week behind me and keep on focusing on how I can get better, he added.Getting safety Morgan Burnett back should help the secondary after the veteran missed the win over the Lions with a groin injury. Burnett was a full participant in practice on Wednesday.With Shields likely out for at least another week, the Packers defensive backfield will be tested again by the Giants, who are fourth in the league in passing offense (288.5 yards per game).Rookie Sterling Shepard and veteran Victor Cruz join Beckham to give quarterback Eli Manning a dangerous receiving group.For Packers coach Mike McCarthy, the upside with having to replace the injured Shields and Burnett was the experience that younger players such as cornerback LaDarius Gunter and safety Kentrell Brice received in expanded roles.McCarthy is focused on developing that depth and flexibility. 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