Good Riddance Jason Kidd

I have wanted Kidd off this team for almost a full year now and I am so glad he is finally gone.  The team looks so much looser and happier without him here, not to mention the effort they played with that we have not seen all year long.  I am so glad I don't have to ever see that whiney, headache faking, wife beating, woman groping, selfish, quitter in a Nets uniform ever again. 

I wanted to get Bynum for Kidd last season, but after the emergence of Josh Boone and the drafting of Sean Williams, this may be the better deal for us.  I can't believe we got so much.

It was clear from the start of this year that Jason Kidd had lost a step.  He could no longer defend like he once could, his shot has regressed even more and he is shooting a terrible percentage, and he is now more turnover prone than I have ever seen him in his career.  Yeah he got triple doubles this year, but we lost most of those games anyway.  He played without passion and seemed not to care and I doubt he did.  I was convinced two months ago that the Nets would be a better team with Marcus Williams in the game than Kidd because Williams brings another dimension to the floor since he is a threat to scrore at any time.  Our set offense was awful with Kidd because he could only scrore on the fast break or from a wide open shot, so that made the rest of our players easier to defend.

With Kidd being clearly on the downside of his career and pretty close to washed up as well as demanding to be traded, I can't believe we got so much.  We got a PG who is only 24 years old and is already considered to be a top 10 PG in the league and is known as the second fasted man in the NBA after Barbosa.  He is also a great defender.  Getting Diop is also huge because he is like a coordinated version of Jason Collins, which is much better than the actual Jason Collins because he can move his feet, catch the ball and sometimes get it in the hoop. 

I am also glad that George and Stackhouse ruined the original deal because I really like what Trenton Hassel brings to the team.  He is one of the top defenders in the league, he can consistently knock down the mid range shot, and he hustles like there is no tomorrow.  Maurice Ager has a chance to develope into something as well since he was great at Michigan St.

After getting all of this I can't believe we also got two 1st round draft picks!!!!  This is amazing.

To sum up, this deal is great for the Nets and I like where we are heading.  The Mavericks are morons.  We weren't going to win anything with Kidd and neither are they so for them to mortgage their future for a 35 year old PG who skills have already diminished is unbelievably dumb, but thanks Mavs.  We have a ton of young talent and a bright, bright future.  With one trade we have essentialy just gone through the entire rebuilding process without even having to go through the seasons of poor play and missing the playoffs that most teams have to suffer through.  Good riddance Jason Kidd.  Don't let the door hit you on the way out.  I can't wait to see Harris out there.

Great post AvesNailsElisha. 

I don’t want to go much in the wife beating stuff because they were allegations.  I am also glad to see Kidd go.  Dallas may have forgotten, but Kidd was a growing cancer.  Having Kidd on the team, it seem as if we were bless by God himself for allow him to play for our team.  Kidd has openly spoke about how much he wanted to play for other teams.

He’s not as bad as Alonzo Morning, but Jason is no good.  Kidd turned his back on the organization that helped to resurrect his image after it was tarnished in Dallas and Phoenix.  The fake headaches and attempt to force the Nets hand and lower his trade value is low class.  This is why I didn’t understand why people wanted Kidd’s number retired after he retire.  He never seemed appreciative of playing for the Nets.  Don’t get me wrong, Kidd is a great player.  But his best days are well behind him. 

We are better off without Jason Kidd.  I thought that Jason Kidd was the only player with a child the way the Nets organization and the television personnel placated towards his son.  Jason Kidd is a diva. He can't play for Quinn Buckner so the Mavs fire the coach.  He couldn't play for Bryan Scott and Scott got fired.  He didn't like the Phoenix organization saying that he wasn't a got scorer, so he use a game when the Nets vs the Suns to display how you need not score to effective.  He doesn't get his way so he get a headache.      

I don’t hate Kidd or Love him.  I don’t care anymore.  We are moving on. Kidd has gone under the knife and had surgery on his knees.  His shelf life is coming to its end.  Thorn did a great job.   

We got a solid young point guard and draft picks.  We have cap space and some serviceable parts.  Our future looker Brighter without Kidd in the picture.  Now lets see how Lawence Frank is as coach.  He placated to Kidd.  He knew why the last coach got fired.  I think Frank is better than what he get credit for.  Without Kidd being so demanding, we can now see if he is really as good as I think he is.       

I am sorry. But Devin Harris can not yet be considered a Top 10 Point guard. Top 15? Maybe.

Here are Ten Point guards who are easily better than Harris:

Davis

Paul

Kidd

D.Williams

Calderon

Billups

Parker

Nash

Arenas

Felton

But Harris will be here i a few years. Unless he loses the job completely to Marcus Williams.