ItÆs official: the Mavericks won the Jason Kidd trade. The Nets, though they got promising young point guard Deviná Harris, came out on the losing end.
Now, if you know me, you know IÆve been saying this pretty much since it went down. I was always in favor of the trade, because I didnÆt think the Mavericks as constructed going into February 2008 could win a championship.
But the problem was that the trade didnÆt necessarily push the Mavericks over the top. Sure we got Jason Kidd, one of the best creators/distributors in the game, and he was going to make life easy for shooters like Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry.
But we all know what happened. Howard never really gelled with Kidd (which seems to be, in retrospect, HowardÆ...
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With Jason Kidd Playing All Out, Dallas Mavericks Are Legit Contenders
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Alex McVeigh in NBAComments Off on With Jason Kidd Playing All Out, Dallas Mavericks Are Legit Contenders