Kidd Trade Official

by BlazersOrBust on Feb 19, 2008 9:45 AM PST

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3253107

Great deal for the Mavs. I think Harris will be a very good player for the Nets, but Kidd's a first-ballot HOF PG with Finals experience and a lot of gas still in the tank. I've thought for a long time that a Dirk-led team would never win anything significant, and this trade is gonna give Dallas a new leader come playoff time. They're more dangerous now than the new-look L*kers.

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Is Kidd better than Nash?

They had Nash who seems to be pretty similar to Kidd, just with a higher FG%. And he was MUCH younger. They couldn't win it all then.

I haven't heard anyone mention this yet, here or elsewhere, though it seems everyone loves or hates the trade. Isn't this team just like the team they once had, just with less young assets? I just don't see how this finally puts them over the top.

I love watching other teams make the same mistake that our team made 10 years ago, bringing in old, expensive players to try to win it all. Good luck staying competitive, Dallas!

The Portland Trailblazers... where dynastic happens.

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Feb 19, 2008 10:45 AM PST 0 recs

this team has Josh Howard

The Rose Garden is our House.

by JTDuck22 on Feb 19, 2008 11:07 AM PST up 0 recs

That team had him too, as well as...

Antawn Jamison, Antoine Walker, Marquis Daniels, Danny Fortson (who's good for at least 5 hard fouls), and Eduardo Najera (same with him). That's to go along with Finley, Nash, and Nowitzki.

That team might have had a chance. This team doesn't. They're doomed. They blew it.

The Portland Trailblazers... where dynastic happens.

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Feb 19, 2008 12:58 PM PST up 0 recs

The mavs were small before this trade

Now they lose their best defensive big-man in diop. Dampier and Bass are the only bigs they have, unless you consider Dirk a big(I consider him a oversized sf). Good luck dealing with the Shaq/Amare, gasol/Bynum, and the Duncan/anyone front courts in the west. I hope they have an ace up their sleeve as far as bringing in another big-man, cause this team will be weak inside...

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Feb 19, 2008 11:22 AM PST 0 recs

their wont get any better

but they do got some talent with terry,howard,dirk,and kidd and maybe stackhouse can contribute but thats about it,who else can step up?

Fernandez,Roy,Outlaw,Aldridge,Oden---wait for it! My Video about BROY7

by soulja2boy on Feb 19, 2008 11:53 AM PST 0 recs

It's not just who the Mavs have

It's how smart they are, how experienced they are, how hungry they are, how together they play, how willing they are to sacrifice individual goals for the team, whether Kidd can bring leadership and an edge that they've been mising, and so on.

by MiledAnimal on Feb 19, 2008 12:40 PM PST 0 recs

I agree...

They definitely got HUNGRIER...

Kidd is feeling TIME crunching down on his career, they have vets who want to win the big dance... much like Boston, but I don't think they are near as good as Boston. They will compete, but I doubt they have enough for the trophy.

by Scotty the Mastermind on Feb 19, 2008 3:22 PM PST up 0 recs

awful trade for the Mavs

won't win them a title, and kills their future. I love it for the Nets- Harris is a great get for the aging Kidd.

by jksnake99 on Feb 19, 2008 2:19 PM PST 0 recs

at least it's better than earlier deal

They would have given up Stackhouse and George who are both rotation guys for them but after Stackhouse talked and George rejected the trade they added Van Horn who wasn't playing for them (or anybody). Mark Cuban will have to pay more because of the luxury tax now, but the only contributer they gave up besides Harris is Diop.

I think Harris is the third best young point guard after Chris Paul and Deron Williams. He's a good defender and one of the fastest players in the league. I don't this leapfrogs them over any of the other teams in the west and they also lost a good defensive big man. Can you really see Dampier guarding Duncan, Yao, Stoudomire, Shaq, and Bynum without getting in foul trouble for three straight playoff series?

by terryisntbald on Feb 19, 2008 2:53 PM PST 0 recs

The mavs made a big mistake

Should have realized that they aren't going to win it this year. They should have kept Harris and made a trade to the get the #1 or 2 this draft.

Dirks a pretty good player, Howard, and Harris is a pretty good core. You back that up with a REAL shooting guard and maybe 2 solid defensive centers they are right back in the mix.

Even if Dirk will be like 32 or whatever, he'll still be better than 85% of the 4s in this league.

Instead of retooling for a future run with some older players they threw down the gauntlet in a year where their move isn't even relevant. They should have waited till next year or the year after when Phoenix is gone and San Antonio is out of the picture.

I hope when this time comes, the Blazers will make smart moves for the future instead of this desperation all or nothing gamble.

by Dheepan on Feb 19, 2008 3:44 PM PST 0 recs