When Drama Turns To Comedy
The Jason Kidd to Dallas drama has now turned comical, with Keith Van Horn's approval being the only thing standing between a new address for Kidd, and a broken deal. How's that for irony?
"GM" Kidd was the one who essentially pushed Rod Thorn to cut VH loose after the 2002 NBA Finals, and now, Kidd needs VH to sign a deal for $4 million, pass a physical and actually report to the Nets and agree to hang out for at least 30 days in order for Kidd to get traded to Dallas, which is what just about everyone wants at this point.
Only VH ain't buying the BS being sold thus far. Guess he doesn't need the money, huh?
And the whole ragtag trade might go up in smoke for the last time. Imagine if Kidd (and poor Devin Harris) has to remain with his current team?
This deal is like a bad, cursed Eddie Murphy movie, only it's dragging on for days (now weeks, actually) not hours. There is no way for everyone to save face at this point, and frankly, it's getting so bizarre that killing the deal entirely might just be the best thing that could happen for both sides.
Hey, Jay, at least we tried - is what Rod Thorn would say.
The Mavs clearly botched this from the beginning, no matter you think it was a good trade or a bad trade. Assuming that Devean George would go willingly after requesting a trade, then being caught off guard when he balked. Scrambling to fix the deal and get Kidd the hell out of town, the Mavs would just sign the not-quite-retired VH and things would be great.
Only it appears no one checked with VH first.
Whoops, just one more minor snafu on the way to high comedy.
The Nets want the expiring contracts of Desagana Diop and George to clear cap space for the future as they look to retool. Ok, George is out, sign VH to a one year deal that expires, and take dead weight Trenton Hassell with you as well (but something tells me Lawrence Frank could make something out of Hassell, since no one else on the team appears willing to play much defense). So, 2 expiring contracts, 2 first round draft picks, and a decent point guard for the future (look, gripe all you want, but you weren't going to get Chris Paul or Deron Williams no matter what, so get over it) in place of Kidd. An excellent start to blowing it all up and starting again.
Rumor has it the Nets are still looking to move the recently resigned Vince Carter as well, perhaps even willing to take a chance on Jermaine O'Neal. Wow, the Nets could look completely different very soon, with flotsam and jetsam making up the majority of the roster as the Nets wait to get better talent in the off-season.
Regardless of what happens next, you can officially say the Nets season has gone from dramatic to comedic, and it almost hardly matters what happens from now until April as long as they rebuild on the fly for next season.
That's your lot, Netsfans - we need to figure out how to deal with it.
We'll be at the Izod on Wednesday to see which team the Nets field. Should prove interesting.
Especially if the deal isn't done by Wednesday around 7:30.
Joe
PS - and it looks like Antoine Wright is off to Dallas if this deal goes through, though I still have no idea if he's in separate deal for a second round pick or part of the big deal to make salaries work.
"GM" Kidd was the one who essentially pushed Rod Thorn to cut VH loose after the 2002 NBA Finals, and now, Kidd needs VH to sign a deal for $4 million, pass a physical and actually report to the Nets and agree to hang out for at least 30 days in order for Kidd to get traded to Dallas, which is what just about everyone wants at this point.
Only VH ain't buying the BS being sold thus far. Guess he doesn't need the money, huh?
And the whole ragtag trade might go up in smoke for the last time. Imagine if Kidd (and poor Devin Harris) has to remain with his current team?
This deal is like a bad, cursed Eddie Murphy movie, only it's dragging on for days (now weeks, actually) not hours. There is no way for everyone to save face at this point, and frankly, it's getting so bizarre that killing the deal entirely might just be the best thing that could happen for both sides.
Hey, Jay, at least we tried - is what Rod Thorn would say.
The Mavs clearly botched this from the beginning, no matter you think it was a good trade or a bad trade. Assuming that Devean George would go willingly after requesting a trade, then being caught off guard when he balked. Scrambling to fix the deal and get Kidd the hell out of town, the Mavs would just sign the not-quite-retired VH and things would be great.
Only it appears no one checked with VH first.
Whoops, just one more minor snafu on the way to high comedy.
The Nets want the expiring contracts of Desagana Diop and George to clear cap space for the future as they look to retool. Ok, George is out, sign VH to a one year deal that expires, and take dead weight Trenton Hassell with you as well (but something tells me Lawrence Frank could make something out of Hassell, since no one else on the team appears willing to play much defense). So, 2 expiring contracts, 2 first round draft picks, and a decent point guard for the future (look, gripe all you want, but you weren't going to get Chris Paul or Deron Williams no matter what, so get over it) in place of Kidd. An excellent start to blowing it all up and starting again.
Rumor has it the Nets are still looking to move the recently resigned Vince Carter as well, perhaps even willing to take a chance on Jermaine O'Neal. Wow, the Nets could look completely different very soon, with flotsam and jetsam making up the majority of the roster as the Nets wait to get better talent in the off-season.
Regardless of what happens next, you can officially say the Nets season has gone from dramatic to comedic, and it almost hardly matters what happens from now until April as long as they rebuild on the fly for next season.
That's your lot, Netsfans - we need to figure out how to deal with it.
We'll be at the Izod on Wednesday to see which team the Nets field. Should prove interesting.
Especially if the deal isn't done by Wednesday around 7:30.
Joe
PS - and it looks like Antoine Wright is off to Dallas if this deal goes through, though I still have no idea if he's in separate deal for a second round pick or part of the big deal to make salaries work.
posted by Joe Netsfan at 9:41 PM
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