What can I say? Jason Kidd is about to become a Knick. Steve Nash a Laker. Both guys are pushing 40. Kidd has been around since 1994. Nash been around since 1996. I have had the pleasure of meeting both and find them extremely cool and pleasant when talking to them. Kidd has had so much drama in his hall of fame career. Remember the Jim Jackson, Toni Braxton, and Kidd love triangle? Remember the drama with his wife and Phoenix and the New Jersey? He has his title so I just expected him to ride off into the sunset and wait for his coronation into the hall of fame. This past season was not spectacular for him in Dallas. Top ten in assists is normal. Scoring average was nothing to write home about. He is moving up on career assist and three point shot records. But what did he really do this past season. Dallas in my opinion got their ring and acted as if they were taking the year off. They have since lost Tyson Chandler, Desean Stevenson, J.J. Barrera, Jason Terry is now a Celtic, Caron Butler is a Clipper and now Kidd. Mark Cuban has a paln in place i guess but I haven't seen a dismantling of team like this since 2003 when the Florida Marlins did it in baseball. They did it for financial reason. They could barely make payroll and lost everyone, and everything that was not bolted to the floor.
Kidd is a great teammate based on everything that i have ever read about him and heard. Is he better than Jeremy Lin? Lin torched Dallas and Kidd for 38 points in a game last year. Lin is being wooed by other teams in the league as he too is a free agent. I think the Knicks will have them both in the fold because in my opinion Lin is not a leading point guard. He is great off the bench to provide a spark. Yes he had brilliant games against several teams last year and the Knicks had a great record with him in the lineup, but i could get 15 on him (if i was in shape). Neither guy is a defensive stopper, but Kidd is maybe the right guy to lead this team because he believes in the pass first, shoot third mantra. Kidd will do whatever is necessary to win. He is what the Knicks need right now. With J.R. Smith, Carmelo, and Amare all wanting the ball, they need a point guard who will give it up and not care about the consequences. Sorry Lin fans. The Knicks will be his team in the future soon enough.
Nash to the Lakers is funny to me. Dont you love it when people say that they wont play for this team or that team and then they are on that team? Nash was going to be a Knick, but in the 23rd hour, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers said not so fast my friend. Nash has made millionaires out everyone he plays with. Joe Johnson got paid in Atlanta. Amare got paid in New York. He is the prototypical guy who makes everyone better(and richer). Kobe has never had a guard likethis in his 16 year career. They were in the same draft and respect each other games. I wonder if the league owned Phoenix would they have allowed this trade to go through? This could have been Chris Paul.(should have been Chris Paul). I am confused as to why no one is clamoring about this trade like last year. Can this team stop Oklahoma City or the Spurs, Nuggets? The answer is definitely no. Can they outscore those teams now with a NBA all star at every position? Probably. If Gasol and Bynum dont get better because of this trade, then they dont have a basketball I.Q. worth anything. If Ron Artest does not get better because of this trade, then he does not have a basketball clue either. Nash and Coach Brown may have to become like Ditka and Buddy. Buddy was the defense guy and Ditka was the offense guy. Brown's strength is defense and would be wise to trust Nash to run the offense as he sees it. If he doesn't this could be an absolute disaster.
Both men dont need validation for their careers to be hall worthy. Obviously as a Knick fan I want Kidd to succeed and win a title immediately. Nash has probaly an easier task because the East will be better than the west for the first time in a long time. Shane rode off into the sunset and got shot. Lets hope both men continue to bring the excitement to the game and maybe meet in the finals. This going to be a wild summer in the NBA.
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