bigfundamental21
01-05-2008, 02:57 PM
Check out what Marty Burns is saying about a possible Mavs trade for Kidd.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/01/04/mavs.notes/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/01/04/mavs.notes/index.html)
Evaluating period
Stand pat? Pursue Kidd? Mavs are weighing options
Posted: Friday January 4, 2008 2:27PM; Updated: Friday January 4, 2008 2:52PM
Last summer's Kevin Garnett trade might not be the only blockbuster deal that could affect who plays in the 2008 NBA Finals. If Jason Kidd winds up getting traded, it could provide a similar jolt in the West. Especially if he ends up in Dallas.
The Mavs have always been aggressive when it comes to personnel decisions. They know they are contenders for the NBA title, but they also know the Spurs are still the team to beat. That's why owner Mark Cuban, general manager Donnie Nelson and coach Avery Johnson will be watching closely over the next few weeks to see if they should make a serious bid for Kidd.
"My response to [the Kidd trade rumors] is that we like our team," Nelson told SI.com.
"We're not afraid to make [a trade] if we feel it can take us to a different place ... but we're not so sure we don't already have the pieces."
Nelson's stance is revealing because the Mavs are considered by many around the league to be the most likely destination for Kidd, should the Nets decide to trade the perennial All-Star. The Lakers and Cavaliers also have been mentioned prominently, but neither appears to have the right combination of players that would interest New Jersey. Dallas could offer a package that includes a rising star in Devin Harris, along with a shooter like Jason Terry or Jerry Stackhouse, a decent big man with an expiring contract in DeSagana Diop and a future first-round draft pick.
The question for the Mavs is, Do they want to risk breaking up part of their core for the 34-year-old Kidd? Dallas has been a tough team to get a read on this season. The Mavs already have 11 losses, compared to 15 all of last season, yet for the most part they have played well against the league's elite.
Are they just pacing themselves this time around? Or is there a fundamental flaw in their makeup that will prevent them from ever winning a title? And would a hard-nosed defender and playmaker like Kidd be enough to put them over the top?
"Where we sit right now, we're all looking up at San Antonio," Nelson admitted. "We have to see what we have before we make a knee-jerk decision or reaction.
"We feel we're in a good place. Historically, we've never been afraid to make that kind of decision. But we just want to make them for known reasons."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/01/04/mavs.notes/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/marty_burns/01/04/mavs.notes/index.html)
Evaluating period
Stand pat? Pursue Kidd? Mavs are weighing options
Posted: Friday January 4, 2008 2:27PM; Updated: Friday January 4, 2008 2:52PM
Last summer's Kevin Garnett trade might not be the only blockbuster deal that could affect who plays in the 2008 NBA Finals. If Jason Kidd winds up getting traded, it could provide a similar jolt in the West. Especially if he ends up in Dallas.
The Mavs have always been aggressive when it comes to personnel decisions. They know they are contenders for the NBA title, but they also know the Spurs are still the team to beat. That's why owner Mark Cuban, general manager Donnie Nelson and coach Avery Johnson will be watching closely over the next few weeks to see if they should make a serious bid for Kidd.
"My response to [the Kidd trade rumors] is that we like our team," Nelson told SI.com.
"We're not afraid to make [a trade] if we feel it can take us to a different place ... but we're not so sure we don't already have the pieces."
Nelson's stance is revealing because the Mavs are considered by many around the league to be the most likely destination for Kidd, should the Nets decide to trade the perennial All-Star. The Lakers and Cavaliers also have been mentioned prominently, but neither appears to have the right combination of players that would interest New Jersey. Dallas could offer a package that includes a rising star in Devin Harris, along with a shooter like Jason Terry or Jerry Stackhouse, a decent big man with an expiring contract in DeSagana Diop and a future first-round draft pick.
The question for the Mavs is, Do they want to risk breaking up part of their core for the 34-year-old Kidd? Dallas has been a tough team to get a read on this season. The Mavs already have 11 losses, compared to 15 all of last season, yet for the most part they have played well against the league's elite.
Are they just pacing themselves this time around? Or is there a fundamental flaw in their makeup that will prevent them from ever winning a title? And would a hard-nosed defender and playmaker like Kidd be enough to put them over the top?
"Where we sit right now, we're all looking up at San Antonio," Nelson admitted. "We have to see what we have before we make a knee-jerk decision or reaction.
"We feel we're in a good place. Historically, we've never been afraid to make that kind of decision. But we just want to make them for known reasons."