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After all these years I can't decide. I need an opinion on that.
iswydt
How do you know you wouldn't have won more than one championship by now with Harris on the team?
I don't know, that's all I am saying. A player who has been traded again since 08, could certainly help us achieve multiple championship.
Or that you wouldn't have won it this year too with Harris instead of Kidd?
Exactly you don't know, all we know is that the trade at that moment made the Mavs worst.
We'll never know I guess. But Kidd definitely brought us some confidence. I think Harris would've been a little more turnover prone against the Heat which would be costly.
win-win for both teams imho. the nets were going rebuilding mode so a decent young + picks would make more sense to them than a then 35yr old all-star imho.
Yeah I agreed to what frodo has said, it's a win-win situation.
How do you know your brain still functions? Have you had an EEG recently?
How good are the Mav's chances of winning it all, now that they are up 4-2? Do you think they will find a way to blow it?
Do you think Harris would have given you even a 1/3 of the defense that Jason Kidd gave you? Kidd allows you to use guys like Barea and Terry out there. Harris would have gotten torched out there by Wade & Lebron, or at the very least created major matchup problems.
Kidd brought stability. Old, but plays within his game and doesn't get rattled. A less experienced guard might be shaking in his boots thinking about the big 2 or 3...
Harris would allow you to start Stevenson at shooting guard as Harris could carry more of the offense than Kidd. But Kidd's defense was good in game 6. No doubt about that.
I tend to think the Mavs did win the trade. There are intangible things Kidd brought. And Harris didn't exactly play like an elite PG since the trade. Played okay, put up solid numbers for bad teams. But he didn't ever play to the level where rational Mavs fans truly regret the trade.
The amazing ball movement Dallas has wouldn't exist if they had Harris instead of Kidd, it would be more of the Avery Johnson "Everyone take turns going 1 on 5" offense.
That was like a leftover from Nellie Ball. Nellie always liked to find the mismatch and exploit it. Guy was a ing loser tbh. Its a fraud he as the wins record.
Jammy, it was kind of satirical question dude. But heyto you, your comments throughout the playoffs have been pure gold especially the ones with LeBron in them.
I thought the Mavs lost big on this trade but they our big winners now that they won a ring. Lets be honest, best case scenario with Harris is one ring. With Harris you might win one ring. With Kidd we know definitively the Mavs win a ring.
On top of that Kidd was huge for the Mavs throughout the entire playoffs. TBH, it was quite impressive.
My bad. I have a bad habit of answering joke or troll posts very seriously. I don't know why. It's like I can't help myself.Jammy, it was kind of satirical question dude. But hey
With Harris you get a lot less ball movement and he's a high volume, low% chucker. Plus all the defensive matchup problems he'd cause. Sure you can start Stevenson with him but what about the rest of the game? You gonna play those two together the whole game? There goes all your flexibility. Kidd is a versatile defender that essentially makes matching up a breeze. , I'd even take JJ Barea's efficient scoring any day of the week over Harris' ballhogging without even skipping a beat.
Kidd reinvented his game by improving his 3 pt shot. His desire to win stayed the same but he adjusted to compliment his new team. Yes, you won. Kidd has stayed healthy.
Devin Harris is a nice player and that's about it.
Harris developed some bad habits since joining the Nets and now the Jazz. He was playing the right way with Dallas.
Kidd has taken turns guarding Kobe, Westbrook, Durant, LeBron, and Wade at times in the playoffs at a ripe age of 38. Harris would've gotten his pushed in by all of those players.
To be fair, the Mavs got a bit lucky.
The sudden emergence of Barea under Carlisle gave the Mavs the penetrating guard that they lost with Harris. I remember the series against the Hornets, the Mavs offense was so rigid. Some of the guys hadn't learned to play with Kidd yet, some like Howard never will, but the Mavs also missed that dimension. It's very important that they were able to find a guy like that with JJ.
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