Now, I know that Jason Kidd probably hasn't even practiced with the Mavs yet, and they definitely haven't had the time to get into a rhythm with him so we'll have to wait and see how things develop....but that still won't stop me from commenting on his first game with the Mavs. You know everyone else will be talking about it too.
Final Score: Hornets 104, Mavs 93 - but the Mavs were down by a lot more than that for most of the 4th quarter and they played a lot sloppier than the numbers reflect.
Kidd played for 36:41 minutes, was 3-6 from the field (although 50% is good for him!), 0-2 from behind the arc, and 2-2 from the free throw line for a total of 8 points. He added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, but also 6 turnovers. As far how the team fared when Kidd was on the court- the Mavs were -14 in net points when Kidd was playing. So, ummm...that's promising.
Hopefully this crazy plan will start to fall into place with the Mavs playing a bunch of crappy teams in a row to close out February, but they better have it worked out by the time they play the Spurs, the Lakers, the Jazz and the Rockets all in quick succession. Because they're 6th in the West right now and if the team keeps playing as awful as they did tonight the Mavs will be lucky if Jason Kidd even gets them into the playoffs.
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*Tear*
I'm so happy...
I'll give Kidd a pass. It's hard to traverse the court with a walker, much less handle a basketball...
Im torn as to whether I want to root for the Mavs now so Im proven right. Unfortunately, that will mean your team will be winning. whatever shall i do
the worst part was when there was a guy the hornets passed to right under the basket all alone. he looked around and dunked it like it was practice. i'm not the biggest fan of him overall, but diop did add serious depth to our team.
i hate stats, so i won't talk about them. i saw kidd pass the ball to a guy that was a foot out of bounds once. shoot 6 times. and pass a bunch when he probably should have taken it to the hole or looked for something else. if they're going to use him as a passing machine, it's not going to be pretty until josh and dirk learn to take it in the paint.
Kidd did have 1 practice and then the shoot around. It's going to take some time, though.
The Suns didn't win with Shaq last night, either.
Besides... 5 assists is more than Devin has had all year.
It's a good trade... it's a good trade... it's a good trade. (if i keep saying it... you'll believe it, right?)