So remember back in February when I told you guys that the Kidd-Harris trade was the worst idea in the history of ever? When I said "the Mavs will be lucky if Jason Kidd even gets them into the playoffs"? (7th seed! down from 4th pre-Kidd) And when some of you idiots told me that I was wrong and that it was an awesome trade?

Well fuuuuuccckkkkkkkk you guys. Don't ever doubt me again. I'm right about everything. Booyah.

Labels: jason kidd, mandy is always right, mavs, rants

Mavs Moneyball, y/our official source for all things Mav, posted an interesting rundown last week on Jason Kidd's impact on the Mavs thus far.

On offense:

In terms of efficiency, the Mavericks have a 112.5 efficiency, good for eighth in the league. But how have they been since Kidd arrived? Here are the numbers: 102.2, 106.5, 110.0, 102.0. The average over these games is 105.2. So in what is probably a surprise to most people, the Mavs offense has gotten worse with Kidd in the line-up to a degree almost as much as the Suns offense has gotten worse with Shaq in the line-up.

On defense:

In what I consider a surprise of monumental proportions, Kidd's impact on the team has been overwhelmingly on the defensive side. For the year, the Mavericks defensive efficiency stands at 107.0, around tenth in the league, and about as good as they've done for the season. How has the defense looked with Kidd on the team? Here are the numbers: 114.3, 90.2, 92.2, 94.0.

Outside of Kidd's debut against New Orleans, the Mavericks defense has been spectacular. Their efficiency with Kidd, even including New Orleans, is roughly 97.7. To put this in perspective, the best defense in the league currently belongs to Boston with an efficiency of 100.1. The defense with Kidd is a magnitude better than that.

Keep in mind, this was when they were still winning games.

As it stands now, the Mavs haven't won a single game against a team with a winning record since acquiring Jason Kidd and they've slipped to 7th in the West. (But hey, they're getting assists out the ass!) This would truly pain me if I didn't like being right even more than I like winning.


Next stop: Houston, who sans Yao is still on an incredible 15 game winning streak (that is, until Tracy McGlassbones inevitably breaks again)


And in other Kidd news....while he may be way past his prime in b-ball, at least he's still good at knocking up hot broads. So that's exciting for him.

Labels: jason kidd, mavs

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.


[AP Photo]

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I've been avoiding discussing this because I was hoping that if I ignored it, it would just go away. But sadly, my friends, an altered, $11 million pricier version of the Jason Kidd to Dallas trade has gone through.

The new deal is:

Dallas Gets
Jason Kidd
Malik Allen
Antoine Wright

New Jersey Gets
Devin Harris
Gana Diop
Moe Ager
Trenton Hassell
Keith Van Horn
2008 1st Round Pick
2010 1st Round Pick
3 Million Cash
1.6 Million trade exception


Yeah, it's pretty one-sided and ridiculous. I can't believe we really gave up that much for fucking Jason Kidd, but whatever. I've just had to resign myself to the fact that the Mavs are really pushing for that championship this year even if it means screwing the team in the long run. A lot of people are really digging the trade, but if we don't go all the way this year (which I highly doubt we will) expect everyone to do a quick about-face and start pointing fingers at Mark Cuban and Avery Johnson.

Spurs fans are really loving the trade and saying that there's no way we can beat them in the playoffs now - and I am emphatically opposed to anything that makes Spurs fans happy. They're basically the Dallas Cowboys of the NBA and their fans should all be sterilized.



Eddie Sefko and Mark Cuban himself offer some more thoughtful analysis, but I'll just keep mine to 2 words: This sucks.


Now just for fun, here's a video of Jason Kidd blocking his now-coach Avery Johnson




[Thanks to Mavs Moneyball for all the info]

Labels: jason kidd, mavs

First that utterly retarded Shaq to Suns trade and now THIS?!

[Jason] Kidd, who turns 35 next month, would go to Dallas with an unmistakable mandate: Bring a title for a team and career that are desperately seeking it. As part of the trade, the Mavericks would also send Jerry Stackhouse, Devean George, DeSagna Diop, Maurice Ager and $3 million to New Jersey. Along with Kidd, the Nets send reserve forward Malik Allen to the Mavs.

WHAT. THE. FUCK. What is wrong with the NBA right now? Why would God let this happen??? He had me believing in him for a quick minute after the Super Bowl, but now I just don't know... I can only assume that those racketeering NBA refs are behind this.

So let me see if I have this straight - the Mavericks are effectively trading their entire defense, almost their entire bench, and first round draft picks in 2008 and 2010 in return for a waaaaay-past-his-prime-shoots-under- 37%-from-the-field Jason Kidd and Malik Allen?

Who the fuck even is Malik Allen?? I'm sure his 5.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and .6 assists per game really sweetened the pot on this poorly thought out deal.

There is just absolutely no making sense of this trade. If you want to try and tell me that Devin Harris is injury prone and that Jason Kidd is an upgrade as a point guard, well fuck you. And you are wrong. Sure, the Jason Kidd from 5 years ago was better, but the stats just don't bear that out now.

• Harris's current salary: Just under $4,000,000
• Kidd current salary: Just under $20,000,000

• Harris's age: 24
• Kidd's age: 34
  
  
• Offensive efficiency of the team Harris runs: 2nd in the league
• Offensive efficiency of the team Kidd runs: 25th

• Devin Harris's PER: 18.64
• Jason Kidd's PER: 16.0

• According to 82games, for every 100 possessions Devin Harris is on the floor, Dallas scores almost 12 points more than the same number of possesions without Harris.
• With Kidd, that number is five.
  

• When Harris is on the court, the Mavericks have outscored opponents by 217 points this season. When he is off the court, the Mavericks have been outscored by 11. Harris is, therefore, +228.
• When Kidd is on the court, the Nets have been outscored by 154. When he is off the court the Nets have been outscored by 116. Kidd is, therefore, -38.

• Devin Harris's record in the NBA Finals: 2-4.
• Jason Kidd's record in the NBA Finals: 2-8.

Obviously we're making this trade for a short-term run for the championship, but we're also mortgaging the future of our team. We're losing a point guard who would have served us well for years to come in Devin Harris, a key clutch player in Jerry Stackhouse, a key defensive player in Devean George, and a key player in match ups against Tim Duncan, Paul Gasol and Shaq (man, that's weird to say) in Diop. And all of that for Jason Kidd. If we wanted to get an oldie olsen on the team, we should've just brought back Kevin Willis.

But what hurts me the most is that if this trade goes through, I will no longer be able to take my "Diop it like it's hot" and "Stack that ass up" signs with me to Mavs games. And that's just a fucking shame.

Turns out I severely underestimated just how crazy Mark Cuban is. I'm half expecting us to trade Dirk for Shaq next. I don't even know what's going on anymore. I just know that I want to kick Mark Cuban in his stupid fake hips.


EDIT: ALL PRAISE DEVEAN GEORGE FOR AT LEAST TEMPORARILY THROWING A WRENCH IN THIS THING!

Labels: diop, jason kidd, jerry stackhouse, mavs, nba, rants