Interest in Kidd Down
A few weeks ago, it appeared as though Jason Kidd already had one foot out the door in Jersey. The Nets were playing terribly, he was miserable, and of course there was the bizarre migraine incident.
According to GM Rod Thorn, League-wide interest in acquiring the ageless point guard (last night, Jason recorded the 14,000th point of his career) isn’t as high as it was earlier this season. Thorn’s phone is no longer ringing off the hook
“They’re going down,” the Nets president admitted last night, with a trace of relief and derision. Because … why? Have they finally caught on that it’s futile to try to steal the Nets point guard?
“Yeah, you could say that,” Thorn replied with a laugh.
I think it’s important to keep in mind that GM’s aren’t affected by the 24-hour news cycle the way fans and observers are; in most cases, no matter how unhappy a superstar may appear one day, he’s probably not going anywhere. The beast, though, must continue to get fed.
16 Responses to “Interest in Kidd Down”
Dec.21 at 4:11 pm
Kevin says:
trade Sean Williams to the Suns. trade Sean Williams to the Suns. trade Sean Williams to the Suns. trade Sean Williams to the Suns. trade Sean Williams to the Suns. trade Sean Williams to the Suns. *fingers crossed*
Dec.21 at 4:21 pm
niQ says:
i don’t see why they would trade williams to the suns.. nets have been looking for a player for ages.
Dec.21 at 4:22 pm
Kevin says:
i know, they’d be retards to give up Williams at this point.. BUT, it’d be so much fun to see Williams run and gun w/ the Suns.
Dec.21 at 4:52 pm
The Cool says:
Kidd needs to go to the Lakers and they will most assuredly win the NBA championship. play wit it.
Dec.21 at 5:39 pm
TheMC5 says:
I refuse to “play wit it” until you start spelling “with” correctly.
Dec.21 at 5:42 pm
TheMC5 says:
And even then, I probably won’t play with it.
Dec.21 at 5:48 pm
Captain America says:
As I’ve said on numerous posts, no sane owner is going to sell their star during the season unless or until the team is eliminated from post season.
Dec.21 at 8:27 pm
jbn74sb says:
The Not Cool - Whom should the Lakers give up to get Kidd?
How would he fit in their system? The Lakers need a PG who can play D and hit the open 3 (and Fish and Farmar are doing just fine, especially in comparison to Smush), caused by doubling Kobe and/or Bynum.
How is Kidd, at 34 and making too much $$$, going to guard Nash, Baron, Parker, Williams, and Harris?
As Bynum has proven to be one of the Lakers best players, why would you trade for a player who excels almost exclusively in the open court, when Bynum excels in a half-court game? F-cking yahoo…
Dec.21 at 10:27 pm
Sesa says:
Trade Jason Collins already!
Dec.22 at 7:29 pm
Jukai says:
Whoa, jbn74sb! Are you KIDDING ME? I get the “who should the Lakers give up” part but…. Kidd still can play defence as well as Fisher (who is as old as kidd) and Farmer can. Kidd might not be able to hit the open three as well, but he’ll be able to make up for it by dealing Kobe more opportunities, and he can get second chance points enough to make threes irrelevant. Jason Kidd would make anyteam in the NBA (except for the Suns) a better team.
Dec.24 at 5:16 am
eric says:
um, take kirk hinrich.
we’ll take jkidd off your hands =) HEY, lets talk about penny.
oh yeah, lets pick him up too, now.
Dec.25 at 12:11 pm
Jason Mary says:
jason kidd sucks play wit it
Dec.25 at 8:51 pm
crocks says:
trade kid 2 the celtics 4 james posey and eddie house
Dec.26 at 1:03 am
Hard Knox State says:
Trade Jason Kidd to the Rockets! They need a Point …
Dec.26 at 1:26 am
Mike says:
jason kidd to the lakers
Dec.26 at 2:30 am
lakerfanboy says:
Hard Know State, that wouldn’t be a bad idea. Mike James and Steve Francis for Kidd would be really good for both teams.