After losses to the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors, the Mavericks have completed what people thought was very possible.
They now stand with the same record as the Nuggets and Warriors, a feat seemingly impossible a little over the midway mark of the season.
At 31-13, the Mavericks were near the top of the Western Conference. Since Devin Harris's injury, which occured after that record was attained, the Mavericks have gone 14-15.
The more haunting stat is the following: 10-0, 0-10. No, folks. This is not the University of Cornell's record aganist Ivy League teams followed by their record against top 25 teams. This is the Dallas Mavericks record against below .500 teams and above .500 teams since the Jason Kidd trade.
Why does Jason Kidd bring a losing atmosphere to Dallas? Not even the Antonie Walker trade caused this much agony to the Mavericks. A 52-30 record after trading for Walker ten days before the start of the 2003-04 season actually looks like an incredible accomplishment when considering the natural disaster that this recent trade has become.
As I was running today (for the first time in a long time besides when playing basketball), I realized that this trade could go down as one of the worst in NBA history. It hasn't merited that yet, but if it continues as projected, it obviously is. How strange is that? Trading for a Hall-of-Famer goes down in the trade Hall-of-Infamy.
Call Antoine Walker up and ask him if he'd like to continue to pursue that buyout from Minnesota. Perhaps Walker would allow us to obtain 52 wins to match the year he was with the Mavericks. After all, the Mavericks have to go 7-2 to reach 52 wins.
Pre-trade that was automatic. Post-trade, it has become impossible.
Jason Kidd, I thought you were supposed to help us win. Prove to me that you can actually beat good teams and keep the Mavericks in elite status, because right now, we are simply a mediocre under-Manned messy meltdown. And that calls for monstrous moping if it results in a lottery pick.
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Chad Ridgeway about 1 year ago
Love the title. That's a perfect description of the Mav's current state of affairs. I don't feel it's hyperbole to say that the Mav's are biggest mess this side of the Knicks.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Kidd is not the problem. The problem is Dirk is a wimp and he can't lead a team to a title. He is overrated. He chokes when it maters and through the years all Mavs fans have ever done is blame everyone but Dirk fior their problems when he is their problem.
I guess it was easier to blame Antoine, Finely etc....; then to see the facts in front of you.
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John Flinchbaugh about 1 year ago
Anonymous, I appreciate the comment, but you're wrong. Dirk is the only reason the Mavericks have a chance of making the playoffs, let alone winning a championship. Josh Howard is by far the least clutch member of the Mavericks. At the end of games, he tends to not score, make terrible inbound passes (see Lakers 102, Mavs 100 earlier in season), and receive untimely tech's. It's a wonder that it took this long for Avery Johnson to yell at Josh Howard. He's a great talent, and shows flashes of brilliance. But man, he needs to learn some discipline.
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