Stop Kidd-ing Around: Dallas Doesn't Need Jason Kidd

Just a few days ago, the Dallas Mavericks were on the brink of trading for New Jersey point guard Jason Kidd in a hectic effort to keep up with the rest of the West. 

Now, that deal seems like it's on life support.

Dallas, breathe a sigh of relief.

Mavs fans can trust me on this.  Dealing away the future of the franchise in Devin Harris, a serviceable backup center in Diop (who can defend the West's big men and can stay healthy unlike starting center Erick Dampier), and half the team's rotational depth in Stackhouse and George would have been a bad move.

Especially since J-Kidd doesn't guarantee you anything.

This year, Kidd's Nets are a shockingly mediocre 23-30 at the All Star Break.  A team that has Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson should never lose 30 games in the first half of a season if those players are playing up to their potential.

But that's been the problem with Kidd this season.  He has underperformed, underachieved, and shown definite signs of a point guard on his way out of the top tier of the NBA (with his successor already running the point for the Utah Jazz).

So, why the urgency to get him?

Add Jason Kidd with 35 years of wear on his tires to a team that has only one roadblock, team chemistry, and try to win a title THIS YEAR?

Don't think so.

Mark Cuban has said so many times in the past the phrase that Mavs fans have reluctantly come to accept: "We like our team."

Then keep it that way. 

I'm a Mavericks fan, and I like Jason Kidd.  I honestly do.  But I'm going to be a Mavericks fan in five years, too.  In five years, Kidd would be long gone, and Devin Harris might be (and I think will be) a premier point guard in the league for the New Jersey Nets.  The Mavericks won't see a first round pick until 2010, so there's no hope for fresh blood unless they make yet another trade. 

If Cuban likes our team, then he needs to plan for the future and let this team get stronger.  The only thing standing in Dallas' way for a title right now is themselves. 

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