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Jason Kidd cannot pass on a good deal

New Jersey seems intent on trading Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks, so GM Rod Thorn traded Kidd again to Dallas.
The new deal — as reported by various media outlets Sunday night, all citing anonymous sources — has Kidd and forward Malik Allen going to Dallas for point guard Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop and swingman Maurice Ager, plus a few new pieces: retired forward Keith Van Horn and Trenton Hassell.
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Maurice Brooks writes for NBA.com and has an ongoing article keeping track of his Top Ten nominations for NBA MVP.
It is called Race to the MVP Weekly Leaders.
Let’s take a look at Maurice’s list with your intrepid author’s comments in italics.
LeBron says – It is all about team (yeah, right)

1. LeBron – Last Week’s Rank – 1
The Cavs are six games below .500 without James in the lineup and 13 games above it when he plays. This past week I received a large amount of e-mails pointing out …read more

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Shaq to change uniforms again
Has Shaq done it again.
Is Shaquille O’Neal up for “Rent a NBA Title”?
You get the Shaq, you win a title, and then you wait for someone to take him off your hands.
Quick quiz: What is missing from the Phoenix Doughnuts…er…Suns.
Answer: a center!
Quick quiz number 2: What is Shaq?
Answer: a center!
Are we starting to see the logic here?
No longer confident they can win a championship with their current roster, the Phoenix Suns are close to completing a blockbuster trade that will bring them Shaquille O’Neal, …read more

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Kobe is flat out a great scorer
The Bulls have got to be wondering what they were thinking.
Hold on to Luol Deng and pass on Kobe Bryant?
Luol Deng. Now how many votes for the All Star team did he get? Hmm, there was that one from his mother. And that one from his agent.
Oh well, Luol is going to be great, right? Right?
Kobe is great and has been since the day he stepped on the court.
GM Mitch Kupchak should get more credit for not pulling off any deals.
Adrian Wojnarowski, …read more

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He is at it again.
Johnny Ludden, Yahoo! Sports has come out with his Power Rankings of the NBA.
Let’s check out some of his top teams with your intrepid author’s comments in italics.
PARADE PLANNERS
1. (2) Boston Celtics – In less than a week, the Celtics were linked to Damon Stoudamire, Sam Cassell and Gary Payton. At this rate Bob Cousy will be back in uniform by mid-February.
Rajon Rondo a key to the Celtics
The Celtics put together a little win streak after their little losing streak. The injury …read more

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Least they forget who has ruled the Pacific Division in recent years; Phoenix brought their ‘A’ game.
The Phoenix Suns have won the Pacific Division title in each of the last three seasons, due in part to their success against the Los Angeles Lakers.
With the Lakers in the midst of their longest winning streak in nearly four years, though, the Suns’ dominance suddenly appears to be in jeopardy. source
Could Chris Weber soon be a Laker?
It was, of course, a game without Andrew Bynum, but this is not the time …read more

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If Andrew Bynum keeps it up, hmm, maybe we can win it all
This one is tough to figure out. Maybe you can explain it to me.
If there are any ardent Laker followers, then please leave a comment and explain to me how this group of Lakers can be playing so well.
Phil Jackson must own a lot of mirrors, because it appears he is doing it with mirrors.
Then again, love him or not, Kobe Bryant is special and may just be carrying the Lakers to greater glory. The Lakers …read more

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Nobody loves me

The rift between Jerry Buss and Kobe Bryant grows ever wider until it appears like the Grand Canyon.
Kobe must go!
How do you do that when he has a no trade clause, a huge contract, is getting up there in NBA years, and worst of all is displaying a definite attitude problem.
Would other teams want to take on the Kobe act of defiance?

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Hmm, Kobe ponders where to play?
Summer of 2009.
Mark it on your calendar. Well, don’t mark the whole dang summer. It was just an expression.
Anyway, Summer of 2009 is when Kobe can walk out of LA as a Free (Agent) man.
Where oh Where will Kobe go? Sounds like a start to a good poem.
5 top reporters were polled on the possibility of the Lakers trading him first. Where would he go? (Must be they forgot about me, huh?)
The reporters are J.A. …read more

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Kobe Bryant is dreaming of an NBA Title
Last spring Kobe asked to be traded. That did not work.
So, Kobe begged to be traded. That did not work.
Kobe mentioned that there was not enough talent around him and if the GM could add some good players, then Kobe would want to stay and bring a title to LA.
Like the proverbial lead balloon, Kobe’s teammates did not take too kindly to his analysis.
The owner, Jerry Buss, tried and tried to get Kevin …read more