<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <h2>Feigen: Make This Team Work</h2> December 12, 2007, 1:58 pm</p> <div class="entry"> Houston Chronicle columnist Jonathan Feigen, writing for Hoopsworld, has some advice for Rod Thorn: Forget rebuilding, just try to make this team work. Feigen says that there is “no halfway for the Nets”. If they trade Jason Kidd, they will have to trade Vince Carter as well, and his value will drop as soon as Kidd leaves. Instead, he advises, make this team work or wind up like the Celtics before KG.</p> </div> Nets Need Kidd - Jonathan Feigen - HoopsWorld</div></p> Nets Daily</p>
If trading Carter after Kidd lowers Carter's value, does trading Carter before Kidd raise Kidd's value?</p>
It's my belief that trading either one would signify a rebuilding process, depending on who is dealt to the Nets. In that situation I could see the second person's trade value dipping, regardless of who it is.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</p> </div></p> The traditional wisdom is that Kidd somehow has built Vince's career (even though he played 5 all star seasons before coming to Jersey) and that Kidd somehow keeps enough of a foot up Vince's butt to make him perform more consistently near his potential. The first is definitely not true and I don't think there's much to the second one either. Kidd has not proved to be the kind of guiding/motivational force that, say, Charles Oakley was during the years he played with Carter.</p> Though younger, I think the guy with the most potential in that area is Richard Jefferson, and I actually think he is proving to be the team's best all-round leader. He plays hard every game; plays through injury; is vocal when he should be; is honest enough to tell the truth even when it hurts but also indefatigably upbeat; he's quick witted; and is now forging enough credibility as an elite player to assume ultimate leadership of a team. As long as RJ stayed, I think it would be fine to trade Kidd and not trade Carter. And it would certainly free the purse strings up to actually sign some more quality players.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</p> </div></p> Trading Kidd means that the Nets are rebuilding and a rebuilding team has no reason to pay Vince</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</p> </div></p> Trading Kidd means that the Nets are rebuilding and a rebuilding team has no reason to pay Vince</p> </p> </div></p> BINGO</p>
I agree about the “no halfway for the Nets”. If they want to make a run in the East, then make the moves necessary for it. Either play Sean Williams and give him a chance to show he's a present and future regular starter for this team or trade him and get a big that can help now.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FOMW)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'>why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</div>The traditional wisdom is that Kidd somehow has built Vince's career (even though he played 5 all star seasons before coming to Jersey) and that Kidd somehow keeps enough of a foot up Vince's butt to make him perform more consistently near his potential. The first is definitely not true and I don't think there's much to the second one either. Kidd has not proved to be the kind of guiding/motivational force that, say, Charles Oakley was during the years he played with Carter.</p> Though younger, I think the guy with the most potential in that area is Richard Jefferson, and I actually think he is proving to be the team's best all-round leader. He plays hard every game; plays through injury; is vocal when he should be; is honest enough to tell the truth even when it hurts but also indefatigably upbeat; he's quick witted; and is now forging enough credibility as an elite player to assume ultimate leadership of a team. As long as RJ stayed, I think it would be fine to trade Kidd and not trade Carter. And it would certainly free the purse strings up to actually sign some more quality players.</div></p> I think you're wrong. If the Nets trade Kidd they will be looking for youth and cap relief, IMHO. If that is the case they will be rebuilding the team, likely around Jefferson, Krstic and the Williams's. Even if they can manage a quick rebuild an aging wing with a heavy contract probably doesn't fit into their plans, thus, if Kidd is traded, shipping out an unhappy Carter would be a likely follow-up.</p> Considering the Nets faced virtually no competition for Carter's services this summer, actually finding a trading partner that will give the Nets more than scraps is another dilemma.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</p> </div></p> Trading Kidd means that the Nets are rebuilding and a rebuilding team has no reason to pay Vince</p> </p> </div></p> why does it mean that they are rebuilding? All it means to me is that they will have a different PG, perhaps even one that will take more thaneight shots a game and make more than three of them. Seriously, hypothetically, what if the nets could design a three-team deal which would cost them Kidd and net them Pau? Would you call a team with Pau-RJ-Vince "rebuilding?"</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</p> </div></p> Trading Kidd means that the Nets are rebuilding and a rebuilding team has no reason to pay Vince</p> </p> </div></p> why does it mean that they are rebuilding? All it means to me is that they will have a different PG, perhaps even one that will take more thaneight shots a game and make more than three of them. Seriously, hypothetically, what if the nets could design a three-team deal which would cost them Kidd and net them Pau? Would you call a team with Pau-RJ-Vince "rebuilding?"</p> </div></p> </p> I'd call it a seriously flawed team, worse than the current team, that needed to be blown up.</p> It means rebuilding because the team isn't anywhere close to being a title level team as it is now and Kidd is only getting shipped out if Rod finally comes to the logical conclusion that he needs to start over.</p>
The front office should run a poll on nets.com asking the nets fans what they want to do with the team. (who to trade and whatnot)</p> </p>
[quote name='cpawfan']</p> [quote name='Dumpy']</p> [quote name='cpawfan']</p> [quote name='Dumpy']</p> why do you have to trade Carter if you trade Kidd?</p> [/QUOTE]</p> Trading Kidd means that the Nets are rebuilding and a rebuilding team has no reason to pay Vince</p> </p> [/QUOTE]</p> why does it mean that they are rebuilding? All it means to me is that they will have a different PG, perhaps even one that will take more thaneight shots a game and make more than three of them. Seriously, hypothetically, what if the nets could design a three-team deal which would cost them Kidd and net them Pau? Would you call a team with Pau-RJ-Vince "rebuilding?"</p> [/QUOTE]</p> </p> I'd call it a seriously flawed team, worse than the current team, that needed to be blown up.</p> It means rebuilding because the team isn't anywhere close to being a title level team as it is now and Kidd is only getting shipped out if Rod finally comes to the logical conclusion that he needs to start over.</p> [/QUOTE]</p> </p> I'd ship him out because he's a cancer, and as a lesson to the other players not to question management. Of course, I'd also send him to a team he diesn't want to go to,.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> The front office should run a poll on nets.com asking the nets fans what they want to do with the team. (who to trade and whatnot)</p> </p> </div></p> I've got a feeling that poll would be so depressing it would crash the site</p> </p>
