$4M doesn't go as far as it used to! Ledger Just got off the phone with David Falk, who as everyone knows, is the uberagent that represents Keith Van Horn. And if you think all this is a fait accompli, hold on to your hat. "I can't tell you his intentions, because I told Keith and both owners that this thing has been so tortured, it's best for everyone to just chill out and find out what the league has to say," Falk said. Nice image, that. David Falk, calming voice of tranquility. Actually, Falk already knows that the league will probably (likely) tell him that Van Horn has to report to the Nets for one month in order for this deal to be kosher. "I understand," he said. "But in my history with the league since 1974, I can't remember a trade that has created more drama than this one - from Jerry (Stackhouse) being waived and going back, and a player worried about his Bird rights. "I told everyone when Van Horn was mentioned in the trade that my strong advice is, 'If you want to do something, you better do it quietly.' And if this has a chance to happen, step back and let some time pass or it would probably ruin the trade." Odd thing to say, we thought. Falk might be a bloody genius when it comes to doing NBA business, but there's not much he does quietly. Unless, of course, his client absolutely insists he wants it that way. And suddenly, that seems to be the important factor in this trade: Keith either has cold feet, or feels that a $2M payday for taking a physical is shameless and needs time to think it through, or he just doesn't want any part of it. Falk won't say which is closest to the truth. "I really can't say," the agent said. "He wants some quiet time to reflect on it. And that's what he should be doing. "He'll make a decision, but it's not going to be 'maybe,' or 70-30. Either he'll do it or he won't do it. And we'll all know in the next 48 to 72 hours." Not a hint, a high-sign, an indication either way? "No. I can't indicate either way," Falk said. Family issue? Are the teams asking too much for Keith to take an unexpected separation from his wife and kids for a month? "Let's say this," Falk concluded. "Keith is a guy of high integrity, and he has a great relationship with Mark Cuban and Rod Thorn, and he would like to help them both. But he's engaged in some other things, and he has a lot of responsibilities. Now he just has to see if it's workable before he decides what to do. And right now, I don't know what he's going to do."
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Feb 18 2008, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Feb 18 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ Feb 18 2008, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think he'll do this. All he has to do is go to practice for a month and sit on the IR. He doesn't even have to play a minute if he doesn't want to. And for a pro-rated $4mil, I'd get off my ass and do it in a heartbeat.</div> 1) It's not a prorated 4M. They are offering to pay him the whole 4M for a month of work. 2) Not sure how the league can monitor if he is at practice. I think that he would need to sit on the bench, and complete his share of the community service the league puts all players through, nothing more unless he wanted to. -Petey </div> more importantly, what is the remedy if he doesn't show up? Does the league void the trade two weeks from now? Fine KVH? </div> I'd imagine huge fine at the very least. -Petey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jason Kidd's Nets' career is not yet over. For Kidd to get out of New Jersey and go to Dallas, he will need the help of a player he pushed Nets' management to trade. The NBA is expected to approve the eight-player deal between the Nets and Mavericks as long as Keith Van Horn spends at least a month with New Jersey, multiple league sources said.</div> Source
Hey Don Casey welcome to S2! Send me a PM if you have any questions about the site I would settle for a discount to Nets home games, let alone get paid to show up!
The only thing that would POSSIBLY make this any better would have been if KVH's agent was Jeff Schwartz . . .
It's more a mood than a conviction, and so it may pass. But more and more, I hope the trade doesn't go through and Kidd is stuck here. I just think it would be somewhere between hilarious and entertaining to watch this team under those circumstances the rest of the year. A study in the dynamics of psychology in major team sports.
