<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Joker @ Feb 19 2008, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't remember Carter thanking Toronto on the same day he was traded, either.</div> I don't recall about the day of the trade, but he definitely expressed his thanks for the Toronto fans and organization in the NJ press conference when he was introduced to the NJ media.
I remember I started watching J Kidd for real in the 2002 playoffs. I watched every game and was so amazed at how good he was. He really made basketball fun to watch and his will to win was simply amazing. What he did to the Nets franchise was unreal to me. The Nets were a laughing stock and he made them a legit title contender. But we can't let the events of the last month or so take away the memories of how much Kidd meant to this franchise. He is the greatest Net I have ever seen play and a hall of famer for sure.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dumpy @ Feb 19 2008, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Just one comment. Kidd spent a long time playing for the Nets. Is anyone else disappointed that he didn't have the courtesy to state that he enjoyed playing for the Nets, and thank the fans for supporting him? The Raptor fans hate Carter's guts, but he did, in fact, say several times how much he liked playing in front of the fans and thanked them for suporting him throughout the years before and right after he was traded. I can't decide if it is because Kidd is just self-absorbed, self-centered, or has no class. Probably some combination of all three.</div> He did so a few days ago when the trade was initially agreed upon. He also praised the management for trying their best
The reason I am here, on this forum, on any forum for this matter, Is because of Jason Kidd... I was a suns fan because of Charles (muthafarkin) Barkley all because of the '93 finals. I was only 9 at the time and at the time the NBA had a much higher profile in Australia, especially in my hometown as Luc Longley grew up in my city. Everyone was on Jordan's jock but I really loved Charles and Kj because they made the game look so freakin nasty. Anyhow Barkley moves on, Kj retires, Thunder goes to the heat... and when I npick up the NBA again a few years later I get to see a dude called Kidd... The passing, the speed, the rebounding, the inch perfect ally oops... what wasnt fun to watch? He ended up in Noo Jerz and I migrated... I really disliked starbury so I became a net tragic. Anyhow I stumbled across BBB.net and a guy called Petey and a really funny chick called Bizzy Ripsta showed me the fun of being a nets fan. The bipolar optimism/pessimism, the abuse of the coaches, the Collins hating... the whole deal. I will always miss Kidd to Kmart, Donny Marshall waving the towel, Kidd making Buford/Rogers/Harris/Veal/et al look twice the players they ever could have been without him. He was the best pg I have ever seen and he is the reason I am here. By the way bitches, Im Jersey for life. **** Mark Cuban.
