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It's worth noting that the Mavs were down 25 when Kidd when to the bench in the second half and only down by 5 when he returned.

ergo, the mavs are a better team with lue at point than with kidd. hmmm. i'll file that under "deductive reasoning taken too far."

pete-

my apologies if i misread your post. after re-reading it, i'm guessing you were just defending avery's decision to leave kidd on the bench in this particular game?

Everyone is so hard on Avery, but the West is so strong anyway, I am not sure if we had Michael Jordan coaching this team that we would have any better a chance.

Avery needs to chill, he needs to trust the Kidd, and let him run this team. You dont trade for a hall of famer, and then tell him how to do it. This is possibly the best team or most talented Kidd has ever had, if he cant do it with these guys, he cant do it.

So one second we're criticizing the decision to have Howard do the in-bound pas, and then the next we're criticizing Dirk for not being able to take a behind-the-ankles pass and turn it into 3-pt game winning gold? Also, I second Pete above; Kidd's performance was underwhelming. Why is a different question, but it's true the Mavs didn't need him for a large part of their comeback.

The Mavs could have Jesus Christ at the point and God in the low post and still have a hard time being good in the West this year, or better than the Celtics.

So when the Mavs ultimately fail, people will label the Kidd trade a failure. When you look at what was given up, in reality it won't be a failure...unless Harris takes the Nets to the title. Isn't that the measuring stick with all trades?

Where would the Mavs be with Devin Harris at point still? Probably not in any better shape than they are now.

Dearest benchwarmer,
Avery deserves every bit of criticism he's getting. Remember Miami? Remember Golden State? And since when is Michael Jordan considered a coach?
I hope I'm wrong and he can make something happen this year, but the clock is ticking.

Jackson, Sloan, Nelson, Popovich, Adelman, Scott, Johnson, hmmm, let's see, what name doesn't belong with the others??????? Johnson is a joke - the other coaches on this list smile when they go up against him.............

"scott" doesn't exactly fit in either holmes. oh crap- am i a racist?

i turned off the tv after the first half, but luckily caught the last two minutes. So easily we forget the two 3s Dirk hit to get the came close. You cant expect Dirk to hit a three w/ two defenders in his face on bad inbounds pass. for the Record, Dirk has hit big shots when they count - see game 7 clips vs SA in 05-06, and game 5 clips vs Warriors last year, and reg season home game vs Suns last year.