Devean George Cock Blocks a Kidd

The Dallas Mavericks have a problem. Sure, they are 35-18 and only two games behind New Orleans for the best record in the West. But they are terrible away from American Airlines Center with road losses that include Atlanta, Portland, Indiana, Milwaukee, Sacramento, New Jersey, and Philly. The Mavs are 12-15 on the road. They also need a point guard, a leader. Devin Harris is a solid player with a chance to be really good, but Skip 2 My Lou averages more assists per game than Devin. He is right outside the Top 20 with a 5.3 APG average. That may be more indicative of the Mavericks style of play and may be a result of JT and Dirk handling the ball a lot as well. I love Devin Harris and I hate Jason Kidd, but you can't deny the truth. Kidd is one of the best ball handlers and game managers ever. His versatility, vision, and ability to make everyone on the court better makes him one of the greatest point guards in human history. Even at his age, he is still puttin' up ridiculous numbers - an 11 point, 8 board, 10 assist average. And the Mavs want him and are willing to give up a shit load to get him.

The proposed trade calls for J Kidd and Malik Allen to be swapped from NJ to Dallas in exchange for Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Devean George, $3 million and two first-round picks. The Mavs would be giving up a lot. But they also realize that with 9 or 10 really good teams in the West, they need to do something to get them past defending champs San Antonio, Phoenix and the Lake Show who both have recently made moves aimed at winning a championship, and even Utah, New Orleans, and Golden State.

The only problem is that Devean George, who averages 15 min and 3.8 ppg, used his right to block the deal - "a right afforded to George via a little-known league rule affecting certain players with one-year contracts." Now I'm not going to bash Devean because he has the right to do this and I'm sure it would affect his livelihood and contract status. Plus, who the hell wants to go to Jersey? But after this was reported on Wednesday, George was allowed to play 33 minutes. And he wen't 0-11 from the field and 0-2 from the free throw line. 0-11! And they tried to give you two free points and you missed those too? There should be a little-known league rule that says if you block a trade and then go out and throw up 11 bricks in a row on the same day, you lose all of your rights. Not just the right to block a trade, but your right to free speech, right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial, right to vote, and right to participate in the pre-game layup drill and team introductions.

So here is J Kidd sitting at home, hoping he can go back to Dallas and help the General Avery Johnson win another ring. And there is Devean George - given an opportunity to start in the past few games, he has played 29, 32, 33, and 43 minutes in the previous four games. And boy has he responded. The Mavericks are 1-3 in those four, and George has gone 10-40 (.250) from the floor. Solid contribution son. Glad we are giving you meaningful minutes. I don't think Mark Cuban, Avery Johnson, or J Kidd is too happy.

"Not only did you get a ring in 2000-2001 when I deserved one, but now you are cock blocking me again. I will beat you like I beat Joum...my wi...i mean...ummm, nevermind."