Who’s the latest douchbag athlete to put himself above his team? Jason Kidd wins that honor. According to the NY Post, Kidd was “on strike” last night. His official reason for missing the game against the Knicks was a migraine, but source say Kidd didn’t play because he’s pissed off, and wants a trade or contract extension. During a season in which we’ve seen Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury and now Jason Kidd attempt to hold their teams hostage, I want to praise our guys. Paul Pierce, KG and Ray Allen. They’ve played most of their careers with crappy teams and never made a peep. And now that they have a chance to win a title, they are all putting their egos aside. Thanks Danny, for not bringing a-holes like Jason Kidd to Boston.
Now on to last night’s victory over the Sixers. The first half was scary. The C’s were not playing defense at all. Hell, both Andres (Miller and Iguodala) were killing us. But Doc Rivers stepped in and saved the game.
“It wasn’t pretty,” Kevin Garnett said of Rivers’ halftime address. “What I love about Doc is that he’s not afraid to get on your (case) and tell you that you’re messing up.”
No. I am not being sarcastic. We need Doc to challenge this team on nights where they think they can just show up and beat a bad team like Philly. Thank you Doc.
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And finally, guess who won the Worst Sports Announcer contest? I’m just glad the rest of the nation realizes Stephen A. Smith is a jackass. Now if only the suits at ESPN and ABC would get a clue and kick this guy out the door.
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I hate the Nets. I’ve hated the Nets ever since they won the Eastern Conference Finals in ’02 (which is probably why I don’t like Scal). And I hate Jason Kidd even more, especially that stupid ass kiss he does at the free throw line. And he beat his wife too. What a douchebag. Fortunately, we’ve got a solid group of guys on our team now that Bassy is gone.
Does he still do the kiss now that they’re splitting up? I haven’t noticed
I hope so. He still has a kid, divorced or not. I’ve always loved his game though.
Nash and Kidd have similar games, but Nash is so much better. Better pass-first PG and more lethal scorer.
I noticed that he did not do the kiss the last time I saw him. I only noticed because I always hate watching him taking free throws for that reason, but he did not do it last time.
Yeah… I didn’t think he would. That whole kiss thing was for his crazy wife. Now that she’s out of the picture, I’d expect him to flip off the basket before he blows a kiss at it anymore