JKidd Gets his First Ring.

When the season started I asked myself if which former New Jersey Nets player would have a chance to get a ring first. There was Richard Jefferson with the San Antonio Spurs, Vince Carter who was with the Orlando Magic (traded to the Suns) and there was Jason Kidd and theDallas Mavericks. I never thought it would be Kidd. Yes, I thought that the Mavericks were done when Caron Butler came down because of an injury. But it turns out I was, well most of US were wrong. Seeing Kidd get his first (and only) championship was so overwhelming that I didn't know tears were coming down from my eyes. It was a bittersweet moment for me as a Nets fan. Happy that finally Kidd got what he deserves, bitter cause he wasn't in a Nets uniform when he won the championship. The frustration in the faces of the Heat players was also priceless, yep I had to say that. 


Kidd is one of the best point guards in the History of Basketball. His passing ability, defense and court vision is just unbelievable. I remember those two trips to the finals during the early 2000. First we (the Nets) got sweep by the Lakers then the following year we lost to the Spurs. Then we got VC from Toronto to make another Championship run.. but to no avail. Then after 2 years of second round exits and shortcomings, Kidd wanted out and was traded back to the Team that drafted him in exchange for a younger but injury riddled point guard, Devin Harris. That was one of the darkest days in the Garden State and in Nets' history. Losing Kidd ended our Championship hopes. So three seasons after losing a Hall of Famer, here we are still rebuilding and hopefully it ends next season with Deron Williams. 

Some Nets fans may still be bitter that Kidd forced his way out of New Jersey but you can't blame him, Ratner decides not to spend for the team. The "We had to work with what we have" attitude didn't work for Jason. With Dallas and an owner who is willing to spend a lot of money for a championship, it was the perfect place for him and yeah he wasn't getting any younger. He almost had one with the Nets but it's just not meant to be. After 18 seasons, two trips to the Finals and a lot of misfortunes Kidd can finally call himself a Champion. 



Congratulations Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks! Your 2010-2011 NBA World Champions!

Up and Running.

Brooklyn, New York. 

Well hello there Ball and the Basket readers (if ever there’s one). What do you know? BTB is back! LOL. I know BTB is a little awkward (cause it’s similar to BRB) but The Ball and the Basket is just too long. In case you don't know the NBA season is already over thanks to the Dallas Mavericks for eliminating the Miami Heat in 6 games (my prediction was Dallas in 5) to win their first championship ever.


I was supposed to post an entry earlier today but it turns out I left my draft at the office and I didn't want to start over, so I'm going to post that one tomorrow evening maybe if I don't fall asleep. There will be some changes in this blog starting today. First, I won't be following the Magic's season anymore. I'm still going to root for them but I decided that BTB is now going to be officially for the New Jersey Nets. It's not because the Magic sucks, because the Nets are much worse than them right now. It's just that writing my views and opinions about two teams is hard for me. I don't have the time to read every recap of the Nets' game and the Magic's game and write how I feel about them winning or losing. As you can see because of my frustrations, my last post in here was way back December last year. That's when the Magic and the Nets kept on losing. The Magic made it to the Playoffs but was eliminated in the first round by the team that they swept last year, the Hawks. While the Nets ended up with Deron instead of Carmelo. So i guess it was still a great season for the Nets.

So there you have it Ball and the Basket is back! We now look forward to the future and hopefully there's no lockout. Thanks guys.