ESPN : Every Secret Public Now

I’ve been sitting at home all week angered by the fact that my beautiful prediction that Jason Kidd would soon be a Maverick was put on hold.

Devean George, a very average basketball player (and that may be somewhat of a compliment), decided that the trade that would send him to New Jersey was not in his best interest.

Rather than go to a new city, where he would get more playing time and the opportunity to actually make a difference, he decided to turn down the deal. He received such a horrendous uproar from the crowd in his first game since killing the trade that his performance was undoubtedly effected. (He shot 0 for 11 from the field) People were screaming “We want Kidd” and “Stop being selfish” in unison from the stands. Yikes.

Then, the next day, Jerry Stackhouse, who was also involved in the trade, commented on the possibility of him returning to the Mavericks after 30 days, since New Jersey was likely to waive him. The NBA quickly ruled that this would be illegal and that if traded, he could not return to the Mavs. Once again, adding another obstacle in the way of this deal’s completion.

Now, today, the two teams have apparently agreed in principle to a different, revised version of the deal that excludes both George and Stackhouse.

At this point, it is imperative that this deal get done. With all that has been said in the media, and the publication of the trade like it’s already happened, how can Jason Kidd go back to the Nets and play basketball as if there haven't been constant rumors of him leaving?

He can’t.

The media has to stop blurting out everything they come across and actually wait until something is official.

It’s childish almost, telling secrets that aren’t true. We all learned not to do that when we were children, how come Joe Blow from ESPN doesn’t have to act like an adult?