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Turmoil in the Swamp: The New Jersey Nets have lost six straight starting with the game in which Vince Carter sprained his ankle against the Boston Celtics. New Jersey won four of their first five before losing Carter - making them 4-7 overall.
While Carter's return may spark the Nets, Jason Kidd doesn't seem to think that'll be enough.
Kidd told The Star-Ledger, "Right now there is no light at the end of the tunnel . . . and healthy, we're the same team."
"We had him, but we're still losing," said Kidd, referring to playoff failures of the past three seasons. "I mean, the proof is in the pudding. It's there. You want to ignore it, you can ignore it. You can sweep it under the rug and hope for the best."
It's a bit odd he'd lambaste the team so quickly considering they've been without Marcus Williams, Darrell Armstrong and Carter.
Clearly Kidd is frustrated beyond just this season, because of the team's recent history - considering the team recently went to the NBA Finals two years in a row. Remember, he was nearly traded to the Los Angeles Lakers at last season's trade deadline.
While LA thought they were negotiating in good faith with the Nets (with a package built around Kwame Brown, Jordan Farmar and pieces) - a source close to the Lakers describes a bait-and-switch in which Nets CEO Rod Thorn tried to push LA to include Andrew Bynum in the deal.
That was never a consideration for the Lakers and negotiations died on the table - leading to the infamous "Kobe Video" in which Bryant lashed out at his team for not dealing Bynum for Kidd.
New Jersey in turn had decided against blowing up the team and re-signed Carter to a multi-year deal.
Word from the East Coast is Kidd was very excited about the prospect of joining Bryant on the Lakers. The pair had a blast playing together this past summer on Team USA.
At this point there's no sense either team will revisit the discussion
I think Kidd is probably tired of playing with Vince Charmin.....I mean dude stays hurt and even when he's around the Nets are lucky to getinto the second round