Why Jason Kidd Is Struggling in Dallas

35 year old Jason Kidd isn’t ready to be thrown back into the highly competitive conference that is the West. Kidd lacks the speed, desire, will power, and stamina he once had in the East. Kidd’s recent success was in the Eastern Conference when he took the New Jersey Nets to two straight finals appearances. It was there that he averaged a triple double in a postseason series. Since playing for Dallas, his minutes per game total have been the lowest of the season, he hasn’t had a triple double, and he only shot 37 percent in March. Jason Kidd would be flourishing on a Cleveland squad with LeBron James right now if only Danny Ferry would’ve made that trade. Kidd would have been at home alongside Mr. Ohio, feeding him the ball and his ego.  Since rejoining the Dallas Mavericks and the Western Conference, he has looked sluggish and out of order, factoring into the Mavs 0-10 record against over 500. ball clubs. J-Kidd hasn’t played for a Western Conference team ... (link)