Devean George Blocks Kidd Trade
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The trade was done and both teams were waiting for league approval when Devean George of the Mavericks decided to exercise his right to veto the trade!
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And there's the last big player to be traded. So much for my off the cuff joke in a post I was writing about Jason Kidd going to the Knicks for Zach Randolph. See this Yahoo! story for the details of the trade . Basically it is Kidd and ...Devean George: "I'll be the bad guy"
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The complete post-game interview with Devean George.Kidd To Dallas A No Go?
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let it out.Write What You See: Devean George is My Most Favorite Player Ever!
NBA-Blog found this 2/14/2008 on theassociation.blogs.com
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FanaticalPupil posted 2/14/2008 from givemetherock.com
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Basketbawful found this 2/14/2008 on deadspin.com
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Hardwood Paroxysm found this 2/14/2008 on sports.yahoo.com
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Hardwood Paroxysm found this 2/14/2008 on myespn.go.com
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Hardwood Paroxysm found this 2/14/2008 on deadspin.com
Of all the comments in the wake of the Jason Kidd trade that was, oddly, blocked by Devean George of all people, our favorite might have been in the live blog of the Mavs' game against the Blazers : Devean George went scoreless in the first half, ...Psyche!
Hardwood Paroxysm found this 2/14/2008 on thehowevafiles.blogspot.com
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The Big Lead found this 2/14/2008 on sports.aol.com
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I am not one to proffer advice to those who make what I do in an hour in the span of one sentence, but you need to look at the obstinance of Devean George as a blessing. Jason Kidd would be as much of an albatross as Shaquille O’Neal. Look at how Gary Payton fell off the cliff? That’s Jason Kidd’s future. He will be useless by 2009-2010. He will force the rebuilding ...Devean George Makes a Mess Of Mavs-Nets Trade
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Posted 2/14/2008 on NBA-Blog
Ja, wir erleben gerade eine aufregende Zeit in der NBA. Und wir sind nun wieder mal sehr knapp an einem blockbuster trade vorbeigerauscht. Nur ein Ja! hat gefehlt. Devean George hätte einwilligen müssen, zusammen mit Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSegana Diop, Maurice Ager und first round picks 2008 und 2010 sowie Cash gegen Jason Kidd und Malik Allen von den New Jersey Nets getradet ...
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