Now, as then, Kidd trade has stirred controversy
"I was crucified nationally, and ripped up pretty good locally"
The return of Jason Kidd to the Mavericks demonstrated once again that never is not forever in professional sports.
Over time, things change, starting with hostility. The past can become the present. What had been a good-riddance goodbye for Kidd more than a decade ago became a welcome home again last week.
Count me as one of those who would have said 'never' on Kidd wearing a Mavs uniform again. Also count me among those saying it was a great move to bring him back.
When he left -- 11 years and two months ago -- there was controversy. 'Bad trade for the Mavericks,' screamed the critics, particularly from a national standpoint. Those critics, by the way, were dead wrong. Read more