OK, Jason Kidd is still in New Jersey, now what?

Yep, the trade deadline passed and... nobody moved.

At least in New Jersey anyway. In spite all the hype about Vince Carter and Jason Kidd bolting out of New Jersey, both of 'em stayed put, probably wanting to find out just how much more can they fuck up an already fucked up season.

I like Vince Carter and I have tremendous respect for Jason Kidd, but c'mon, these guys need to turn it up a notch. The once pathetic Toronto Raptors have overtaken the New Jersey Nets in the pathetic Atlantic Division for crying out loud and Jersey can't have that.

Heck, the Raptors only have this lizard-looking Chris Bosh whereas the Nets have multi-time All Stars in Vince Carter and Jason Kidd. Surely, the Nets beat the Raptors in paper. What the heck is wrong with these guys?

Maybe they're just giving Miki Moore a lot more touches than he should be?

And yeah, the Nets kept Jason Kidd but that doesn't necessarily mean better things will come from here on out. Yes, the Nets DID made the right move in keeping both Carter and Kidd but as far as Jason Kidd is concerned, the guy's just hurting these days.

The New Jersey Nets confirmed reports that Jason Kidd has a cracked rib in addition to the back injury that forced him to miss two games and the NBA All-Star Game. Nets coach Lawrence Frank defended the team's decision not to publicize the rib injury, saying it didn't force Kidd to miss any games and was discovered only when Kidd's back was being examined.

After all, why would you let other teams know that your guy is injured just moments before you send him to them?

''The implication was that it was being concealed, which would be a falsehood,'' Frank said. ''We're not going to disclose every nick, bruise or bump that's not preventing a guy from playing.''

OR... ''We're not going to tell anybody Jason Kidd is injured not until the trade deadline has passed.''

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