Originally Published: May 17, 2009, 05:36 AM

Dallas Mavericks eager to re-sign Jason Kidd

Posted By Diego | NBA-Rumors News | May 17, 2009, 05:36 AM |

When Jason Kidd helped lead the Dallas Mavericks past the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, I giggled.

When the same Kidd was embarrassed by the Denver Nuggets’ Chauncey Billups in the second round, I retched.

I suspect most of you shared those conflicting emotions.

In those two scenarios lie the ever-present dilemmas the Mavericks face as they decide whether to re-sign their 36-year-old point guard to a new contract.

Kidd is good enough to take the Mavs to a certain point, but in the NBA’s Western Conference with its profusion of ultra-talented point guards, he’s eventually going to run into someone — Chris Paul, Billups, somebody — who eats his lunch and makes him look like an over-the-hill senior citizen who has no business being on the same court.

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Embed When Jason Kidd helped lead the Dallas Mavericks past the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, I giggled.<br /> <br /> When the same Kidd was embarrassed by the Denver Nuggets’ Chauncey Billups in the second round, I retched.<br /> <br /> I suspect most of you shared those conflicting emotions.<br /> <br /> In those two scenarios lie the ever-present dilemmas the Mavericks face as they decide whether to re-sign their 36-year-old point guard to a new contract.<br /> <br /> Kidd is good enough to take the Mavs to a certain point, but in the NBA’s Western Conference with its profusion of ultra-talented point guards, he’s eventually going to run into someone — Chris Paul, Billups, somebody — who eats his lunch and makes him look like an over-the-hill senior citizen who has no business being on the same court.<br /><a href='http://www.nba-vids.com'>NBA Vids</a> | <a href='http://www.nba-vids.com/NBA-Rumors/Dallas-Mavericks-eager-to-re-sign-Jason-Kidd'>Dallas Mavericks eager to re-sign Jason Kidd</a>