Kidd: Should HOF close doors for 1 year?

Jason Kidd is one of the best point guards of his generation and a likely HOFer. But he is also responsible for one of the worst decisions in recent NBA history. By deciding not to join Duncan in San Antonio, he essentially threw away his best shot at winning championships.

Shouldn't star players be held accountable for making dumb decisions the same way we laud role players for making good decisions - Robert Horry comes to mind, choosing to join the Lakers after the Rockets and then go to the Spurs. Horry wins 7 championships in his career; Kidd none. Shouldn't realizing your limitations and choosing situations that put you in the best position to succeed be rewarded?

Kidd's ego got in the way of his championship dreams. After his Nets teams were shredded by Shaq and then Duncan, he should have known that he needed to team up with one of them to get the title. But he never did.

Shaq: Wise to be lazy?

Shaquille O'neal was one of the most dominating players in NBA history, but somehow managed only 1 League MVP award (to go with 3 Finals MVPs). Part of this is due to his inability to play a full season. In prime years from 1995 to 1998, he didn't play more than 60 games in a season.

He followed this run with his MVP season (79 games) then missed 8 games the following year and 15 games in each of the 3 following seasons...his last 3 as a Laker. He played 73 games his first year in Miami, and then did not top 61 in the 3 following seasons before posting 75 with Phoenix in 2008.

His missed games have largely been attributed to his not keeping in shape and using the regular season to get in shape for the playoffs. However, what I have not heard mentioned is how this may have allowed him to play until age 37. It seems that his strategy may have expanded his career and allowed him more opportunities to play for titles. When you see Yao Ming break down, you think maybe a guy that size can't play every day without wearing down....maybe their true worth is from February to June. Maybe Portland should think about limiting Greg Oden in a similar fashion.

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