Stupidity, Ignorance and Insanity

Definitions taken from online webster dictionary. 

Stupidity – the quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

Ignorance – The state of being uneducated or uninformed; A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have.

Insanity - (Law) Such a mental condition, as, either from the existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under action, does away with individual responsibility.  (Albert Einstein’s definition) Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

There have been some eye popping decisions from our sport’s teams lately that involved these three triats.  First the Mavs. 

The Kidd Trade went like this – Devon Harris, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Keith Van Horn, Trenton Hassell, two first-round draft picks and 3 million dollars for Jason Kidd, Malik Allen and Antoine Wright.  Now that’s eye opening.  Why?  Because there is no need to give New Jersey anymore than the 5 players mentioned.  Imagine Rod Thorn trying to keep his laughter inside of him while hearing the Mavericks agree not only to give them a young talented point gaurd under contract for 4 more years (if I remember correctly) at about half what Kidd makes, but 2 first round picks and 3 million dollars.  Wow. 

It’s a toss up right now as to who is a better point gaurd at this stage of their careers:  Devon Harris or Jason Kidd.  Coupled with the fact that one’s best years are behind him and one’s best years are in front, one gets paid 20 million dollars a year the other 10 millon (If I remember correctly).  Jason Kidd is probably the best player now, but not by much.  The one thing that I can look at as semi-positive with this trade is Jason Kidd’s 21 million comes off the book next year and for the first time in along time we come under the salary cap – with players like Dirk, Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse and Jason Terry still here, Oh! and Erik Dampier.

But I’m not losing hope on the Mavs.  They still have the talent and (I beleive) grit to upset teams in the playoffs and if they play to capability – win.

As for the Rangers:

Song and dance, Song and dance.  They’ve made good decisions don’t get me wrong – Josh Hamilton for Eddie Volquez – grrrreat!  Mark Texiera Trade – dddddecent.  But how are we going to improve by putting Eddie Guardado in front of Frankie Francisco?  How are we going to improve if we keep sending Kameron Loe to new places each year?  Robinson Tejeda over Kameron Loe, Frankie Francisco?  Saltalamacchia in the minors, Laird starting?  Move Jason Botts to first after you give all those health concerns about tall players getting back problems there, the kind Botts has had?  These people just wing it.  Forget your future isn’t Laird, Forget your future isn’t Broussard (and make Catalanotto play there keeping Botts in OF).  Gaurdado has no place here with as many young arms as we have, but while we’re in the mood let’s forget Francisco and Loe.

I see talent here and depth, which is good.  But as long as we start out the season with the failed policy of putting two-bit veterans in front of players  who you need to find out if they can play, is ignorant, stupid and insane (they’ve done this before).