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[mavsluvr]

I'm of course getting the snark you and @"omahen" are exchanging, but if I could capitalize on this opportunity to bring it up:

Can we talk about just how utterly terrible Brown was yesterday? A-W-F-U-L. Lost. Not ready. Not close to being ready. 

I think my biggest pet peeve with sports fans is the whole "just play ______ already. He CAN'T be any worse than _____!"

Turns out that yes, he can.

It was so bad that I almost felt sorry for the kid -- hope it doesn't turn into a confidence-destroying outing.

Before the game, Kidd suggested he was putting Moses out there to "keep the fans happy." (Be careful what you wish for, fans.) I suspect maybe they really threw him on because Willie was out and they thought they could use him to absorb a few fouls. At any rate, starting him against Allen seemed like a basketball version of cruelty -- Jarrett made him look straight out of the junior varsity.

Agree on the band of fans who are always clamoring for deep bench guys to start, or at least play. Breaking news -- it almost never works. There is a reason those guys aren't getting minutes. I don't think Kidd did Moses any favors throwing him into the deep end like that.