Cuban Defects

[Sug]

"For reasons not clear, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban left his bench-area seat with less than a minute remaining in the game walked out of the inner-arena area.

While the teams huddled in timeout with 39.2 seconds remaining, Cuban walked past the media work room, staring ahead, head shaking. He then walked through a hallway door and into the Mavericks locker room, where he apparently watched the end of the game.

After the game, as reporters waited outside the locker room during the league-mandated cooling off period for players and coaches, Cuban exited the locker room and walked past reporters without comment.

Still walking by himself, he walked out the Rose Garden's back dock, got into a vehicle and left."

http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2011/4...avericks-owner-mark-cuban-left-his-bench-area

It was pretty interesting watching Cuban during the comeback. He was just sitting there in utter terror as if he knew what was going to happen. I can only imagine how pissed he was.

Meanwhile on the other end of the spectrum.

PaulGAllen Paul Allen
Heart stopping come from behind win for Blazers in Game 4...Fantastic contributions by everyone esp Broy!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Link?

 

[Sug]

Link?

http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2011/4...avericks-owner-mark-cuban-left-his-bench-area

 

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2011/4...avericks-owner-mark-cuban-left-his-bench-area

Thanks Sug! Cuban must be sooooo pissed.

 

[Natebishop3]

Cuban is pretty emo. I try not to hate the guy because he's so obviously passionate about the game, and I wish the NBA had more owners like that, but he can be such a douche and it's hard to control the disdain for him.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

If I fell ass backwards into 6 billion and bought an NBA team, I'd probably be like Cuban.

 

[Natebishop3]

If I fell ass backwards into 6 billion and bought an NBA team, I'd probably be like Cuban.

I would probably be worse.

 

[MickZagger]

Cubans awesome. I wish all owners were like Cuban. I think he's great for the sport.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Cuban's a great owner, but in this case? BWAahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sinobas]

I heard he was talking trash with some fans, throughout the game (can only imagine it would have been gloating, based on how the game was going), and when Roy tied it up, he left.

Maybe he didn't want to take the heat?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I heard he was talking trash with some fans, throughout the game (can only imagine it would have been gloating, based on how the game was going), and when Roy tied it up, he left.

Maybe he didn't want to take the heat?

He strikes me as one who can dish it out, but not take it in return. I have a low opinion of him as an owner.

 

[Sug]

I was not trying to bag on Cuban, just pointing out that the guy was really in shock. My seats are basically right in line with the benches, so I get a great view of both the Blazers and Mavs benches. I was watching Cuban after just about every bucket during the comeback. He was unable to stand for the most part, and he kept going back to his soda straw over and over again trying to ease his nerves. I honestly stopped watching after Brandon made the go ahead shot because I was too busy cheering with everyone around me.

 

[maxiep]

Cubans awesome. I wish all owners were like Cuban. I think he's great for the sport.

This. I love the guy, even though he's the owner of our opponent. I think he's great fun and great for the League.

 

[maxiep]

What I love about Cuban is he's like a regular fan who bought a team. He loves to mix it up with other fans, he loves to be around the players and the game and his blog is hilarious. Remember the Dairy Queen incident? That was awesome! He seems to have a great sense of humor about himself.

 

[Sug]

What I love about Cuban is he's like a regular fan who bought a team. He loves to mix it up with other fans, he loves to be around the players and the game and his blog is hilarious. Remember the Dairy Queen incident? That was awesome! He seems to have a great sense of humor about himself.

I would alter this statement slightly, Cuban is like any regular ANNOYING fan that is unable to control himself and act like an adult. If a regular fan bought a team, you would have Paul Allen. We do, so I am happy.

I think the difference between the two is pretty telling. Both became billionaires at a young age, both have tremendous passion for a variety of pursuits in their lives, and both surround themselves with friends to help run their businesses. To this point as "Fan" owners they have had about equal success, and probably equal failures when you think about some of their organizational moves. I doubt Mark has any more passion for his team than Paul does, but one is certainly more in control during the games. So basically I feel like Mark is the classic jackass fan that you hate to sit near, and Paul is the calm fan that cheers his ass off when the energy is right.

 

[MARIS61]

He strikes me as one who can dish it out, but not take it in return. I have a low opinion of him as an owner.

My take exactly.

A pompous ass given too much leeway simply because he's rich. I can't imagine wasting an hour having lunch with him.

 

[magnifier661]

I don't like him and I am so glad he had to eat crow all the way to Dallas. I bet his words to the fans behind him was probably "Hey look at the scoreboard!" -- "Looks like I'm not coming back fans!"

Well guess what dumb fuck, you will see us again.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Probably didn't want to be seen crying in public.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

I wish more owners were involved like Cuban, but I still think he's annoying.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the only reason people like him is because he is filthy rich and blows alot of money on the team, if he was cutting salary all the time, dallas fans would hate his guts.

 

[MickZagger]

If you ever see in person how he interacts with the public and how approachable you'd like him. Probably as humble of a billionaire as there is.

 

[e_blazer]

Probably didn't want to be seen crying in public.

BNM

Underwear change, actually.

 

[KingSpeed]

Has a head coach ever been fired during a playoff series?

If I fell ass backwards into 6 billion and bought an NBA team, I'd probably be like Cuban.

He didn't luck into it or inherit it. He earned it outright.

 

[KevinJBonn]

Having read Cuban's story it's fair to say he earned it more than most of his peers. That was certainly a case of working to get to that Billion dollar figure. Still, anyone with a few Billion fell ass backwards into at least some of it.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Underwear change, actually.

This would make for a great "Where will you be when your laxative kicks in?" commercial.

 

[Denny Crane]

I've met Cuban and he's a genuinely good guy.

The real question is if HCP defects does it count, since he's half cuban?

 

[Paxil]

Cubans awesome. I wish all owners were like Cuban. I think he's great for the sport.

Yeah... as much as I hate seeing him courtside complaining to the refs... it is because he is pulling for the wrong team... ... he would be a great owner to have.

 

[crandc]

I like Cuban's passion for the game and willingness to try what it takes to win. But his ego is irritating, people do not come to games to see the owner. At one point he sat on the bench and joined the huddle. Way out of place.

During Game 3 reportedly some "fans" were throwing things at Cuban and one poster, from the safety of his keyboard, seemed to think that was somehow manly and fanly. I call bullshit. I'd bet my very modest bank account Cuban hurt FAR more from the 23-point comeback than from anything anyone threw at him.

Let the Blazers do the hurting on the visitors. Or the hosts.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I like Cuban. He kinda reminds what Al Bundy ("Married with Children") would be like if he won a Basketball franchise - he'd be loving it, soaking in every moment, and he'd be trash talking along the way.

 

[jlprk]

I don't think he left in a snit. He probably didn't talk to anyone as he left because he had major moves on his mind, like whether to fire the coach. Some posters project their own immaturity onto billionaire businessmen.

As for crandc's paranoia of freedom and human nature ("manly ego") I love the spontaneity of both Cuban and the crowd.