I see the distinction. Thanks again.

It’s all about second guessing, from talking about that days win or loss, talking about a draft pick or talking about what the hell is the current ownership doing.

I know an owner isn’t like a player; all the blowhards in MLB would have never approved of Cuban owning a team.

and am happy for the Mavs.

I guess someone should ask Scotty Pippen his take on the Lebron dissappearing act in the 4th quarters.

The Heat will probably win a couple of rings with Lebron, but sometimes players should just shut up and play. His post game comments were childish as was the mocking by him and Wade on Dirk. Money doesn’t buy intelligence or class.

I know people want to believe ownership changed and poof they went from worst to first. It’s just not true. What turned the team around was Don Nelson taking the 7th pick of the draft and turning it into Dirk Nowitzki, then taking some stiffs off his bench and turning that into Steve Nash a few days later. Cuban wouldn’t even buy the team for another two years after that draft – but that’s why they made the quick turnaround, and why they have remained one of the best teams in the league for the past decade.

but you have to give Cuban his props. The Mavs have been in the playoffs for 11 consecutive years now.

Cause were the worst sports team in the USA, bar none.

IMHO a lot of the reason the Heat crumbled at crunch time is because of the Mavs ability to keep fighting and taking control of the game at the end.

Gee whiz, it took him 11 years! The Cubs are going on 103+. Yes, baseball and basketball are two different systems but the concepts are similar. Basketball will change dramatically if and when a hard salary cap comes into play. I am giving Ricketts a chance, but it might take him 11 years as well. If he does bring a championship to the North side, we will all rejoice, but with Cuban, I think you could almost bank on it.

Donnie Nelson was an assistant coach, not the GM that he is today. So that would mean that someone hired him to that position, understand? That person would be Mark Cuban. Being the owner of the team means having accountability for the product. So when a team wins, yes, the owner gets credit. Are you following all of this? You make a really good point in saying that Cuban didn’t play on his own team. Saved me some research. It’s not like he was Steinbrenner, who batted cleanup during the Yankees run of World Series. Or wait. Owners don’t normally play for their own teams, huh? And yet they receive credit because it is their money and their decisions that lead to success, right? Nah. You’re right, owners have absolutely nothing to do with their franchise’s success. Ever.

this

baseball is stuck in the first years of the 20th century. barely. it explains why they have allowed for extremely f-ed up decisions like home field in the world series for the all-star game winner, al rules in the all star game even in an nl park with the nl as the home team, or the ridiculous territorial mismanagement of broadcast rights.

i’ll take owners like mark cuban every day because they aggravate the good old boys club that has become major league baseball.

Also the people who thought we were idiots for wanting Cuban in the first place.

However, you do know that this won’t end those arguments, right? Especially from . . .

Well said, ballhawk.

  Were getting almost worse than b4 he came on. My son’s 8yr old Little League Team is better at basic fundamentals than these clowns. The little things can go a long way. I would be happy with some baby steps as long as their forward. Standards need to be set and a REAL PLAN needs to be put in place one way or another.

We do not need someone who is trying to save their job and not looking to the future.

is your personal wish for the financial demise of the Chicago Cubs…because THAT is going to put a competitive team on the field. If you dont like Ricketts as owner okay, seems a bit premature to completely give up on him, he’s had exactly one year and 60 something games to “prove” himself. He has been completely hamstrung by the contracts that the previous ownership signed up. I’m not the biggest Ricketts backer, however, i dont want the man to fail, because his purported interests and mine are one and the same. This next off season might be a better litmus test for the organization, because some $50 million dollars are coming off the books. I know people throw Ricketts money around like it literally doesnt matter, but i dont blame the man for NOT eating Jim hendry’s contract immediately or not walking in and eating all $140 million dollars on the payroll. let’s give the guy a minute to stop and assess things and when you’re talking about a billion dollar purchase that is constantly changing and evolving one year and 60 games is not enough time to fully assess the situation. you’re hoping Rickett’s financial fails is inviting Bud Selig to take over operations of the Chicago Cubs, and then literally get “his guy” to purchase the Cubs.

I don’t think Ricketts wants to lose. What Cuban did with the Mavericks was turn them from a joke to a perennial contender. This culminated in an NBA Title. Up until the sale, the championship was not realized. The point is that Cuban was already a proven owner by that point who was driven to win and could put his money where his mouth was. What we have is an unproven owner who inherited a giant mess that won’t be sorted any time soon. Cuban might have gotten the ball rolling a little faster, but we would have still needed to be patient. We still don’t know what we’re getting with Ricketts.

This isn’t to say that I don’t think Ricketts has been all bad as owner. I would have liked to have seen a quicker turnaround at GM, but what could he realistically do at this point? Even if Cuban purchased the team, there still would have been the inheritance of the giant mess that was the legacy of Sam Zell. I firmly believe that Cuban would have brought his own baseball people to the table and cleaned house, but the turnaround still would have taken some time. Reinsdorf has to deal with Cuban in the NBA already, so having him as an MLB owner in the same city would be a threat to him.