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Cuban vs. TNT
Last Wednesday the Blog Maverick himself, Mark Cuban, posted this after the Mavs beat the Suns in their season opener:
"Only downer of the night was listening to the idiots on TNT after the game. Its not unusual if we win a TNT game for us to turn it on in the locker room and hear what Charles, Kenny and co have to say. They havent gotten any better.
Let me just say this. There is a reason why Kenny and Charles havent gotten head coaching jobs. THere is more to running a team these days then thinking you know what you are talking about. Kenny, if you want to bust on us for switching on the pick and roll, get some stats to back it up. We track conversion rates on everything we do. High pick and roll, elbow pick and roll, whatever, we track it. If its not working Kenny, we adjust. I know that is probably a new concept to you and Charlie B, but thats the NBA of 2006. With all that money you guys make (hey if you are going to talk salaries, lets see how you like it), go out and hire some kids to track what actually happens in a game rather than having TNT bring in kids to go out and get donuts."
Via Sports by Brooks, here was Sir Charles' on-air comeback:
"I'll never have as much money as (Cuban), I'll never know as much about computers, but if he lives to be 1,000, he will never know more about basketball than (Smith and I). If he knew something, he wouldn't have put that little soft cake team together."
Of course Cuban had to react in kind:
"Comparing your basketball IQ to mine isnt quite apples to apples given that Im not the coach. Im willing to compare the basketball knowledge of AJ, Del Harris, Joe Prunty and Larry Riley to the two of you anytime. My guess, you guys are on the short end of the stick ... No matter what your profession, if you arent busting ass to be prepared and to get better, you are falling behind. Im not sure the TNT guys understand that concept."
So that was fun. For the record (as if there were a record for a guy like me), I love Cuban, like Charles and think Kenny's alright. Hopefully, they can hug it out.
In other Cuban news, he wants to buy the Pirates. Let him in the circle of trust, Bud!
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11/8/05 8:52 PM
Charles Barkley and TNT's refusal to give the Mavs any respect is an on-going joke here in Mavs Land. This has been an on-going rift for a few years now and I still don't believe we have heard the last of the Cuban-Barkley embrolio. One of the reasons I took on the job of writing the Mavs blog for Roundbloggers is because I knew there was going to be a good team to write about, and a crazy owner that will stop at much of nothing for some cred for the mavs.
Lew
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