Cuban: 'We Know We Can Kill Anybody

[D2Procon]

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/65825/20100407/cuban_we_know_we_can_kill_anybody/

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is very confident as the postseason draws closer.

Dallas is going through a 5-6 slump, but Cuban pointed out on ESPN 103.3 FM that other Western Conference clubs have had issues as well.

"Half the teams are sucking wind, and half the teams are playing well," Cuban said. "... The Lakers are getting torched at home worse than we've been the last few games. Oklahoma City has been playing well, but they haven't had an injury yet -- literally, not one single injury of any consequence -- so it'll be interesting to see if they can keep that up.

"Utah is playing well, but not as well with [Andrei] Kirilenko out. Denver is struggling. San Antonio is playing well most of the time, when Manu [Ginobili] scores 40.

"You look down the list, and nobody's afraid of anybody. Nobody looks at us and says, 'We're afraid of them.' Look, if we dial in, we know we can kill anybody. It's just a question of focus."

The Mavericks are currently a half-game behind the Jazz for the second seed in the Western Conference.

"If you look down the list, who are the stars that beat us?" Cuban said. "It's the rest of the team when we're out there. You know, we're shutting down Carmelo [Anthony]. We're holding down Kobe [Bryant]. We're holding down Brandon Roy.

"Then we just relax, and that's when we get beat."



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[Xevious]

k

[oh crap]

you really should consider removing that man thong from your sig.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:lmao

[Findog]

Really wish he'd shut up sometimes.

[D-Wade #3]

Really wish he'd shut up sometimes.

:lmao

[alchemist]

"anybody" = spurs

[Muser]

:lmao

[badfish22]

We can also get killed by anybody.

[poop]

you really should consider removing that man thong from your sig.

that is some funny shit love the very bottom face :rollin

[SenorSpur]

:lmao

I was a bit squeamish about a possible Spurs/Mavs playoff series at first, but now I hope it happens just so the Spurs can get the chance to shut this dickweed up.

[DesignatedT]

that guy is a complete moron. hope they get bounced in the first round.

[Findog]

that guy is a complete moron.

Hey burrito breath, Cuban is many things, but "moron" isn't one of them.

[nkdlunch]

Hoping for an injury on Durant, I see. Typical Cuban

[DPG21920]

Very foolish for him to speak like that. Crofl at him saying the Spurs are playing pretty well most of the time and ignoring that TP has missed the last 16 games. He changed his arguments to make his team's situation more palatable.

Gino scoring like this is not some fluke. His health is more of a wild card than his play. Mavs are a very good team and he is "technically" right with his analysis. But he arrived at the answer not by giving an accurate analysis, just by dumb luck.

[JamStone]

He should concentrate on writing more blogs about his thoughts on this season's Dancing with the Stars.

[mavs>spurs2]

Hey burrito breath, Cuban is many things, but "moron" isn't one of them.

:lmao burrito breath

[DesignatedT]

Hey burrito breath, Cuban is many things, but "moron" isn't one of them.

well actually im white. but whatever you say. and yeah ill stick with him being a moron.

[mavs>spurs2]

well actually im white. but whatever you say. and yeah ill stick with him being a moron.

yup thats how he became a billionaire, being a moron. now go be the best moron you can be, and let the big kids talk basketball

[monosylab1k]

Only two teams I see Dallas beating in a series.

1. Lakers
2. maybe Spurs

Is it too late to tank for the 8th seed? I wanna see my beloved Mavs get to the 2nd round.

[DesignatedT]

yup thats how he became a billionaire, being a moron. now go be the best moron you can be, and let the big kids talk basketball

:lol defending mark cuban like he gives a shit about you. Oh man your real tough behind your computer screen. I better get out of this thread before something happens to me.

douchebag.

[Findog]

So you saying you don't like burritos?

What kind of assclown doesn't like burritos?

[LakerHater]

:lol defending mark cuban like he gives a shit about you. Oh man your real tough behind your computer screen. I better get out of this thread before something happens to me.

douchebag.
I can care less bout Cuban but, its the things that he says that gets me!!

[mavs>spurs2]

:lol defending mark cuban like he gives a shit about you. Oh man your real tough behind your computer screen. I better get out of this thread before something happens to me.

douchebag.

lol what? i never said mark cuban gave a shit about me. your claim was just false. mark cuban is smarter than you, this we can all agree on.

[crc21209]

Here we go again...:lol

[djohn2oo8]

Did he say this in '07?

[PGDynasty24]

Cuban is a idiot. I hope LakeShow sees Mavs in 2nd round and we will see whose killing who. And Cuban says we've been losing a lot of home games lately,wtf we lost 1 we had won like 8 in a row at home. We didn't lose to NY knicks at home by 30. Just shut up and let the players play then you can talk

[Brazil]

OMG :lmao

Cuban, wtf?




oh and lol at all the guys calling him idiot or stupid. I'm with Findog we can say a lot of things but idiot certainly not.

[DPG21920]

You can be rich and stupid. They are not mutually exclusive. Not to mention there are different kinds of stupid.

[Ghazi]

Just a man expressing his opinion, what's the big deal?

And he makes a valid point, the Mavs can beat anyone in the West, except for probably the Lakers. Who btw are becoming a little underrated due to their mini slump :lol... cmon Mono, we can beat the Lakers but not the Thunder/Nuggets/Blazers?

[tlongII]

Anybody can beat anybody in the West this year. It's wide open.

[sribb43]

I call bullshit on this statement

[sribb43]

Just a man expressing his opinion, what's the big deal?

And he makes a valid point, the Mavs can beat anyone in the West, except for probably the Lakers. Who btw are becoming a little underrated due to their mini slump :lol... cmon Mono, we can beat the Lakers but not the Thunder/Nuggets/Blazers?

The man didn't say "beat", he said "kill".... of course they can beat any of those team but kill, I think not

[badfish22]

Cuban is a idiot. I hope LakeShow sees Mavs in 2nd round and we will see whose killing who.
lofl call down. He didn't say we will beat the Lakers, he said we could.

Anybody can beat anybody in the West this year. It's wide open.

+1

[Findog]

You can be rich and stupid. They are not mutually exclusive. Not to mention there are different kinds of stupid.

I don't always agree with Cuban, but he is not stupid in the fields that he chooses to comment on. He didn't say anything that isn't true, he just neglected to mention that Dallas can conversely be killed by any Western playoff team.

[Basketballgirl25]

Cuban is a idiot, and I don't mean he is a idiot in life, just what he says at times like this. If he didn't say this I wouldn't call him a idiot, he says Dallas can kill anybody yet he forgot to put in his team can also get killed by anybody.

[ElNono]

I don't always agree with Cuban, but he is not stupid in the fields that he chooses to comment on. He didn't say anything that isn't true, he just neglected to mention that Dallas can conversely be killed by any Western playoff team.

Kidd is the second best player in the league... :lmao

[Shank]

Jason Terry echoed the same thought just a few minutes after Cuban said them. He just didn't use the word "kill". Word choice aside, you hear this from a number of players throughout the course of a season.

[Ashy Larry]

You can be rich and stupid. They are not mutually exclusive. Not to mention there are different kinds of stupid.

Exactly..... Bill Gates was stupid for leaving college. See how that turned out. He should have stayed in school.

[Findog]

Just a man expressing his opinion, what's the big deal?

And he makes a valid point, the Mavs can beat anyone in the West, except for probably the Lakers. Who btw are becoming a little underrated due to their mini slump :lol... cmon Mono, we can beat the Lakers but not the Thunder/Nuggets/Blazers?

Playoffs are a different animal than the regular season. Lakers are still the faves to come out of the West.

[Findog]

Kidd is the second best player in the league... :lmao

That efficiency rating the Mavs developed never said that. He was ranked second in that formula but it doesn't mean he's the second-best player in the league.

[bostonguy]

I love Mark Cuban. I know he is quite expressive, but the guy adds flavor to the NBA.

[monosylab1k]

That efficiency rating the Mavs developed never said that. He was ranked second in that formula but it doesn't mean he's the second-best player in the league.

Yeah but come on. Kidd is a great player still, but any formula ranking him 2nd behind LeBron is just as flawed and stupid as Hollinger's crap.

[Fpoonsie]

Heard an interview w/ Caron Butler the other day on The Ticket. REALLY cool story about what SEEMS to be a really funny, decent guy. For all the bullshit that's spewed forth from their owner's mouth, guys like Dirk, Kidd, and now Caron do their DAMNDEST to offset it for me.

I'm reeeeally trying to hate the Mavs less and less. It's been a very slow process to this point.

[Findog]

Yeah but come on. Kidd is a great player still, but any formula ranking him 2nd behind LeBron is just as flawed and stupid as Hollinger's crap.

It just depends on what that formula is trying to measure and what they do with the data that they come up with. Is it trying to measure who is the best player in the league? Then yeah, that would be a silly finding to rank Kidd #2. I highly doubt that's what the formula is for.