Soul_Patch
07-02-2007, 10:07 AM
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070630/SPORTS13/706300350/1051/SPORTS03
Cuban says Nelson used inside info
June 30, 2007
FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES
DALLAS -- Mavericks owner Mark Cuban contends that his former coach, Don Nelson, used "confidential information" to help the Golden State Warriors pull off a first-round playoff upset.
That accusation is part of Cuban's response to an arbitration claim Nelson has filed against Cuban to get $6.5 million of deferred compensation, which Nelson said he is owed for his time with the Mavericks in 1997-2005.
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"Don may know that (Dirk) Nowitzki likes to turn toward his left shoulder, not his right shoulder, but we don't think that's a trade secret or confidential information," Nelson's attorney, John O'Connor, said by phone Friday from his San Francisco office. "Cuban apparently does."
Cuban, who had surgery Friday to replace his left hip, could not be reached for comment.
The Warriors became the first No. 8 seed to win a best-of-seven playoff series to knock out a top-seeded team, winning in six games. The stunning end to the Mavericks' season came a year after they made it to the NBA Finals, then lost in six games against Miami after taking a 2-0 series lead.
Seriously can Cuban be any more of a freakin fool. He is making this org look like a joke.
Cuban says Nelson used inside info
June 30, 2007
FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES
DALLAS -- Mavericks owner Mark Cuban contends that his former coach, Don Nelson, used "confidential information" to help the Golden State Warriors pull off a first-round playoff upset.
That accusation is part of Cuban's response to an arbitration claim Nelson has filed against Cuban to get $6.5 million of deferred compensation, which Nelson said he is owed for his time with the Mavericks in 1997-2005.
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"Don may know that (Dirk) Nowitzki likes to turn toward his left shoulder, not his right shoulder, but we don't think that's a trade secret or confidential information," Nelson's attorney, John O'Connor, said by phone Friday from his San Francisco office. "Cuban apparently does."
Cuban, who had surgery Friday to replace his left hip, could not be reached for comment.
The Warriors became the first No. 8 seed to win a best-of-seven playoff series to knock out a top-seeded team, winning in six games. The stunning end to the Mavericks' season came a year after they made it to the NBA Finals, then lost in six games against Miami after taking a 2-0 series lead.
Seriously can Cuban be any more of a freakin fool. He is making this org look like a joke.