Cuban says " yes" his Mavericks can beat the Lakers
By Kurt Helin
Things are going to be different this year for the Mavericks. No more of that "good but not quite good enough" stuff. Time to own the West, the NBA.
This is the year the Mavericks beat the Lakers.
That's not me saying that, I still have a shred of sanity left. It's Mark Cuban, owner of the Mavericks, on KRLD in Dallas. Here's what he said (thanks Sports Radio Interviews), when he was asked if Dallas could beat Los Angeles:
" yes. That's it. yes. We've got the size now. We've got the depth. We've got a lot more depth than the Lakers. It's not even close there...
"I'm excited about it. We're going to continue our streak [nine straight 50 win seasons]. We're going to have a great team. I think we have the depth, experience and are younger and more athletic to kind of fill some holes we had last year. We are going to be better... This is a really, really special opportunity for us. We're going to have the deepest team in the NBA by far. I think our second unit, J.J. (Barea), Jet (Rodigue Beaubois) and probably Shawn Marion or Caron Butler switching back and forth with the second unit with rookie Dominique Jones playing the three, Tyson Chandler playing the four and Brendan (Haywood) or Ian (Mahini) playing the five. Our second unit could beat a lot of first units. We're going to have so much depth that it's really going to give us an advantage this year. All our guys are coming in with one focus only and that's to win a championship. That's the goal."
I get what Cuban is saying. Dirk Nowtizki kind of is a wash with Pau Gasol. Jason Kidd, even at this point in his career, is better than Derek Fisher/Steve Blake. Shawn Marion is as good or better than Ron Artest. Brendan Haywood can hang right there with Andrew Bynum. Caron Butler can be Lamar Odom...
That's everyone right? Can't think of any other matchups that really tilt things toward the Lakers.
Oh, yea.
Cuban, what's going on with you? I respect that you don't mind spending money on this team. As much as people hate you, concerning your determination for your own team there is not much more fans can ask for. Don't get me wrong, this Mavs team is not bad, but IMO it's not on the level with the Lakers. I would like to see a Mavs team hanging on with them, but without any significant upgrades (especially on 2 and 3) I don't see that coming.
Last edited by Sportstudi; 09-16-2010 at 04:13 PM.
Cuban is delusional. Shawn Marion is washed up, Haywood and Chandler are inconsistent options at center, Jason Kidd is to be 38 by the time they are "beating" the Lakers. Caron Butler is a good option. Jason Terry is not. Dirk needs to vary up his game and not just post-up off that elbow.
Who guards Kobe Bryant? Who takes over when Ron Artest locks down Butler?
It's that time of year where comments like this are front-page of the sports section. But he is wrong.
That mind he got in Miami 4 summers ago rotted out his gourd.
I forgot about blake
what is he supposed to say? no? yeah, thats a great way to boost your teams confidence
they'll probably beat the Lakers a couple times in the regular season, then get eliminated in the 1st round by Houston or some other scrub team.
he can say "We'll give it our best shot. We have depth and bigs and I am confident that we are a good enough team to contend"what is he supposed to say? no? yeah, thats a great way to boost your teams confidence
Okay, if the Mavericks beat the Lakers, what will happen if they meet Dwyane Wade again?
I'd prefer seeing mavs winning than the lakers or Miami but ain't happening
ya know, people like Mark Cuban and Otis Smith makes me appreciate the SA/LA FO so much.
spending large amounts of cash doesn't mean a good team if it's not done right.
First, that doesn't sound like Mark Cuban. Second, that sounds like someone who is hiding the fact that they know they're going to lose. "We'll give it our best shot."
And it's not like Cuban was guaranteeing anything. I think he answered the question exactly how he should have. He was asked if the Mavs could beat the Lakers. He wasn't asked to put it in stone or anything. Maybe he'd have said the same thing if he were asked that. But, considering he wasn't, there's nothing wrong with what he said.
Doesn't matter if that's what will happen or not. That's how I'd expect him to answer the question and there was nothing wrong with it.
lol Cuban
the heat would be the first team to ever score 100 points on freethrows alone
Still crying from the first ass raping
Mark should focus on his acting career. He dominated his scenes on Entourage.
Wow, you must have seen plenty of Mavs games last season.
6-19
10-20
4-18
9-23
5-19
6-12
5-11
6-18
9-28
9-23
3-16
7-18
FG% of Bryant/Durant/James/Anthony last season in games against the Mavs
Hmmmm....washed up...
lol 5 year extension
Caron Butler used to be a really good defender. I didn't really pay attention too much last year but I do remember reading some posts on here saying he wasn't any good defensively anymore. What happened to him on defense?
Jam, with the goods
Cuban is an emotional roller-coaster
To me, looks like he put some weight on and lost a bit of his quickness. But I think hes trying to drop 15-20 lbs before the season starts, so we may see him improve.
His effort was still there, and he was quite good at creating turnovers and playing physical. He was just a step slower, but not nearly as bad as some people made it out to be.
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