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Poor Mark. San Antonians feel your pain...
PS. you, Mark.
Irate Cuban demands more 'effort and energy'
Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks are testing the patience of Mark Cuban.
The outspoken owner called out his entire roster Tuesday, a day after the Mavericks fell behind by 23 and lost to Oklahoma City, which is among the worst teams in the NBA and played without its top two scorers.
"It's only one game, which I keep reminding myself of," Cuban said in Wednesday's editions of The Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "But let's just say I wasn't happy with our preparation, execution or effort. Not only did it look like we had no idea what we were doing, but we did it without effort. The effort and energy, on both sides of the ball, by each player will decide their future with the Mavericks."
Cuban has never been afraid to shake up the roster, but the Mavericks did nothing before this year's trade deadline. They are standing by the belief that trading promising young point guard Devin Harris to New Jersey for Jason Kidd would give them the veteran leadership they need to win a championship.
Dallas entered Wednesday night's game against San Antonio at 6-13 against the other playoff contenders in the Western Conference. They had won three straight before the loss to Oklahoma City, but their previous defeat was a lackluster showing in San Antonio when the Spurs were without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.
"If each player can't take the personal initiative to make every game important and play like it, I don't see them being here next season," Cuban said. "The ball won't always bounce the way we want it to, but every player can control their level of effort. I don't care what their contract is. I would rather turn over the roster 100 percent than subject fans to another game like last night."
Although the Mavericks are clinging to the final playoff spot in the West, they have a mathematical shot at climbing as high as No. 2. A more realistic goal is getting to the fourth seed and having the home-court advantage in the first round.
"This team has the talent to win in the playoffs," Cuban said. "But that's only going to happen if all 15 guys know and execute their assignments and play every possession like it's important."
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Poor Mark. San Antonians feel your pain...
PS. you, Mark.
that got
but I do feel bad for dirk being on such a ty team
We no longer like our boys in blue!
he sees that now? Did he miss the entire first half of the season?
There is a huge disparity between how the Mavs have been performing at home and away lately.
22-4 in the last 26 at home I believe. 4-10 in the last 14 on the road.
It's troubling, but I'm not sure if it's a matter of effort or a matter of the team simply being not that good.
The roster has many gaping holes, sometimes a flawed roster trying but failing gives off the impression that they're not trying at all.
The one thing I have issue with is the defensive decline. Considering we were a solid defensive team 2 years ago (not great, but solid), and have many of the same pieces in place, why can't we at least be a good defensive team instead of average?
The offensive talent has declined, which explains the drop in offensive efficiency... but should the defense have regressed this badly?
The boys in blue would have 2-3 more wins this year if they played defense like they used to.
He was too busy making up the stats to prove that Kidd is the second best player in the league.
the funny thing is that even if Mavs beat the Spurs by 43 tonight... They are still the laughingstock of Texas
Not as long as Lubbock is considered to be in Texas.
I wish Dirk would opt out after next season and sign cheap here, but I think he's too loyal to Cuban. Hopefully Cuban insults him some more.
If on the off chance Dirk did opt out to try for a championship elsewhere, where do you think he would most likely end up? Joining the Spurs after leaving Dallas would probably be like adding insult to injury, but who knows.
isn;t that a desert or something
And the Cowboys. And SMU. And the Rangers. And anything non-Spurs coming out of San Antonio that begs to be taken seriously. And UNT.
Hmm, maybe the little general did get the best out of the Mavs...I don't feel sorry for Mark one bit, he's not any better than Jerry Jones...he's just another meddling owner in Big D.
Does anybody else find it funny that this asshat is now demanding max effort less than a year after he sided with his players, because the coach that demanded max effort was "too hard on them". What a joke. It's pretty obvious the team is just a bunch of slackers who don't want to play with that kind of effort.....that's the reason they revolted against the last coach who was hard on them. Cuban babies his team for years and then wonders why they play soft....the guy is clueless.
Last edited by Tmac&Luther; 03-04-2009 at 03:59 PM.
you gonna have to hit the quote button there sir
You forget UTSA
isn't that like a credit union of something?
Don't wanna.
. I just did.
I wonder how much of a dumbass someone has to feel if they're part of the 4% that don't get it.
Did he have to do this right before the game against the Spurs?
Man, Trainwreck's avatar cracks me up every time.
six million six million six millionMan, Trainwreck's avatar cracks me up every time.
I like cupcake dog, too.
Coming soon: Mavericks head coach Mark Cuban!!
The world would be a better place if your mom decided to swallow instead.Why are you here Memphis Mavs fan? Go away and find ONE team to go for you bandwagoner.
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