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howard and the mavs!
yeah he did, he speaks for all black people.
howard and the mavs!
All anybody could hear was "mumble, mumble, Obama, mumble, mumble"
He could have said Obama wears panties or something.
OoopsI was hesitant to interrupt with info on the original topic
No surprises here...
Yeah, I was trying to remember what the thread was about.I was hesitant to interrupt with info on the original topic.
Go check out Mavericks forums and you will see that the Mavs are losing alot of fans because of Howard's latest transgression. Its all downhill for them now.
Whew. An excuse for many of those folks to abandon the bandwagon arrived just in time with the potential for a challenging season. The actual Mavs fans will mark their return should they have a strong start or make a playoff run.
The Mavs are losing their re ed, mouth-breathing, racist fans. That's fine by me.
Well, it's pretty obvious that you hate America, commie.
pfff internet tough guy routine at its worst
I'm willing to bet you don't have the balls to do anything should that situation ever come up.
so he doesn't stand up during the national anthem, so the what?? Its just a ing song, just like the flag is just a ing flag. Does it mean that he hates America? only to jackasses like you perhaps.
People who make a big deal out of stuff like this are ing drama queens with nothing better to occupy their time.
he claims he is a veteran so it might affect him differently.
for my perspective, i just finished coast guard training and currently working on my degree, it doesnt bother me one bit that FinDog chooses to remain seated during the national anthem. like he said before, its not like he's sitting down while burning the american flag, and shooting the bird at people. if he thinks its pointless, then that's his opinion, as long as he's not interrupting others. i personally think the national anthem before sporting events might not be needed. who really cares anyway, this country is about freedom to do what you want, if i see somebody sitting down during the anthem, it really wont bother me at all. i cant see how it can possibly affect others. its not a big deal
Edited because some losers can't take a damn joke these days. Out of thousands of posters, two can't detect sarcasm. Grow some balls!
Last edited by Spurtacus; 09-22-2008 at 10:27 PM.
what the ?
this and what this thread is about probably can't be farther from each other, you dumb piece of .
Yeah, he's not DeShawn Stevenson or Reuben Patterson. I could see him pulling a David Wesley and killing Devean George in a street race or something...
It was a joke you piece of . This guy is an idiot if you didn't already realize. Your username says all about you.
jokes are not your forte.
my username says what? he has a mvp?
And detecting sarcasm is not your forte.
you're right. jokes about child molestation go right over my head.
Get over yourself buddy.
Are you really a Grizzlies fan? If so, so sad!
It's not evident or anything.
This is the year the Grizzlies make some noise.
It says you're a .
JHo and the Mavs.
i dont think anybody understood it or thought it was funny except for you.
kill yourself
Fixed for you.
Last edited by Spurtacus; 09-22-2008 at 10:26 PM.
For the two losers who can't detect a joke, I edited my post. You obviously missed the point of my post. Josh Howard is so much of an idiot that he would do something else completely wrong that would get him thrown in jail for a long time in life. He's got the Dummies Guide to being an Idiot & Embarassment in his hands right now.
Cuban made himself look bad in Howard mess
by Mike Kahn
Shocked and appalled ... that was the general reaction this week when the video showed up of Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard mocking the national anthem and using his race as a reason for doing so prior to a charity flag football game hosted by Allen Iverson back in July.
There were plenty of reasons for people to be upset, and it's been an unfortunate run of bad judgment shown by Howard over the past five months or so that has threatened to have a long-term effect on what had been a very promising, All-Star career.
Just Joshing? Josh Howard is taking some heat after his controversial remarks about the Star Spangled Banner. Not sure what all the fuss is about? Watch Howard's rant HERE. Howard's indiscretions are one thing.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's are quite another.
That Cuban would rush to Howard's defense was no surprise. He is fierce in his support of his players — you would think he changed the name to Mavericks after he bought the team.
Cuban has often gone over the top in his ferocity when he feels an injustice has been done or if he is in disagreement over any perception or decision on a topic he deems important. It's a big reason why he is beloved and despised by so many. He is very bright and is one of those to have gotten in early on the Internet, made huge money and had the wisdom to turn it into much, much more.
But in the process of becoming this outspoken maverick, he has turned into a bully. In some ways, he has taken on some of the same characteristics as one of his basketball heroes, the former coach of his alma mater at Indiana, Bob Knight.
Nonetheless, Cuban's "Maverick Blog" is always interesting and often insightful on topics that range from basketball to Web trends to politics to search engines.
So when I checked in on Friday, "shocked and appalled" was I upon seeing what he had posted — too many e-mails pock-marked with racist commentary hurled at Howard, the NBA in general and criticism of Cuban for supporting such a player and league.
He led it with "Thanks for the advice on Josh," and went right into allowing these feeble-minded folks to voice their ugly opinions under the sarcastic guise "let them voice their embarrassing opinions and their e-mail addresses." It's easy to understand where he was coming from, because of those dangerous minds that categorize people with a hate that can curdle the skin.
But in the process, his arrogance toward the under-class lowered his own standards and mentality to their level. Later on in the day, he removed them from the "Maverick Blog," contending it made him sick to his stomach all day.
His contention was that he made his point and he hoped that something good came out of those e-mails being posted.
Still, I was shocked and appalled.
Nothing good can ever come out of giving a forum to that kind of commentary. Cuban did it just so they would embarrass themselves and maybe get a taste of their own medicine since their e-mail addresses were there for all to see.
What he seemed to ignore, however, is that it gave legs to that kind of ignorant, ugly and destructive thinking. In his own arrogance toward the fools, he was giving them a forum to incite others to climb aboard. He's too smart not to realize how many racist, dangerous minds are out there ... and that kind of situation only helps give legs to more people like them.
Cuban did it out of spite and his own imperious nature. There is no learning out of promoting ignorance, no matter how sarcastic and obvious the forum may be. It was born out of his own arrogance and sense of superiority that has come with his wealth and power and has created an even more embarrassing situation for the Mavericks.
All that does it make matters worse.
This has nothing to do with political correctness. There is a fine line between people that show no fear for the consequences of their words and actions that stay above the fray, or those that actually get a kick out of stimulating the fray because they can. And that's where Cuban is in this instance.
His honest appraisal of things has so often been refreshing and informative. Having met him almost 13 years ago when he was beginning Broadcast.com, it's been an amazing and impressive climb to where he is today.
But if he has reached the state where he actually believes he's so bright that he can embarrass people out of their ignorance, then his own forum of ignorance becomes a dangerous place in and of itself.
And that's what he managed to accomplish Friday. Indeed, taking down those posts was "the right thing to do."
But if he actually believes that makes him look smarter, then he unequivocally missed the point himself.
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