Mark Cuban: The organization finally lost patience with Odom

ikidunot · Post #1 » by **ikidunot** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:33 am

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"We tried to put him in a position to succeed. You guys saw it, saw what we did. It didn't work, And I just asked him, does he want to go for it or not? Is he in or is he out? I think he thought we were playing poker. I just didn't get a commitment. And that was the end."

Cuban said he tried to turn the situation into a positive "the first 17 times," but, with the defending NBA champions fighting for a playoff berth, the organization finally lost patience with Odom."We hope it's addition by subtraction," Cuban said. "Just put him in the Tariq Abdul-Wahad category and move on."

"Did I get my money's worth? No," Cuban said. "I don't know that the word's 'cheated.' But did I get my money's worth? No."

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7796599/lamar-odom-argued-dallas-mavericks-owner-mark-cuban

Post #2 » by **Alfred** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:36 am

I'd be really upset if I was paying a guy as much as Cuban was paying Odom for what he was giving them.

BetterCallSaul · Post #3 » by **BetterCallSaul** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:39 am

Alfred wrote:I'd be really upset if I was paying a guy as much as Cuban was paying Odom for what he was giving them.

Imagine if Cuban wasn't as liberal with his wallet as he is. He'd have surely murdered Odom and made it look like an accident by now.

zuloon · Post #4 » by **zuloon** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:40 am

Aren't there already tons of topics about this?

Post #5 » by **og15** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:53 am

Alfred wrote:I'd be really upset if I was paying a guy as much as Cuban was paying Odom for what he was giving them.

Would you heckle him from the stands?

dyukcs · Post #6 » by **dyukcs** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:08 am

og15 wrote:
Alfred wrote:I'd be really upset if I was paying a guy as much as Cuban was paying Odom for what he was giving them.

Would you heckle him from the stands?

He didn't heckle him, Odom is just an over-sensitive girl.

nugzin2040 · Post #7 » by **nugzin2040** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:48 am

lol at the Tariq Abdul-Wahad comparison. Hard to see Odom recover from this. No matter what he accomplished with the Lakers, he will always be remembered for this year with the Mavericks.

MrSparkle · Post #8 » by **MrSparkle** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:05 am

Truly a clown.

Hand it to Odom... he's a fool! Hope he goes the way of Antoine Walker.

Point forward w/all the world's potential but a brain comprised of peanuts.

RhapidKid · Post #9 » by **RhapidKid** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:09 am

Leave that Kartrashian, Lamar! And come back to Miami when you do.

sule · Post #10 » by **sule** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:13 am

Note to any athlete: Kardashain punani will f*** you up.

Post #11 » by **og15** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:22 am

dyukcs wrote:
og15 wrote:
Alfred wrote:I'd be really upset if I was paying a guy as much as Cuban was paying Odom for what he was giving them.

Would you heckle him from the stands?

He didn't heckle him, Odom is just an over-sensitive girl.

I guess you missed the reference, ah well

hehsy5sy5 · Post #12 » by **hehsy5sy5** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:54 am

Odom is a clown. He should be friends with middle school girls so they can feel emotional and cry together and discuss their feelings.

BSM · Post #13 » by **BSM** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:02 am

sule wrote:Note to any athlete: Kardashain punani will f*** you up.

tell that to Kris Humphries, he didn't get the memo

Jvaughn · Post #14 » by **Jvaughn** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:03 am

og15 wrote:
dyukcs wrote:
og15 wrote:Would you heckle him from the stands?

He didn't heckle him, Odom is just an over-sensitive girl.

I guess you missed the reference, ah well

Sterling?

Sweetmelon · Post #15 » by **Sweetmelon** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:21 am

I have no sympathy for bums like this. He's a long time NBA veteran and a lot of young players would die to be given so many opportunities. He can go back to porking STD infested Kardashian and leave the NBA to the players who aren't always mentally feeble crybabies 24-7.

RocketPower23 · Post #16 » by **RocketPower23** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:27 am

Lots of interesting posts here, will read again!...

sfernald · Post #17 » by **sfernald** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:28 am

He'll be back next year, probably with miami on a really cheap contract.

Pat Riley loves the guy, and the Miami Heat would be the perfect fit because they would keep his ass in shape and focused. Can't blame all of Dallas' problems on Lamar; the whole team were fat and unmotivated pigs this year.

shangrila · Post #18 » by **shangrila** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:54 am

Saw this coming a mile off. Odom really butchered this year.

bl2k · Post #19 » by **bl2k** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:31 am

3rd best player on a back2back champ, and 6th man of the year. You guys are ridiculous.

Don Draper · Post #20 » by **Don Draper** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:58 am

bl2k wrote:3rd best player on a back2back champ, and 6th man of the year. You guys are ridiculous.

Welcome to 2012. Glad you finally made it.