GermanFan120 wrote:ChipotleWest wrote:GermanFan120 wrote:
The level of love or the level of pass depends on when you became a Mavs fan.
I have been a Mavs fan since Cuban took over.
Let me give you an assumption to help you understand, had I only become a mavs fan yesterday after they beat the Pistons, I would tend to agree with you too that Cuban and Mavs are below average product.
Then you agree actually. You're just reminiscing about prime Dirk and giving the credit to Cuban for some reason.
You don't think Dirk would have been great under any owner?
Cuban was not the owner when the Mavs drafted Dirk or when they acquired Nash. He was however the owner that wouldn't pay Nash.
I will try to answer your questions 1 by 1.
1. I am not happy about Mavs front office along with Cuban's decision in recent years.
2. No, I don't think Dirk would be great had he been drafted by any team/owner, such as Clippers or Vancouver Grizzlies. This is where I give credit where it is due.
3. Not paying Nash hurt me because I am a huge Nash fan. But at the time I supported the idea and the next year Mavs proved to be better without Nash. That's how we beat the Spurs in 2006. This is again fact rather than opinion.
Mark Cuban was actually sued by Russ Perot Jr for spending too much...
The Mark Cuban era split into 2 parts, pre 2011, and post 2011, he was one of the best owners in the league, Jerry Buss may have been more successful, but he has the market to back him and attract FAs, and Paul Allen had deeper pockets in the late 90s early 2000s, but he was one of the richest people on planet earth, Cuban still spent like crazy and stopped at nothing to get Dirk help, he may have made some mistakes, but no one could actually question his commitment, after 2011, his willingness to spend went down and the Luka era has been one giant mess.
He sold at the right time, the rift with Donnie Nelson, and his new adventures that need financing, while the valuation is still high, hopefully the new owners are as willing as he was in the mid 2000s.