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I wanted to discuss this, but I don't wanna do it in the game thread where everything will run together and get cluttered... Anyways, we all know aboutMark's past... We all saw him push the camera guy after Game 3 as he stormed across the court to the locker room... What we didn't see on TV was himconfronting Kenyon Martin's mother about her son being a thug and a punk...
I ducked out of the Game 3 post pretty early after that game ended Sunday, mainly because I was in and out of watching the game intently as I was studying forFinals and prepping for graduation coming this weekend... After taking a day to reflect on and watch Game 3 over again from start to finish, I wrote this on aMavs blog I frequent, and rather than re-write everything here, I'll just copy and paste the post... Cliffnotes at the end for you lazy bastards thatwon't read the whole thing...
I ducked out of the Game 3 post pretty early after that game ended Sunday, mainly because I was in and out of watching the game intently as I was studying forFinals and prepping for graduation coming this weekend... After taking a day to reflect on and watch Game 3 over again from start to finish, I wrote this on aMavs blog I frequent, and rather than re-write everything here, I'll just copy and paste the post... Cliffnotes at the end for you lazy bastards thatwon't read the whole thing...
Let me preface this by saying ahead of time I know this isn't going to be popular opinion around here, and I have a pretty good feeling I know what kind of reaction I'm going to get... But I feel like I need to get it off my chest.
I think Mark Cuban is an incredible owner. I genuinely believe he'd do whatever it took to bring Dallas a championship... He's not afraid to spend the money necessary to make this team a contender... Has he had his share of blunders? Yeah, he has, but this team's inability to get over the hump wasn't for his lack of effort, and I don't thinkit ever will be...
[jumps on soapbox]
Is anybody else getting tired of his act? This comes out today, in the hours leading up to Game 4...
Mark Cuban admits that he made a not-very-nice comment to Kenyon Martin's mom after Game 3.
From the Denver Post:
Cuban said Sunday by e-mail that when he walked off the court, a fan was screaming about the Nuggets being "thugs," so Cuban said to Martin's mother: "That includes your son."
According to Martin's agent, Brian ****, Cuban spotted Moore amid numerous Nuggets fans and said, unprovoked, "Your son is a punk." Regardless of what insult was stated, NBA spokesman Tim Frank said, "The situation on the floor postgame is being reviewed."
Cuban knew it was Martin's mom because, according to him, she talked trash to him in the aftermath of another Nuggets win.
After this morning's post-Mother's Day shootaround, Martin told reporters, "I'm gonna take care of it."
Yet another NBA investigation into something immature and/or incredibly stupid/ignorant this clown has done after a game...
It blows my mind just how immature and ignorant Mark Cuban really and truly is at times (mainly when his team comes up short)...
I've got no problems with him wanting to sit in the stands and be a fan, that's his prerogative... But I don't want my owner pouting like a baby and throwing a temper tantrum as he storms across the court to the Mavericks locker room. I don't want my owner poking his head in huddles during timeouts or confronting officials as they walk off the court. I don't want my owner shoving cameramen out of his way as he stomps off to the locker room upset and butt hurt... And I absolutely don't want my owner making ignorant, cry-baby comments to another grown man's mother after his team loses a basketball game MAINLY BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN SHORTCOMINGS.
Why is Kenyon Martin a thug, Mark? Because he plays physical? Because unlike any player on this creampuff Mavericks roster, he's not afraid to take a fine to send a message to the other team's best player early in a series? Because he has tattoos? Because he won't take any crap off the soft, tissue paper roster you've constructed? How many times has Kenyon Martin had run-ins with the law, aside from the two highly publicized speeding tickets? What is it that makes him a thug? He's a tough, physical, defensive-minded basketball player. He actually plays physical basketball and doesn't let a player just come at him again, and again, and again without some type of consequences, rather than just talking about being tough and making a fool of himself like Erick Dampier...
The fact they were even in this situation coming down the stretch of a must-win game, at home, where they held the Nuggets below 40% from the field for most of the nights is pathetic and all-telling in its own right... Sorry Mark, the NBA didn't cost you this game. The referees didn't cost the Mavericks this game. Talk to you players about why the lost this game.
It couldn't be because Dirk went soft in the final 3 minutes and refused to attack Kenyon Martin after getting into the paint at will for 3+ quarters, could it?...
It couldn't be because Josh Howard and Jason Terry step to the free throw line with chances to stretch the lead with 2 minutes on the clock and both miss the front end of two shots from the stripe, could it?...
It couldn't be because your defense didn't manage to get one single stop down the stretch inside two minutes, could it?...
Your team choked. Again. Get over it. You want it to stop, put an emphasis on finding tough-minded, physical players for a change... The most physical player on this team is Antoine Wright, and we saw just how physical he wanted to be Sunday night in the closing seconds of that game... Was there a foul? Yeah, there was. Should it have been called? Yeah, probably... But you want to give a foul? Give it. Don't just reach in and then throw both arms in the air like you didn't touch him...When you construct a creampuff roster, you can expect creampuff basketball down the stretch when games are close and seasons are on the line... It's not the first time this Mavericks team has wilted under the pressure, and if the roster isn't shaken up at a significant level, it won't be the last, I can assure you of that...
Frankly, I feel Mark Cuban owes Kenyon Martin, his mother, and the Denver Nuggets an apology for the way he acted after Game 3 here in Dallas. As a fan, I'm embarrassed by his behavior, and it's not the first time I've felt this way about something he's done during or after games...
If you want to sit in the stands and be a fan, act like an adult. Regular fans can't storm across the court pushing camera men and yelling at Kenyon Martin's mother. Regular fans can't run on the court and scream at officials if calls don't go their way... If you want to sit in the stands and maintain your MFFL status, try behaving in the same manner you'd expect every other fan in that arena to behave... You're setting a terrible precedent for the way you expect fans to behave at Dallas Maverick games, and you're doing nothing but embarrassing yourself, your franchise, and Mavericks fans around the country.
If you can't control your temper tantrums and want to act like a little kid when everything doesn't go your way, get your +!* upstairs in an owner's box and you can pout and cry all you want up there...
I'm sick of it. It's gotten old. The act is wearing thin. People complain about how Jerry Jones is too involved. Jerry Jones wants too much attention. Jerry Jones wants everything to be about Jerry Jones. Well I'm sorry, but you'd NEVER see Jerry Jones sprinting across the football field tailing an official acting like he's a 4 year old upset mommy wouldn't buy him a toy at Wal-Mart...You'd never find Jerry Jones screaming insults at Jason Campbell or Donovan McNabb's mother...
It's embarrassing. It's disgusting. It's time for it to stop. Stop acting like a 6 year old kid every time your less-than-talented roster comes up short in big games...
Admittedly, I was screaming for the foul on Sunday, and I still feel like there's no reason whatsoever for that not to be called a foul inthat situation... But I understand the notion many shared here that if you want to give the foul, give it... I've come around to it some, though I stillthink what Wright did, given the way the entire game was officiated to that point, should have been more than enough to get that call in that situation...
Anyways, cliffnotes... As a Mavericks fan, I'm sick of this kind of behavior... Frankly, I'm disgusted by it... It blows my mind what kind of hellJerry Jones catches in Dallas for his 'all about me' attitude, but Mark Cuban is given a pass time and time again for his behavior, for whateverreason... Mark Cuban owes Kenyon Martin, his mother, and the Denver Nuggets an apology for the way he acted Sunday evening...
