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Mark Cuban

03.08.11

Avoiding the treadmill of mediocrity and more from Sloan Future, Mark Cuban, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Suns Analysis, Suns News, Treadmill of Mediocrity | (0)
BOSTON — During the Basketball Analytics panel at this weekend’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made the curious statement of saying when Dirk Nowitzki... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
12.03.10

The Works: When Owners Care Too Much; Respect for Blake Griffin Amare Stoudemire, blake griffin, Blake Griffin Dunk, Blake Griffin dunk on Timofey Mozgov, Blake Griffin Knicks Dunk, chris paul, Darko Milicic, Dell Demps, greg oden, Joe Lacob, Kwame Brown, Mark Cuban, Peter Guber, Suns News, Timofey Mozgov | (0)
by Bethlehem Shoals and Tom ZillerFiled under: Clippers, Hornets, Mavericks, Suns, Trail Blazers, Warriors, The WorksIn today's Works: how one master dunkers commends another; why everyone feels bad for Greg Oden; and the eternal challenge for retooling the Hornets. But first, the difference between hands-on owners and the handsy ones. On Meddlesome Owners If you haven't spent some time with Sam Amick's wonderful, elucidating Q&A with new Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, please stop, click the link and read it. That single piece will give you everything you need to know about Golden State's new era. One of the items ...
08.24.10

More Power to the Fans: An Interview with Dave Zirin 2010 NBA Free Agents, dave zirin, Donnie Nelson, George Shinn, kevin pritchard, LeBron James, Mark Cuban, Mark Warkentien, NBA CBA 2011, nba owners, politics, rex chapman, Steve Kerr, Suns News | (0)
by Bethlehem ShoalsFiled under: Heat, Hornets, Mavericks, Nuggets, Suns, Trail Blazers, NBA Fans, NBA Media Watch, Interviews, Sports Business and MediaFor over a decade now, author and radio personality Dave Zirin has tirelessly explored the intersection of sports and politics. He has two main angles of attack: spotlighting the rare athletes who make their views known, and laying out the ways in which politics seep into our discourse of sport. It's an uphill battle, to be sure. Many fans look on major leagues as the ultimate form of escapism. They represent an oasis, a place to get all worked up ...
05.25.10

Nothing Black and White About Reporting of Brown Firing Chris Broussard, Chris Mannix, Dan Gilbert, David Stern, LeBron James, Marc Stein, Mark Cuban, Mike Brown, Ric Bucher, Suns News | (0)
by Milton KentFiled under: 76ers, Bulls, Cavaliers, Suns, NBA Coaches, Sports Business and MediaWithin hours after Mike Brown's Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs, a report from arguably the most recognized name in sportswriting surfaced that the coach had been fired. And minutes after those reports emerged, a reporter from the most visible entity in sports broadcasting vociferously refuted the original story, only to report Brown's firing in the overnight hours of Monday, 10 days after the first piece. Both reporters, Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix and ESPN's Ric Bucher, were likely right, which speaks volumes about the state of sports ...