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Mark Cuban Slaps Doc Rivers on the Ass Following Ejection

February 13, 2009 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

Good ole Mark Cuban. Are there no limits to his enthusiasm? Sometimes he gets carried away — just like he did late in the 3rd quarter of Thursday night’s game when Celtics coach Doc Rivers was ejected following a stream of fouls called on Kevin Garnett. Cubes, who is no stranger to on-court confrontations, expressed his condolences in the only way he knew how:

Reminds me a lot of the Percy Harvin/Urban Meyer ass slap, though this was amongst opponents. Luckily for Doc, his team got the last laugh. At least Cubes got a nice handful in. And the picture doesn’t actually do justice to how hard the slap was — it was a total “attaboy” slap!

Filed Under: Basketball Tagged With: Doc Rivers, Mark Cuban

Craig Ehlo: Cuban Will Pursue Bob Knight

May 1, 2008 By Larry Brown 5 Comments

So we’ve already established that the Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson in the wake of their first round playoff exit. I always say you have to see what’s out there first before you move on, but perhaps this is best for both parties. Now the question for Dallas becomes who do they hire? There aren’t too many big names out there I can think of, and we all know my buddy LB already took a gig with Charlotte. So where does that leave Dallas? Craig Ehlo joined Arnie Spanier on Sporting News Radio Wednesday and offered this possibility:

I think Mark Cuban will actually go after Bobby Knight. You know he just lives in Lubbock, Texas only 375 miles west of there. Cuban is an Indiana grad and I wouldn’t put it past him to offer something to Bobby Knight if Bobby Knight would be willing.

Let’s see, Cuban could offer something, but I don’t see any chance that Bob Knight takes it. He’s already gone on a limb by taking a job with ESPN, is there really a chance he tries out the pro game? I don’t think Knight wants any part of the professional ballplayer. Bob Knight not being able to pick and choose who is on his team via recruiting? Not a good mix. Not going to happen, though the thought is awesome. And who knows, Cuban could try to make something happen here — he’s all about the splash, and hot damn, this would be a waterfall.

Filed Under: College Basketball Tagged With: Bob Knight, Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban

Watch the Dallas Mavericks Live in 3D

March 22, 2008 By Larry Brown 3 Comments

Even if Mark Cuban is doing his best to piss off bloggers and make it awkward for others, he still is on the cutting edge when it comes to product development. The man who started HDNet has arranged a screening of the Mavericks/Clippers game Tuesday in 3D at a movie theater. No surprise that Cuban’s idea is a form of synergy for the man who owns both the Mavericks and some Landmark theaters, but the concept in itself is quite creative. FSN Southwest will broadcast the game in 2-D and work with a special 3-D production crew to make the 3-D broadcast work. Cuban seems to think the idea is a real winner:

“I think 3-D will play a huge role in out-of-home entertainment for the next few years,” said Cuban, founder of HDNet. “It will be a unique experience for watching sports, concerts and special events that only theaters will be able to offer.”

I don’t know if I’d be running out of the house to go catch a basketball game in 3-D, but I do have to say that I’m quite intrigued. And by intrigued, I mean I’d like to watch it if I had the opportunity, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to do so. Man, never shy to express his opinion, Mark Cuban is always way ahead of the game when it comes to technological ideas. Is it any surprise he’s a billionaire?

Filed Under: Basketball Tagged With: Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban Was in Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Ring Entourage

December 9, 2007 By Larry Brown 2 Comments

You’ve already seen my break down of the actual fight, but I just couldn’t resist that screen grab of Wayne Newton. Unbeknownst to me, Mark Cuban, Helio Castroneves, and Wayne Newton, were all in attendance Saturday night to support their Dancing With Stars buddy, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Not only were they there to cheer the man on, but they also formed part of Mayweather’s entourage as he entered the ring. Can you picture a more excited man than the delighted Mark Cuban, who entered bearing a few of Floyd’s championship belts?

To think, Cubes actually abandoned his Mavs for a night to be at this fight. Judging by the smug look on his face, he couldn’t have been more proud. I do have to say, Josh Howard would not be pleased.

Filed Under: Boxing, Entertainment Tagged With: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Mark Cuban

Morning Paper: Down Goes Cuban

October 24, 2007 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

Mark Cuban Dancing with Stars

Mark Cuban, ousted from Dancing with the Stars [SPORTSbyBROOKS]

Ray Lewis calls out Brian Billick’s play calling [Scott Van Pelt Style]

Should SI make a run at Will Leitch to replace Reilly? [Dan Shanoff]

Mariah still has it going on, who knew? [Just Jared]

Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide involved in a potential scandal [Deuce of Davenport]

A World Series bet between Mass and Col politicians, great [The Angry T]

The anniversary of The Fridge’s G.I. Joe doll is coming up [100% Injury Rate]

Peyton Manning is not a fan of Monday Night Football [FanIQ]

That crappy U.S. women’s soccer coach is out [Obscure Sports Quarterly]

Stacy Keibler had a b-day party, wish you were invited [Hollywood Tuna]

Filed Under: Linkage Tagged With: Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban Would Tank Games in Certain Situations

August 13, 2007 By Larry Brown 4 Comments

I hope he’s not going to get mad at me for using that headline, but I’m trying to be fair given what he shared on the radio. If I were going for the entirely sensational headline, I would have just said “Mark Cuban would tank games.” Mind you however, that when Cuban joined Michael Irvin and Mike Fisher on FOX Sports Radio, he said he would tank games in certain circumstances:

Irvin: I can dance with you all day right there, it sounds like you’re saying I’d rather just tank a couple games, but I won’t even go there Mark, let’s move on.

Cuban: I’ll be the first to admit Michael, I would tank a lot of games.

Irvin: You would tank games? Mark wait, you would tank games to get the first pick in the draft?

Cuban: Yes, yes see it depends on where you are.

The depends on where you are has to deal with the recent history of your franchise, Cuban went on to say. For instance, Cuban argued (and I agree), that having a team stuck around 40 wins each year is the worst position a franchise can be in. Stuck on 40 wins means you’re not good enough to go far in the playoffs, and you’re not bad enough to get a great player in the lottery. So Cuban said that if his team were stuck around that area, he would want them to get better in the lottery — essentially by ~~tanking~~ playing younger players. Only problem … look what happened to Boston.

More Cuban and NBA Lottery on LBS:
Cuban Tampering with Michael Finley?
Ed Snider Wants to Change the NBA Draft Lottery System

Filed Under: Basketball Tagged With: Mark Cuban