Dancing with Dogs: Precisely!

Precisely!

The column below says all about the ruckus that I was thinking - I agree with every single word. It was horrifying to me when I saw how so-called fans were savaging Cuban on message boards. I heard another fan on the ESPN radio saying that Cuban has to go as an owner - Oh yeah? Who would you rather have as owner? Mark Cuban or Donald Sterling? This is the man who turned a bargain-basement franchise around in a matter of three seasons - and the so-called Mavs fans turn on him so quick! Shame on you!

But then, you don’t have to be a Mavs fan to see the truth in Cuban’s word - I wanted to reach in and grab Randy Galloway’s throat, every time he screeched “But he said it was GREAT for NBA!” on ESPN radio - no Randy, he didn’t! He said it was good for the NBA in a business sense, in that it is going to generate more interest in the sport for the short term. He didn’t say it was good for NBA’s image or that all ball-players should go and rape somebody. All this is exposed as even more of a hypocritical piece of crap when you think back to Steve Nash’s comments and Nick Van Exel’s comments about the war. No one in the league said anything about that, except for teh Spurs’ David Robinson - why the double standard? At least Cuban was saying that was relevant to NBA - unlike the players he supported when they spouted off about things they DIDN’T have to talk about.

ESPN.com: NBA - Scaring the outspoken into silence

The reaction was so painfully predictable, these pompous and protective housemen for the NBA telling Mark Cuban to stand on the sidelines, shut his mouth and cling to the company line. Everyone probes and prays for that provocative line, an original thought and when it comes, it, what happens now?
They vanquish the voice.
The way the Thought Police jumped Cuban was a complete disgrace Tuesday, one more reason why the sporting culture is doomed to eternity with the mindless and milquetoast clich�s of the morons and scared deer that inhabit it. Because the thoughtful figures, the ones with the courage of conviction, will soon be completely shouted into silence. Why open your mouth, say something completely plausible and not be told that someone disagrees with you, but you shouldn’t say it at all?

Posted by shanti at August 7, 2003 11:50 AM