I WAS around for Don Carter. At the time I thought he was a clown and didn't know what he was doing. Over the years, though, he has grown on me. Basically I was probably the clown...
Ross Perot, Jr. didn't have the temperament to run a professional basketball team. Probably not even the temperament to run an International tiddlywinks competition either. His bottom line was the dollar and it didn't matter to him how he got it. Perot brought in a guy, Zacarreli (or something like that) who also didn't know a thing about basketball...and it showed.
I thought Mark Cuban was going to be the savior of the Mavs organization. And it seemed that way for awhile. Unfortunately Cuban got to thinking he was smarter than he actually was, and came up with Plan Powder, and lost interest in the Mavs, and maybe he needed some money. That's when I decided Cuban was the clown. C'est la vie...
Miriam Adelson, Patrick Dumont haven't been around long enough to be properly rated. However...wasn't the biggest trade of a superstar with the return of a bag of chips done under their mantle. And the team president, CEO, whatever you call him, is still there! That does not bode well for the Adelson/Dumont future ratings.
So...my ratings are:
1. Don Carter
2. Mark Cuban
3. Ross Perot, Jr.
4. Too early to be decided, but I'll put Adelson/Dumont here for the time being.
Edit: Oh man! I'm liking these ratings. Good comments--and it shows how some people think. We've got a great forum!
Ross Perot, Jr. didn't have the temperament to run a professional basketball team. Probably not even the temperament to run an International tiddlywinks competition either. His bottom line was the dollar and it didn't matter to him how he got it. Perot brought in a guy, Zacarreli (or something like that) who also didn't know a thing about basketball...and it showed.
I thought Mark Cuban was going to be the savior of the Mavs organization. And it seemed that way for awhile. Unfortunately Cuban got to thinking he was smarter than he actually was, and came up with Plan Powder, and lost interest in the Mavs, and maybe he needed some money. That's when I decided Cuban was the clown. C'est la vie...
Miriam Adelson, Patrick Dumont haven't been around long enough to be properly rated. However...wasn't the biggest trade of a superstar with the return of a bag of chips done under their mantle. And the team president, CEO, whatever you call him, is still there! That does not bode well for the Adelson/Dumont future ratings.
So...my ratings are:
1. Don Carter
2. Mark Cuban
3. Ross Perot, Jr.
4. Too early to be decided, but I'll put Adelson/Dumont here for the time being.
Edit: Oh man! I'm liking these ratings. Good comments--and it shows how some people think. We've got a great forum!
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