06-20-2021, 06:05 PM
(06-20-2021, 04:33 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: Highlights —
The fact that there was tension between Rick and Luka was widely known. Rick was very adaptable, stepped back a little, ceded some control, but there were still issues. Then Nelson left over the Bob situation. Rick had also been adaptable wrt Voulgaris, which had to have been a tough pill to swallow. We’re not talking about just hearing suggestions. Bob’s “suggestions” (for example, featuring Boban in the playoffs) weren’t just advice any more, but carried a feeling that if Rick didn’t follow them, Rick would have been on the wrong side of the picture. Rick is too good and too proud to be subjected to that.
Cuban takes a lot of pride in being unconventional and out-of-the-box. Hiring a professional gambler was an example of that, and it was a big deal, considering the optics of gambling in the organization. There was a fairly serious process in 2018 where the league gave a green light to this hire. Mark’s mistake was that he didn’t understand how big a problem his other employees had with Bob, who was extensively disliked within the organization. The league may need to look at the situation again, in terms of introducing professional gamblers into the league structure.
Was Gerson Rosas a professional gambler, too?
This obviously has everything to do with Nelson/Carlisle doing whatever they want on the basketball side and always getting pissy, when somebody from the outside was gaining any power. Given that they were here for 13 and 24 years respectively, obviously the whole structure of the organization is full of "their people".
Ultimately it´s all on Cuban for his failure to establish a clear hierarchy within the organization, who reports to whom and who has the decision-making power, but Nelson/Carlisle are no innocent victims.
It´s crazy how eerily similar this now all appears to the business side failure. This might actually be Cuban best defense for the sexual harrassment scandal yet. He looks completely unaware what´s going on in his own franchise, while the people he installed at the top of each food chain (business/basketball) abused his trust, lack of awareness (or worse) and the miss of proper checks and balances to run their own shop within the franchise as they saw fit.