02-15-2022, 12:12 AM
(02-14-2022, 11:55 PM)Not an evil robot Wrote: I think he is the person to blame
Here is my (I think) final thought on this and after that it is probably best to agree to disagree. This isn't a perfect analogy but my hope is it presents why I think Donnie bears more or at least equal blame in this:
If I go to a local Taco Bell restaurant and there is chaos in that restaurant I believe the most culpable person is the on-site manager who is in charge of the day to day operations, I do not blame the corporate CEO for the dysfunction at a single chain restaurant. However, if the CEO is aware over time of this dysfunction and does not fix it, then the CEO begins to be as culpable as the manager.
The day to day operations of the Mavs failed under Donnie (especially in recent years). He was the "on-site manager." Cuban (as the CEO) should have stepped in sooner to fix the dysfunction (that is the fault he bears). But at the end of the day, the manager bears most of the blame IMO. Now that the CEO has stepped in and removed the manager, there should be some concern about whether he would let it happen again. But because of Cuban's fierce love of the Mavs and of winning, I do not think he will make this same mistake twice.
I can get behind someone saying Cuban and Donnie bear equal blame (though I personally would put a little more on Donnie). But to suggest Cuban is THE singular one to blame is not something I can get behind based on what I know of the situation.
Regardless, I am watching things closely in the Mavs management department and hoping Cuban has learned his lesson.