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If Les Alexander and Mark Cuban switched teams, would the Rockets be better?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, Feb 18, 2015.

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Who would be a better owner for the Rockets?

  1. Les Alexander

    267 vote(s)
    52.7%
  2. Mark Cuban

    209 vote(s)
    41.2%
  3. Equal

    31 vote(s)
    6.1%
  1. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    what's sleep? Rockets history knows no such thing
     
  2. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Honestly I have no issue with you whatsoever - I don't even remember anything negative from before - if I am terse it's because I am busy and read/type fast and move on.

    Why do I think Cuban knows more about basketball than Les - because I read what these guys say and how they talk about basketball - and they both don't have a clue. There are many posters on here who know a heck of a lot more about the game and how things work than either Les or Cuban - but hey, it's not their jobs to know all that stuff. That's why they have people like Morey to handle that stuff and make basketball decisions.

    Les wants to win. Cuban wants to win. Neither are bad owners. Both of them have screwed up the team because of bad decisions. Les didn't want MDA because he thought it would bring a ring - he wanted MDA to put a more exciting product on the floor. Cuban didn't want Parsons to put a more exciting product on the floor, he wanted Parsons because he thought he was going to be a star.

    And he would have been right if it were not for Parson's injuries. As soon as it became clear that Parson was injury prone - Cuban walked away. That's a great basketball decision.

    Like I said, we are comparing nothing to next-to-nothing. But I would rather have Les or Cuban than the owner of most of the other clubs out there. A good owner for the most part let's a good GM run the team. I think Les became a better owner when he lets Morey do his job.
     
  3. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    Cuban inherited a bad team

    Les inherited Clutch City
     
  4. Jake Tower

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    I just want to say Quake III Arena is awesome.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Tinman, with all due respect, you need to look up Mavs history. Cuban inherited a team that went to the playoffs the first year he was owner not because of any move he made but because he had INHERITED three guys name Nowitzki, Michael Finley, and Steve Nash. You think that was a bad group of guys to inherit???

    And then he let Steve Nash walk because he didn't want to invest in a 30 year old point guard. Even Cuban admits that was a huge blunder. I mean, not even Les made that blunder.
     
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  6. tinman

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    I'd rather inherit clutch city
     
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    Well so would I. I won't disagree with you there.
     
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    Nah, no negativity. I just wanted to be sure it wasn't misunderstood given my other engagements within this thread. See ya around the forums.
     
  9. dkim1984

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    All history knows no sleep, Scarecrow. That's how time works...
     
  10. tinman

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    Les is sleeping on that China money
    Hidden somewhere is barkley's missing 4 million dollars
     
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    Les earned his first money by fixed income securities. Basically a trader.
    Cuban is an entrepreneur.
    That's why Les hire MDA. An Investment with lower risk rate.
     
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  12. tinman

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    Rudy T was hired under Steve Patterson under the Charlie Thomas ownership.

    Under Les we had :

    Van Gundy = fired for boring offense and can't get out of the first round
    Rick Adelman = not fired but lowballed on offer so he wouldn't come back
    Kevin McHale = fired cause the head coach/best player relationship was bad
    Bikerstaff = Interim coach
    D'Antoni = current

    Under Charlie Thomas
    we hired Bill Fitch: NBA Finals
    Don Chaney:Coach of the year
    Rudy T: 2 championships
     
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    Bumpity bump..
    Alexander & morey doin work while cuban wallows in irrelevance since dismantling championship team.

    Restructuring dirks contract?!?!

    BWAWAWAAHAHA
     
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    Uncle LE$ OWNS the NBA
     
  16. Mr. Clutch

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    Let's wait and see what Cuban has up his #sleeves before we judge.
     
  17. BigMaloe

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    NO...

    Would you like to repent your sins @tinman ?
     
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  18. tinman

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    The jerseys are still ugly
     
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    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    Like Kenny's commentary
     
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    Mavs were so bad before Cuban purchased the team. People generally did not go to the games, the Cuban became the owner, everything changed. I have to give Cuban more credit for the owner, but not for the person.
     
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