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Question : Why have I heard of this guy? Really, why?

icey 18y ago
A) Because he's such a mavericky maverick that he actually OWNS the Dallas Mavericks B) Before that, he made a bunch of money in software. C) I'm fairly sure there is some rags-to-riches tale in here as well.
iamdave 18y ago
He owns the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Hence the blog name.
fallentimes 18y ago
Sold grocery bags as a kid, sold a small computer company to make his early millions, owns the Dallas Mavericks, flipped Broadcast.com to the boners at Yahoo.com for billions, started HDNet, owns various movie production companies and distribution channels, helped produce the movie The Smartest Guys in the Room (awesome movie about Enron), ran and sold a hedge fund, angel investor in many many things, prominent blogger, and most recently made a godawful awful trade for the unbelievably overrated Jason Kidd.
- prakash 18y ago
  One tiny addition to your list, didn't re-sign Steve Nash.
  - fallentimes 18y ago
    Also of recent: didn't go after Gasol when he had the chance, overpaid for Erick Dampier, paid the salaries of Devean George, Antoine Wright and Eddie Jones (old version) even though they are the same player, traded one of the best young PGs in the league (Devin Harris), overpaid for a mediocre center (Diop), and most importantly, refuses (so far) to play up tempo basketball even though the best players the Mavs have (Dirk, Howard, Terry, Bass, Kidd) would all thrive in it. I think Cuban still has a bad taste in his mouth from the run'n'gun Nellie era. Can you tell I run a site that searches for Sports Tickets? :)
    - prakash 18y ago
      Can you tell I run a site that searches for Sports Tickets? :) not really :-), if you have been following the Mavs from the time Cuban bought it.
      - fallentimes 18y ago
        Haha I can provide a similar analysis for any NBA team - it's what I know best.
vaksel 18y ago
because he went from nothing to become a billionaire.
sabat 18y ago
His accomplishments aside, I agree. Just because you've had some success doesn't mean you actually have anything to say to the world.
- netcan 18y ago
  But it means you have the floor. An maybe some incentive to find something to say.
  - sabat 18y ago
    Quite true. All the more reason we wish Cuban would find something to say. :-)

icey 18y ago

A) Because he's such a mavericky maverick that he actually OWNS the Dallas Mavericks B) Before that, he made a bunch of money in software. C) I'm fairly sure there is some rags-to-riches tale in here as well.

iamdave 18y ago

He owns the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Hence the blog name.

fallentimes 18y ago

Sold grocery bags as a kid, sold a small computer company to make his early millions, owns the Dallas Mavericks, flipped Broadcast.com to the boners at Yahoo.com for billions, started HDNet, owns various movie production companies and distribution channels, helped produce the movie The Smartest Guys in the Room (awesome movie about Enron), ran and sold a hedge fund, angel investor in many many things, prominent blogger, and most recently made a godawful awful trade for the unbelievably overrated Jason Kidd.

prakash 18y ago
One tiny addition to your list, didn't re-sign Steve Nash.
- fallentimes 18y ago
  Also of recent: didn't go after Gasol when he had the chance, overpaid for Erick Dampier, paid the salaries of Devean George, Antoine Wright and Eddie Jones (old version) even though they are the same player, traded one of the best young PGs in the league (Devin Harris), overpaid for a mediocre center (Diop), and most importantly, refuses (so far) to play up tempo basketball even though the best players the Mavs have (Dirk, Howard, Terry, Bass, Kidd) would all thrive in it. I think Cuban still has a bad taste in his mouth from the run'n'gun Nellie era. Can you tell I run a site that searches for Sports Tickets? :)
  - prakash 18y ago
    Can you tell I run a site that searches for Sports Tickets? :) not really :-), if you have been following the Mavs from the time Cuban bought it.
    - fallentimes 18y ago
      Haha I can provide a similar analysis for any NBA team - it's what I know best.

vaksel 18y ago

because he went from nothing to become a billionaire.

sabat 18y ago

His accomplishments aside, I agree. Just because you've had some success doesn't mean you actually have anything to say to the world.

netcan 18y ago
But it means you have the floor. An maybe some incentive to find something to say.
- sabat 18y ago
  Quite true. All the more reason we wish Cuban would find something to say. :-)