Mark Cuban almost bought the hawks?

[cyman3]

"Before I purchased the Mavericks, I visited Atlanta with the intent of buying the Hawks. Jeff was one of the many reasons the Hawks were so appealing to me and he will be sorely missed by the NBA. His wit and insight are irreplaceable and I will miss the clever emails he sent me weekly. Godspeed Jeffrey!"

-Mark Cuban (Dallas, TX )

mavsowner@winningteam.com

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[TheDude]

oh the effect of the path he chose...woe was us.

[BlackHawkDown]

Cuban...... A no defense playing team full of Reef level players. No thanx. But I do like Cubans spirit.

[Plainview1981]

The problem with Cuban is that he doesn't spend his money

in the right places. Instead of upgrading at center they

continue to add slow tweeners like Jamison and Walker that

plays no defense. If they want to win a championship they

are probably going to have to give Nelly the ax. I like

Nelly because he's funny to watch when he gets mad and

he prefers to win with offense...But I just don't think

you can win a title with Nelly as the head coach.

[cyman3]

im not a mavs fan... but i sure rather be in the MAVS position than our position.

they are 1 JAMAAL MAGLOIRE away from bein on the top teams in the NBA... up there w/ SAC, LAL, SA, MINN

til then, i see them bein no different than the 2nd tier teams like INDY and DET