As a Rockets fan I never really cared for the guy until this year. He is a GREAT owner who has done a lot for the Dallas Mavericks organization (only missing the playoffs one year under him).

And this gem on sportscenter following the win was hilarious:
"And I just gotta say this on sportscenter, our Mavs fans punked the sh** out of the Miami Heat fans!"

I'll say this, having the first Mavs owner accept the trophy was a class act.



That I don't think Stern would have given it to him otherwise.

He almost made it through the whole night without an idiotic comment. I was impressed, serious improvement.

last night ALMOST made me wish he had won in the Rangers bidding

I liked the comment about Terry shoving the knocks on him "up everyone's ass".

Also buying a $80k bottle of champagne for Dirk is pretty baller.

Also hearing that DeShawn Stevenson was quoted as saying: "Yo Lebron, Tell me how my Dirk taste"

Thanks Ram & Kellso for the clarification. That is too funny. I laugh everytime I think of the Shaq rapping @ the club incident.

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all class

Cubes.

It was a shirt that stevenson wore, sponsered by HDNet haha

in that pic...Stevenson almost looks like Rampage Jackson

Mark Cuban is one of the best owners in professional sports. He truly cares about his players and fans. Moreover he wants to win and spends the money to win. The rangers are idiots for not letting Cuban buy them. I guarantee you that Cliff Lee would still be a ranger had Cuban been the owner. Overall, I'm very glad he bought the Mavs way back when.

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I guarantee you that Cliff Lee would still be a ranger had Cuban been the owner. Overall, I'm very glad he bought the Mavs way back when.

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I doubt that very much Lee didn't want to be with the Rangers or the Yankees he went back to the team he truly wanted to play for.

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guarantee you that Cliff Lee would still be a ranger had Cuban been the owner. Overall, I'm very glad he bought the Mavs way back when.

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If you are referring to Cuban would have paid him, it wasn't all about money to Lee...he really wanted to be back in Philly.

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Totally classless shirt...

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Yes and no, he and Lebron have a history from their Cleveland/Washington days. They've been giving jabs at each other all series long.

I've always thought Cuban was entertaining. Antics aside, I like that he cares. I'd take him over the dubs we have here in Houston.

Does he come off as a bit of a jerk? Sure. But he's exactly what you want as an owner. Willing to spend the money as a huge fan, but doesn't involve himself too much in the actual personnel decisions like a jerry jones type. Bringing the Carters up there for the trophy presentation and deferring the mic to Carlisle actually made him come off as pretty classy for the first time since he bought the club. I love having him own my team. Wish he would buy the Stars off sip hicks and own both teams in the AAC

Does he come off as a bit of a jerk? Sure. But he's exactly what you want as an owner. Willing to spend the money as a huge fan, but doesn't involve himself too much in the actual personnel decisions like a jerry jones type. Bringing the Carters up there for the trophy presentation and deferring the mic to Carlisle actually made him come off as pretty classy for the first time since he bought the club. I love having him own my team. Wish he would buy the Stars off sip hicks and own both teams in the AAC

I have not been much of a fan of Cuban, but he has gone up in my eyes recently. Hopefully, he's matured and realized that his franchise is better off if he is not as 'in your fact'. He can still be Mark Cuban, but do it more through the back channels.