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The "Animal House" Culture With the Mavericks

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Feb 21, 2018.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Moderator1, Feb 21, 2018
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  2. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    No way he didn't know. The guy brags all the time that he is the most hands-on owner anywhere and he knows everything that's going on in every one of his companies. Now all of a sudden he don't know nothin'? Especially when the team president is one of those involved?

    I call BS.
     
    da man, Feb 21, 2018
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  3. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Trump's gonna LOVE this.
     
    LongTimeListener, Feb 21, 2018
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    He's saying the right things and taking the right measures now, but it's very hard to believe he didn't know then. On "Shark Tank" he hands hundreds of thousands of dollars to entrepreneurs after sizing them up for work ethic and character in five minutes (well, more like an hour, but the editing is tight), yet he whiffed that badly on the CEO of his beloved basketball team?

    On the other hand, I can believe he didn't know certain things because employees surely were freaked out to try to go to him directly. So instead they go to HR, which at some places is useless.

    And yeah, LTL, those Trump tweets should be firing any second now ...
     
    playthrough, Feb 21, 2018
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  5. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    Speaking of “Animal House,” a Stupid and Futile Gesture is a good way to pass 90 minutes or so.
     
    QYFW, Feb 21, 2018
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  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Does this make Cuban more or less qualified for president?
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Feb 21, 2018
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  7. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    The guy got shitcanned for harassing a women two months into his new job after the Mavericks. He wasn't subtle. Highly unlikely Cuban didn't know about him for 18 years.
     
    justgladtobehere, Feb 21, 2018
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  8. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Nobody takes it to HR, but Boots.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Feb 21, 2018
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  9. Stoney

    Stoney Well-Known Member

    Before he became a tech billionaire, Cuban owned a notoriously raucous little bar in Bloomington, Indiana, that got shut down by the city due to underaged girls being served and allowed to participate in wet T shirt contests.

    So, no, can't say I'm shocked to learn of an "Animal House culture" in his front office. He's the one owner in sports I could picture being in Animal House.
     
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    Stoney, Feb 21, 2018
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  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Moderator1, Feb 21, 2018
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  11. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Cuban likes girls. So what's the problem? Girls go wild!

    Hillary Clinton backer Mark Cuban won't apologize for airing 'Girls Gone Wild' show | Daily Mail Online

    'That's not objectifying women!' Cuban told DailyMail.com when pressed about his history of promoting the program best known for encouraging girls in the barely-legal age group to expose themselves and perform sex acts on camera.
     
    Slacker, Feb 21, 2018
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  12. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Agreed with Moddy's OP. There's no way he didn't know.

    So which Shark ends up with the team?
     
    HanSenSE, Feb 21, 2018
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