Quote:
|
Originally Posted by mcuban
Everyone thinks im all about missed calls. Im not. I get worked up when the politics manifests itself on performance.
The goal is to create an environment where the best people are put in a position to do the best job. Without the politics.
Thats my goal. Pure and simple.
|
Well, m; can I call you m?
And it's not about making money? Hmm...
Maybe politics is exactly what you're thinking during this time of year. And, perhaps, that's what you are thinking during the game and immediately after. What's not really clear to us is what politics you're referring to. Are you saying the only thought in your head as you run out on the floor after a loss is the politics involved in the referee staff? Or is it the politics involved in keeping the Maverick franchise successful and in the news? The one thing that does show is you are
not detached and unbiased. I'm not saying you really need to be; after all, you've got real money tied up in a product that needs to be successful to earn more money. I would certainly have some emotional attachment to a team that I own. We've seen you react to calls the same as many 5th grade parents do when their little Johnny gets a questionable call, so that makes us skeptical when you tell us you're not about missed calls. If it's
only about improving the product, you would react emotionally the same way to missed shots as missed calls. However, you do react emotionally to missed calls, so either be up front about it and stay out of the referee-improvement business, or become totally unbiased and do your referee improvement campaign in the background. Iow, how can we be sure you're not trying to "stack" the staff to include referees that call a game favorable to your team's make-up, similar to the way political parties try to appoint judges that lean towards their way of thinking?