<div align="center"></div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Dirk Nowitzki has all but acknowledged that Mark Cuban's antics are a distraction to the Dallas Mavericks, saying that the team's owner must "learn to control himself as well as the players do."</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The newspapers also reported that Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash had asked Cuban in the past about watching games from a suite, rather than from his usual seat near the Mavericks' bench.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"The game starts and he's already yelling at [the officials]," Nowitzki was quoted as saying. "He needs to learn how to control himself a little better. If somebody's in your ear constantly. ... I'd be [ticked] off if I were an official."</div> Source
Not entirely surprised, he does spend a lot of time criticizing the officials. A lot of the time he is on the floor in the huddle. Maybe Cuban should sit across from the bench like the Suns owner does. (I think he sits at mid-court or close to it, not entirely sure.) Sure his passion for the team and game is great, but if it is annoying his players than surely he should take that as a hint to stop in my opinion.
I've always wondered what Cuban was doing hanging around the huddle. It'll be interesting to see if he makes any changes in his routine next season.
Good Job Dirk. Well Mav Fans get ready to watch Dirk play for the...(Nash-Suns, Finley-Spurs) Lakers.
I don`t know. Dirk and Cuban are like best friends, Dirk probably didn`t mean to have any tone when he said this. Still though, seeing Dirk saying anything against Cuban is pretty suprising.
Wow. Hopefully nothing bad will happen between their relationship together. It would suck if Dirk and Cuban start hating on each other, because that would affect Dirk's game, and ultimately lead to him being traded.
Yeah the way this was presented on espn (TV). The anchor presented it as if Dirk said it with attitude. Hopefully this was a statement by Dirk that just kind of casually said hey look yellin at the refs gets a lil old sometimes. Personally I find it amazing to see Cuban so close and inolved with the game, but I'm sure cuban constinely complaining to the refs sure as hell effects calls against Dallas, which Dirk has finally noticed. I just hope like Cubans feelings arent hurt, which would in turn effect the relationship with Dirk and himself.
If Cuban takes this too seriously and tries to get rid of Dirk, I'll have to switch which team is my favorite. It is pretty obvious that that is what everyone was thinking, at least someone called him out for it.
When a friend gives you an advice, you should take it. Listen to him Cuban, Dirk may be younger than you are but he's much finer and wiser man than you are.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting WadeDynasty:</div><div class="quote_post">When a friend gives you an advice, you should take it. Listen to him Cuban, Dirk may be younger than you are but he's much finer and wiser man than you are.</div> Exactly, as good as Cuban is for entertainment and not as a reclusive owner, if he is affecting the team play of Dallas then he obviously shouldn't be where he can be heard.
