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WoW or Class...
Location: UWW
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The only publicly owned professional franchise, the Green Bay Packers, because it's so unique.
But as for one single person, Mark Cuban. He loves the game, he tries to make it better, he doesn't take everything so seriously so he can have fun with his job (IE: Dairy Queen incident), he is extremely available to his fans and tries to create the best experience for them as possible, and he doesn't care how much he gets fined for critizing people, hell, he matches whatever he's fined so charities end up getting double whatever Cuban is ever fined.
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Location: Manhattan
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Mark Cuban is THE MAN!
That dude knows how to run an operation. All of his employees are happy and they do a good job. I would love to work for that guy if I ever had the chance. http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sport...FranchiseCuban READ THIS ARTICLE, IT MIGHT CHANGE YOUR LIFE Quote:
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Junkie
Location: Midwest
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Maybe Cuban in a few years (decades).
Love him or hate him, Big George Steinbrenner is the answer. Heres the original guy, who said "My organization is gonna be better than yours." The New York Yankees have the best front office, scouts, business talent, etc. Its how they win. Let's not forget that he bought the team for nothing (after the NFL denied him the right to buy a franchise). They stunk. All the Yankee mystique was gone. He rebuilt the mystique. Currently, the Yankees have fans all over the world (including millions from Japan). And Big George, for all his faults, is good for the game. He has a reverence for his team's history, has the pockets to make things happen, etc. |
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Tilted
Location: Stockton ca
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Mark Cuban or the maloofs "owners of the kings " both of them are great owners and will front the money to keep there teams together
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Insane
Location: Steel City ( the 'Burgh)
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I'll go with the crowd and say Cuban. Why? Beacause when i was a kid the Mavs sucked and they had no people going to their games. along comes a young owner named Mark Cuban and look at the Mavs now: Sellout every game, got amazing players and they are liked world wide because of Nash and Nowitzki, and what other team can pull off having thier two best players being German, Canadian and White?
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Insane
Location: I live where all the morons live
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Cuban is the best in terms of public relation but illitch is a great owner of the Red Wings.
He will spend some money on the tigers. I think he Tramm has him excited and next off season you will the tigers make a run at a couple of big named players. He did try to land Juan Gonz for 135 million a few years ago and see where that got him? Anyone remember the red wings when he bought them. They were horrible. He built up their minor league organization and once that started to pay off....he went out and got some of the better talent out there to take his team over the hump. This worked for the Red Wings and it will for the Tigers. George would be a top owner if he was not such a asshat. Art |
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Insane
Location: I live where all the morons live
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Bill Davidson from the Pistons also is an excellent owner. He passed over Isiah and went with Joe and look at it paying off now.
The Pistons have memphis 1st round pick this year unless it is #1 and they could do very frigging well for themselves. Art |
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Squid
Location: USS George Washington
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The Boss. He runs the Yanks with an iron fist, demands the best from his players, and expects nothing less than championship after championship. The revenue sharing that was part of the strike-ending collective bargaining agreement was designed for one reason and one reason only: to handicap Steinbrenner and the Yankees, and penalize him for having a high payroll, and encourage him to lower it. The Yankees (and all other teams with payrolls above a certain figure) are now required to pay cash money to help pay the salaries of the lowest payroll teams in the league. George responded by making the required payments, and then RAISING the Yankees payroll, as if to say, here's your chump change, now beat me if you can. The Yankees will be one of the most dominant teams in sports as long as he owns the team. Say what you want about his personality, I agree he's a rat bastard. But he commands my unswerving loyalty as a fan because I know he will make my team win, whatever it takes.
I also like Mark Cuban and his very different attitude. It is refreshing and time will tell if he too can build a dynasty with it. I don't follow basketball as much, but I remember that in the early 90's, when you played NBA Jam, they were the first team you had to play on your way to beating all the NBA teams, ending with the Bulls. That he has COMPLETELY turned that franchise around is a testament to his passion and skill. I respect him. -Mikey Last edited by MikeyChalupa; 05-06-2003 at 05:44 PM.. |
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Location: Tokyo
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again with the American MAJOR sports!
since these MAJOR sports are not played (and rarely screened) over here, i'll go with Australia's MAJOR sports. I like George Piggins (in George we trust) from South Sydney, even though he recently stood down. I like John Elliott even though he's no longer in charge of Carlton, because he's such a bloody pig. and i have to admit, i kinda like Eddie Maguire's incredible ability to promote himself and Collingwood.
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