Mark Cuban Sticks it to J.R. Smith
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... I nominate Mark Cuban. At the end of the first half of the exciting Nuggets vs. Mavericks game, J.R. Smith threw an elbow at Dallas's Antoine Wright. Mark Cuban decided that he had to be the one to straighten out that situation. So he walked over to Smith and told him that the elbow was not OK, and that he'd be sending the tape to the League in the hopes that Smith would be sanctioned. Cuban says Smith handled it coolly. Good for him. And lucky for Cuban. Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News talked to Cuban about the ...
The 10-man rotation, starring 'Garnelaine Benes'
Ball Don't Lie —
... How come more people aren't talking about Detroit? Is it Walter? It's Walter, isn't it? SF: Truth About It Dot Net. The fifth round of NBA Blogger MVP/ROY voting, starring Mayo and Chalk. SG: Comcast SportsNet New England. Odd question: What if Rondo played for another team? PG: NBA Rumors. Yao Ming and McGrady are no longer speaking with each other off the court. 6th: Rocky News, via TH. Cuban: "My conversation with J.R. was actually very cordial and ...
Mark Cuban Would Appreciate It If J.R. Smith Didn't Elbow His Players in the Head
FanHouse —
... near the end of the first half. While it didn't connect, Cuban didn't like what he saw, and wasn't afraid to have a little dialogue with Smith about it as the teams headed into halftime. ...
Offday Offerings - Rainy Day for J.R. Smith
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog —
... Karl was very outspoken about the inappropriateness of Cuban speaking directly with J.R. after the first half and I agree it is a slippery slope. Making conversation is one thing, but it is my understanding that the rule of thumb is coaches and other team officials/employees are not to speak directly with opposing players. I remember the night of the fracas in the Garden Karl was upset that Isiah Thomas spoke directly to Carmelo warning/threatening him not to go in the lane after he ordered the code red that triggered the brawl. ...
Karl To Cuban : Sit Down & Shut Up
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... , what might Mark Cuban have taken exception to in the final moments of the above YouToob clip? According to the Rocky Mountain News’ Aaron J. Lopez, an elbow thrown by Denver’s J.R. Smith in the direction of the Mavs’ Antoine Wright during the 2nd quarter was the Owner With A Boner’s primary gripe. ...
Mark Cuban And JR Smith Are New Best Frenemies
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... moody, heavily tattooed young man who’s menacing Dallas player Antoine Wright ? Why, it’s Denver swingman J.R. Smith , and that’s an elbow he just threw! Let’s go confront him! How exciting! Indeed, during halftime of Tuesday’s Dallas-Denver tilt, Smith and Wright got into it, and Cuban responded by approaching Smith on the court and confronting him. Denver coach George Karl condemned Cuban’s as “barking” at his players, but according to Cuban’s emails with the ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, cooler heads prevailed : In an e-mail sent to the Rocky Mountain News early Wednesday ...
Shoals Unlimited: Kevin Pritchard, True Player for Real
The Sporting Blog —
... This isn't to say that execs should conduct themselves like players. Few episodes in recent memory have been as thoroughly embarrassing as Mark Cuban's attempt to trash-talk J.R. Smith by threatening a complaint to the league. But while players are expected to learn and mature, at every other level, those who try to take full advantage of the possibilities before them are both exotic exceptions and, to some degree, pushed into pseudo-exile by others' suspicion (it was once said that, as soon as Dumars or West expressed an interest in acquiring a player, his value instantly ...
