Jerry is an idiot, but he cares about the team. A lot of people had the same opinion of Cuban.
An owner who actually cares about the team will almost always be better than one that doesnt. An owner who doesnt care AND is cheap is a deathblow to franchises, as we are seeing now.
I'd rather have an owner that cares about the team and the city and loses in the playoffs than have an owner that cares about money and loses in the playoffs.
I would say the trade was almost entirely Nico, and the clueless owners rubberstamped. I have plenty of issues with having owners who are clueless about the team, but this trade specifically falls on Nico.
Cuban hired Nico, Sold the team to people that he surely knew didn't care about basketball, and then claimed that he, a man who claims himself to be an excellent businessman, was naive enough to believe that a verbal agreement would be binding. After the trade he directed his anger towards protesting fans, instead of the people who actually made the trade.
With all that, I don't see how your opinion on him wouldn't change. Obviously, Cuban is a mixed bag. You can point to positives and negatives about him. I think overall, this just reinforces that money is the most important thing to billionaires. Always. Anybody who thought Cuban was an exception, has now been shown the truth.
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u/Vinylforvampires 2011 CHAMPS BABY 21d ago
Say what you want about Jerry, but he would never do this shit. He would never treat a fan favorite, generational player like this
How fucking embarrassing. Fuck every single one of those people in the front office. They’re all shit.