Oct 30, 2003 10:03 AM EST
"It was (Dallas president of basketball operations/assistant coach) Donnie (Nelson) and Saint," Cuban said before the Warriors' season opener against Dallas. "Any deal that big, the owner's going to have to give the blessing in the end. What made that deal different was that it died down for a while, then happened quickly."
Via Contra Costa Times
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Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban is blaming the Lakers Organization for the feud between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
"If the president and the CEO of a corporation were speaking publicly like that, you'd have to say the board of directors was doing something wrong," Cuban said. "By the time a problem grows in an organization to where the most visible figures are venting publicly, it means … people are not doing their jobs. The organization didn't deal with the problem. If you don't recognize it in advance, it's going to come to a head. If someone has to vent publicly, it's probably not the first place they looked to vent. You would think they first tried to deal with it internally."
Cuban also believes the feud is something bigger.
"There's something bigger there," he said. "They are smart guys and there is something they are not getting. And I don't think it's about shots and I don't think it's about whose team it is."
Via Steve Springer of the Los Angeles Times
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Donn Nelson Jr. has been honored with the Commander Grand Cross (the nation's top honor) by the office of Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas for his contributions to Lithuanian men's national basketball team during their quest in winning the European Championship this past summer.
Nelson, who's an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks, played the same role with the Lithuania national team, which won its first title since 1939 with a 93:84 win over Gasol-led Spain in the finals. Nelson had been the assistant coach since the country first separated from the USSR in 1992, and had taken part in winning 3 Olympic bronze medals.
The remainder of the national team received the same honor in September, shortly after triumphantly returning from the competition in Sweden.
Translated by Davor Nincic (ORL).
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Mavericks Oct 2003 Archive
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Dallas Morning News | Oct 28, 2003
The Mavericks will unveil new, shimmery, silver uniforms Tuesday night in the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Dallas Morning News | Oct 28, 2003
The Mavericks have been trying to coax 7-3 Arvydas Sabonis to return to the NBA, but vice president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said Monday there is virtually no chance of the Lithuanian legend coming back.
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Art Garcia / Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Oct 26, 2003
If ever Antoine Walker had a catch word, "pressure" is it.
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Rick Bonnell / Charlotte Observer | Oct 26, 2003
Antawn Jamison, available to the Charlotte Bobcats in the veteran-dispersal draft.
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Chicago Tribune | Oct 21, 2003
There's talk that the Mavericks might be interested in clearing the logjam by trading Michael Finley.
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Boston Herald | Oct 21, 2003
While admitting the club might not be as strong in the short run, Ainge, the new director of basketball operations, said he believes the move will pay bigger dividends during the course of this season and the coming seasons.
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Dallas Morning News | Oct 21, 2003
"Who would ever think you would have a chance to play along side Antoine Walker, Mike Finley, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki?" said Antawn Jamison, who came from Golden State in August.
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Star-Telegram | Oct 21, 2003
In an ideal world, Nelson wanted Antawn Jamison to relinquish his starting small forward role to Antoine Walker and become the Mavs' sixth man.
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ESPN | Oct 20, 2003
The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics agreed on a five-player deal that sends All-Star forward Antoine Walker and Tony Delk to the Mavericks for three players, including Raef LaFrentz.
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Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News | Oct 17, 2003
"Dirk Nowitzki sat out Thursday's practice session to rest his sprained right ankle, but he waved off the coaching and medical staff when they suggested he get an MRI test to check for structural damage.
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Dallas Morning News | Oct 14, 2003
"I make everybody on our team a better rebounder," Fortson said.
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New York Post | Oct 13, 2003
It sounds like Knicks forward Kurt Thomas plans on opting-out of the final year of his contract next summer.
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Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Oct 12, 2003
Vladimir Stephania couldn't find the deal he wanted from an NBA team, so, he is headed to croatia to play for Croatia Split, an Adriatic League team.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Oct 9, 2003
As he did last week in acquiring, then waiving, Glen Rice, Jazz vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor is marketing his team's salary-cap space to the NBA's big spenders, willing to take on albatross contracts in exchange for future draft choices.
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Star-Telegram | Oct 7, 2003
The Mavericks are taking a look at Dikembe Mutombo, but the chances of signing the defensive-minded center fresh on the market are "not great," president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said Monday.
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Tim Buckley of the Deseret Morning News | Oct 6, 2003
With the Jazz still having a ton of capspace available, teams are trying their best to get them to take on salary.
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Art Garcia of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Oct 3, 2003
Mavericks guard Steve Nash plans to opt-out of his contract next summer and become a free agent.
