I came up with a radical idea so I quickly dashed this e-mail off to Mark Cuban

TOMATO- I want some action on the MAVS covering the 10 tonight and Cuban sends Bator a HOW ABOUT THEM APPLES email!

I'm on Dallas tonight, but I think we should all e-mail Mark Cuban and give him our two cents. 

I too have fell victim to these Mavericks.  If they don't cover tonight, they will be blacklisted from my betting list.  The Mavs made me a lot of money last year but they seem to be taking it back this year !

Quote Originally Posted by 1pumpchump:

Bator, If he really read that, I believe he will read this letter to his players, it does make sense....Then watch them blow Minn out of the building!!  Im not touching that game.... BTW Mr B...I haven't heard a peep out of you regarding the Super Bowl, I live in NY, and was with you when The NYG upset the Pats...It hurt me as well....Do you have a lean, or an opinion on this game?? 

I said all I have to say about the Super Bowl in bigslick24ak's thread this morning right here in the pro basketball forum.

Quote Originally Posted by Mad_Skillz123:

the sad truth is that he doesnt give a shit about your mail, your opinion, your betting and the fucking points spreads the oddmakers give. He just wants his Mavs to win games, not to covers some spreads for your "virtual" win/loss...I think he will be satisfied if his Mavs go 42-0 at home but 0-42 spread wise, nuff said.

so...take his advice and go write a book or something

That's all true, Mad Skillz, but like someone else wrote in this thread, he should be concerned about the all-too-frequent uninspired nature of his team's play in their own building.  If I were him, I'd be seriously worried about what it's going to take to light a fire under these guys.

Quote Originally Posted by PistolPete21:



This is fuckin' awesome, you're living out every sports bettor's fantasy.  If I could write an even more scathing e-mail like yours to the likes of Jermaine O'Neal, Maurice Speights, or the mo fuckin' Maloof brothers in Sac town about the heinous crime that their team committed on their home floor against the Spurs the other day, I couldn't be more excited.

An older friend of mine is friendly with the Maloof brothers and spoke to Gavin the morning after the loss to the Spurs.  He said the team was energetic and competitive on most nights but they "just couldn't close."

Any message you want to relay to Gavin or Joe?  It can't be mean, though.

Did you not read Kaufee's post?  I think it answered your question.  His post was #53 on the third page of this thread.

Mark.Cuban@dallasmavs.com

I'd guess he was wearing a look of increasing annoyance, but evidently he did read the whole thing, otherwise he wouldn't have said anything about buying a beer.

Mavs not covering the spread does not equate to...

"all-too-frequent uninspired nature of his team's play in their own building"

This team plays to win and they've done just that. Its most evident when they're trailing at home and they find a way to win in the 4th Quarter. Thats all Mr. Cuban needs at the end of the night.

Did you think he whispered in Kevin Durant's ears, "Nice job tonight. You guys covered the spread." when he promptly approached KD after the Mavs pulled out a close win against the Thunder?

How come?  Do you think Cuban did anything today to address his team's lackadaisical play?  I can't be the first person who's pointed out that his team's been coming up small at home (whether "coming up small" comes in the form of straight up losses or harrowing one-point wins).