Cuban Calls Prokhorov A P***y - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Skywalker · 12-10-2010, 08:38 AM

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DALLAS - If this turns into anything more than playful teasing from one outspoken NBA owner to another, let it be known that Mark Cuban threw the first punch at Mikhail Prokhorov.

And he started with a haymaker.

"He's a *****," Cuban quipped Thursday when asked about Prokhorov.

Cuban, who spoke while on his exercise bike in the Mavericks locker room, lifted his head up to smile, and then continued to verbally jab at the Nets' new owner.

"(Prokhorov) doesn't come to games," Cuban said. "Who the hell knows?"

Cuban finished his pregame workout and took his usual spot along the Mavericks bench, where he watched his team dismantle the Nets, 102-89, behind a balanced attack from Dirk Nowitzki (21 points), Shawn Marion (18), Caron Butler (15) and Jason Terry (15). The game marked the return of Avery Johnson, who was fired by Cuban in 2008 after guiding the Mavericks to the Finals in 2006.

But while Cuban gave his former employee nothing but praise, he used every opportunity to take playful digs at the billionaire Russian.

"When (Johnson) was with us, the expectation was to win a championship," Cuban said. "I don't think that's the situation right now with the Nets. I think he recognizes that his job is progress more than rings right now. But you never know. If Prokhorov does what I did to try to make deals and get something before the trade deadline then all that changes.

"But, you know, building a true professional team means having to spend money. We just haven't seen it."
Asked if there was any added motivation to beat Prokhorov's team, Cuban responded, "Who?"

Prokhorov, who is known for his witty remarks about the Knicks, may want to add Cuban one-liners to his arsenal. He has attended four Nets games this season, preferring the executive suite to courtside. He watched the Nov. 24 game against the Hawks in casual wear - jeans and a sweatshirt - a Cuban trademark.

"Totally different," said Johnson, comparing the two owners. "(Prokhorov) sits in a suite and I barely even see him sometimes after the games. But in a lot of ways they are the same, even though they're different."

On the court, however, it's becoming increasingly difficult for Prokhorov to defend the bold predictions he made after buying the team last year. The Nets (6-17) got 24 points from Brook Lopez but lost their sixth straight game Thursday night and remain in the Eastern Conference basement. They cut Dallas' lead to five in the third quarter before folding down the stretch. The Mavericks (18-4) won their 11th straight.
Adding injury to insult, Devin Harris sprained his shoulder in the first quarter and didn't return. Rookie Derrick Favors missed his first game with a thigh contusion.

Prokhorov wasn't Cuban's only target. While praising Johnson's stint in Dallas, Cuban said Johnson's coaching predecessor, Don Nelson, "basically quit on us.

"(Nelson) was telling anybody that would listen that we were barely a playoff team at all."

Cuban and Nelson were involved in a financial feud that was settled in arbitration. Nelson, the one-time Knicks coach, was paid more than $7 million in owed salary.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...#ixzz17h3bQqz9

lol

BGMaverick9 · 12-10-2010, 10:19 AM

He sure did and he raved about AJs Family Christmas cards.

fluid.forty.one · 12-10-2010, 03:57 PM

You can't control what the owner do.

Rick41 · 12-10-2010, 03:59 PM

Cuban 1.

Prokhorov 0.

BGMaverick9 · 12-10-2010, 04:03 PM

In print, it's going to look malicious. I can verify, it was very tongue-in-cheek.

EricaLubarsky · 12-10-2010, 04:15 PM

I dont think most people reading that will know just how much Cuban likes playful verbal pugilism.

Thespiralgoeson · 12-10-2010, 04:58 PM

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Prokhorov wasn't Cuban's only target. While praising Johnson's stint in Dallas, Cuban said Johnson's coaching predecessor, Don Nelson, "basically quit on us.

That's the real story here. I'm surprised nobody's talking about that. That aint tongue in cheek at all. That's pretty damn harsh (and true.)

LSMF · 12-10-2010, 08:43 PM

I don't know what happened with Cubes and Prokhorov but I really don't think he should have said this to the media. I would think he's going to get fined (Yet again) for this. No way Stern will allow one owner to publicly insult another owner.

Dim499 · 12-10-2010, 09:59 PM

Billanaires being billanaires. And us peasants run our mouth about it.

FreshJive · 12-11-2010, 06:02 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba...ory?id=5906027

"I think Mark has it wrong. I don't like cats," he said in a statement released by the team.

He probably likes miniature giraffes.

Underdog · 12-11-2010, 09:12 AM

Cuban and Prokhorov are funny dudes.

Dim499 · 12-12-2010, 12:22 AM

btw Cuban at least got into his billiones by working hard and coming up with a great business plan.

Prokarov is a billionaire through taking adavntage of thousands to millions of poor russian people. While he is petting his mini giraffe dudes are dying in the snow.

Dim499 · 12-12-2010, 06:16 AM

Kapitalism, I haz it

LetsGoMavs · 12-12-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by FreshJive

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba...ory?id=5906027

"I think Mark has it wrong. I don't like cats," he said in a statement released by the team.

He probably likes miniature giraffes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkB9OT2XVvA

Thanks for reminding me of this awsome commercial

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"I jump in it"