11-28-2022, 01:33 AM
(11-28-2022, 12:44 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Ridiculous. They NOW know that is a joke they can’t make with Cuban, but there are jokes made at many of the shark’s expense that are laughed off. “Douchery”? Only a Mavs fan would say that about the joke, and it wasn’t all that big a deal. They said the GSW logo smelled like winning, sorry Mark. It was more about the GSW than Mark’s team. Making a mountain out of a molehill. Even the other sharks said “oh, come on, Mark”, just as every other non-sensitive Mavs fan said to their TV screen.
Again, it didn't offend ME because the Mavs aren't my baby.
But I stand by my observation that taking shots at potential investors you don't know personally is not a smart presentation method when trying to get them to invest. Your idea that "now they know" is certainly true, but to me that was NEVER the place you should want to be playing trial-and-error on what might be offensive to your audience. How can you win at that game?
And fwiw, as to the norms on the show ...
1 yes I have certainly seen sharks (and including Mark) joke around.
2 but I haven't seen ANY shark fail to bristle when one of their companies is bashed
3 nor have I ever seen a candidate call Mark and his Mavs losers, ever, in any way
4 I have also seen other sharks who at times have felt disrespected (like Mark felt he was here) and they also said (like Mark did) "Screw you, I'm out."
Seems to me the normal motif is to soothe and suck up to the obvious hot buttons.