What you call the "Donnie mess" is really the mess caused by Cuban holding the GM reins (without the skill) at every significant crossroads, and running the team into the ditch each time. You want to throw Donnie under the bus, yet the world-class disasters were when Cuban overruled Donnie. Don't try to say that's on Donnie.
It's not making Cuban a scapegoat to point the finger at him for all the mistakes HE made by being the GM -- and it's his fault if he wanted to be the smartest guy in the room, and wouldn't pay to hire a world-class GM.
One more thing -- you are actively trying to "spin" Cato's words ("Cuban remains involved in every decision") into something it's not. Please don't be so deliberately blind - clearly, Cato wouldn't have mentioned this if it was activity he sees as normal for an owner.
It's okay if you want to say/believe Cato's lying and you don't believe him. But let's not pretend here, as to the meaning he intended.
Don't forget that Cato's the one who outed the Mavs on Cuban's ways in the first place, leading to Nico being hired amid questions of whether he would be in charge of GM duties and be making decisions. Cato is speaking to that question. He's wanting his readers to know that the move from Donnie to Nico hasn't changed a thing.
It's not making Cuban a scapegoat to point the finger at him for all the mistakes HE made by being the GM -- and it's his fault if he wanted to be the smartest guy in the room, and wouldn't pay to hire a world-class GM.
One more thing -- you are actively trying to "spin" Cato's words ("Cuban remains involved in every decision") into something it's not. Please don't be so deliberately blind - clearly, Cato wouldn't have mentioned this if it was activity he sees as normal for an owner.
It's okay if you want to say/believe Cato's lying and you don't believe him. But let's not pretend here, as to the meaning he intended.
Don't forget that Cato's the one who outed the Mavs on Cuban's ways in the first place, leading to Nico being hired amid questions of whether he would be in charge of GM duties and be making decisions. Cato is speaking to that question. He's wanting his readers to know that the move from Donnie to Nico hasn't changed a thing.
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