The Dallas Mavericks have been one of the most successful franchises in the NBA for over a decade, and while that has a lot to do with the talent that they have, it also has something to do with owner Mark Cuban. For years, he has bent over backwards and spared no expense to field a competitive roster, and it shows when Dallas plays.
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Of course, Cuban is also known for his opinions and his willingness to share them with anyone that will listen. He was up to his old tricks again this week, according to Sports Illustrated, as he opened up about college basketball and what he thinks is its biggest problem.
"If they want to keep kids in school and keep them from being pro players, they're doing it the exact right way by having the 35-second shot clock and having the game look and officiated the way it is," Cuban said Wednesday night. "Just because kids don't know how to play a full game of basketball."
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"You've got three kids passing on the perimeter," Cuban continued. "With 10 seconds on the shot clock, they try to make something happen and two other kids stand around. They don't look for anything and then run back on defense, so there's no transition game because two out of five or three out of five or in some cases four out of five kids aren't involved in the play.
"It's uglier than ugly, and it's evidenced by the scoring going down. When the NBA went through that, we changed things."
Cuban also went on to criticize the officiating of the games, saying that the college referees "couldn't manage a White Castle."
Cuban may have a point, as college games are generally not exciting to watch, even if the score is close, because the pace of play and sometimes even the quality of play is generally terrible.
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