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Related: About this forumMark Cuban calls Miami Heat "the Oakland Raiders of NBA"
His team fell to the Heat in the 2006 NBA Finals, beat them in the 2011 Finals. So Mavericks owner Mark Cuban offering his thoughts on the Heat isn't exactly novel.
But Cuban did offer a novel comparison this week, although he did stop short (mercifully so) of comparing Micky Arison to Al Davis: In Cuban's view, the Heat have grown into the Oakland Raiders of the NBA.
"With the two titles, they're still like the bad guys," Cuban told reporters Friday in Dallas, including those from ESPN, NBA.com and The Dallas Morning News. "There's a confidence bordering on arrogance that is good for them as a team and good for us as a league because it also makes them the team that everybody wants to knock off.
"They're kind of in some respects the Oakland Raiders, and I know that's going to get picked up everywhere. They're kind of like the Oakland Raiders when they were winning. I don't want to compare Micky to Al Davis -- that's not fair -- but you either love them or hate them.
"That's always good for the NBA when you have a team that everybody looks forward to beating. Like when we beat them, I would go to places I've never been and people would give me a standing ovation. That's good for the NBA."
But Cuban did offer a novel comparison this week, although he did stop short (mercifully so) of comparing Micky Arison to Al Davis: In Cuban's view, the Heat have grown into the Oakland Raiders of the NBA.
"With the two titles, they're still like the bad guys," Cuban told reporters Friday in Dallas, including those from ESPN, NBA.com and The Dallas Morning News. "There's a confidence bordering on arrogance that is good for them as a team and good for us as a league because it also makes them the team that everybody wants to knock off.
"They're kind of in some respects the Oakland Raiders, and I know that's going to get picked up everywhere. They're kind of like the Oakland Raiders when they were winning. I don't want to compare Micky to Al Davis -- that's not fair -- but you either love them or hate them.
"That's always good for the NBA when you have a team that everybody looks forward to beating. Like when we beat them, I would go to places I've never been and people would give me a standing ovation. That's good for the NBA."
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Mark Cuban calls Miami Heat "the Oakland Raiders of NBA" (Original Post)
Jamaal510
Oct 2013
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The Oakland Raiders a gazillion years ago.
Upton
(9,709 posts)2. Cuban must be living in the 70's and 80's..
either that, or he doesn't keep up with the NFL. The Raiders haven't even made it to the playoffs in 10 years.
Yes Mark, I can see how they're exactly like the Heat.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)3. Well, he did say "like the Oakland Raiders when they were winning". n/t
trumad
(41,692 posts)4. A gizzillion years ago
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)5. If you read the whole thing, he's right...it helps the league when
there's a good team everyone wants to beat...and all us decent, God-fearing people want to see the Heat to lose. As for the rest of you, eh!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. If only.
That would mean either the Heat sucked or the Raiders didn't. I could live with either.