Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wasn't in Oklahoma City to see his team stink out the joint Monday. Apparently, he didn't have to be there in person, to be disgusted.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Cuban promised fans there will be changes if the sorry efforts continue.
"It's only one game, which I keep reminding myself," Cuban said Tuesday. "But let's just say I wasn't happy with our preparation, execution or effort. Not only did it look like we had no idea what we were doing, but we did it without effort. The effort and energy, on both sides of the ball, by each player will decide their future with the Mavericks. If each player can't take the personal initiative to make every game important and play like it, I don't see them being here next season."
According to The Morning News, after Monday's game, in which the Mavericks trailed by 20 points after three quarters to a Thunder team that was missing its two leading scorers — Kevin Durant and Jeff Green — players and coach Rick Carlisle took turns blasting the lack of focus.
"The ball won't always bounce the way we want it to, but every player can control their level of effort," he said. "If it's not important enough to them to lay it out every game the rest of the season, they won't be back. I don't care what their contract is. I would rather turn over the roster 100 percent than subject fans to another game like last night. This team has the talent to win in the playoffs. But that's only going to happen if all 15 guys know and execute their assignments and play every possession like it's important."
According to the Dallas Morning News, Cuban promised fans there will be changes if the sorry efforts continue.
"It's only one game, which I keep reminding myself," Cuban said Tuesday. "But let's just say I wasn't happy with our preparation, execution or effort. Not only did it look like we had no idea what we were doing, but we did it without effort. The effort and energy, on both sides of the ball, by each player will decide their future with the Mavericks. If each player can't take the personal initiative to make every game important and play like it, I don't see them being here next season."
According to The Morning News, after Monday's game, in which the Mavericks trailed by 20 points after three quarters to a Thunder team that was missing its two leading scorers — Kevin Durant and Jeff Green — players and coach Rick Carlisle took turns blasting the lack of focus.
"The ball won't always bounce the way we want it to, but every player can control their level of effort," he said. "If it's not important enough to them to lay it out every game the rest of the season, they won't be back. I don't care what their contract is. I would rather turn over the roster 100 percent than subject fans to another game like last night. This team has the talent to win in the playoffs. But that's only going to happen if all 15 guys know and execute their assignments and play every possession like it's important."
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