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Dan Gilbert

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Stick to being wealthy and hang with your family

Let the Gms do their job

If I was a GM, I wouldn't just sit back and let the GMs do their job. The whole reason to own a sports team is to have fun being involved.

I don't blame him at all. I would do the same thing and so would you.

Do I think all of decisions are good decisions? No.

But I feel the same way about most GMs too.
 
If I was a GM, I wouldn't just sit back and let the GMs do their job. The whole reason to own a sports team is to have fun being involved.

I don't blame him at all. I would do the same thing and so would you.

Do I think all of decisions are good decisions? No.

But I feel the same way about most GMs too.
People spout lines about owners being the worst GMs like it's a given and beyond disputing. Kind of like the old maxims about how only a fool tries to be his own attorney(which is more true). I think there can be different owners with different abilities. And there are some truly shitty GMs.

I'd rather have Dan calling the shots than any number of GMs in the league. The fool in Indiana comes to mind. With the Browns, I'd have preferred Dee Haslam calling the shots to Ray Farmer.
 
He's like Mark Cuban. Owns an NBA team. Very passionate about it. Maybe too passionate. Especially to compete like a dynasty (multiple championships).

The only reason the Mavs were able to get as far as they did in 2011 was because Cuban let the gm do most of the job. Gilbert also let Griffin do his job the previous year.

But these owners have a lot of passion. I don't think they'll ever get much further than this because of that.

... But I'll live with it. After all, it's fun to watch a team that can compete, even with a hands-on owner playing arm-chair gm.
 
He's like Mark Cuban. Owns an NBA team. Very passionate about it. Maybe too passionate. Especially to compete like a dynasty (multiple championships).

The only reason the Mavs were able to get as far as they did in 2011 was because Cuban let the gm do most of the job. Gilbert also let Griffin do his job the previous year.

But these owners have a lot of passion. I don't think they'll ever get much further than this because of that.

... But I'll live with it. After all, it's fun to watch a team that can compete, even with a hands-on owner playing arm-chair gm.
As long as Gilbert keeps writing checks and spends like no other NBA owner has spent before on players, he can do whatever the fuck he wants IMO.

The willingness to spend is a lot bigger deal than the meddling, to me. It may not be a wise thing to do, but being the guy that signs the checks he’s earned that right.

In fact, Dan’s willingness to spend so freely was one of the biggest reasons LeBron was willing to come back. He wouldn’t be here without that.
 
As long as Gilbert keeps writing checks and spends like no other NBA owner has spent before on players, he can do whatever the fuck he wants IMO.

The willingness to spend is a lot bigger deal than the meddling, to me. It may not be a wise thing to do, but being the guy that signs the checks he’s earned that right.

In fact, Dan’s willingness to spend so freely was one of the biggest reasons LeBron was willing to come back. He wouldn’t be here without that.

This is a town that had Art Modell rip our team right out of our hearts, a procession of Indians owners with empty pockets and empty heads, and Ted Stepien. Yet some complain about Dan Gilbert.

Owners generally have the attitude that they own the team and nobody can tell them what to do. It's not like a public company that has guardrails; a private business with one majority owner is for all practical purposes an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.

Dan did two things: Fly to Miami and work it out with LeBron, and then spend ridiculous amounts of money to surround LeBron with some talent. Result: seven Finals wins and a title. In the 44 previous years of the franchise, we won 0 Finals games and obviously no titles.

We're lucky to have him as our owner even if he is an a-hole.
 
Would you rather have the Cowboys (Jerry Jones) of the NBA or the Browns of the NBA?

Dan is still a much better owner than a lot of other small market owners.

He's FAR from perfect, but being willing to spend covers a LOT of problems.
 

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