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In today's Works: how one master dunkers commends another; why everyone feels bad for Greg Oden; and the eternal challenge for retooling the Hornets.But first, the difference between hands-on owners and the handsy ones.
On Meddlesome Owners
If you haven't spent some time with Sam Amick's wonderful, elucidating Q&A with new Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, please stop, click the link and read it. That single piece will give you everything you need to know about Golden State's new era.
One of the items Lacob touches on is how he relates to the idea of a "meddling owner," and fan backlash in respect to such. "Meddling" is one of those descriptive words that has a very specific connotation in NBA discourse, and it's not positive. When dissing Mark Cuban, you use the word "meddling." If you wanted to commend Cuban or any other owner for his activity level, you'd call the owner "engaged." But no one ever calls an owner "engaged," because engagement is not the preference.
It's a double-standard, that fans who so often (think they) have all the answers despite thin (more like non-existent) basketball resumés criticize owners with thin basketball resumés who pretend to have all the answers.
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/22/the-works-blake-griffin-amare-stoudemire/
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