Houston Sports Rapp

The best owner in pro sports.

Hands down…Mark Cuban.

Besides the fact that you will never see another owner with the drive and hustle that Mark has shown to become successful at such a young age, he’s actually a man of the people when it comes to his Mavs. Someone you and I can all relate to in his love for his team and the players on it. How many other sports team owners do you know that will leave the confines of their plush luxury boxes and actually mingle with the very fans that generate revenue? Mark does. How many other owners send a personal email stating “my treat, have fun” with courtside tickets to someone who just wanted to experience what a Mavs game had to offer? Mark did. How many others owners scream down refs after no calls and call out the Commish when he deems it necessary? Yep, you guessed it. How many other owners make the visitors locker room just a plush for the opposition as for his own guys? Mark again…are you seeing a pattern here?

Mark caught a bad rapp from the day he took over as  owner of a struggling Dallas Mavs franchise in a decrepid areana that cockroach families wouldn’t have a “reunion” in. His detractors would say he’s an arrogant, egotistical, young e-money millionaire who got lucky on the wave of .commers and .edu guys. “He’s too much of a fan for the good of his team…” they would say. Well let me tell ya something, there is not one guy out there under the age of 50 that wouldn’t be exactly the same if their gambles, hustles, innovativeness, and drive had paid off to enable them to buy a professional sports team. Mark Cuban has not forgotten the most important words in the world of business and sports “have fun!” In fact he encourages every single fan in the American Airlines Center to do the same…(see pic below shot from the best place to be pregame, the patio bar at the W hotel. jus sayin’)

Step it up Toyota Center...

I attended 2 games this week on Wednesday against the Twolves and then Friday against the Kings (nice to see Carl Landry beastin’ as usual) and you would think there would be absolutely no energy in the building, yet with the 8 game winning streak and the regular season winding down, the AA center was rocking like it was playoff time. It reminds me of the good ole Rockets days when people actually showed up no matter who they were playing. Wednesday night was great because I got a platinum club ticket for $20 from a guy who had an extra and ended up finding a really cool group of sports bettors who were calling each quarters trends to a T. The platinum club is a swanky midlevel bar scene where all the dolls and chachs hang to see or be seen, of course I got a lot of double takes with full sleeve of tats a blazin’ with my black/green/purple spizikes on the feet. I’m not yo average chachbag haha. Great sight lines to watch the game and the Mavs squeaked out a victory in the end to extend the streak to 9 games. I was in Dallas on business (www.pitapal.com) and wanted to check out the experience of the AA center and surrounding entertainment and scenery, I also wanted to share the experience of great food packed with protein and all natural ingredients with Mark while I was in town. As much as diet is a part of the daily regimen of being a professional athlete, Pita Pal is one of the greenest ,healthiest companies on the market. Wow what a shot in the dark produces sometime… I reached out to Mark to offer samples and tell him how I would love to check out a game while in town and the next thing I know I receive a personal email from him telling me to enjoy the game on Friday night, WHAT??. The Mavs won that one although the Kings tried to get back in it at the end, pushing their streak to 10 games (call me when yall get to 22 haha) That’s an incredible feeling to know that the owner of a major sports franchise takes the time to reach out and touch guys like us in the world who haven’t achieved all the riches of our labor, yet have all the drive and motivation to get there. I want to find this kind of financial success so I do the same for guys like me one day. I want have foundations that distribute the excess riches to those less fortunate who need staples like food/clothing and make them feel like I felt when Mark did this for me with tickets to a freakin basketball game (see below and hell yes Dirk is a Hall o Famer, that dude balls his ASS off)

Is he singing Hasselhoff?

All in all this is just a Thank You to Dallas for a great week and especially a guy that gets a bad rapp just for being so cooler than you, Mark Cuban, it’s an experience that will not be forgotten in my lifetime…enjoy the Pita Pal bro.