This may or may not be a thread-worthy topic. But I was at dinner with my girlfriend last night at a nice restaraunt in Plano (Bob's Steak and Chophouse), and I happened to notice a rather tall African American gentleman with 3 other men at the table next to us. I listenend somewhat intently to them sporadically throughout dinner. It was a difficult balancing act, listening to my girl talk, and then turning one ear to the other table. At any rate, the guys were constantly talking about basketball. I heard names like Jerome James, Al Harrington come up, among others. One of the guys had kept addressing the large gentleman (he was facing away from me) Billy. I would catch a glimpse of Billy's profile from time to time. He looked very familiar. On and on they talked about what type of player "they" wanted, etc. After they were finished, Billy paid and they left. I asked the waiter to look on the tab for the last name. She obliged. She said it read "Mr. Knight." It was Billy Knight, GM and VP of the Atlanta Hawks. So I used my imagination and pieced things together. Perhaps Mr. Knight had been in town working on a deal with the Mavs? I could not place the other three gentlemen though. One of them was considerably older then the rest, and kept talking about old coaching stories. He looked familiar too, but it never came to me. Anyway, for what it's worth, if anything.
Thanks for the post. This is interesting. As a close follower of the Mavs I have felt that they were standing pat and not shaking up the team(other than Finley). But has Cuban ever stood pat?
It is....but I don't go there very often. The food is great, the atmosphere is nice, the wine selection is splendid. I think I got out of there or under $150.00. That is a once every 3-4 months kind of dinner, if that often.
I was listening to an update on ESPN radio the other day, and Randy Galloway was saying Cuban is addicted to trading as if it was heroin. He just can't leave it alone. The deadline approaches, and his hand shakes over the telephone, trying not to pick it up, but he can't help it, gives in to his addiction and trades someone. I tell all my Mavs fan friends here that as long as Cuban is at the helm, Dallas will never get over the playoff hump. He gave the team some much needed new life when he first came onboard. But the last several years he has been a chemistry killer.
