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[ESPN] Front Office Rankings： Owners - Les Alexander at 5th

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  1. RockingRox

    RockingRox Member

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    Come out today here.

    With all the scores of overall rankinsg at 5th, McHale at 15th, and Morey at 3rd, I thought Les would be somewhere 5th, or 6th. So it's in line. :p

    I would like the ranking more if it comes with some interpretation. My question is what makes Les better than the owners of the likes of Warriors and Blazers?
     
    #1 RockingRox, Mar 27, 2015
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    Looks like last year's rankings it says april 2, 2014
     
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    Gtfo out of here with that
     
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  4. RockingRox

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    Sorry for the mistake. Mod please lock.

    But take it easy, buddy.
     
    #4 RockingRox, Mar 27, 2015
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    Stop posting garbage. Le$ is not fit enough to be a top 5 owner. Someone who is happy to just make the playoffs and rake in the $$$ and doesn't care about winning it all is not a good owner.

    The way he treated Rudy T.... SMH
     
    #5 FTW Rockets FTW, Mar 27, 2015
  6. RockingRox

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    Well. It's up here for discussion. The reason you think Les is not fit to be top 5 is LAME. Just tell me any one owner in the NBA who doesn't really care about money but winning.

    Every one running this business who cares about winning wants winning game to bring in more money for them. Cuban might be an exception who care less about money, which is why he is up in the top. But he still dismantled his championship team for money saving.
     
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    I prefer Les over any other owner tbh despite the Comcast sportsnet bull****. He just writes checks and stays out of basketball decisions. He's willing to spend money for us to be competitive.
     
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    Can someone please post the full list?

    thx.
     
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  12. RockingRox

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    I think that is about it. Some owners don't know much basketball operation and do too much. That Sacramento owner jumps into my mind.

    I would say knowing when to zip the mouth, how to hire good GM/coach, and when to write a check separates the owners apart.
     
    #12 RockingRox, Mar 27, 2015
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    Here it is:

    <h3>Owner rankings</h3><p><!-- begin inline 1 --><div class="mod-container mod-no-footer mod-inline content-box floatright mod-no-header-footer full"><div class="mod-content"><table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th><th>Rating</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>1</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sas.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>San Antonio Spurs</b></font><br>Spurs Sports & Entertainment, Peter Holt</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>9.50</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>2</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mia.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Miami Heat</b></font><br>Limited Partnership, Micky Arison</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>8.38</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>3</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Dallas Mavericks</b></font><br>Dallas Basketball Limited, Mark Cuban</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>8.04</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/gsw.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Golden State Warriors</b></font><br> GSW Sports LLC, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>8.00</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>5</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/hou.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Houston Rockets</b></font><br>Rocket Ball, Ltd., Leslie Alexander</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>7.96</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Portland Trail Blazers</b></font><br>Vulcan Inc., Paul Allen</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>7.50</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>7</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Boston Celtics</b></font><br>Boston Basketball Partners LLC, Wyc Grousbeck</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>7.38</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>8</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Indiana Pacers</b></font><br>Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Herb Simon</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.80</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>9</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/uth.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Utah Jazz</b></font><br>Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment, Greg Miller</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.54</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>10</b></font><br>(tie)</td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Toronto Raptors</b></font><br>Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Larry Tanenbaum</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.33</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>11</b></font><br>(tie)</td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Chicago Bulls</b></font><br>Chicago Professional Sports Limited Partnership, Jerry Reinsdorf</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.30</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>11</b></font><br>(tie)</td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lac.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Los Angeles Clippers</b></font><br>Steve Ballmer</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.30</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>11</b></font><br>(tie)</td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mem.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Memphis Grizzlies</b></font><br>Memphis Basketball LLC, Robert Pera</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.30</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>14</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/okc.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Oklahoma City Thunder</b></font><br>The Professional Basketball Club LLC, Clayton Bennett</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>6.00</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>15</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mil.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Milwaukee Bucks</b></font><br>Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>5.96</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>16</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/was.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Washington Wizards</b></font><br> Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Ted Leonsis</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>5.58</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>17</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Cleveland Cavaliers</b></font><br>Cavaliers Operating Company, Dan Gilbert</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>5.29</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>18</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/no.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>New Orleans Pelicans</b></font><br>New Orleans Hornets NBA Limited Partnership, Tom Benson</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>5.21</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>19</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Detroit Pistons</b></font><br>Palace Sports & Entertainment, Tom Gores</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.96</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>20</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/atl.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Atlanta Hawks</b></font><br>Atlanta Spirit LLC, Bruce Levenson and Michael Gearon Jr.</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.92</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>21</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Phoenix Suns</b></font><br>Suns Legacy Partners, Robert Sarver</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.88</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>22</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phi.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Philadelphia 76ers</b></font><br>Philadelphia 76ers Inc., Joshua Harris</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.75</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>23</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Orlando Magic</b></font><br>RDV Sports Inc., Richard DeVos</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.71</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>24</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b></font><br>The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc., Jim and Jeanie Buss</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.38</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>25</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/den.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Denver Nuggets</b></font><br>Kroenke Sports Enterprise, Josh Kroenke</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.25</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>26</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cha.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Charlotte Hornets</b></font><br>Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, Michael Jordan</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>4.04</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>27</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Minnesota Timberwolves</b></font><br>Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Limited Partnership, Glen Taylor</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>3.92</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>28</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Sacramento Kings</b></font><br>Unnamed partnership, Vivek Ranadive</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>3.88</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>29</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>Brooklyn Nets</b></font><br>ONEXIM Sports and Entertainment, Mikhail Prokhorov</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>3.71</b></font></td></tr><tr class="last"><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>30</b></font></td><td><img src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/nyk.png?w=40&h=40&transparent=true"><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>New York Knicks</b></font><br>Madison Square Garden Inc., James Dolan</td><td><font style="font-size:16px;"><b>1.29</b></font></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p><!-- end inline 1 --></p>&nbsp;</p>
     
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    Again, all 3 Texas teams in the Top 5!
     
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    Not surprised to see the Hawks ranked 20 considering the scandals, and that's what I said they were ranked so high on the GM yesterday is laughable even though their GM is on leave the whole season.

    But surprised to see the Suns ranked at 21, I think their owner and front office are pretty decent and the track records are not bad at all.
     
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    Damn! Prokhorov falling from 8 to 29 in one year.
     
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    Yep. And he is a guy willing to spend and to take on huge luxury tax and also wanting to win. :rolleyes:
     
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    Don't care about these lists. We know best that while Leslie is far from the worst, he's far from the best. Him becoming an owner at the same time we won the double championships, is actually one of the worst things that could've happened to us regarding Leslie. He feels he made that happen, will take any opportunity to get his name out there, even during our celebration recently acted like he was part of it. A classy owner would've paid homage to the real owner who made that happen. He's done other shady things as well and I just don't trust the guy, he comes across as a poser, trying to act nice with that devilish laugh. Can't wait for him to leave us alone!!
     
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  19. BamBam

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    LOL... the Knicks have the trifecta! Worst owner/GM/front office.

    Now that's perfection!!!:grin:
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  20. thegame_2234

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    :rolleyes: and yep he still a cheap b*stard :rolleyes:
     
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