Let's say your rich neighbor likes fixing up cars, and spends $10,000 on his old Mustang. Indulgent, right? But how about spending $500,000 on that Mustang? At some price, hobby spending crosses into Imelda Marcos territory.

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Who cries for the owners? Nobody. But as fans, we want a league where teams can be run competitively as businesses, not just as hobbies.

All of which leads, of course, to the ongoing talks between the league and union about the next collective bargaining agreement. What is the main lesson of Perot's lawsuit against Cuban? "It validates," says Postolos, "David Stern's argument about needing a new CBA."

Yeah, I saw all that stuff when it got posted. Pretty interesting, although I think Perot is a douche and doesn't really have a case here, in regards to trying to make Cuban look bad.

With that said, things totally need to be changed for the next CBA. No question about it.

College Wolf wrote:
Agreed. I love that Cuban won't buy him out because he isn't going to give a dime to that jerk. For a guy like Perot who was handed everything he has he needs to stop being a jerk and concentrate on his other businesses.

Cuban rules. He'd have my vote for commissioner. Can you imagine all the cool innovative ideas he'd try out?