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Ever Smoke a Good Cuban?

It's official. The Spurs will play the Mavericks in the NBA Western Conference Finals. The I-35 Matchup... The Lonestar Showdown. The Spurs will win, of course, but I think it will be a great series. You have to give the Mavs some credit.... and Mark Cuban, too. Cuban took the faltering Mavs and brought them out of the abyss basically by giving the team everything they wanted and pampering the players. It's the kind of boss everyone wants. Cuban knew that in order to attract and keep good employees, he needed to take good care of them. He's also a favorite with the fans... he reads his e-mails, he listens to fan complaints, and he watches the games from the stands instead of from his luxury suite.

Mark Cuban is a kook... and so am I. So I sent him an e-mail inviting him to dinner at our house. Think about it -- here's a guy who is on the road all the time and probably never gets a good home-cooked meal. That's probably true for most famous people. But most famous people don't read their e-mails. The invitation went out last night when I found out the Spurs will play the Mavs. I'll let you know if he actually responds and/or accepts.

I told him to bring his wife... and Avery Johnson (my all-time favorite Spurs player).

After I cook for Cuban here, we're gonna smoke Cuban (& the Mavs) at the SBC Center. Go, Spurs, Go!!