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Contract disputes are about money. The person seeking the contract always wants more than the person handing out the contract wants to give. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle might not yet describe this lingering contract situation as a dispute, but the bottom line is that Carlisle has yet to ink a new deal. Neither side is talking about it, so it can only be assumed that money is a central issue. ESPN.com

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But don’t expect Carlisle to be coaching anywhere other than Dallas next season, according to president of basketball operations and GM Donnie Nelson, who says that he and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban are both in agreement that Carlisle is the man to take the team into the future as the organization is armed with financial flexibility for the first time in the Cuban era. Nelson also says it’s just a matter of time before Carlisle is locked up long term. NBA.com

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Cuban did not make himself available for comment after the game, but beforehand he basically said that the new NBA collective bargaining agreement stinks and that anyone who believes he didn’t do his best to put together a team worthy of defending its NBA title is an idiot. “I’ve heard some of the talking headless, and all I can tell you is, within the collective bargaining agreement we did everything possible to put the best possible team on the court. Period. End of story. If someone wants to read it [the CBA] and tell me otherwise, go ahead.” Dallas Morning News

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Cuban was asked whether, at any point of the regular season or playoffs, he had second thoughts about not offering a multiyear contract to center Tyson Chandler, a pivotal member of last year’s title team. “Hell no,” Cuban said. “Nope. Not even a millisecond. Because those who are talking otherwise haven’t read the CBA and are just talking out their [expletive] without any foundation. But that’s what you guys do.” Dallas Morning News

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Cuban seemed to be saying that the biggest obstacle in the Mavericks’ bumpy title defense is the CBA that was negotiated in early December, at a time when it appeared the season was in jeopardy because of the prolonged labor impasse. “If you want to nail me for something, I’ll be the first to admit that it was a huge [expletive] that I didn’t fight for the new [CBA] harder,” Cuban said. “I said it before, I’ll say it again. It put us and other teams in a bad spot, and it was an overnight handshake deal that I should have fought harder. I’m the first to say that. “That was my mistake, because once that thing passed, our hands were tied in a lot of respects. But within that, we did the best we could.” Dallas Morning News

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Mark Cuban, a vocal critic of NBA players participating in the Olympics, smirked Saturday when asked about that scenario. "Actually, I'd love it," he said. "I couldn't think of anything more perfect. I hope he does make it. It would be a good way to start his comeback." Dallas Morning News

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Cuban also insists that, contrary to widespread speculation, he has not formulated a firm plan for how the Mavs will approach this offseason. He said the Mavs will study the market first and take a reactive approach. That contradicts Mavs president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson's comments earlier this season about targeting a "big fish" -- presumably All-Star point guard Deron Williams -- in free agency. Dirk Nowitzki has also mentioned recently that the front office's December decisions can't be judged until it's seen whether the Mavs land a "big fish." ESPN.com

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Even with his defending NBA championship team on the verge of first-round elimination, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had no regrets about his post-lockout decision not to retain the core of last season's team. "If you want to nail me for something, I'll be the first to admit that it was a huge (expletive) that I didn't fight for the new (collective bargaining agreement) harder," Cuban said before the Mavs attempted to avoid being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Saturday's Game 4. "I said it before, I'll say it again. It put us and other teams in a bad spot, and it was an overnight handshake deal that I should have fought harder. I'm the first to say that. "That was my mistake, because once that thing passed, our hands were tied in a lot of respects. But within that, we did the best we could. And we're not out of it yet." ESPN.com

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Cuban, who was confrontational and critical of the media for not studying and fully understanding the complexities of the new CBA, claimed he hasn't had any second thoughts after not offering a long-term deal to Chandler, who was widely recognized as the Mavs' emotional leader last season and won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award with the New York Knicks this season. "Oh, hell no. No, no, no, nope," Cuban said when asked if he has second guessed himself. "Not even a millisecond. Because those that are talking otherwise haven't read the CBA, like I know you guys haven't, and are just talking out their ass without any foundation." ESPN.com

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"I don’t talk about free-agent coaches or otherwise," Cuban said while pounding away on his step machine. "Been that way for 11 or 12 years." ESPN.com

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There's an increasing sentiment that the current U.S. Olympic model isn't working. Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen both suggested players should be paid for participating. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban complained to Greg Couch of FoxSports.com last week that NBA owners allow their assets to make millions for the U.S. Olympic Committee while receiving nothing in return. "It's the biggest mistake the NBA makes,'' Cuban told Couch. "If you look up stupid in the dictionary, you see a picture of the USA Dream Team playing for free for corporate America so the U.S. Olympic Committee can make millions of dollars. If you come up with something that you own, that you give it to me for free so I can make billions of dollars, I want it. "And it has nothing to do with patriotism. It's all about money. You don't see the Olympic Committee saying, 'Oh we made so much money. Let's give it to people.'" Chicago Sun-Times

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Dwain Price: For now, Mavs owner Mark Cuban said he's not talking during the playoffs. He did that last year -- starting in the second round. Twitter

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"I think it's the biggest mistake the NBA makes," Cuban said of allowing NBA stars to compete in international competition. "If you look up stupid in the dictionary you see a picture of the USA Dream Team playing for free for corporate America so the U.S. Olympic Committee can make billions of dollars. So if you come up with something that you own that you can give to me for free so I can make billions of dollars, I want it. "And it has nothing to do with patriotism and it's all about money. You don't see the (International) Olympic Committee in Switzerland saying, 'Oh, we made so much money, let's give it to people.' How many jets do they have?" ESPN.com

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In his latest rant, Cuban said if that were the case then multibillion-dollar network and cable television rights should be stripped and the Olympics offered on television as part of the public domain. "It's like when the president gives a speech, it's public domain, anybody who wants to put it out there can put it out there," Cuban said. "If you want to make this really about patriotism, you make it public domain. Look, if you don't have cable, you're not going to see a lot of what you're supposed to be so patriotic about." Cuban said he would prefer to see the U.S. Olympic basketball roster filled out the way it used to be, with youngsters. "I think just 22-and-under and I'm fine with that." Cuban said. "Develop it, get international experience, represent your country, that's all good." ESPN.com

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Mark Cuban comes off as an unpatriotic, unapologetic, typical money-first, damn-the-flag, ugly-American businessman. But listen closer. Deeper. Does he think the U.S. Olympic basketball team is a shambles? “I hope so,’’ the Dallas Mavericks owner told FOXSports.com. “Maybe that’ll be my next business. F--- up the Olympics.’’ FOXSports.com

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By the time he was done, you couldn’t help but to think he is one cynical SOB. You always realized that he was just telling a cold truth about the Olympic spirit and ideal. “It’s the biggest mistake the NBA makes,’’ he said. “If you look up stupid in the dictionary, you see a picture of the USA Dream Team playing for free for corporate America so the U.S. Olympic Committee can make millions of dollars. If you come up with something that you own, that you give it to me for free so I can make billions of dollars, I want it. “And it has nothing to do with patriotism. It’s all about money. You don’t see the Olympic Committee saying, 'Oh we made so much money. Let’s give it to people.' '' FOXSports.com

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Dwain Price: The contract of #Mavs coach Rick Carlisle runs out after this season, and owner Mark Cuban said he would like to have him back. Twitter

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A judge denied Ross Perot Jr.’s lawsuit claiming that Mark Cuban mismanaged the Mavericks, but the man who sold Cuban the team continues to be a nuisance for the current owner. Perot couldn’t beat Cuban in the courtroom, with Cuban’s lawyer running up the score a bit by filing a court brief that consisted primarily of a photograph of the Cuban holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy during the championship celebration on the AmericanAirlines Arena floor. Now, Perot is trying to take the fight to the parking lots. Specifically, Perot is flexing his muscles with the parking lots he still partially controls around the American Airlines Center. Within the last week, those lots suddenly weren’t open for Mavs games until 5:30 p.m., an inconvenience to many people who work at the arena (including media). “He’s just being himself. That’s just who he is,” Cuban said of Perot, rolling his eyes. ESPN.com

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"I just think there's a lot more kids that get ruined coming out early, or going to school trying to be developed to come out early, than actually make it," Cuban said. "For every Kobe (Bryant) or (Kevin) Garnett or Carmelo (Anthony) or LeBron (James), there's 100 Lenny Cookes." NBA.com

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has lobbied the league to immediately begin making basket interference situations in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime reviewable after such a play worked against the Mavs in their 112-108 overtime loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Lakers. It appeared that Lakers forward Matt Barnes touched a Pau Gasol 3-point attempt from the corner as it neared the cylinder with 3:49 to go in overtime. Barnes' hands then came down on the rim and then he and Gasol instantaneously waived their arms in the air to suggest that Barnes did not make contact. The basket was ruled good and the Lakers took a 103-101 lead. "Any potential basket interference in the last two minutes of a game or overtime should be reviewed," Cuban said he wrote in his email to the league. "I didn't bring up that play up at all. "You've got to make that reviewable. You have to ask them to change the rule." ESPN.com

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