Mark Cuban gets it

[BigDog]

Leo,

Cuban may be right about newspapers changing policies about flying on the team planes. Personally, I hate it. After a game, the last person the players want to see is me, and quite frankly, I don't want to see them, either.

But, if the choice is go on the team plane or don't travel at all, well, that's an easy decision. I may lose my hundreds of thousands of frequent flyer points, but I'm still doing the best job I possibly can. Certainly, we'll be seated away from the players, and maybe food & beverage service will be off-limits to us (bring your own).

It's the lesser of two evils.

i agree and i understand why beat writers would do it. i also understand why it's undesirable and unless they reimburse the team i think the potential for conflict of interest is too high. and i don't really understand how it works logistically when you have to file and the team is leaving for the airport 45 minutes after the final buzzer.

I'm sure Mark will equip the plane with satellite phones for the beat hacks to file with.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

The World's Smartest Human returns.
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