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The subscription journalism service about Mark Cuban and Luca Don ticch and the the strife in the organization here is my takeaway. This is my read on it.

There's a story inside the athletic that there's a guy inside the organization a former sports gambler who's a data guy now an analytic guy that Mark Cuban has trusted for several years and everybody is ripping him and he's a bad influence and

Luca Don ticch hates him. Here's my takeaway. There's always as I say there's always a story behind the story. So my feeling is Mark Cuban's powerful and to really rise in that organization the closer you are to Mark can help.

And so this guy.

Horolabos Volgaris has moved Mark trust him and he's moved very close to Mark that of course can create anxiety and envy and jealousy in an organization.

Mark's a very personable guy. I know Mark pretty well. I've been in public places. He's very personable.

He's not a closed door guy. You can go in and walk up to Mark and talk to Mark anytime you wanted a game. I email Mark twice a year emails me back in 15 seconds. So Mark's not a closed off closed door guy.

My takeaway is this guy is risen in power in the organization because Mark trust him. He's probably a real smart guy and that's created envy and then once the maves and there probably was a blow up between Luca and this guy.

This guy is not a real social animal. There's a little blow up with Luke and him and once the maves took a two o'lead and then lost in the playoffs.

The people who didn't like this guy saw it as an opening to go to the athletic and crush him and and and force Mark to re-evaluate his decision or put pressure.

That's what people do. There's a lot of envy out there. And so this guy moves close to Mark. The Maverick lose a heart breaking series.

Luca's obviously the star of the franchise. Luca, I would bet did have a blow up with this guy. That's okay. That's okay.

And other people around saw it as an opening when they lost the series to point fingers at this guy and get him out of here. That is my takeaway. Your thoughts.

Well, it's it's a lot easier to complain when you've lost. Can't be out here giving the no one cares about the story if they're still winning and going through the playoffs.

I don't know though. I mean, I always say this.

The only way you break stories is people talk and people talk when they're trying to get a job, trying to get somebody fired, trying to be elevated, trying to get somebody else relegated.

The reality is stuff leaks for a reason. And so why would this story leak? Why would anybody in the Dallas Mavericks want this story out?

Because they are their envious of the influence.

This person has with Mark Cuban, which could be overstated or understood in the article. I've read the whole thing. My takeaway is

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