Updated: Oct 31, 2005, 2:43 PM

Vote: Is Cuban's embargo wrong?


With Dirk Nowitzki and friends running the show, there are sure to be plenty of big numbers in Dallas Mavericks games this season. But if you're listening or watching to the Mavericks on the team's radio or TV broadcasts, you won't hear any discussion of the biggest numbers of all.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, never one to shy away from sharing his opinions, has banned any talk of player salaries during the team's local broadcasts. Cuban says it's not the public's business what players make, and that media members use salary figures when they don't have anything worthwhile to say.

What do you think, SportsNation? Does Cuban have a point? Or is this just a case of high-profile buyer's remorse?
  • 1) Do you agree with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban that salaries are ''no one's business but the player's and the team's" and should not be made public?
  • 2) How much would you care if your favorite team opted not to make this information public?
  • 3) What do you think is more true of Cuban's demand that local TV and radio broadcasts of the team's games not use salary information?
  • 4) Is it fair to hold player's to higher expectations based on the amount of money they make?
  • 5) Have you ever used a player's salary information to boo or jeer him at a game?
  • 6) Would it bother you if your salary was readily available in print or on the internet?
  • 7) Would you like to know what the people you work with make?
  • 8) What grade do you think you would get on a quiz about the salary cap of the league of your choice (NFL, NBA or NHL)?

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