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This would be another fun subject to make a tournament out of. "Worst" can mean many things--bad performance on the field, being cheap and soaking the fans and taxpayers with bills, or just being flat out douchebags. Clearly, Donald Sterling has historically chalked up demerits in all of these categories, so he'd be a clear cut #1 overall seed.
But who else does everyone have on this list? I have some more nominees, but I'll wait.
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My knee-jerk reaction would be Jeremy Jacobs, due to all the pain he put me through for most of my childhood/young adult life (I think you're going to get a lot of the same reactions in this thread). But really I barely think about him these days, and--even though I wonder how much of a hand he actually had in them--the signings of Chiarelli, Julien, and Neely have made those years moot in a lot of ways.
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Also, 'cause we're on the subject: how disingenuous is all the "shock" that players, owners, and commentators have been expressing over Sterling for the past few days? I don't even follow the NBA Western Conference that closely (and the NBA is a 4th-tier league in my fan-dom), and I've known about his virulent racism for years; it was the worst-kept secret in the NBA.
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MattA75 wrote:
Dan Snyder Al Davis and family The Maloofs (Sacramento Kings) Peter Angelos Jeffrey Loria Michael Jordan Paul/Mike Brown
Add Sterling to that list and that's a pretty unassailable top 8 there. I'd take Paul Brown off, though--the Bengals were halfway decent and made a couple of Super Bowl appearances until he died and his idiot son took over.
To add to my previous post, Harold Ballard ran the Leafs into the ground out of spite, intentionally ruined his best players' careers instead of acting in the best interest of the team, sold the team's Stanley Cup banners because they were earned when someone else owned the team... I don't think anyone in any sport is a clear step above (or... below?) him on the list of worst owners.
I'd take Synder off that list above and replace him with Jerry Jones. Not that I think Synder is a great owner, but he has backed off tremendously over the last few years and he's letting Bruce Allen run things.
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darth_vedder wrote:
I'd take Synder off that list above and replace him with Jerry Jones. Not that I think Synder is a great owner, but he has backed off tremendously over the last few years and he's letting Bruce Allen run things.
There's room for both of those jackasses on the list, I think.
I'd take Synder off that list above and replace him with Jerry Jones. Not that I think Synder is a great owner, but he has backed off tremendously over the last few years and he's letting Bruce Allen run things.
There's room for both of those jackasses on the list, I think.
That's true. I really hated the guy for years, but I like what he's been doing recently. Still though, his "bad" years outweigh the new years so he's still very worthy of being on the list.
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Jerrah's only real demerits are having an ego the size of Texas and doing a job he's not qualified to do--and even then, at least he can consistently pull 8-8 seasons out of his ass. Plus, he's the rare breed that actually paid for some of his team's new stadium. I know he's got a personality that's easy to hate but I think he's got a tough time competing on this list. Especially over Snyder, who's got all this baggage to consider:
Jerrah's only real demerits are having an ego the size of Texas and doing a job he's not qualified to do--and even then, at least he can consistently pull 8-8 seasons out of his ass. Plus, he's the rare breed that actually paid for some of his team's new stadium. I know he's got a personality that's easy to hate but I think he's got a tough time competing on this list. Especially over Snyder, who's got all this baggage to consider:
Well that article is like 4 years old. During that time, I would agree, but the man seems to have changed. He is really quite, out of the limelight (as much as possible), and handed over operations to Bruce Allen. There is just a different vibe with him than there was the first decade of his ownership.
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darth_vedder wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
Jerrah's only real demerits are having an ego the size of Texas and doing a job he's not qualified to do--and even then, at least he can consistently pull 8-8 seasons out of his ass. Plus, he's the rare breed that actually paid for some of his team's new stadium. I know he's got a personality that's easy to hate but I think he's got a tough time competing on this list. Especially over Snyder, who's got all this baggage to consider:
Well that article is like 4 years old. During that time, I would agree, but the man seems to have changed. He is really quite, out of the limelight (as much as possible), and handed over operations to Bruce Allen. There is just a different vibe with him than there was the first decade of his ownership.
I hope that's the case, the Skins certainly deserve better. In a thread like this, though, we really do have to consider the whole historical picture.
It is good that Allen is finally getting a chance to truly run it all, after Al Davis, Jon Gruden, and Mike Shanahan were all interfering before. I don't know how he put up with that for so long. Historically, he's also doing it with the right team.
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