Mark Cuban is just like one of us (as a fan), but with more money. He knows what he is getting into for the purpose of improving the officiating, and not for publicity. He is concerned how the rules are being applied and I don't blame him, not because I am a Mavs fan, but because the NBA needs help and maybe he's the answer. Even though the fines are extreme, he will not back down. The critics should leave him alone. We need more Mark Cubans in the NBA.

Mark Cuban has no right to complain publicly about referees or the NBA in general. His remarks should warrant him a lifetime suspension should he keep it up. He should also serve as a role model for the city of Dallas, but instead he looks like a whining spoiled brat!!!

Thank goodness for Cuban! He is pointing out, with empirical evidence, what the lay person has known for years: star players get preferential calls, certain teams in big market areas get preferential calls, and that NBA officiating is deserving of closer scrutiny.

Mark Cuban is the first owner to do what noone has been willing to do before to David Stern and his NBA empire. He's rocking the boat. The NBA has been waiting for this for years, an owner to come along who backs his team, players and fans 100 percent, even if it means ruffling feathers in the league office. Stern thinks increased fines will silence Cuban, but we're talking about a multi-billionaire here. Cuban singlehandedly made a laughingstock of the NBA when his comments provoked Dairy Queen to invite Cuban to manage a DQ branch for a day. When Cuban says he said nothing publicly that he hasn't told the league numerous times in private, I believe him. Stern and his cabinet hate for someone to rock their proverbial boat, to call attention to the flaws of the league, including the officiating. Cuban is good for his players, good for his fans, and good for the NBA.

Absolutely his words have merit. This is the only major professional sports league where officials get to decide the rules that will and won't be enforced and who they will and won't be enforced against. (Outside of the strike zone in baseball, of course.) There shouldn't be Jordan rules or Shaq rules or AI rules. Everyone should be held accountable to the same set of rules. Basically the NBA has eliminated the ability to really play defense. If not moving, the defender has the right to maintain his position from floor to ceiling ... unless Shaq is the one backing into the lane. Officials often choose to call a ball out of bounds than to give a foul or give the foul to a player near the call rather than to the player that committed it in an attempt to keep the "star" in the game. It has become so pathetic that I gave up my season tickets and don't spend any money on NBA merchandise any longer. And they wonder why they can't sell tickets? Cuban's methods lack a certain amount of professionalism but his message is right on target.

Cuban may have a point but it gets lost in the manner that he delivered his message. I'm not a big fan of David Stern but I believe he's right in fining and maybe in the future suspending Cuban. You can't have an owner undermining the league's integrity. The gripe about inconsistent officiating is everybody's, not just Cuban's. Referees are not robots, they're humans and as such are prone to error. What you have to remember is that the league and the game are bigger than any individual, even spoiled and loud billionaire brats like Cuban.

As a Mavericks fan, I like what Cuban has done since he became the owner. I am beginning to feel that he is taking all his rampages a bit too far. While I do believe he has a point about the officiating in the NBA, he is trying to change it by changing the mind of the public, before addressing it with the league. It will be interesting to see if he can get the backing of the public, which might in fact force the league to address the issue.

I think Cuban has some merit. In the NBA today there seem to be different standards for different teams or players. A player like Shaq can slam his body into other centers when trying to make a shot, but when someone else does it, they get an offensive foul. If the league wants to limit Cuban and other people from protests, make an even standard. Cuban is a nut job, that is for sure, but in some instances he does have a point. I'll have a Mr. Misty by the way, Mark.

I agree with Cuban to an extent on the officiating. The problem is that officials seem to have no accountability for bad officiating. Players could get put on the bench or fined, coaches could get fired, but the officials can turn the tides of a game without having to face any consequences. For instance, in the Rockets game when Steve had 27 points at half and then he was ejected for 'throwing a punch' or whatever it was called (notice he wasn't suspended for that 'punch' like a player normally would be). He was having a great game and it completely destroyed our team when he was tossed. That is just a huge example of the plethora of smaller calls made incorrectly. Now, I don't expect perfection, but at the same point what motivation does a ref have to try to improve or avoid making biased calls? None.

I think that Cuban's words definitely have merit. There's no doubt that the man is out of his mind, though. He is an entertainer of the best kind. I personally feel that the league needs to seriously look at the refs. How many times have you watched a game where you know that there was a horrible call. Now, I know that the refs can't be perfect all of the time, but it seems that whenever someone points out that there is a problem, he gets punished more severely than if he were to literally try and take someone's head off.

I believe that Mark Cuban has a very good point. I watch a huge amount of NBA games per week and the officiating at times is lousy. We will see more incidents like the Shaq/Miller/Oakley fiasco if the officiating continues to lack. The officials are not at all consistent with the things they call and the things they don't call. This will cause tempers to flare because if the officials cannot/ will not control the games, players will take it upon themselves to bring control to certain situations. Then there are the officials who do control the game, but in a negative way. You have some officials who dictate the outcome of some games because of inconsistent whistles. All in all, the officiating in the NBA is lacking miserably this year.

Mark Cuban is a breath of fresh air. I feel the harder the NBA comes down on him the more they realize that what he says is true. They are afraid of the possible ground swell he will create in support of his opinions. Obviously the fact that Mr. Cuban goads Shaquille O'Neal into playing his best against Dallas every time they meet shows how much Mr. Cuban wants to promote his sport and his team. There is a lot more wrong with the NBA that the commissioner should be worried about and looking into, other than Mark Cuban. But the Golden State Warriors have a better chance of winning this years NBA title than Mr. Stern addressing the true problems with the NBA, including the subpar and overly self-important refs!!!

First of all, I don't agree with any form of punishment for someone speaking their mind. Last time I checked, this was a free country. Second, I agree with Cuban that the officiating is pretty bad. Time and time again I see incorrect calls. Easy calls completely missed. And they seem to favor the stars. Example: I saw Kobe get stuffed cleanly in Chicago the other night at a crucial moment in the game, but the ref called it a foul, like there's no way Kobe could get stuffed so he must have been fouled. Totally ridiculous! Granted, I'm watching it in slow motion on replays, but I don't understand how it can happen so often. I also think the refs let their emotions get to them in too many instances. They T-up very quickly these days, and at some of the most absurd things.