April 15, 2025 • 9 mins
Nico Harrison sure knows how to piss off Mavericks fans. Craig Way and Cameron Parker discuss Nico's top secret media session to discuss the Luka Doncic trade.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Does Dallas stand for the.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Dallas Wings or does it stand for dumb ass?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Nico?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
We get a media availability and that did not allow
cameras for recording devices. Mavericks general manager, Good afternoon.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Good afternoon, Craig. How about that? Dumbfounded?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
When I saw the report that Nico Harrison was holding
a meeting with select members of the Dallas media, but
they could not record it. They couldn't bring tape recorders,
they couldn't record it with their phone, they couldn't video
record it.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
I can't believe that.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Here we are a month, two months removed from the
Leucodonta's trade, and Nico Harrison still does not get it.
I mean, it just screams insecurity, Craig, It screams of
This team is trying to defend their actions. But guess what,
you can't defend it. You've lost the trade, you've lost
the fan base. But they keep doing things that makes
it worse and worse. I can't believe it.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
The thing I guess that really gets me is what
I'm not understanding about this is that.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Surely, surely he.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
And the Dumont family and all of that, Patrick Dumont
and the rest of the ownership group and all that stuff.
Surely they understand now if they didn't initially, how horrible
this has become in terms of public relations, for the organization,
for the fan base, all those things.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
And even if even.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
If your idea was just to try to make money
off the whole thing, and he really didn't care about
the players, which that seems to be screaming the message
coming from them. But even if that is indeed the case,
wouldn't you want to do something to at least put
a little damage control on it? And maybe the damage
(01:55):
is irreparable now, But if you thought it couldn't get worse,
it gets worse with a thing like this where somebody says, yeah,
I'll meet with some members of the media, but there's
to be no recording of this, and uh and no photography.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
And and none of that. What's the point I mean,
if you're.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Maybe he's he's you know, with whatever some members of
the media to explain, So, does that mean that they
in turn are not allowed to write about that or
talk about that on the air or on camera or whatever.
Is that what that means? If so, what's the point
of even having that meeting? Because if you're thinking that
(02:39):
maybe somewhere down the line that that a columnist or
whoever is in there is going to do you a
solid by not bashing you.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
That's that's silly in its own right. So anyway, I
when I saw that, I was.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Like, really so because maybe this is on a media
level kind of like what they did last week. And
here's what I mean by that cameraon I listen. I
understand the motivation behind doing the tribute video to Luka Doncic.
(03:16):
I think it would have made them look worse if
they just ignored it. So I think they had to
do that, and it was really well done what they
I don't know if they were expecting this, but whether
they were or not, the unexpected consequence for a lot
(03:37):
of people, it just made it worse for fans a
lot of times. In a lot of cases, it just
kind of inflamed their passions all the more. You can't
really control it at that point. If you're the Mavericks,
they didn't really have a choice. They had to do
the tribute video, even though it was going to make
people a lot of angrier.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Well, in this case, it's.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Like, maybe we can, you know, do a little damage
control and have Nico explain it to some of the
media that covers the team extensively or whatever, the select media, whatever,
explain it. But all that's going to do is backfire
(04:16):
on the rest of the media who aren't invited, who
don't get to write about, who don't get to record it.
So that's the unintended consequence there. So I just I
keep seeing them blow one toe off of their foot
time with this, with every move they make. It's it's
unfathomable to me that an organization with professional people, whether
(04:41):
you whether you know basketball or not, and who is
it Patrick Dumont Cameron who readily admitted to not knowing
you know whatever for a pick and roll from picking
his nose or whatever. Even if you don't know basketball,
you've got to have some sense of under nderstanding what
moves like this are going to do in terms of
(05:04):
alienating your fan base, your local media, and even some
national media.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It's almost like they want to control the narrative by saying, Okay,
we're gonna have these select people come in, these reporters
that we know, but we want to tell the story
our own way. But the thing is, Craig, you can't
do that the story's been told, and Nico Harrison and
Rick Welts, the CEO, who also spoke with this select
group of Dallas media, they don't understand it that you've.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Already lost to trade.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
No matter how many times you explain it, you're not
gonna be able to make it make sense.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Right.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
It's like when someone cheats on their partner and they
keep coming back with different excuses in time and time again,
you know you've already cheated. It's too late, You've already
treated Luca Doncis. It's too late. And in one of
the comments from Rick Welts that and it's funny because
it's screamed Jerry Jones. And I think back to the
last this end of season press conference, and it may
(05:58):
have been even before the season started with Jerry Jones.
I think it was an aux nerd well Jerry Jones
and Stephen Jones and Mike McCarthy, and it may have
been forget. Clarence Still may have asked the question about
can you sense the fan base is now apathetic? And
Stephen Jones said, well, no, look at our season ticket sales.
They've gone up right, which is complete bull crap because
(06:21):
we all know Dallas Cowboys fans are more apathetic than ever.
But Rick Welt said in this media Craig when asked
about you know, the the fiery fans and all of that,
and you know, the Channing fire and Eco and losing
the fan base, and Welt said, well, you know, actually
look at our season ticket reneal Rate. It's gone up.
They don't get it, Craig Welt's, Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones.
(06:43):
They don't understand what is happening to the city of
Dallas and how these two franchises are completely losing their
fan base for two separate reasons but also two similar reasons,
and that they're being run by brain dead people.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Yeah, I just it's just and I didn't think that
it could be made much worse than it has been made,
so it's but apparently it has been.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
That's why I said, it's.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Unfathomable to meet professional people not understanding the damage that
goes to your organization, whether you're you know, a basketball
purist or no basketball or whatever, but just understanding how
that alienates large groups of people. And now they've you know,
(07:37):
added it to those of the media who are not
allowed to be present for that you know that's you're
not going to win any friends or influence anybody by
doing that. So anyway that's it's made. Let me put
it to you this way, Cameron. It has been well
established on this program that the NBA team you root
for is the Oklahoma City Thunder. Given that to a
(08:00):
long suffering and I do emphasize the words suffering Cowboys fan.
What do you think that fans are like in Dallas
who've been long suffering Cowboys and Navericks fans? What they're
going through now with two owners who continually alienate the
(08:21):
fan base, at least the Rangers. You know, when they
when they stumble over themselves, they try to make it right.
And they made it right in the most obvious way
by winning a world championship in twenty twenty three, So
they bought themselves a few years of grace, I think,
but even with some of.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
The moves that they've made in the past.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
But this, you know, the Mavericks get to the NBA
Finals a year ago, and I think folks were excited
about what could come with healthy bodies, and then this
deal comes and it just starts to blow everything up.
Can you imagine what it must be like for long
suffering Mavericks and Cowboys fans.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
They're mental health must be in the gutter right now, Greg,
And hey, you mentioned you know the Mavericks and Cowboys.
The Stars are completely collapsing right now. They're on a
six game losing streak after looking like one of the
best teams in hockey. And then the Rangers, who after
an offseason of spending, can't hit the baseball. So things
aren't going great in Dallas right now
Speaker 1 (09:20):
For the professional sports franchises.
Does Dallas stand for the.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Dallas Wings or does it stand for dumb ass?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Nico?
Speaker 2 (00:08):
We get a media availability and that did not allow
cameras for recording devices. Mavericks general manager, Good afternoon.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Good afternoon, Craig. How about that? Dumbfounded?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
When I saw the report that Nico Harrison was holding
a meeting with select members of the Dallas media, but
they could not record it. They couldn't bring tape recorders,
they couldn't record it with their phone, they couldn't video
record it.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
I can't believe that.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Here we are a month, two months removed from the
Leucodonta's trade, and Nico Harrison still does not get it.
I mean, it just screams insecurity, Craig, It screams of
This team is trying to defend their actions. But guess what,
you can't defend it. You've lost the trade, you've lost
the fan base. But they keep doing things that makes
it worse and worse. I can't believe it.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
The thing I guess that really gets me is what
I'm not understanding about this is that.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Surely, surely he.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
And the Dumont family and all of that, Patrick Dumont
and the rest of the ownership group and all that stuff.
Surely they understand now if they didn't initially, how horrible
this has become in terms of public relations, for the organization,
for the fan base, all those things.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
And even if even.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
If your idea was just to try to make money
off the whole thing, and he really didn't care about
the players, which that seems to be screaming the message
coming from them. But even if that is indeed the case,
wouldn't you want to do something to at least put
a little damage control on it? And maybe the damage
(01:55):
is irreparable now, But if you thought it couldn't get worse,
it gets worse with a thing like this where somebody says, yeah,
I'll meet with some members of the media, but there's
to be no recording of this, and uh and no photography.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
And and none of that. What's the point I mean,
if you're.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Maybe he's he's you know, with whatever some members of
the media to explain, So, does that mean that they
in turn are not allowed to write about that or
talk about that on the air or on camera or whatever.
Is that what that means? If so, what's the point
of even having that meeting? Because if you're thinking that
(02:39):
maybe somewhere down the line that that a columnist or
whoever is in there is going to do you a
solid by not bashing you.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
That's that's silly in its own right. So anyway, I
when I saw that, I was.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Like, really so because maybe this is on a media
level kind of like what they did last week. And
here's what I mean by that cameraon I listen. I
understand the motivation behind doing the tribute video to Luka Doncic.
(03:16):
I think it would have made them look worse if
they just ignored it. So I think they had to
do that, and it was really well done what they
I don't know if they were expecting this, but whether
they were or not, the unexpected consequence for a lot
(03:37):
of people, it just made it worse for fans a
lot of times. In a lot of cases, it just
kind of inflamed their passions all the more. You can't
really control it at that point. If you're the Mavericks,
they didn't really have a choice. They had to do
the tribute video, even though it was going to make
people a lot of angrier.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Well, in this case, it's.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Like, maybe we can, you know, do a little damage
control and have Nico explain it to some of the
media that covers the team extensively or whatever, the select media, whatever,
explain it. But all that's going to do is backfire
(04:16):
on the rest of the media who aren't invited, who
don't get to write about, who don't get to record it.
So that's the unintended consequence there. So I just I
keep seeing them blow one toe off of their foot
time with this, with every move they make. It's it's
unfathomable to me that an organization with professional people, whether
(04:41):
you whether you know basketball or not, and who is
it Patrick Dumont Cameron who readily admitted to not knowing
you know whatever for a pick and roll from picking
his nose or whatever. Even if you don't know basketball,
you've got to have some sense of under nderstanding what
moves like this are going to do in terms of
(05:04):
alienating your fan base, your local media, and even some
national media.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It's almost like they want to control the narrative by saying, Okay,
we're gonna have these select people come in, these reporters
that we know, but we want to tell the story
our own way. But the thing is, Craig, you can't
do that the story's been told, and Nico Harrison and
Rick Welts, the CEO, who also spoke with this select
group of Dallas media, they don't understand it that you've.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Already lost to trade.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
No matter how many times you explain it, you're not
gonna be able to make it make sense.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Right.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
It's like when someone cheats on their partner and they
keep coming back with different excuses in time and time again,
you know you've already cheated. It's too late, You've already
treated Luca Doncis. It's too late. And in one of
the comments from Rick Welts that and it's funny because
it's screamed Jerry Jones. And I think back to the
last this end of season press conference, and it may
(05:58):
have been even before the season started with Jerry Jones.
I think it was an aux nerd well Jerry Jones
and Stephen Jones and Mike McCarthy, and it may have
been forget. Clarence Still may have asked the question about
can you sense the fan base is now apathetic? And
Stephen Jones said, well, no, look at our season ticket sales.
They've gone up right, which is complete bull crap because
(06:21):
we all know Dallas Cowboys fans are more apathetic than ever.
But Rick Welt said in this media Craig when asked
about you know, the the fiery fans and all of that,
and you know, the Channing fire and Eco and losing
the fan base, and Welt said, well, you know, actually
look at our season ticket reneal Rate. It's gone up.
They don't get it, Craig Welt's, Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones.
(06:43):
They don't understand what is happening to the city of
Dallas and how these two franchises are completely losing their
fan base for two separate reasons but also two similar reasons,
and that they're being run by brain dead people.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Yeah, I just it's just and I didn't think that
it could be made much worse than it has been made,
so it's but apparently it has been.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
That's why I said, it's.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Unfathomable to meet professional people not understanding the damage that
goes to your organization, whether you're you know, a basketball
purist or no basketball or whatever, but just understanding how
that alienates large groups of people. And now they've you know,
(07:37):
added it to those of the media who are not
allowed to be present for that you know that's you're
not going to win any friends or influence anybody by
doing that. So anyway that's it's made. Let me put
it to you this way, Cameron. It has been well
established on this program that the NBA team you root
for is the Oklahoma City Thunder. Given that to a
(08:00):
long suffering and I do emphasize the words suffering Cowboys fan.
What do you think that fans are like in Dallas
who've been long suffering Cowboys and Navericks fans? What they're
going through now with two owners who continually alienate the
(08:21):
fan base, at least the Rangers. You know, when they
when they stumble over themselves, they try to make it right.
And they made it right in the most obvious way
by winning a world championship in twenty twenty three, So
they bought themselves a few years of grace, I think,
but even with some of.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
The moves that they've made in the past.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
But this, you know, the Mavericks get to the NBA
Finals a year ago, and I think folks were excited
about what could come with healthy bodies, and then this
deal comes and it just starts to blow everything up.
Can you imagine what it must be like for long
suffering Mavericks and Cowboys fans.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
They're mental health must be in the gutter right now, Greg,
And hey, you mentioned you know the Mavericks and Cowboys.
The Stars are completely collapsing right now. They're on a
six game losing streak after looking like one of the
best teams in hockey. And then the Rangers, who after
an offseason of spending, can't hit the baseball. So things
aren't going great in Dallas right now
Speaker 1 (09:20):
For the professional sports franchises.
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