Sighting a need for a "fresher look," Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban unceremoniously canned longtime play-by-play guy "Coach" Bob Ortegal today.
He'd been there for 23 years, but hadn't been doing games for two weeks as Brad Davis and Derek Harper have filled in (Sam Perkins and Uwe Blab came off the bench).
No real word as why this change is being made mid-season. Ortegal is 70. Maybe it's a medical thing. Otherwise, Cuban kind of looks douchey firing a steady hand like Ortegal in the middle of the season.
As we'll all remember in 2007-08, Ortegal and Davis were flipped from radio and TV. Then they were flipped back. It's apparent something about Ortegal rubbed someone the wrong way. Why you just don't can him ... say ... five years ago between seasons is a mystery.
Meanwhile, Donnie Nelson is still employed.
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