Maybe it's the abuse he hurls at referees. Or it could be his stint serving Dilly Bars at a Dairy Queen in Coppell, Tex. But around the NBA, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has a reputation for behaving more like a fan in the nosebleed seats than the guy who owns the team. "He's about as goofy an owner as I've been around," says Randy Galloway, veteran sports scribe for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, who counts himself among Cuban's admirers. Cuban, the billionaire co-founder of Broadcast.com, is still shaking things up. But his antics are a mere footnote to the real basketball story out of Dallas: This season, the Mavs are arguably the NBA'S best team, outshining the Allen Iverson-led Philadelphia 76ers. After opening the season with 14 straight victories, they continue to pour it on. On Dec. 3, their 16-1 record led the league.
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