What makes for a great owner? Is Wyc it?

[Roy H.]

I read this excerpt online:

[Stan] Kroenke has accumulated the most valuable portfolio of assets across team sports, and his clubs are on an unprecedented hot streak. In February 2022, the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI; four months later, the Colorado Avalanche captured the Stanley Cup. Top that off with a title won by the National Lacrosse League’s Colorado Mammoth last spring, and Arsenal’s runner-up finish in the just completed English Premier League season, and it’s already been quite a run.

Now, Kroenke’s Denver Nuggets are one series away from adding his third different big four sports league championship in 16 months. Denver will face the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, which tip off Thursday, and the Nuggets are -400 favorites to win the franchise’s first league title, according to BetMGM.

It made me wonder, what makes a great owner?  Does Kroenke have something Wyc doesn't?

[Kernewek]

As far as Arsenal's concerned, Kroenke isn't considered a great owner, and for a long time was considered to be an actively bad one.

From 2018 or so there was more praise for his son Josh, but since the Super League debacle he's spurned most of that good will as well. The feeling is that the club is just an asset for KSE, rather than something they really care about.

He does seem to be a very good owner in the sense that he's very hands off when it comes to how the team is run, which is important for the success of the management (let's watch the Warriors implode over the next two years under Lacob's failsons for an example of how not to do it).

[smokeablount]

As far as Arsenal's concerned, Kroenke isn't considered a great owner, and for a long time was considered to be an actively bad one.

From 2018 or so there was more praise for his son Josh, but since the Super League debacle he's spurned most of that good will as well. The feeling is that the club is just an asset for KSE, rather than something they really care about.

He does seem to be a very good owner in the sense that he's very hands off when it comes to how the team is run, which is important for the success of the management (let's watch the Warriors implode over the next two years under Lacob's failsons for an example of how not to do it).

The Warriors won 4 championships in 8 years. We won 1 in 35 years. It’d be nice if Wyc could show us “how not to do it” the way Lacob has.

[Kernewek]

As far as Arsenal's concerned, Kroenke isn't considered a great owner, and for a long time was considered to be an actively bad one.

From 2018 or so there was more praise for his son Josh, but since the Super League debacle he's spurned most of that good will as well. The feeling is that the club is just an asset for KSE, rather than something they really care about.

He does seem to be a very good owner in the sense that he's very hands off when it comes to how the team is run, which is important for the success of the management (let's watch the Warriors implode over the next two years under Lacob's failsons for an example of how not to do it).

The Warriors won 4 championships in 8 years. We won 1 in 35 years. It’d be nice if Wyc could show us “how not to do it” the way Lacob has.

Ha! Funnily enough Lacob was a part owner for the Celtics from 2006-2010, when he bought the Warriors.

My point really, though, is that the Warriors' success stems from three people: Steph Curry, Bob Myers, and Steve Kerr. Myers is no longer the GM; the odds are Kerr is also going to wander off after his deal ends this year; Draymond and Klay are looking old; and Joe "I'm the real architect of all this success" is going to be holding the bag along with his sons.

The best owners in sports, across all sports, are always the guys that have the budget to hire good people and let them get on with it. Lacob spent with abandon when he had to - but now he's not only not doing that, he's meddling more. This bodes poorly for Golden State's next few seasons.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

if brad and joe return WYC is hot garbage.

[Goldstar88]

I don’t like Wyc. He seems like a fraud.

[GreenBoomer]

No. He is not it, at least at this point IMO. If he would have gone all in, we could have easily had back-to-back championships right now.

[gouki88]

I don't think he's a great owner. He seems to be unwilling to spend money as needed, whilst constantly upping the cost of supporting the team. So his treasure pile grows, whilst the team is handicapped.

[Who]

I always thought Kroenke was a huge liability for the Denver Nuggets. He just lucked into Jokic in a mid 2nd round pick and that changed everything. MVP talent have a habit of doing that. Prior to that Denver was rife with mismanagement and cheapness from the owner.

I also thought Kroenke was terrible for Arsenal football club. This is the first year that has been positive in terms of his ownership. Every other year has been a let down under him. Again, there was a lack of financial injection when it was needed in the past. We'll see what happens moving forward. It does appear he has hired good people there and let them get on with it. So he's less in the way than he has been in the past.

No idea about his other 2 teams.

[Moranis]

I don't think Kroenke is a good owner, but he isn't a bad one.