Comments on: Phenom Fires His Agent

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:04:06 +0000

Nothing wrong with adding some humor to the blog. Lighten up.

By: tribal

tribal — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:33:51 +0000

Thought the end of that post was extremely tacky. 1 joke, fine. But a running joke that takes up half the post? Pointless cheap shots at his mother after you read an article and formed an opinion? Classless.

Give us the reasons why you disagree sure, but no need for the cheap shots.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:38:20 +0000

It seems to be working for Mike Conley, Jr and Sr. But it didn’t work so well for Drew Brees and his mom…

http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=551

By: franco

franco — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:20:25 +0000

I smell the work of Tasha Mack behind this.

By: DL

DL — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:59:06 +0000

I will be interested to see how this plays out. It was only a year ago that Pat Kane was drafted number one overall without the aid of an agent. The true test of his support network will come when they actually sit down with the NHL club and start throwing around numbers. The process is a little more complex than a lot of these people think… Kane found that out and smartly signed on with CAA to negotiate his deal.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:37:15 +0000

More and more athletes seem to be choosing this familial route. Roger Federer and Lorena Ochoa are prime examples of players who handed their business affairs off to close, loved ones.

That said, the opportunity cost of not being with an IMG or CAA type conglomerate, especially when you’re big time, may prevent this from becoming an actual trend. So she has bankintg experience. That’s great. But does she have the connections and networks to fully enhance and market her son’s brand? Will she tire of the growing time and stress such management endeavors will demand? Let’s see if in fact she’s bitten off more than she can chew.