Comments on: Michael Beasley Chooses Jeff Schwartz and Excel Sports Management http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/10/06/michael-beasley-chooses-jeff-schwartz-and-excel-sports-management/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan O'Keefe http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/10/06/michael-beasley-chooses-jeff-schwartz-and-excel-sports-management/#comment-138387 Ryan O'Keefe Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:22:12 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7163#comment-138387 Both great points, just to expand, I think Beasley's age can actually be to his advantage here. Just chalk it all up to youthful indescretion, a young player making a few bad choices (ie 2008 Rookie Transition Program incident, post tattoo picture incident). By all accounts he seems to be a good kid and has matured from the whole situation. That would be my approach if I were advising him. Both great points, just to expand, I think Beasley’s age can actually be to his advantage here. Just chalk it all up to youthful indescretion, a young player making a few bad choices (ie 2008 Rookie Transition Program incident, post tattoo picture incident). By all accounts he seems to be a good kid and has matured from the whole situation. That would be my approach if I were advising him.

]]> By: Jason Wolf http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/10/06/michael-beasley-chooses-jeff-schwartz-and-excel-sports-management/#comment-138381 Jason Wolf Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:09:45 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7163#comment-138381 That is a startlingly ignorant comment that he thought agents only negotiate contracts and do nothing else. I guess it's not surprising coming from a 19 year old. Good thing for Beasley that someone convinced him of the logic of taking the more professional approach and maintaining a long-term relationship with an agent. I agree with Cruz Herr. While his reputation was damaged, he has plenty of time to recover, and in the scope of athlete misdoings his problems are considered relatively minor. That is a startlingly ignorant comment that he thought agents only negotiate contracts and do nothing else. I guess it’s not surprising coming from a 19 year old. Good thing for Beasley that someone convinced him of the logic of taking the more professional approach and maintaining a long-term relationship with an agent.

I agree with Cruz Herr. While his reputation was damaged, he has plenty of time to recover, and in the scope of athlete misdoings his problems are considered relatively minor.

]]> By: Cruz Herr http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/10/06/michael-beasley-chooses-jeff-schwartz-and-excel-sports-management/#comment-138377 Cruz Herr Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:06:44 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7163#comment-138377 Beasley is yound... and hasn't done too much damage to his reputation. Picking a solid agent like Schwartz can only be a good move. I see him having a big yr on and off the court in 2010 Beasley is yound… and hasn’t done too much damage to his reputation. Picking a solid agent like Schwartz can only be a good move. I see him having a big yr on and off the court in 2010

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