Temple University earned a #7 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and knocked off a weak #10 Penn State basketball team in the round of 64 of the Tourny. Unfortunately for the Temple Owls, they had to match-up against #2 San Diego State University in the next round and lost 71-64. One of Temple’s stars…
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Apr
14
Dionte Christmas Wants Lavoy Allen To Choose Andre Buck
Mar
22
Agent Selection Scenarios: Texas Basketball
I thought that Texas was going to lose first round to Oakland, but only because I believed that Oakland was extremely underrated. Oakland ended up putting up a good fight, but lost 85-81 to the Longhorns. Fast forward to the round of 32, and Texas went down in a heart breaker to the Arizona Wildcats. Now with…
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Jun
01
Doron Perkins’ Switch From Bernie Lee To Andre Buck
A battle may be brewing between Bernie Lee and Andre Buck. Andre Buck worked with CAA for a while before recently leaving the behemoth to set up his own shingles. In his first year doing things on his own, he was able to wrap up Hassan Whiteside, a big early entry center who was a…
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Jul
21
Is Creative Artists Agency Unstoppable?
After reading the article I wrote yesterday on CAA’s acquisition of CSMG’s President, Henry Thomas, and all of his clients, I realized that I did not spend enough time talking about the implications of this move on the sports agent industry as a whole. CSMG wis probably gone for good, but what exactly does it…
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Jun
26
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/26/09)
The New York Yankees love the Jews. I am down in South Florida for the weekend. It is nice to see part of my family…a five hour drive is not the worst thing in the world. I am turning in a paper for my Business Organizations class on Monday. The topic: Duties of Sports Agents…
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Jun
17
Why Did Jason Thompson Pick Andre Buck?
Want to know what it takes to land a professional athlete client? I am not the person you should be asking. The best practices for recruiting professional athletes can be found straight from the mouths of those who have made that very tough decision…the decision of picking a sports agent for representation. No one knows…
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Apr
24
Could CAA’s Dominance Be Threatened By A Merger?
This weekend, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has a shot at having 11 of its clients selected in the first-round of the NFL Draft. There are only 32 picks in the first-round. CAA’s dominance in football is downright scary, but the company also has a very strong presence in other major American sports. Their basketball division…
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Jul
03
Grading The NBA Draft (By Agencies)
It has been a week since ESPN delightfully covered the 2008 NBA Draft. Adam Silver has never had as many people cheer for him in his life (if you did not see the second round, then you have no idea what I am talking about). We have had enough time to digest the plethora of…
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