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[B][SIZE=6]Penalizing great players who play with other great players[/SIZE][I]



Here is something I don't understand and makes no sense

You have a player in any sport who is great.

Then someone comes along and says "Well he had good players around him"

Which means what exactly?[/I][/B]

Name me the athlete that said "Well we do have a good team, but I don't want to play with other good players. Lets go find some guys who don't what they are doing and ill play with them so people wont question my greatness"

Just because I am good/great at my job and just so happen to work with some other people that are also good, that doesn't mean that I still don't have to do my job.

If I am a chef and I work at the best restaurant in the world, I still have to cook the food right. If I made burnt or uncooked meals, then it wouldn't matter if I was surrounded by a great staff.

[I][B]EVERYONE STILL HAS TO DO THEIR JOB REGARDLESS OF HOW GREAT THEY ARE.[/B][/I]

Working with other great workers doesn't take away from me being a great worker. I still know how to do my job well right? right...lol

Also, why the hell would you want to work with people that don't know what they are doing? Of course you need other people who know how to do their jobs in order to win.

Every championship team, in every sport had multiple good to great players so you cant penalize a guy for that.

The Dallas Cowboys are usually the the team brought up in this nonsense. Let me be clear right now that I am not a Dallas fan. I say that because someone will probably assume that but thats not the case. They are just an example.

People would say "Well Aikman had Smith and Irvin" or "Smith had a good line"...etc etc. These are factual statements but lets dig a little deeper.

Michael Irvin was the first of the triplets to come to the Cowboys in 1988. From 1986 to 1990, the Cowboys were very bad. After Irvin, then came Aikman in 89 then Emmit in 90.

The triplets (Aikman,Smith,Irvin) became great together. They didnt get drafted to a powerhouse team that had just come off of a Superbowl win. They became that powerhouse team.

In order to win you need good players, plural. That great Quarterback still has to read defenses and make accurate throws. That great runningback still has to read defenses and hit the holes correctly. That great wide receiver still has to run the right routes and catch the ball, so no matter how good or great your teammates are, you still have to execute YOUR job.

TheRealHST

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[SIZE="6"]A Compromise to paying College Athletes[/SIZE]

The debate rages on about whether or not NCAA student athletes, in the two major men's sports, should be paid. I've come to the conclusion that they shouldn't be paid in the traditional sense that athletes are paid and that there shouldn't be a union.

I came to this conclusion because I felt that the argument for student athletes to be paid just didn't convince me enough. [B][I]Those in favor of pay for play didn't devise a plan for how such a system would work in my opinion.[/I][/B] If they would have come up with something tangible, besides just saying "they should be paid" then I would have been more than happy to agree if it made sense.

However, even though I eventually disagreed with pay for play, I came up with my own idea.

What if student athletes were able to get something from the revenue generated from products that bare their likeness?

This money would not come from the NCAA or the particular University of the player. The athlete would get a percentage and everyone else (NCAA,University,product company,) would also get their cut.

Another facet of this it would also expand to all student athletes, not just the men and not just the two major collegiate sports of football and basketball.

The NCAA and major conferences would still get their money and now the players would have something as well.

Tell me what you think of this idea. If you see flaws in my idea, then by all means destruct it and add your own. It is just an idea.

TheRealHST

It;s frustrating that the only half-a**ed footage that we got for Madden 25 was from some guy playing around in instant replay and gushing over skin textures and footwork.

As for 2K we are relying on a couple of guys who insist on trying to advertise their s*** beats during their horrible cell phone captures just to see Next gen game footage NBA2k14.

I'm very disappointed in the marketing of all the next gen titles , from all the companies. It's the middle of November and the PS4 and Xbone will be here in perspective weeks, YET, NO EXPLANTION OF THE GAME MODES AS A WHOLE AND NO OFFICIAL GAMEPLAY VIDEOS.

We shouldn't have to rely on amateur photographers (using the term loosely) to get info on these games.
I understand companies don't like to show their hand to the competition and want to build anticipation.....but its November not June. It almost makes me think this is all on purpose...

I am still very much excited about these titles, but I wish we would have had all the info by now.

TheRealHST