Schmidty
07-07-2003, 08:56 PM
http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0707/1577763.html
If he can't handle the pressure now, how will he be able to handle it once the season starts?
Do Lebron and his agent think that he can make all of the money that he's making, yet maintain any semblence of basketball privacy? The only reason he's making any money is because people want to see him.
This comment also rubbed me the wrong way: "LeBron has been exploited throughout his high school career......"
Ok, I realize the reason the agent said that (PPV, etc.), but it's hard for me to feel sorry for an 18 year old who is already set to make over $100 million dollars in the next few years.
If I had all of the talent that Lebron has, and I knew I was going to be making major bank in the near future, I don't think I'd be complaining about "exploitation" After all, didn't he recieve major exposure because of the "exploitation" he "endured" during high school? And we all know that exposure (along with talent) is what makes a player so marketable.
If he can't handle the pressure now, how will he be able to handle it once the season starts?
Do Lebron and his agent think that he can make all of the money that he's making, yet maintain any semblence of basketball privacy? The only reason he's making any money is because people want to see him.
This comment also rubbed me the wrong way: "LeBron has been exploited throughout his high school career......"
Ok, I realize the reason the agent said that (PPV, etc.), but it's hard for me to feel sorry for an 18 year old who is already set to make over $100 million dollars in the next few years.
If I had all of the talent that Lebron has, and I knew I was going to be making major bank in the near future, I don't think I'd be complaining about "exploitation" After all, didn't he recieve major exposure because of the "exploitation" he "endured" during high school? And we all know that exposure (along with talent) is what makes a player so marketable.