Lockout Open Fred: 11/10/11

and while your premise is correct, it’s certain idealisms behind perhaps I think I am saying is where I disagree. I myself would be considered talent. I left working for people/companies because I will NEVER earn my worth doing so and, worse at times, am subject to their own ideals and ethics. Unfortunately I’ve worked for some very unethical people, tho not all. Nowhere do you see me say they are greedy. But I can say that for every Howard there is a Curry, for every Lebron there is a Zach. For every great or hard working player there is a lazy or unethical player. While the owners IMO dug the hole for themselves financially , lets not say that these player are not earning a lavish income. I love Allan Houston but by no means would ever consider him an 100 mil man. I would never berate him for getting the cash and he’ll still be/is one of my top maybe 5 players all time. Not because he was great or earned his 100 mil, but as player and a person he was/is great, and I respect that.

I make art for sports org’s as well as websites and marketing. I make money off these orgs. But I also handle my business with honesty and integrity and give a 100%+. I could earn alot more and can be called an idiot for not doing so and have been called just that. But I also guarantee that my customers come back because I leave them room to make money, not just spend, and I give them what they ask for/expect and hopefully sometimes exceed expectations. It balances out. That is the basis for how I feel about business, talent, product etc.

Now if you wanna talk about agents then I’m all on board for bitching about greed and unethical practices. But in this case, you can’t just put everyone in a bubble and say they’re part of some whole bitchy, whiny group when it is not the case. I do take offense to that. I see the problem on both sides, not just in the players or just the owners. I think the system has gotten bloated and the balances have been tipped. But you can’t point the finger in just one direction. I lean towards the side of the players, but not because they’re underpaid or getting shafted. I side with them because I think everyone should be able to live their comfortably when they can no longer do what their life’s work is. Believe me, I don’t have a shitty job. But neither does an NBA player. Neither does an NBA owner. I wasn’t bitching. I was making a point. I understand and not chastising you, but hopefully you’ll see where I’m coming from.