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re: Delonte West sage should lead to a massive reform of pro sports
Posted on 1/21/20 at 3:45 pm to JetsetNuggs
Posted on 1/21/20 at 3:45 pm to JetsetNuggs
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but at a certain point, personal responsibility, family, and friends need to come into play.
Owners shouldn't be required to do anything but pay their contract. They're not parents.
But, haven't we found enough instances that this stance ISN'T working? The athletes are NOT getting the training or education needed to handle pro life. How many dead broke former athletes do we need before something is changed for the better?
The PR value of providing the services alone would pay for the costs of the "Pro Sports Athletes Veterans Dept" (or whatever anyone wants to call them.
So many of these guys come from NOWHERE or get into the pro sports life & have a complete disassociation with the real world after a while. These athletes don't come up in white collar financing & savings training.
Give 1000 common street bums $100,000 & within a month, 85% of them will be back on the street.
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Posted on 1/21/20 at 3:46 pm to Tigear
Talk to the payers union. They have had numerous opportunities to negotiate for stuff like that, but preferred free agency and more money.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 3:47 pm to Tigear
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So many of these guys come from NOWHERE or get into the pro sports life & have a complete disassociation with the real world after a while. These athletes don't come up in white collar financing & savings training.
Do you think the average person does have that sort of training? shite, at least an NBA player can pay someone to help out with finances, the rest of us have to figure it out on our own.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 3:48 pm to Tigear
Again, personal responsibility.
I never like seeing people end up like this, but it's his life to succeed or fail, not the owner of a billion dollar business that likely has other extremely important things in his/her own life.
Mental health does need to be treated more, but it shouldn't be forced on owners to create that structure. If they do it out of the goodness of their hearts, that's great.
I never like seeing people end up like this, but it's his life to succeed or fail, not the owner of a billion dollar business that likely has other extremely important things in his/her own life.
Mental health does need to be treated more, but it shouldn't be forced on owners to create that structure. If they do it out of the goodness of their hearts, that's great.
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 3:55 pm to Tigear
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But, haven't we found enough instances that this stance ISN'T working? The athletes are NOT getting the training or education needed to handle pro life. How many dead broke former athletes do we need before something is changed for the better?
How many of them would actually participate in this training and retain ANYTHING even if mandated. Something tells me there would be nearly 100% overlap with those players who are independently responsible with their career earnings already.
Plenty of people in all occupations both lucrative and non lucrative frick up and succumb to life’s vices and illnesses. Why are athletes deserving of your proposed all encompassing safety net?
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 3:59 pm
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