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uptownhoundz
Favorite team: | LSU |
Location: | New Orleans |
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Occupation: | Sports Lawyer |
Number of Posts: | 24 |
Registered on: | 9/4/2009 |
Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Lafayette Lawsuit filed naming Kevin Faulk
Posted by uptownhoundz on 12/1/21 at 10:04 am
[quote]probably some schizophrenic person filing (this is without knowing a thing about the case)
There was some dude years ago that filed hundreds of suits naming presidents, actors, countries, etc with all kinds of crazy shite[/quote]
I did some digging and it appears the Plaintiff is a Lafay...
re: Lafayette Lawsuit filed naming Kevin Faulk
Posted by uptownhoundz on 12/1/21 at 9:59 am
[quote]how about a link?[/quote]
Chicken, The docket report is in my work email. I can send to you privately if that helps....
Lafayette Lawsuit filed naming Kevin Faulk
Posted by uptownhoundz on 12/1/21 at 9:53 am
I receive a daily report for lawsuits that are filed in Louisiana that lists the parties and a brief description of the nature of the suit. Yesterday's docket report shows a 11/29/2021 lawsuit filed in Lafayette, LA naming several noteworthy defendants, including Kevin Faulk, Jake Dellhome, and many...
re: An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/25/21 at 7:20 am
Yep.
It is a frustrating industry. While there are certainly good agents out there who 100% want the best for their clients, those agents aren’t the ones with the max contract clients.
Here’s how I describe it….which is a harder task, negotiating a max contract or calling every single team an...
re: An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/25/21 at 7:12 am
[quote] NBA max contract doing work. Zion is getting a max deal b/c he's worth a lot more than the max deal. If the NBA didn't have max contracts you could argue he's hurting his value, but since that decrease still makes his value fall above the max threshold, it's irrelevant.[/quote]
Bingo.
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re: An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/25/21 at 7:10 am
[quote]I agree with this 100% and have some, albeit little, insider knowledge. I don't have Pelicans or Zion specific knowledge but agency knowledge and how far that protectionism runs.[/quote]
Yep, like you, I do not have zion specific info but I have represented players who have played on the s...
re: An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/24/21 at 3:22 pm
[quote]So if my asset is Zion why would I limit his potential by not hiring the best staff to develop him? Makes no sense.[/quote]
Protectionism. Nothing more.
They don’t want to upset him and risk losing him. They don’t want to push him too hard and risk losing him.
Also, they saw what happ...
re: An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/24/21 at 3:20 pm
[quote]I believe an agent gets a much larger percentage from endorsements than a NBA contract[/quote]
Zion already signed a $100m endorsement deal with Nike. I promise you, his agency has made money....
re: An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/24/21 at 1:06 pm
[quote]Well its on Zion and his family for not seeing through this and thinking "Well this is a stupid idea", and on the Pelicans for not being able to get across how dumb this is.[/quote]
I do not disagree but it is a very hard position for the player to be in.
Keep in mind that Zion has like...
An agent's thoughts on Zion's team/crew
Posted by uptownhoundz on 9/24/21 at 12:54 pm
There are several posts and comments that question Zion's maturity and whether or not his team (trainer, nutritionist etc.) is being vetted. I am a sports agent who has and does currently represent professional basketball players all over the world.
I would be willing to bet that CAA is 100% on b...
re: Darius Days
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/18/21 at 7:19 am
[quote]Who knows maybe he’ll be able to work his way into playing in Israel instead of Lebanon.[/quote]
I know this is a joke, but you can make up to around 25k/month in Lebanon. You can also make as low as 2.5k/month on a lower level club.
Israel has several clubs that have mega budgets. But,...
re: 3 observations: amount of k’s; swinging at 1st pitch; lack of double plays
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/13/21 at 3:25 pm
[quote]How did we get so young? I didn't happen overnight and I don't remember us losing many after last season.[/quote]
Especially with this year’s expanded roster....
re: 3 observations: amount of k’s; swinging at 1st pitch; lack of double plays
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/13/21 at 3:24 pm
[quote]
Not patient at plate
Not working the count
Making it too easy on their pitcher[/quote]
And Tennessee turns an inning ending double play right as you posted. ...
re: 3 observations: amount of k’s; swinging at 1st pitch; lack of double plays
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/13/21 at 3:22 pm
[quote]LSU hasn’t started this many true freshman ever. We normally have 1-2 freshman competing for starting playing time. We have 4-5 this year.[/quote]
That’s fair but I feel like being a freshman really only accounts for the high number of strikeouts. The ability to turn a double play and/or h...
re: 3 observations: amount of k’s; swinging at 1st pitch; lack of double plays
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/13/21 at 3:09 pm
Very true. Need to make these pitchers work....
3 observations: amount of k’s; swinging at 1st pitch; lack of double plays
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/13/21 at 3:02 pm
I can’t recall an LSU team that strikes out more than this year’s squad.
I understand that you don’t want to put your batters in a bad spot, but I also don’t understand why some of the lower percentage hitters are constantly swinging at the first pitch, especially when losing. It seems that this ...
ND vs MSU - question about today’s game
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/12/21 at 8:39 am
Trying to set aside any biases, what does today’s matchup look like? Is MSU putting its number one out today? Thoughts on ND’s pitcher for today’s game?...
re: Does Cameron Thomas come back next year?
Posted by uptownhoundz on 3/3/21 at 8:11 am
I see absolutely no way he comes back.
Tye emergence of the G-League as a legitimate minor league for the NBA benefit guys like him.
At worst, he gets a 2-way contract and is getting professional coaching and is playing against professional coaches every day.
I don’t think he is the type of ...
re: Masks in Tiger Stadium
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/24/20 at 6:58 pm
[quote]No one cares about amateur athletes unless they are affiliated with a university. There is no market for these players to even play, much less make money without the schools.[/quote]
I don’t disagree with your statement but would add that the major amateur sports such as football
exist ...
re: Masks in Tiger Stadium
Posted by uptownhoundz on 6/24/20 at 6:47 pm
[quote]Another point I will add that hasn’t been discussed much is the player union angle.
They already tried and were shut down. Collegiate athletes are not employees and cannot unionize under current law.[/quote]
That is actually not quite fully true. I do sports law and i promise you thi...
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