meloshouldgo wrote:WaltLongmire wrote:Knicks1969 wrote:What the hell type of brand is he talking about?
As a sports personality, I would assume, as much as the monetary associations which come with endorsements.
Sometimes I think it can even be a certain look or anything you identify him with.
Kind of a new term. Sounds like something agents talk to them about.
Walt Frazier and Pearl Monroe can be said to have a brand in their style of play, and in Clyde's instance, the way he dressed, but I'm not sure they talked about that kind of thing as openly as they do today.
This is bordering on stupid. Building your brand is an extremely common phrase that reverts to building how everyone around you perceives you. There is no need to associate that with a money grab or anything to do with endorsements. Not saying he doesn't or shouldn't seek them just that let's not jump up and down to oceanside every word and attach or own fictional meaning to them.
What's stupid is your attitude, and the fact that I said the exact same thing in the first two sentences I wrote, bro.
I will admit that I was stupid when commenting on Frazier, even though it coincides with what you said.
And branding almost always ends up being linked to endorsements, or are you that obtuse or ignorant in your perception of how things work?
In my stupidity, I will then say once more that this is not the kind of stuff I want to here coming from guys who have not even worn an NBA uniform yet.
I will also say, stupidly, of course, that like me, Phil Jackson is a stupid man, since he referred to this in the times interview he did the other day:
JACKSON: We’re trying to find players who are the best fit for us. We’re really chasing as much information as we can. We’re not interested in guys who are just interested in the money and in their branding. They have to have a little more to their life than just those selfish desires. There’s nothing wrong with chasing money, and there’s nothing wrong with making the most from your name. But that seems to be the running theme that you see a lot these days.
EnySpree: Can we agree to agree not to mention Phil Jackson and triangle for the rest of our lives?