Lebron James recently fired his agent Aaron Goodwin. What's made news though is Goodwin's replacement--James' childhood friend. While some of my people are tripping--some of the same ones that worried about him getting a Hummer before his deal was cut--there are other opinions out there. Me?
I created a new category here entitled "Cooperative Vision." And I think James' decision (and James isn't the first to employ this tactic successfully) fits here. The value of group cooperation, group initiative, and group loyalty can never be overstated. We've got to start using the social capital we accumulated to build institutions of value. Bron, the boy-king, may be a worthwhile model to emulate.
Though I think what LeBron has done is good (especially for his childhood friend) there are a lot of pitfalls.
Look at Tom Cruise, who recently hired his sister to be his agent. The word is that she is f**king up bigtime. But as you pointed out, sometimes it works.
Rappers have been doing this for years, btw. Just be sure they are competent.
Posted by: princec | May 14, 2005 at 08:41 PM
The group process it work with little league baseball and it works with corporate america;How?The group dynamic keep you in check, where else can Black people find capital?Sunday Grant Hill put the excalmation point, Lebron is MVP caliber.
Posted by: tootsie | May 16, 2005 at 01:14 PM