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EchoZ
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Japan5041 Posts
July 21 2011 06:59 GMT
#741
On July 21 2011 15:54 jmbthirteen wrote:
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On July 21 2011 15:50 EchoZ wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:48 jmbthirteen wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:45 EchoZ wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:43 Aranaukin wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:41 EchoZ wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:40 Aranaukin wrote:
Why is this scummy? This happens in pro sports all the time. You never go talk to the management in pro sports you talk to the agent. I was beginning to wonder if agents would ever be involved in e-sports. You people need to stop being butt hurt over something that's not a big deal. If Puma left to join EG it's probably because they're going to accommodate him better than TSL is. Which is what he deserves for being a great player.

So now you guys don't care that it's better for the individuals training if it's worse for a team? lulz.


You see, the coach IS the agent.


Does a coach get money for signing the player to another team ? no. The coach is the manager, far different from an agent.


One slight problem is that Sc2 leagues haven't developed to the point where their is actually a market. So you actually can't talk about agents yet, because it is simply preposterous.

EDIT: Managers are the players only "formal" outside link with all the negotiations and stuff too for now in sc2.

Managers are not the agents in any manner at all. The players are their own agents. Managers are simply that, managers. They run the team and try to sign players.


Like I have said, the players don't have agents yet. The next closest thing to an Agent would be a Manager.

No it wouldn't. Managers in sc2 work just like managers in other sports. An agent strictly works on deals for his player and talks to teams about getting his player signed and will come in and mediate between managers if a trade is on the horizon (not usually though, its more like when a team wants to trade a player or the player wants to be traded and the agent has the go ahead to look for a trade). The players in sc2 are their own agents. Managers are nothing like agents. Even in acquiring players from other teams, they are still like a sports manager making trades.


In most sports teams, they talk to the managers first right? I dunno, I guess I have to wait for more information before speculating any further.
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Raelcun
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States3747 Posts
July 21 2011 06:59 GMT
#742
On July 21 2011 15:36 OptimusYale wrote:
HOLY SHIT!

I have 2 feelings about this, 1 good 1 bad.


Good: Amazing korean SC player joining a team that is one of the best teams out there, a great signing picking up one of the most amazing players at the moment

Bad: Player sniping needs to stop/be regulated. If TSL are 'releasing' him, it means they are getting no money back from what they invested into him. When will the player sniping stop? We've had teams like FXO take players from other teams. So many teams are just taking players at any point...it just seems silly to me to not have some kind of regulation to stop/keep this happening at the same point. We need a global body to moderate actions of teams (like FIFA) and have maybe 3 windows a year where players can be transfered/ drafted kind of like SCBW. Without it teams are going to lack consistency and lose players that should not be leaving.

We need something in place to stop this! WWESA? (World Wide Esports Associsation?)


FXO picking up Oz was not player sniping it was done with contact through the proper channels in fOu and in an ethical manner. A fact attested to by the fact that they then picked up fOu as a whole after that something that wouldnt happen if their relationship was ruined by sniping a player from their team.
taLbuk
Profile Joined April 2010
Madagascar1879 Posts
July 21 2011 06:59 GMT
#743
this thread is full of more irrational emotion fueled posts than a live report thread, im out.
FuzzyHat
Profile Joined August 2010
United States79 Posts
July 21 2011 06:59 GMT
#744
On July 21 2011 15:55 DystopiaX wrote:
Define "quite well", because I guarantee you the players will always go for more. Quite well becomes "not enough" pretty quickly when someone else with more money comes knocking.

30k for FD, 27k for Tester, and since he's better than both I'm assuming comparable money, and certainly more than EG can afford.[/QUOTE]

You have no idea what EG can afford, or what sponsors are lined up or how much sponsorship money they have coming in, so how can you say they can't afford that?
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ehalf
Profile Joined September 2010
408 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#745
On July 21 2011 15:55 hmunkey wrote:
Summary of negative comments:
Some people don't understand how business works or are personally against players making decisions for themselves. If PuMa was offered more money and TSL couldn't pay it, why shouldn't he be allowed to move?


This isnt a health environment for e-sports. If money could actually buy any player from any team, the whole league system is meaningless. That's why there is KeSPA in BW and there is why there are transferring market in well established sports like soccer/basketball.
Fanta_Rules
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden669 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#746
On July 21 2011 15:48 EchoZ wrote:
Poll: Like or Dislike

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49%

369 total votes

Your vote: Like or Dislike

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Easy Poll

Don't forget to vote.
Dingobloo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia1903 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#747
On July 21 2011 15:54 FryktSkyene wrote:
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On July 21 2011 15:51 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:
Well EG is rumored to be building a team house so if they get their stuff together and start really pushing it, they could be quite formidable. Also, If puma stays in Korea, I think playing alone would be pretty bad for his skills, I would think he would have to travel to EG's house. no? If thats the case, who will translate? or can he speak english? Idra The Translator? For a Terran?


I didnt even think of that.

Can anyone on EG speak korean? Maybe idra a little?

At least FXO had guys that spoke korean BEFORE getting koreans (oz)


... So who did they have that spoke korean before Oz?
aksfjh
Profile Joined November 2010
United States4853 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#748
On July 21 2011 15:52 sigoly wrote:
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On July 21 2011 15:50 sigoly wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:46 Itsmedudeman wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:46 sigoly wrote:
idra
demuslim
puma

that looks respectable.

time to kick out the dead wood in incontrol, machine, axslav, strifcro and lz and employ more poaching shenanigans.

demuslim isn't even close to those 2 lol...


you're right, he's not their equal yet, but the poor bastard broke his arm. he's just settling, or about to settle back into a good practice environment.

before the arm break he was one of the top terrans in europe and there's no reason he can't regain his top form again.

edit: and as someone else noted, it's his tvz that's really causing him trouble at the moment. and guess who he's in the states practicing with?


Not idra, since he doesn't practice much anymore.

Dick move by EG, but I always thought they were a "bad" team anyways.
koolaid1990
Profile Joined September 2010
831 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#749
this is actually really sad, i mean the i really feel for the coaches, spending all that time training one to become really good then he just moves on to a team more profitable. Not to mention the stress the coach had already from tester and fruitdealer leaving....
holycrapitsTony
Profile Joined October 2010
United States330 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 07:00:40
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#750
EG is one of the oldest progaming teams in the business, just some insight for you folks.

They've always had some heavy hitters on their roster.
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RmoteCntrld
Profile Joined June 2010
United States596 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#751
Something definetly needs to be done about foreign teams making offers to players who are already on teams. If a player wants to leave his team for a foreign team that's fine but just blatantly stealing them not cool.
st4nta
Profile Joined April 2011
United States215 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#752
oh oh Idra no longer the star of the team
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Drygioni
Profile Joined February 2011
Japan379 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#753
TSL should go and steal Idra now.
manicshock
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada741 Posts
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#754
On July 21 2011 16:00 Dingobloo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:54 FryktSkyene wrote:
On July 21 2011 15:51 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:
Well EG is rumored to be building a team house so if they get their stuff together and start really pushing it, they could be quite formidable. Also, If puma stays in Korea, I think playing alone would be pretty bad for his skills, I would think he would have to travel to EG's house. no? If thats the case, who will translate? or can he speak english? Idra The Translator? For a Terran?


I didnt even think of that.

Can anyone on EG speak korean? Maybe idra a little?

At least FXO had guys that spoke korean BEFORE getting koreans (oz)


... So who did they have that spoke korean before Oz?


Moonan and I think SLog. Could be confusing him with tgun though.
Never argue with an idiot. They will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
namste
Profile Joined October 2010
Finland2292 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 07:01:11
July 21 2011 07:00 GMT
#755
On July 21 2011 15:57 Halcyondaze wrote:
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On July 21 2011 15:55 Dodgin wrote:
I would like to remind everyone that Liquid is the only foreign team with a player in Code S. This by definition makes them the #1 foreign team.


They are also the only team with a player in korea with the ability to compete in Code S. Aside from FXO


One player doesn't team make.
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Kluey
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada1197 Posts
July 21 2011 07:01 GMT
#756
Doesn't he have a contract with TSL?
zere
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany1287 Posts
July 21 2011 07:01 GMT
#757
On July 21 2011 15:54 emythrel wrote:
In football they do it thru agents and the teams often are the last people to know that a player has been approached.


On the contrary; teams must give their ok for an approaching team to be allowed to even talk to the player, before -anything- else.

There are so many wrong comparisons to other sports in this thread, it's unbelivable. Stop it.

Related to the topic: Well, we all know that EG is the BM team #1 in SC2, but I am really, really disappointed in Puma. Hope he meets DRG in the next Code A qualifier.
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Corrosive
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3741 Posts
July 21 2011 07:01 GMT
#758
I dont understand what the big deal is since TSL LET PUMA OUT OF HIS CONTRACT
Maruprime.
baby elephant
Profile Joined April 2011
273 Posts
July 21 2011 07:01 GMT
#759
I thought in major sports, teams couldn't just approach a player who's already under contract? Isn't it tampering? Don't teams get punished for that?
.kv
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States2332 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 07:01:35
July 21 2011 07:01 GMT
#760
the Yankees of SC2 lol

this is a sick addition to EG
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