After reading that Amare has dumped his managers for the fourth time because he feels he isnt being marketed enough , i got to thinking are there any players out there that dont get enough air time/endorsements etc etc that would help the NBAs popularity ?
Dwight Howard comes to mind the most ..
Which players are not marketed enough?
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Which players are not marketed enough?
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Josh Howard
Tyson Chandler
Pau Gasol
Jose Calderon
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Richard Hamilton (LOCK OF THE WEEK)
That's a start, I suppose. All have marketable things about them (albeit Z less so but he is the second-best player on LeBron's team...) and all have received basically no push.
Tyson Chandler
Pau Gasol
Jose Calderon
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Richard Hamilton (LOCK OF THE WEEK)
That's a start, I suppose. All have marketable things about them (albeit Z less so but he is the second-best player on LeBron's team...) and all have received basically no push.
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Dwight Howard on his FT struggles:
"I just think everybody needs to stop talking about it," Howard said. "There's more to life than free throws."
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Rooster wrote:Josh Howard
Tyson Chandler
Pau Gasol
Jose Calderon
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Richard Hamilton (LOCK OF THE WEEK)
That's a start, I suppose. All have marketable things about them (albeit Z less so but he is the second-best player on LeBron's team...) and all have received basically no push.
None of them are marketable, though. They aren't bringing the "hype" and all that stuff the media wants. Too bad, too. I agree with MOST of the list, but take off Calderon and Ilgauskas.
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Chris Paul and Dwight came to mind last year, but they're getting a lot more recognition now.
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teams, not players, need to be marketed..
the NFL doesn't significantly market players, and when they do, it dies down quickly(Reggie Bush)..of course there are some like Peyton Manning, but nothing near the NBA..
if the NBA had marketed the Spurs and Pistons earlier, there wouldn't be the misconception that both teams are "boring" IMO..most people that claim they are boring just say it because that is the general feeling towards those teams..
the NFL doesn't significantly market players, and when they do, it dies down quickly(Reggie Bush)..of course there are some like Peyton Manning, but nothing near the NBA..
if the NBA had marketed the Spurs and Pistons earlier, there wouldn't be the misconception that both teams are "boring" IMO..most people that claim they are boring just say it because that is the general feeling towards those teams..