Arrington Grievence

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Originally Posted by That Guy

how come agents can screw over players with incompetence and never get fired? It amazes me how much trust is put into some of these guys...

The Postons, in particular, are known for developing a very tight bond with their clients. They do whatever they can to ingratiate themselves to their clients, to the point where their clients think of them almost like family members. To wit, some of the players whom the Postons represent-- particularly those who grew up without a strong fatherly presence-- willingly allow the Postons to take on the father figure role in their lives.

The Postons are smart-- they know that forming a close personal bond with their clients will ensure a long, profitable business relationship with them as well. It's easy to fire some guy that acts like a used car salesman-- as some of these agents do-- but it's infinitely more difficult to do that to someone who you think of as 'family'.