08-02-2022, 05:01 PM
(08-02-2022, 01:07 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: But his agent might be saying “play hard but play safe and then just turn it on in the playoffs again,” and then Bates would half-ass the regular season again to avoid injury. It would hurt his chances for signing elsewhere next year but agents and players aren’t always the smartest in those things.
I don't think Jesse is stupid. He's getting bad advice, but he's smart enough to know if he wants to market himself elsewhere he has to play better. If he dogs it half the season again, no one is going to want him.