THEY AIN'T COMING

**** Some fans think you can sign some free agents & then get ready for the parade . It is not quite that easy .

Some teams can sign free agents & some teams cannot . The money is not the only issue . The cash is just a part of it . With max money contracts several teams can offer the same money . What makes the difference ?

Free Agents have questions in three areas :
1. Climate
2. State & Local Taxes
3. Championship Possibility

Climate - Where am I going to be living? Is this someplace I want to live. Warm weather locals like Florida & California have a big advantage in the free agent market .

No one wants to freeze the fruit crop living in Buffalo or Cleveland. Cold bad weather cities are behind from the start .

A good test is to ask " Is this somewhere people go on vacation?" People don't go to Detroit when they have a week off . They don't come to Memphis either unless they are Elvis Nuts.

Location - Location is a big factor in the Free Agent Market.

State & Local Taxes - States with no state income taxes have a huge edge . Texas , Florida , & Tennessee have no state income tax . This is the only attraction Memphis has . Most NBA players don't appear to be in the Elvis fan base .

If you play in New York , you are making 40 cents on the dollar . California is about the same . These guys aren't math majors but they understand " Hey Dude you're taking 60 cents out of my dollar ."

Your tax structure can determine who you can sign .

Championship Possibility - " Can I win it all playing here ?" "Who am I going to be playing with ?" LeBron left Cleveland because they couldn't get any other players to come play with LBJ ." Who wants to live in Cleveland ?"

Great players want as much help as they can get . Too many stars have no rings because they spent a career with no help .

Now you see , only a few teams are players for the Big Fish in the Free Agent Pond !

**** ONE MORE THING - People say "Whose team is it ? LeBron or Wade ? "Some say LBJ should have proved he could win it by himself .

Those are stupid statements . To the best of my knowledge no one has won a championship by himself .

They all had teammates . You can debate who had the better teammates but they all had some .

Micheal , Magic , Larry ,Kobe , or Shaq , none of them played alone . Come on Y'all even the Lone Ranger had Tonto .

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