Portland has alot to offer! Is this being Marketed and how do we help?

You don't pay a sales tax when you buy a home.

 

I was gonna say that, but I'm not a big boy

 

Really? Its not written into the loan?

 

Nope. Not many places whack you like Oregon. Cal, IL, NY.
Then when you work other states like the NBA guys, it gets even worse. Paying taxes in more than one state really starts to get heavy. Oregon is bad bad to work out of as home base that way.

 

I like the Artisan nature of Portland, the coffee, wine, beer, food etc... Etc... I like easy access to the mountains and the coast. I don't think many pro athletes in their 20s care about that stuff at all.

I also love the rain, go figure.

 

Okay but wait. The three places you listed are the three biggest markets in the country and two of the have horrid beaches overall with shittier winters than us. The ONLY thing those teams have over us is size and history. Speaking of Chicago, NY and LA.

so these guys are willing to pay those extra taxations to play in the major markets, but wont to play in a smaller market?

 

Since the explosion of social media, the large vs small market thing has pretty much become a mute point. I think a lot of it comes down to comfort.

As for those cities, when is the last time they landed a big time FA? Now it's all relationship driven, success, and lifestyle. You can be famous from just about anywhere. Look at Dame

 

Hell, I don't know! I don't know why anyone would live in Chicago. But then when you talk to a New Yorker, they really don't know why there is anywhere else.
Perhaps the tax doesn't bother some, but it is a big friggin number.

 

So you are validating my point?

This place is awesome. It comes down to comfort and this place is way more comfortable than most places. I still vehemently disagree about diversity in culture. No we don't have 5 million people so the cultures don't spread as far, but we are far more diverse than most other smaller markets and cities of our size.

What makes OkC more comfortable? Sacramento? Memphis? Milwaukee?

 

Ha! They all suck, except Memphis and the taxes are way lower there too.

 

But they all got people to sign. Monroe chose Milwaukee. Rondo to Sac. Parsons to Memphis.

 

Stop trying to figure out tax shit.

Memphis only has income tax on stuff like interest and dividends of 6%. Not on wages.

They DO have sales tax. 7% for tennessee and 2.25% for the city of Memphis.

But it doesnt fucking matter as much because chandler parsons is not likely to make tennessee his residence. Especially when its probably already florida.

 

Depends.

They are all more diverse
3 of them have better weather during the season.


64 thousand of 2.4 million people in Portland are black

 

Tell every free agent about how Portland has the most strip clubs per capita.

 

And some of the best beer in the usa. Not that yuengling shit they have in florida

 

Yeah, Florida is really low. I figure he made several M signing with Memphis rather than Portland.
No way he gets out from under the Oregon whack if he works here, even worse if he remains a Florida Resident.

 

Monroe felt Milwaukee was closer to winning. Every rational person did
Who else wanted Rondo?
Parsons wanted to play with his buddy and it's closer to his home in Florida

 

Show every free agent the thriving marijuana businesses.

 

How the hell is Memphis and Milwaukee more diverse?
You do understand we are a port town with a sizable Asian and euro/Russian communities as well right?

Or do you mean we are not diverse as in we don't have enough nightlife and Ghetto for a Black man? Sometimes I think you are borderline racist with your black and white absolute assumptions.

Now your back to the, get the fuck outa here...

 

Ha! Not to worry, I don't want your job!