QUOTE(loltrain @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 09:22 PM)
I'm sure a player would rather sit at home in a city that hates him, and isn't exactly a great place itself, than go to the playoffs in a place that would embrace him while sitting in his multi-million dollar mansion in the ridiculously wealthy suburbs of Detroit.
I guess Barry Sanders, the Detroit Pistons, Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings, and the like don't get any sponsorship deals...
Meanwhile Chicago stars like Michael Jordan and....um.....well...Michael Jordan are raking in the dough.
I'm not saying Detroit is a great place, I just don't understand the argument here, if a player is good enough he'll get tons of chances to rake in the cash whether he plays in New York or Tampa Bay.
Gosh I guess athletes like Brian Urlacher, Scottie Pippen, Sammy Sosa, Frank Thomas, Walter Payton just were unknown outside of the 312 area codes. Hey buddy your s*** stinks as well, detroit is a dump.