The truth is, you don't know Cleveland at all.
Cleveland's urban population exceeded 900,000 in the 1950s, but it has been decreasing for decades. By 2000, the American census showed that there were only 478,403 people left in the urban area. According to the 20 10 U.S. census, the population of downtown Cleveland further decreased to 3968 15, making it the 45th largest city in the United States and the second largest city in Ohio.
You can understand why Bosh said he could work with James, but not in Cleveland.
The negotiation between knight and love broke down several times, and people didn't want to go to Tangke village at all.
If James didn't prove himself, James in Tangke Village wouldn't even attract love.
I always believe that the achievement of personal achievements, in addition to the unity of heaven and earth, personal efforts, but also consider the economic foundation. In fact, Jordan's becoming a global idol is not unrelated to Stern's promotion and Nike's support.
Of course, the premise is that Jordan is commendable and has such strength.
Statue of United Center: Never before, never after.
Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, one of the world's international financial centers, the largest commercial center and one of the largest futures markets in the United States, has always ranked first in the number of new enterprises in its metropolitan area, and has been rated as the most balanced economy in the United States.
Because of the high-rise buildings, it is also known as the "hometown of skyscrapers", and now the urban population is several times that of Cleveland.
He has the world's top education environment, 100 more than Nobel Prize winners work in Chicago, and has been a tourist destination for many years (note: Jordan is not the reason for becoming a tourist destination, Jordan is one of the later factors, but that was before Jordan), and Chicago received more than 50 million tourists in 20 16.
When your team doesn't perform well and no one is watching, the population of the city has nothing to do with the ball market, as the former bull gang leader did when he drove to Chicago. But when your team is excellent, the size of the urban population is the basis for creating a big ball market.
Chicago has a population of 2.706 million, and San Antonio has a population of 6543.8+0.436 million, both far exceeding Cleveland. You may watch the Warriors play hot at home in the playoffs, and Thunder 16 is also one of the most exciting home games in the league. Do you think everything is on fire just by watching the football field? But the scale is completely different. The popularity at home is not the root of the difference in the size of the ball market.
When the performance of this football market is good, it is not based on the individual performance of the team, but only on the population size of the fans.
Therefore, new york, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and Miami are all recognized as big cities, which have unique advantages in providing advertising endorsements, commercial value and media exposure for players.
Therefore, the big ball market is easy to sign. During the Cavaliers' period, the management made great efforts to get a few people who were still 38-year-old O 'Neill. jamison, Xiao Mo and Hughes were not top players, but the Lakers dared to get many high-quality and cost-effective players during the championship window.
This is the difference.
Chicago has a large population. When Jordan showed it, people dared to turn their attention from football and baseball to basketball and bulls.
The total population of Cleveland dropped sharply, from more than 900,000 in 1950s to 478,000 in 2000, and then to 390,000 in 20 10. Because of the economic recession, the population loss in Cleveland is increasing, and the attraction of the city is declining. Even though Cavaliers 09 and 10 won the first place in the league, but the home attendance rate has improved, the commercial value of the ball market and players is still much worse than that of the big ball market teams.
James has great influence. /kloc-the champion team of 0/6 years was sold in about a month, creating a sales record of about NBA champions. In 2020, after James won the championship, it only took 12 hours to set a new NBA record.
This is the difference between the big ball market and the small ball market, and it also indirectly illustrates the relationship between the big city and the big ball market.
When you have absolute population advantage and achievements, you can maximize the number of transformations.
It's entirely possible! James' main opponent at that time was the Spurs. With Duncan's Spurs, gifted James was a little anxious because he didn't win the championship for seven years, so he wanted to win the first championship, so he invited a strong player to hold a group in the Heat.
This situation is similar to that of Adu later. He lost the championship for 8 years in Thunder, and was defeated by the Warriors with 73 wins in the West on 16. The Warriors were defeated by James' Cavaliers in the final. This also made Adu feel desperate, thinking that he had to enlarge his efforts to think about James, so he went to the champion warrior.
The difference between Adu and James is that Adu defected to the enemy and James held a group; Adu has no boss position in any team, but James has a real boss position in any team.
It is unlikely to become a bull. However, if you play 18 playoff performance in advance. Those super giants who want to win the championship may go to the Cavaliers. So someone hijacked his team.