Chicago Sucks (Or... Why Every Top Free Agent Should Prefer Miami)

Cap space?

Who wants to hear about freakin' cap space?

NBA fans are well aware that, after a couple of seemingly one-sided trades, the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls have jumped to the top of the cap space leader board.  Both teams now have the ability to sign two, and possibly three, "max contract" players.

So where should LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, Carlos Boozer, Rudy Gay, and the rest of the cream of the crop hope to land?

Do you even have to ask?

Miami - 80 degrees and sunny... in January!

Chicago - frozen squirrels falling from trees and shattering on the ground in January.

Miami - no state income tax!

Chicago - state income tax!

Miami - Miami Vice .

Chicago - Good Times .

Miami - South Beach.

Chicago - Green colored river on St. Patrick's Day?

Miami - hot girls in bikinis 12 months per year.

Chicago - Chicago - hot girls in bikinis, what... 12 hours per year?

Miami - arena by Biscayne Bay.

Chicago - arena adorned by a statue of a player who will ALWAYS overshadow you.

Miami - stone crabs.

Chicago - deep dish pizza ( overrated!)

Is there really a choice to be made here? 

Seriously... I've lived in Miami.  There are parts of the city that are nicer than others, no doubt.  But if you are a young guy with millions of dollars, you are going to live really well. 

No amount of money will allow you to sit on your patio in Winter time and watch pelicans fly over a pristine bay as you sip on a cool rum punch if you live in Chicago.

Come to Miami, guys.  You won't regret it.