As Mr. B mentioned and others, the reason why midstate can't compete with Memphis is because of work ethic. Today, if you go to a community center in Nashville, TN, you will not find a soul with a basketball working on their game. As far as combining, its a very good idea. IF you decide to make this plan work, the key component of doing this is EXPOSURE. YOMCA,Memphis Pump N' Run, and Midstate Ballerz all play in bigtime exposure tourneys. There are alot of kids who had the talent to play D-1, but didn't play in any exposure tourneys. That's why some of the states best players flock to travel teams because of endorsements and what a Nike, Reebok, Adidas team has to offer, which is free travel and many bigtime tourneys. Good luck because it can be a beautiful site. Midstate, Thunder, Stallions, doin a great job this summer. Memphis in general, keep reppin. You guys are havin great summers.