Parliament10 wrote:JazzUte88 wrote:I think the G League has good basketball, but there’s a lack of fan support sometimes because the parent clubs would rather be a practice squad league.
Put teams in Boise (ID), Albuquerque (NM), Bismarck (ND), Canton (OH), Orem/Ogden (UT) instead of these NBA cities like Portland, OKC, SLC, Cleveland they’re doing now.
I like having G-League Ignite in Las Vegas & Mexico having a team.
I hope the PHX team is in Albuquerque or Tucson instead of PHX.
I'd like to see them go over 30 Teams. Why not have more than 1 Affiliate G League Team per NBA Team?
Have like, up to 48 Teams. Just add another Round to the Playoffs.
I'm in total agreement with having the G League Teams in alternate cities.
NBA is taking their time, and being Stingy. Develop these players Stateside.
Put Real money into the G League. The Advertisement funds are there. the Fans are the there. The Talent is there.
No Brainer, 101.
I am with you too. There's many places in the USA and close to USA that could have divisions of clubs. 48 teams would be feasible. I mean, excluding Alaska and Wyoming, and maybe Hawaii for logistics, almost every state could field at least one GL team, and the big population states could have more than one. Canada and Mexico border cities are great opporunities.
With the profit margins here, the most expensive part could be the leases and stadium facilities in lower-level cities. There might be some complications there but overall I think people in those cities would begin increasing interest in the sport over 5-10 years, and the GL could be really developed well in that time.
Just for example, Montréal, El Paso, Boulder, Little Rock, Albuquerque, Jacksonville, Boise, Vancouver, Monterrey, Oakland, The Bronx, Cincinnati, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Tulsa, Louisville (KY), San Diego/OC/Tijuana, Baltimore are all population heavy enough to support a team and you might have some that are more profitable than others with attendance, but overall the league could emphasize development more.
Even in my modest city of Santa Rosa, CA (175k population - but over half a million in the county within 40 minute drive), the only real question is venue to host it, but there's a lack of sports events here, unless driving to San Francisco or Sacramento, and if there were a local professional team, this city would rally around it for sure. I just think the NBA needs to take a hard look at bringing in teams under at first NBA ownership and then locate buyers. Once there's a buyer, that's instant profit for the rest of the league via the purchase.
Classic buy-low moment....
