Quote:
Originally Posted by isaidso
From a basketball fans' perspective it's frustrating seeing a rival league to the NBL enter the fray. For the vast majority of Canada, they'll never get an NBA team. Finally we have an organization trying to fill a void, showing some staying power, and a long comes the CEBL. Surely Canada only has room for 1 professional basketball league.
|
I am sympathetic to these feelings but bemoaning this is like a chainsmoker who is mystified as to why he is coughing all the time.
The reason why starting national leagues in Canada (only) is so perilous an exercise is because the largest city or cities are either absent or present but only partly interested.
That's one of the reasons why upstart leagues often cannibalize each other to mutual death in this country. No one would challenge a Canadian national basketball (or soccer) league with decently strong clubs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Those biggest cities would drive the success and prestige of the league (in various ways including media attention, sponsorships, etc.), as the main cities do in any other country in the world.
The answer to the question "why can't we have nice things/sports leagues?" is right there.