NBA moving to more small market teams

[Mediocre Man]

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO
Several team execs predict NBA will eventually consist of more small-market franchises. Hasn't worked for Kings but...http://sulia.com/channel/basketball/f/b13baac2-1c3b-43bc-a594-c08ef9deca35/?source=twitter


Interesting. Discuss

 

[Nikolokolus]

Maybe if the NBA had a real revenue sharing system like the NFL, but until/unless that happens, I'm not sure how viable this model is. The Blazers just started to break even about a year ago and that's with a sold out arena. Do the Spurs and Grizzlies really make money? Maybe when they are sold to another buyer, but as an ongoing operation I doubt it.

With the new tax rules, If we did end up with a lot of smaller market teams and a few large market teams, then the competitive imbalance will just get even larger where Miami, New York and LA are able to out spend because of their larger cash flow ... but maybe that was the point all along?

 

[jlprk]

Sam Amico, who made this dumb claim, is a Fox reporter who appears on NBA.com.

Sam Amick, the Kings beat writer for the Sacramento Bee, says hello.

Got to keep all this straight.

 

[MARIS61]

Until the NBA stops rigging games and approving ridiculous trades to favor the big markets, this will not happen.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Kansas City
Vancouver, BC.
Seattle
Virginia Beach (intriguing location)

But the talent pool is already stretched thin. I think the product would suffer with expansion.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Kansas City
Vancouver, BC.
Seattle
Virginia Beach (intriguing location)

But the talent pool is already stretched thin. I think the product would suffer with expansion.

True, but somehow I don't think the plan is expansion, but rather shuffling teams around -- more than likely just more small markets playing musical teams, with the large markets like New York, LA, etc. remaining stable.

 

[BBert]

Makes sense. Once one set of small market fans figure out the NBA system will never let them win, move on to another city of suckers. Great business model.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Makes sense. Once one set of small market fans figure out the NBA system will never let them win, move on to another city of suckers. Great business model.

And you would think it would hurt the league, but it probably won't. I think Stern's plan is to return to the so-called "glory years" of the eighties to early nineties, when basically 4 large market teams (Detroit, Boston, LA and Chicago) took turns trading the Championship and ratings were never higher.

Small market teams are going to be like extras on a movie

 

[Wizard Mentor]

And you would think it would hurt the league, but it probably won't. I think Stern's plan is to return to the so-called "glory years" of the eighties to early nineties, when basically 4 large market teams (Detroit, Boston, LA and Chicago) took turns trading the Championship and ratings were never higher.

Small market teams are going to be like extras on a movie

or Farm Teams for the top couple of teams.

 

[julius]

The inclusion of smaller market cities will just funnel the superstars to LA, NY and Miami.