SHOULD SPORTS LEAGUE EXPANSION CONTINUE? – PART 2
My answer is, for a many part, no. Professional sports leagues have been already VERY watered down, as great as enlargement would supplement some-more additionally rans to a engorgement of common teams. There have been usually so many great athletes to go around, nonetheless there have been important exceptions in a integrate of sports which bear a little discussion. However, these have been integrate of as great as distant between. Let’s take a look…
NHL. Forget about it! Hockey has already invaded a sunbelt, nonetheless surprisingly a little of a southern teams have finished unequivocally well, quite Carolina. Overall, though, there is a miss of seductiveness in a competition right now, as great as unless Crosby (Penguins) or a single of a alternative taking flight immature stars spin out to be a subsequent Gretzky, a destiny is not great for a sport. Should a brand new run of great immature bent have a splash…talk to me in 10 years.
MLS. Nobody cares. Next!
MLB. It’s already a Yanks as great as Sox opposite a rest of a world. we consider it would be a bad thought to supplement brand new teams as great as have a Devil Rays, Pirates, Rangers, et al. even worse than they already are. There have been towns which have been upon a verge of being means to await a ball franchise, as great as a U.S. race is removing larger, nonetheless a goods of a steroid epoch haven’t entirely strike home yet. I’ll put a MLB in a land pattern-NO for now.
NBA. No. Do we recollect a “showtime” Lakers, a late’60′s as great as early ’70′s Lakers, Larry Bird as great as a squad in Boston, a ’70′s Knicks, etc? There was a time when a championship group had 5 great players as great as a integrate great ones entrance off a bench. People have been already articulate about subsequent year’s Celtics creation a run. Why? Like all alternative pro sports, a NBA is skinny upon talent. Two stars as great as a handful of purpose players will have a group a contender. The Miami Heat is a box in point. However, we will have a single of my dual exceptions for a NBA. we do consider a pro basketball group would flower in Las Vegas. The star energy would have for a helluva celebration upon a frame 41 times a year.
NFL. Maybe. The NFL is a many renouned of a vital pro sports, as great as if any joining could have enlargement work, it is a National Football League. we do not consider they should go overboard, BUT a authorization in LA is prolonged overdue. Forget about Jim Rome observant which a SoCals do not care! This is a nations second largest market. Get them a group already!
I will have an additional point. Narurally, we have no complaint with a Canadian hockey teams, or a Raptors or Blue Jays for which matter. However, enlargement outward of North America is a bad idea. Forget about a costs. These have been OUR leagues, and, for a many part, the games. we would similar to to keep it which way. Vegas hoops-yes. LA football-yes. Everything else-no.
Tags: Celtics, Miami Heat, Star Power