Maybe a chance
The only way a ball team would even have a chance to survive, or even start, would be if the league let them stack their team for the first 2 years so they made the playoffs, or even the semi's to drum up fan support.
If they pull a stunt like the NBA did with the Grizzlies and say "OK, here's $20 build a team" then it will never work.
The only way you'll get fans out is if you have a competitive team, and history shows that expansion teams do not do well at the start.
In short, it will never work.
Didn't we have a problem keeping the Canadians at 1 point?
The only way a ball team would even have a chance to survive, or even start, would be if the league let them stack their team for the first 2 years so they made the playoffs, or even the semi's to drum up fan support.
If they pull a stunt like the NBA did with the Grizzlies and say "OK, here's $20 build a team" then it will never work.
The only way you'll get fans out is if you have a competitive team, and history shows that expansion teams do not do well at the start.
In short, it will never work.
Didn't we have a problem keeping the Canadians at 1 point?