tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post1998284342816134037..comments2024-01-19T00:21:36.058-05:00Comments on View from the Deadbox: Pro Ball BluesBaca Locohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-58178320110982402392008-11-11T16:22:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:22:00.000-05:00JeffWith no changes--NXL 8 max. And even if the NP...Jeff<BR/>With no changes--NXL 8 max. And even if the NPPL doesn't relegate but adds some teams whatever that total is MAY begin the season but that number won't stick.<BR/>You KNOW what sponsorship is and isn't providing and that applies to the majority of pro teams.<BR/><BR/>Chris<BR/>I am sympathetic to your market driven view but I think there are other factors that may be relevant. First I think your sponsor-financed distinction is a basic error in kind as only two teams qualify by that distinction. 2 others are factory teams neither of which produced their own paint. Everybody else is some combination of benefactor/sponsor backed team.<BR/>In the Big Picture I think the real question is: What is the impact and role, if any, of pro level paintball to both competitive paintball and paintball as a whole? If the concensus is that the pro game has a role larger than its individual parts then you can't sensibly leave it to fend for itself in the form of all the separate teams--particularly in an environment where you presume distress, contraction and subsequent failures.<BR/>If the Pro bracket is no different than all the others then it doesn't much matter what happens. Except of course those to whom it happens.Baca Locohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-32017193572529015382008-11-11T14:39:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:39:00.000-05:00Insufficient data to make a prediction. If NPPL c...Insufficient data to make a prediction. If NPPL continues to charge lower entry fees for Pro and have Pro run on Sat only while the rest of the divisions start on Friday, they'll have as many teams as they let in, since Pro is the cheapest division to play in.<BR/><BR/>Not many left can afford $6,000 an event in entry/admin fees, so if NXL doesn't change that, they'll have 6-8. If they do change it 12 isn't unreasonable.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, there will be a lot more teams willing to pay to play Pro than there will be teams who can field Pro-level talent. I think the REAL question should be:<BR/><BR/>How many sponsor-financed Pro teams will there be, how many benefactor-financed Pro teams will there be? THAT's the number of Pro spots there should be. Yes, there will be more teams willing to play, but that doesn't mean they should be allowed to. Letting any schmuck who wants the glory of playing Pro at the price of a lower entry fee and a shorter event play Pro would be a mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-36084928146624323982008-11-11T13:34:00.000-05:002008-11-11T13:34:00.000-05:00What is your prediction on the number of pro teams...What is your prediction on the number of pro teams playing 2 leagues next year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com