European Football has the tournament format all figured out, the NBA doesn't. That's the problem with the extra trophies.
Let's take the FA Cup for example. Even though winning or losing it doesn't lead to any consequences in the Premier League, it's a tournament that has basically every team from the minor and major leagues participating creating a David vs. Goliath type of situation.
It would be like if the NBA, G-League and the NCAA Basketball came together for an annual single-game-elimination tournament. Which is infinitely more fun than the shoddy in-season tournament the NBA has half-assedly conjured, that is contained within its own league. And there is a better version of that, it's called the NBA Playoffs.
So that's why fans want some sort of incentive for their teams to play in that tournament.
European Football has the tournament format all figured out, the NBA doesn't. That's the problem with the extra trophies.
Let's take the FA Cup for example. Even though winning or losing it doesn't lead to any consequences in the Premier League, it's a tournament that has basically every team from the minor and major leagues participating creating a David vs. Goliath type of situation.
It would be like if the NBA, G-League and the NCAA Basketball came together for an annual single-game-elimination tournament. Which is infinitely more fun than the shoddy in-season tournament the NBA has half-assedly conjured, that is contained within its own league. And there is a better version of that, it's called the NBA Playoffs.
So that's why fans want some sort of incentive for their teams to play in that tournament.