I agree, Bay Area really bring another level of entertainment a kind of competition that push the level of competition inside PBA has been challenge, I like the way Gin kings play them, though catching that last statement about how the refs help the home team, that's no secret on it, kind of moving back to Bay Area if only they did not disband, I'm looking to see if how SMB will challenged them, with the healthy JMF and TR7 I'm pretty sure there are lots of fans who are also interested to see them competing, sad to say that they will not come back and maybe PBA governors will find another new challenger as visiting team.
It is sad to note that visiting team/teams will spend tons of money on hotels plus their salaries, that is the reason why the Bay Area Dragons disbanded but i think PBA is working on bringing other teams to the league as guests as that makes the PBA exciting to watch if the guest is also a strong team like the BAD.
In terms of hotel expenses, it doesn't seem like a significant cost. The host league could potentially cover all those expenses, except for the players' salaries. That's just my suggestion, considering this is a business venture. If the players can bring in more revenue to the league than the league would spend, it's still a win-win situation for both parties.
But based on the articles that I'd read months ago, hotel expenses and salaries were some of the reasons why they disbanded by you also got a point that the league that they were part of was no longer profitable, I mean the gate attendance is not enough to run the league, just my thought though as I might be wrong in this assumption.
I reckon your point carries more weight since you've got it from an article, but for me, it's kinda just a hunch that their issues might run deeper. When they came over to the Philippines and started playing, I'm not really sure about the deal they had, 'cause it's like, way beyond their usual league. They might have been raking in some serious cash from what the league pulled in during that specific conference, though.
Meanwhile, let us guess who these players that Boss Al Chua said were asking too much money to play for Gilas, two players he said.
Is he talking about the players who scored gold in the Asian Games? Or is he referring to the ones who didn't make the cut because of that problem?