Basketball good for central Iowa tourism
February 26th, 2008One of the big draws for central Iowa tourism is the basketball team that was recently located here. This league was developed to act much as the Iowa Cubs acts for the Chicago cubs, it is more or less a farm team except that this basketball team serves two pro teams not just one. The excitement builds when one of the pro stars gets hurt and needs to come down to the lower league to do his recovery. The fans get to see big name stars play in person without having to drive all the way to Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, or St Louis – all the area cities that have pro basketball teams. The tickets are not nearly as expensive and the crowds are smaller. This lets the fans actually get close to the players to collect autographs. It also allows fans to be able to see some of the local players improve and that develops loyalty to that player and by extension the pro team that the player transfers to when he has earned the right to do so. This is a winning operation for both fans and teams. The teams actually make money while having a place for an underperforming player to heal.