I didn't know about that but I'll really start to watch it soon and it's good to see that there are other leagues in the country that are thriving. PBA is still dominant though but we might start to see their drop once they don't maintain their status.
I'm seeing MPBL too not as a competitor of PBA. It's good to see many more leagues giving chances to others to show their skills because not all can be drafted in the PBA. Mostly, draftees from PBA came from well-respected schools and there are good players everywhere that can't afford to study at these schools. Lucky if a player will be scouted and can get directly to PBA but chances are small.
Here in our place, MPBL is the talk of the town too. I don't know other players there yet but like everyone here is saying the physicality is one of the reasons why it catches basketball fanatics in the country. It's not that people want a physical game even it's a clear foul but unlike PBA, most calls here are legit physical contact. There's a clear physical foul before the call will be called.
It's just a matter of time until MPBL becomes popular and soon there will be some worries from PBA management that another local league is going to surpass them, despite being the oldest basketball league in Asia, they're not doing good anymore.
. Since PBA established the organization for longer time, it's incomparable in term of fan base success.
