I think this is the best attitude. There is no way to know whether this will be a viable way to build a team until somebody tries it. There are a ton of people in the area of NA that could be considered in the NY region they could look for talent as far north as New England, and probably even as far down as DC. Even if they don't do as well as they did in the standings as they did before, developing regional talent could pay off in fan loyalty and goodwill for the brand.

If it works we could see other teams investing in their home regions as well. Call me a dreamer, but it would be amazing to see changes like this and the new cross region tourney formats working together to really improve fan engagement in the tier 2 and 3 scenes while also helping to build more parity between the regions from a mechanics, coaching, and infrastructure standpoint.