On behalf of the thousands of teams in the lower divisions, I resent your characterization of our teams as "just a bunch of z leagues".
We play very competitive b-ball. Our players may not be the best shooters, or the best passers, or the best rebounders, or the best defenders, or be the best looking, but I can assure you they are pure of heart and sincere.
Your teams may beat ours by humiliating scores, but our players help little old ladies cross streets, never curse, and rarely smoke. After losing to a Div I squad (actually their second team) in a scrimmage, their players left the arena for the shady side of town for beers and to enjoy the company of loose women. In sharp contrast, my squad showered, put on their slightly worn and certainly dated suits and took their wives and children to their favorite mosque, church and synagogue.
"z leagues" indeed!