The only way is if we get more people in Canada to play this game :(. I know i'm stating the obvious, but it's true :).
I'm trying to make one of my rookies work out haha. Here's his stats so far at 19.
Weekly salary: $ 9 099
DMI: 81400
Age: 19
Height: 6'5" / 196 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: proficient
Jump Shot: respectable ↑ Jump Range: strong
Outside Def.: proficient Handling: respectable
Driving: respectable Passing: average
Inside Shot: strong Inside Def.: proficient
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: pitiful
Experience: atrocious
I have only been training him with a lvl 4 trainer. Of course, he started off like this:
Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: mediocre Handling: average
Driving: average Passing: average
Inside Shot: resoectable Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: inept? Free Throw: pitiful
So we gotta be able to know how to train our players and how to use our minutes properly for each player on our team. This all depends on your schedule and what kind of matchups you have in that given week. Sometimes you're going to have to just throw away matches to get your trainer that one extra pop. Of course the best trainer to get is a lvl 4 (this is just according to most people that have talked about this subject).
Anyway, so actually, we can be #1, it's just that we all have to know what we're doing (this means everyone in the 4th div too). There's mentors in Canada out there (go to the Mentors Page in this forum, it's stickied for a reason) I personally don't use one but for the 4th div people, they need that help to be as successful as someone on the Naismith.