Small Market vs Major Market...Who's Better?

For every Yankee, Celtic and Cowboy there are the Royals, Thunder and Browns. Each team has a different sized market that plays a key role within the respective organizations. The draw of the city brings the draw for the players, however, which market makes for the better team. As we've seen in past sports history, the Major city (5 million or more population) is often the victor in championships or continued success. For example, the New York Yankees, despite their current post season pitfalls, the Yankees are a year-to-year highly favored contender for a championship. Why?

The market within major cities attract to different capable opportunities of revenue for players. Would Jordan have Nike if he weren't in Chicago?, Would Derek Jeter be as recognized if he played in Milwaukee?. The Denver Nuggets were apart of the wild spread "Melo Drama" during Carmelo Anthony's trade to the New York Knicks but, Denver feels they are the better team. Denver Head Coach George Karl said; "There are as many or more,  good small market teams than there are big market". As small market teams continue to be competitive within their respective sport, it leaves the argument of higher revenue generated teams and their high paid player's are contending for the attention or the competition.