Saving The NBL & Basketball Australia

http://preneurmarketing.com/business-... - A short rant on the state of Basketball in Australia and what the NBL needs to do to fix the issues: BUILD A COMMUNITY.

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[Salsien]

Australia is a fucking nanny state for all whining bitches who can't handle freedom. I fucking hate this bitch of a country (that is the people and it's government). they are inbred faggots who have no respect for freedom.

[Dimitri0809]

Yeah I don't know why that is the case but it's probably got something to do with the culture.

[Millza79]

Why did you do this whilst driving? Not very safe!

[Salsien]

@DanYanks Australians are like this with every entertainment now. Entertainment/sport is apparently only for children and "families". You are very lucky to have some smart, wealthy people in the USA who are not complete fucking idiots like here in Australia. No cheerleading here in Australia either etc. It's utterly retarded.

[Dimitri0809]

Yes but unfortunantly AFL is a prime sport in Australia and I don't think most aussies are into Basketball, Most true blue Aussies are into AFL and rugby because....

I don't know I haven't lived here long enough....??

[spacelaunch07]

3/ Connect the ABA/ABL with education opportunities through Universities, forming a league similar to US NCCA. Allowing players to be developed and educated. And also insuring that the nepotisim of association basketball plays no part in player selection.

4/ Get rid of the AIS - its a hub of elitism in sport

[spacelaunch07]

You want to save the league then there is really only one way.

1/ Investigate forming an ASIAN super league, if Australia can take part we would gain a huge media market (China) which would make possible raising of the salary cap.

2/ Raise the salary cap so we can import some REAL TALENT as well as lure elite Aussies at College home. Even if this means we only end up with 2 or 3 teams in the league.

[spacelaunch07]

Hey venue - I have seen the above going on since the late 80's & it still happens today. In QLD there are many young athletes of islander & indigenous backgrounds being excluded from elite basketball opportunities, in spite of being better athletes. Primarily because their families aren't on the clubs board or financially able to support the cost of rep basketball. These players given the shot would raise the bar of the sport here, but they get excluded all the time.

[venuecam]

bloody sad state of affairs. Just look at the AIS now. It seems the way to go now is to play footy long enought to get a shot in the NFL. sad.

[venuecam]

Or even develop something at the ABA level so ppl can watch players develop and follow them into the elite level of NBL