James, the nbl is screwed for a multitude of reasons.
sydney and brisbane have always been significant contributors to the league, so naturally, that would have a huge impact if they were to fold.
i'm hoping this doesn't happen, but if it were to, i think the league would probably have one more season left in it, and even then, it probably would only do that in a highly average capacity.

anon- wake up!
if you consider reality negative, then you must walk around in a constant stage of delirium where pixies, leprachauns and pots of gold are everywhere.
people like you are the reason why things aren't getting fixed- you're in denial about the fact that things need to improve.
things can't improve without feedback and highlighting and raising issues.
not at least for most of us.
you're probably asleep when all these things happen behind the scenes, and wake in the morning to find it all miraculously fixed for you. with not much contribution actually from you.

is it just me, or did everything boti rag on-he seemed to do at one stage or another?? ie-the league bashing, calling the league "american". i remember he complained about music too loud for a while & made the level come down because it was too much a "show" or something.
oh & wasnt the game invented in america?.....

whoa re the sorts of people that are running the nbl anyway?
are they ex-players still living in the past who think the transition from playing to developing dound managerial skills is one that's taken lightly- simply by using the same skills applied to ball?
id that's the case, then if i were a butcher and wanted to become a baker, i'd be good at it if i was just determined and focussed, etc.
not so!
i might still suck at it no matter what i try!

why can't they have an inquiry or something- there are heaps of companies out there that could help with re-evaluating the internal business process itself?

I thought it was a very good article by Boti today and the NBL is far from dead.

I agree with the above #179065 anon.
Sydney was never a "significant contributor" to the league. The city cares nada for Basketball. In fact in the glory days, save for a couple of good imports (McClain, McClary), they were a laughing stock and the rest of the real league, didn't give a toss about them. It would be no great loss to the league to see Sydney fold, I'm sorry, just my opinion.
Brisibane? That would be a loss though.

Its not like Sydney and Brisbane have been the backbone of the league.

Sydney only became successful at about the same time when the NBL stopped policing the salary cap. And it's been a long time between championships for Brisbane.

Sydney STILL can't attract a crowd despite having the league organised around them being succsussful.

Hardly the heartland of basketball in Australia.

Sydney and Brisbane have never been that great until the last few years, BUT, any potential sponsor of the NBL (Hummer for instance) want to make damn sure their $$ are maximized by reaching the biggest possible audience, if they don't, then they are in trouble.

If Sydney & Brisbane do happen to fall over then it could be said that two out of the big three capital city's no longer have representation in the NBL, making it harder to attract sponsors.

Of course Boti is talking the NBL up; its how he puts food on the table.

No NBL = hungry Nagy's

Talk it up Boti, I hope it works; however I have never been so worried about the NBL in its history.

National comps do fall over. National Baseball League, R.I.P.

It can happen.