I don't like any of those names...there are so many possible combinations. I really liked the A-League name too but now that it is taken...where to?
I can't believe they would even seriously consider tabling "Big League" - that is plain stupid.

Here are some other suggestions to get it started:
- Australian Basketball League (ABL)
- Southern Basketball League (SBA)
- Southern Cross Assocation (SCA)
- Pacific Basketball League (PBL - sponsorship potential???)

I tell you what though, Cowan would be scratching his read right now. Whilst I think two teams in Melbourne is the way to go, the Dragons would be worries right now and getting ready to lobby.

So people got paid to come up with this stuff? I know they are just suggestions, but apart from 'Premier Basketball', which I suppose you could turn into the 'Australian Premier Basketball League' or something, those names are terrible.

I know it's been said before, but I really hope they don't make any decisions on number of teams just for the hell of it. If they can get ten teams involved that all have a sound plan and have committed people running it, but want 8 only, what are they going to do? Base it solely on who gets in first? 'Sorry, you miss out because we reviewed your bid last'?

"Big League" sounds like some intermediary nappy for toddlers. Southern Cross Association is probably already a name of a retirement village consortium.

Maybe Oceanic. Or Elite. Australian Elite Series.

Can see them working in a new-age "+" (e.g., "BL+"), or something like XBL years after OS X, XP, etc.

Whats so wrong with calling it the NBL?

Its not the name hats the problems its the clowns running (make that trying to run) the show

Following on from Statman.... the Australian Circus??

How about "Basketball Association National League" or "BANAL"

oops

i mean:

How about "Basketball Association National Australian League" or "BANAL"

League Formerly run by Chimps or LFC

What about Australian National Associated League - ANAL?

hahaha... i think we should call the current league ANAL lol

could always call it... white guys shooting a lot of threes with the occasional black guy dunking it league...

WGSALOTWTOBGDIL

has a ring to it...

or... the really boring league...

TRBL

ESBTB - everthing sucks but the basketball, something i've always believed strongly.

But seriously nev - call it the Australiasian Premier League or something involving Australiasia - Think big you chimpanzees running the league now -

By the way can i put down my 1 vote for Chuck Harmison having nothing to do with the new league, unless it involves a half time show and he stands on the court with everyone in the crowd having a full sized basketball and whoever inflicts the biggest injury gets a prize.

New sport = Chuckball!!!

Description: a new sport originating in Australia in 2008. Lowly admininistrator of Australian basketball who oversaw the demise of the local national league inadvertantly helped create a new sport to recognise his incompetence. Involves the mass launching of basketballs with the direct aim to hit a live human target as many times as possible in as short as time as possible.

I'd flirt around with "Premier Basketball" but what to do with it is out of my experties.

Also, I think the whole thing with league, association etc. is actually quite important as I think they stands for different meanings

To be an association, you need conferences eg. "Australian Basketball Association", obviously NBA, "Chinese Basketball Association" where in the finals top teams from each conference comes together and plays against each other.

On the other hand a league, would be just a dozen or so of teams playing against each other
eg. current NBL, Super Basketball League (in Taiwan, at the time they wanted to call themselves an association but couldn't because of this reason)

So it really depends on the format of the competition than going purely for the name. Personally I've always liked National Basketball League probably because it makes you think about NBA and internationally I can assure you the name NBL is lot more apealing than any other names that may come up; however obviously not the case in Australia.

PS those suggestions above are hilarious!

if they make Melbourne 1 team they should keep the dragons because they have higher crowds than the tigers and better support.they either make a new name but keep hisense arena or keep the dragons.

State Netball and Hockey Centre, 20/9/2008. Crowd: 2497

Hisense Arena 17/9/08. Crowd: 3202

even though the tigers are better there will be new teams next season

Good work!

My suggestion:

Australasian Basketball Conference (Subsidiary of the NBA)

With the winner of this conference to play in the NBA finals.

Rediculous Silly Suggestion?..... or Not?

Ok, may not be competitive initially, but it would definitely assist with the league's financial woes and it fits with David Stern's agenda of expanding the NBA internationally...... and.... I'd love to see Mahersy square off with the likes of a D-Wade occasionally.

I think Stern's international vision is for continents with more than 25 million people.