Kent Brockman
Years ago
NBL in Asia V A League in Asia
Was reading an article in Inside Sport this month that uses the current situation of the NBL to go through a few sports and see what is going on.
Basically it says Rgby League would fall over if it was not for Pokies keeping the teams afloat, the business of rugby league on its own would fall over.
Rugby Union is facing huge on going financial costs that could end the current format.
And then it talks about soccer and ask why Frank Lowy was able to extract more than 30mill AUD from the federal government to pump up soccer.
They answer Lowy gives is amazing and one that surely basketball could jump on the back of.
He suggested that the Fed Gov saw huge adavntages in Australian Soccer teams playing in Asia amongst our major trading partners. Essentially the aleague teams playing in Asia is an opportunity for business to be done.
Basketball must surely fall into this catergory as well. League and Union are not played in asia, nor is AFL. Golf would beteh only other sport that would crossover but you cant do that as a team, so that leaves teh biggest participation sport, Basketball.
What would people think if say the winners of the NBL went on to play a mini Asia Pacific world cup style event to be corwned the best team in Asia?
Maybe there was method in Mr Burns Singapore idea afterall.
