Flinders80
Years ago
NBL vs NBA D-League
Good debate with a friend around the use of an Allstar game at the end of season or during vs inviting a NBA D-League team over to play against the best NBL roster players. Could this be an annual thing. Thought I would guage hoops forum thoughts.
1. Play NBA rules in each game. Extend Court for games
2. 5-Game series (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Cairns or Brisbane) yes I know Brisbane is a big market but how good was the last Cairns game on TV
3. Market the hell out of these games
4. Don't schedule them on a footy night or Rugby night
5. Make the game night more about entertainment
6. Get crowd involved every game (Kiss Cam, Dance Cam, shoot out tshirts, ask them to bring along a NBA mascot, NBL teams to send our mascots to game also, Have games in breaks between mascots, Lights shows
7. Send Aussie team to USA the following year on a tour of 5 games against 5 different teams
Pros: Good NBA exposure in Australia (being the largest I think subscriber to league passes), Good exposure for Aussies to a D-League teams and possibly NBA teams, Entertaining Basketball, More dunks, more one on one, more emphasis on shutting down own player, did I say hopefully more dunks
Cons: NBA D-league Budget per team, NBL players putting bodies on the line for exhibition, Insurance, Getting decent TV coverage in Aus, Getting decent media coverage in Aus, Basketball Aus Budget, Commitment to trying to win by both sides, Ability to draw crowd for a D League team in Aus
Now lets say this fantasy of mine came to life. What would be the best NBL team of players that could play the NBA style of the game?
PG - Gibson(GC)/ Wilson(Cairns) / Jackson(NZ)
SG - Dorsey(Mel) / Warren(Cairns) / Lisch(Per)
SF - Abercrombie(NZ) / Toovey(Pert) / Vikona(NZ)
PF - Khazzouh(Syd) / Wilkinson(NZ) / Simpson(Adel)
C - Neville(Per) / Schenscher(TSV) / Mims(TSV)
Might be a little top heavy and whilst I'm sure most will not agree Toovey and Vikona at 3 or even in the team, both great defenders. Cant just pick one team of flat out scorers.
Guys that just missed out of my team:
Ubaka, Dillon, Crawford, Knight, Walker, Goulding, Martin
Thoughts??
