Chris
Years ago

NZ NBL 2014 Off-Season Rate Card (South Island)

Here is the link to the South Island off-season rate card: http://nzhoops.co.nz/2014-nbl-offseason-update-south-island/

I posted the North Island one earlier.

Also, the RAMS have signed some good talent - check it out here:

http://nzhoops.co.nz/nba-level-talent-joining-rams-revival/

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Kerron Johnson  
Years ago

how the fudge can a nz team secure nba level talent and the "ANBL" can barely get interest from scrubs??
it aint money?? lifestyle??

they got them coaching aswell

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The article says NBA level talent not that they are actual NBAers. NBL here actually has ex- or future NBA players.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Neither of those guys has played an NBA game.

Sydney King Sam Young has played five years in the NBA.

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Stevie Wonder  
Years ago

imo find that ex nba players that do bring there talents to australasia cant shoot for bricks. slasher type guys.score from dunks & have poor attitudes

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Of course they've got some sort of glaring deficiency in their games otherwise they would be in the NBA.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Most guys in the NBA have at least one glaring deficiency in their games.

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commonsense  
Years ago

get your eyes tested Stevie Wonder no one is perfect

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Chris  
Years ago

They were good enough to get a run with some NBA teams. Good to see them coming to the NZ NBL....which is a heck of a lot smaller (in every way) than its Australian counterpart...

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MACDUB  
Years ago

Generally, we don't get the same level of import talent in the NZNBL as the NBL. With that being said, there have been quite a few imports who have played in both leagues (Crowe, Wethers, Braswell, Rickert, Tucker, Andrew Warren, Maxey, Pace, Conklin etc.)

I think the NZNBL punches way above its weight in terms of attracting quality imports.

One advantage may be the length of the season.

Season starts April and finishes in June.

3 month season, and teams often allow imports to come in only a month or even a few weeks before the season.

So they can come here and the pay is very good when you average it out to 4 months work.

ANBL season goes from October to April (7 months), throw in the fact that imports may have to come out 2 or so months before the season, and it effectively means they are working for 9 months. Which could prevent them getting other deals during the year.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

NZNBL is a highly underrated comp.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Just ask David Cooper!

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Stevie Wonder  
Years ago

Brett Brown started coached in the NZBL
look at him now?
Maybe the ANBL needs to be shortened to a 4month format aswell?

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