Anonymous
Years ago
NBL expansion to Canberra?
CANBERRA has joined the growing buzz regarding NBL expansion in 2015-16, with the capital-based Hall of Fame trio Cal Bruton, Herb McEachin and Danny Morseu likely to front the drive.
While details understandably are sketchy at this point, the Cannons program in Canberra in the league's early glory days was a pacesetter and one of the most successful in NBL history, to this day.
The Grand Final in the league’s inaugural 1979 season and three championships (1983-84-88 and another Grand Final in 89) before dropping out in 2003, the Cannons were innovators and extremely popular in the city of public servants.
Getting clubs viable again in traditional centres such as Canberra, Brisbane, Tasmania, Melbourne, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Vic Country, not to mention the options across the Tasman, is a most exciting prospect.
Again, I would reiterate ensuring the existing eight clubs are all viable and sustainable is of equal importance, if not more, in terms of establishing credibility in a mainstream world dubious about our sport’s long-term stability.
But back to Canberra and any bid with names such as Bruton, McEachin and Morseu attached to it already has credibility.
http://www.botinagy.com/blog/rankings-18--and-quite-the-bonanza/