http://www.wildcats.com.au/news/article/taylor-britt-signed-as-development-player

It's just the beginning, we don’t know what will become of the feeder league.

Nation wide nbl1 by 2021 imo.
5 conferences

Vic/tas
Nsw/act
Qld/nt
Sa
Wa

The current state basketball set up is reminiscent of the old football world before the AFL evolved.

One very much stronger state, Victoria, dominating at all levels, - juniors, participation, resources, government support, strongest senior league, seat of power in the sport.

Whilst the NBL sits as the basketball equivalent to the national AFL, the plight of winter basketball does seem to have similarities to the old footy set up.

Eventually, football woke up to the complete folly of one dominant state.

How long before the other states tire of the Victorians me first attitude to the sport?

Disappointing the cats didn't offer DP spot to a young local player.

Nbl1 will level out the current state leagues because there will be a standard set in place. Likely same salaries along with same scedule and everything else. Teams will poach from all over aus. The number of teams in each conference will only be based on the talent within each state.
You won't have 18+ teams in nsw/act like vic/tas, it’ll only be 10 or something.

Perth typically do a good job, shame it's come to this.

Do you see the Breakers picking up any Aussies as DPs?

#555, not sure what your saying and how it will be any different to now - a weakened Vic league as the best of the winter leagues, i.e., a step backwards from the now defunct SEABL?

Put simply BV going it alone (with BA, LK and the state gov't cheering them along). And the rest can fend for themselves...

D2.0, correct the Cats have a good record with developing local WA DPs into Wildcats roster players, so why not continue developing the pipeline. Realistically, DPs only get 1-2 mins in blow out games but get to develop their game with coaching and training with the team. This year Cats signed Pozoglou (from east coast)as a DP who is 23 and unlucky not to be on an NBL roster so he would be the back up for injury etc who could play minutes if required. Just reckon they could have given an opportunity to younger local player instead of an almost 23 year old Kiwi who, as you said above "hope is a long term prospect, as he still seems pretty raw"

unfortunately it's a professional league.. you take the best available, not sign someone of lesser value purely because they are a local....

You sign the best potential as DPs guys who may end up as full roster players for your team so a young local vs an average 23yo old nz player would be a better way imo

Nznbl has had no imports, no Australian players and no breakers players, it's great that they got the league up and running but it’s a shadow of its previous seasons.
I would not be reading to much in how anyone is performing there.

D2.0 "With at least one team sitting out"
Is three teams. Maybe studying up a little before spewing your usual uneducated opinion

Haha so hurt when he gets pulled up again.
D2.0 just get your facts checked before you start having a cry.

#088 and #362 are the dumbest comments ever.

I KnOw YoU aRE BuT wHaT aM I

Only dumb cause some guy called him up on his errors. Only uneducated wrong opinions here thank you !

It's Dazz. See up the top where he posted the link to the article that had already been posted! It's Dazz. Meh.

"Only dumb cause some guy called him up on his errors"

He didn't make an error. He said "at least one team..." and the response was a complete overreaction to what could have been a simple correction.

In agreeing with the above anon Daz was correct. By saying at least one team the only way he could have been incorrect is if the competition wasn't down any teams.

Imagine if after Dazz's post, the anon came in with "its actually three teams sitting out, Dazz" which would further Dazz's point and the discussion. Instead, we get the "Ur an idiot, get an education b4 spewing crap" vitriol and these threads again descend into stupid name calling.

Whoever is doing this should just fuck off.