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Big Marty

Years ago

NBL "A-League" Theory

You don't need to "CAN" any teams when re-creating a league. The whole point of a re-release of a league is to advertise and promote the league as if it was the first ever league game in the country.

The soccer was only gone for one year and they simply re-packaged exactly the same teams but jazzed up the names and ran heavy advertising and IT WORKED.

The only way a "A-League" for basketball would work is if there is at least 1 year where ball isn't played and then gets brought back anew the following year. People actually have to forget about the sport so when it comes back, there's more "shock n' awe" value to it.

A few billionaires would be nice to fund it, it would also be best if a few more ball players were actually arranging things. Especially if you have a few ex-NBA players whom can advise on protocols etc. while playing for other leagues.

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Mantis

Years ago

Actually, what we need to do is what the A-League did when they launched, and what the netball league is doing right now:

PUT SOME DECENT ADS ON THE TV!!! And on billboards, and on the side of busses, and in the newspapers. Create some sort of a buzz. We were a growing sport once, the next big thing, but we were riding Michael Jordan's world-wide marketing juggernaut. This league has to put in the hard yards to market itself, not just sit back and expect it to happen.

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