Hoops

Basketball Cut From SASI

if you are talking Knox in Vic its not 64 rep teams only 40 and where did you get the 600 domestic teams - is that including mid week senior domestic - because 600 junior teams means 300 games @ 50 minute schedule in 23 courts at hand = 11hours to complete a days games = I dont think so

Can I ask Rabbit...what has Kinsman got to do with the Knox Results?.As far as I know he has never coached there or has nothing to do with their program.The size of the association may help(600 domestic teams with an additional 64 representaive teams

You're right with the better players in sac play district, but that's because BSA don't support a talent identification pathway for country athletes without these athletes committing to district competition. And the problem with that is it costs 5 times amount for a country kid to achieve the same success as a metro only kid...all because there is no recognition of country operated programs.
Country Kids should get the chance to play in district teams to develop their game, but it would be a lot easier if district clubs had more consideration to the costs of weekly committment. Clubs are only in it for their own glory and not the overall development of the sport and athletes.
That's what need to change in this rare opportunity, not the wiping out of an organization that actually services the affiliates, unlike BSA which have the balls to charge $5 to every country player and yet deliver nothing of value.

Neil will continue to head up whatever the next tier development program is as I would imagine that he is employed by BSA in that role. He may however take an opportunity to have his contract terminated and be paid out if not happy with things, but with his history I can't see that happening.
SA needs a multiple court stadium like Dandenong desperately....and not out in gawler but in the gardens area in the city - maybe where those old netball courts are.

Just want it noted that SA country basketball have been a stand out thanks to the work of Jason bald and bert bargeus. They are not just financial but also maintain a good opportunity for juniors to get a state gig. They have also had a number of female coaches come through their program in the last few years. Progressive for a bunch of hicks don't you think?

Sorry, country results

ABL previews and reviews? How about even just the scores in the paper? Games Commissioners used to have to ring the scores through on the night. Is that still the case? I haven't been able to find the scores Sundays or Mondays in the paper for ages, however some coutry results are there!!

SA could learn a lot by looking at the Victorian way of doing things

Hi HO

I am aware of the growth in other States - but not of any in this State - happy to be proven wrong though

How big are the SASI squads these days?

Around 17 odd years ago, I believe it was 40 odd (mixture of full and half scholarships and boys and girls) - and there was the Buffalo's on top of that as well.

From that era - only 2 males made it successfully in the NBL, but probably 4 or more girls made it into the WNBL - so going on those percentages, hard to argue that SASI is huge success if they are trying to develop talent for Olympics or NBLWNBL.

Apart from Neil finally moving on, it is a very sad day for Basketball in Adelaide and Australia, how many wake up calls does Basketball need in this country to get its act together before it hits rock bottom and other sports take over.

Surely SASI could have looked at halving its squads, ditching the USA trip, or looking for outside investment to save it before it came to this.