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David Barlow: Points system impacts job security

Curtley, yeah in most cases.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the standard of Imports or local players anyway.

Marquee player rule sounds real cool until a team with more money than everyone else cashes up for an absolute stud and then everyone whinges how unfair it is that their team can't throw an extra 750-Mill at an legit NBA player (ie Kenyon Martin, Juan Carlos Navarro etc). I like the idea of a points cap to keep everyone honest but I think it needs to be tweaked a little so that loyalty is rewarded and vets can see out their Careers at their respected clubs whilst remaining competitive across the board, other than that aspect I think it is pretty good.

Seems the top team does have 9 extra points , vide Abercrombie loop hole , which helps parity.

'Barlow cites job security but plays in Europe?!'

Isaac, i think his pay packet is worth living on the edge for!

Very misleading.

Khazzouh, Bose, Worthington, Dillon, Nevill and so on, do not not play in the NBL because of their points rating.

Khazzouh and Bose left the NBL for more $ and to play overseas.

Worthington (despite rumours of him almost signing with Melbourne) did not want to play in Australia this year. He wanted (as always) more money and to play o/s again. Rightly so, this will likely be his last big pay day.

Dillon HAD a contract. Asked to be released, committed to the Blaze before they folded, when they did he tried with Cairns and even looked at Wollongong who didn't sign him and that had nothing to do with his points at all. But a variety of other reasons which i won't put on a public forum. And then was stuck in no mans land because all rosters were full at his position. Again, nothing to do with his points.

Nevill already decided to make a run at the NBA before the end of the NBL season. He didn't make it and is still trying to make a Euro roster/waiting for NBA injury call up. Nothing to do with points.

Who else isn't in the league this year... Gynes. He wasn't re-signed by the Kings because Heal wasn't a big fan (for some reason) and was not contacted by another team. Nothing to do with his points.

OK - So WHO is not in the NBL this year because of their points?

Players are not in the league and playing in Euro because either A. They're not good enough for the NBL or B. They want more money.

Barlow's argument is invalid.

At the end of the day its the SALARY CAP which is going to prevent a team from signing a lot of big name players.

I don't know why Barlow is arguing.

He is never going to have a problem getting an NBL job. If he came back and said I want to play in the NBL, a lot of teams would go after him to be honest.

The Points System is more disadvantageous to the 2nd tier of players, like those rated 5-8.
I think Dillon was a 6 last year?
Those types of players really miss out because teams mostly always have very little left over.

The 10 point players, like Barlow, getting treated and signed first.

I agree with Isaac. It's a useful temporary tool to distribute talent amongst the league's teams while the league grows. Only Perth could potentially be disadvantaged by this while all regional clubs are pretty much saved by it - net gain overall, imo.

The player point system does cause greater player movement than is ideal (from the players' perspective), but so long as the point allocation is managed properly by the NBL it doesn't impact job security.

Barlow, Ingles etc are playing overseas because NBL teams can't realistically meet salary demands, or the exposure required to showcase for the better basketball clubs (e.g. NBA teams)... again, essentially to make more money. It's only ever been money-related reasons that has kept those 10-point Aussies overseas.

Those who are against the point system, enjoy a league compromising of: Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand. See how entertaining that would be before sponsorship dies out and the league dissolves altogether.

Anon=muppet

The Adelaide 36ers are up on the Gold Coast to meet the Blaze tonight.

Boti Nagy's article today: Coast guns blazing

How do you rate our chances?

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