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South Dragons to return?

If the NBL is going to change dramatically in short periods of time it is not a good idea to go for a long term TV deal, that would be a mistake IMHO...

Once we establish the competition to a point where it is close to maximum, then a longer, more lucrative TV deal would suit the league and the TV station, I would think!

January 2015 is the latest now. Getting ridiculous.

I have been frustrated by the whole expansion process. There has been no info for supporters. I still think Brisbane is going ahead but it is worrying that we are in mid December as Matthew said.

Well remember the post about making such an announcement in Late November. Its starting to almost hit Mid December.

Ive got a bad feeling.

I still think that the more concerning part of this whole expansion thing is that no official teams have been announced as joining the league next season - is that still on the cards? If so, when will the announcements be made? Surely they need a good amount of time to ramp up interest in the respective locations?

One of the huge problems when the Kings returned was that it seemed really very rushed and it was done after the Free Agent period had started, so a lot of teams had either re-signed their existing talent or players had signed elsewhere and there were really not many options for a strong team initially...

Surely teams in BrisVegas or elsewhere will need to think ahead to get some big names on board and on board early to be able to use them for marketing and to help generate interest? His 36er form aside, how good would it have been for a new Brisbane franchise to get home town boy Brock Motum on board for the first season?

Doing it half-arsed and last minute (otherwise known as the NBL way), will only be a disaster from the start and hurt things more than help...

I am just dusting off my old No.7 Joey Ingles South Dragons playing singlet, just in case...

They were like a shooting star when they were in the league

Melbourne aren't in the hunt for an NBL team next season. Way too late now.

I cant see them getting in without following the current protocols that everyone else has to do. (Except Brisbane)

I hear that all junior football games have been called off for tomorrow due to concerns for the spread of the swine flu.

Will this be looked at by BSA for next week and looking forward could the Vic tournaments be called off. I have heard that it may be taken out of the hands of the associations and may be a direction from the government. Has anyone heard anything else?