Hoops

NBL of the future?

I will add something to the mix here, along with the massive shift in the sporting landscape where the football codes and cricket made structural changes and competition changes to bolster their competitions, there is another key factor that has occurred.

Each of these sports has been catered for, to some extent by the government, mostly business and money from other sources has provided these sports with incredible venues!

The popularity of every major code in Australia is also linked to how the spectator is catered for, so in the event that basketball can grow down the track, expansion will also need the support of local government and other financial sources to provide decent and manageable basketball venues in the right location.

More importantly, these venues need to be somewhat controlled by the NBL franchise that uses it, or a combination of franchises and the NBL, otherwise we are just pissing in the wind I fear...

That is a very good article @Nobody, this is another piece from it...

Australian hoops fans have countless theories about how basketball can replicate the glory days of the 1990s.

Won't happen.

Not because basketball can't rebound, so to speak, to its former glory. No, because the sporting landscape has undergone a seismic shift.

There is something pretty significant that always gets overlooked when basketball aficionados put on their rose-coloured glasses and recall the days of massive crowds, saturated media exposure and across-the-board growth of a couple of decades ago.

Every other major Australian professional sport was either a basket case or nothing like the behemoth it is today.

...The article is worth a read, it isn't long but makes significant and very clear (obvious) points about how we need to consider today's market place compared with that of the 90's...

Here is the reality of the future of the NBL.
"Brisbane has to be the next team added to the competitor but it shouldn't be rushed. Wade has been careful in his round of media interviews over the past couple of weeks to say the new side in the Queensland capital won't necessarily be up and running next season. It's more important to get the franchise done right than quickly."

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl-needs-realistic-goals-to-ensure-longterm-viability-as-landscape-has-changed-dramatically-20150205-137gsc.html

I would like to see maybe to start the season. An FA cup style tournament. NBL/SEABL/SBL whatever in an NCAA knockout format. Hold the games at local stadiums around the country and really tap the grassroots in games that actually matter!

Could this BBL format be similar to High Stakes Hoops we had a couple of years ago at Adelaide Arena? That generated some interest due to corporate sponsors funding the event (I think?) and it being live on free to air.

Of course it would be similar to 20/20 cricket concept. It's all adhoc teams and run and gun with several tactical variations. Should be a good spectator sport.

Naph,

Your last sentence is just as relevant to the Big Bash as it is to your basketball example. In addition while I appreciate the point you are making don't be too quick to dismiss the importance of team work and strategies in cricket.

Baller#3: I really like the idea of a tournament like that. Could totally lift import restrictions and align teams with NBA clubs. You could even include an Asian team or 2 and with a tournament only lasting 6-8weeks it would be easier to secure some big names looking to make some quick money.

If you want to know what to do, ask the 12 to 15 year olds.