Hoops

Brisbane NBL team backed by Bendat and Sengstock

When do you guys think the announcement will be?

Ive been in canberra for the past six years and trust me, there is no way a team would survive in the NBL. The community here don't support the game at any level to a degree that would satisfy the powers that be at the NBL. Really excited for brisbane though...and hopefully a second team in either nz or even a team in tassie - they love the game down south. Newcastle would be good too but i dont think thats overly realistic at present.

So the currently contracted players will play for the Bullets? How the hell can that happen, which is my point.

Brisbane will pick players already under contract. Watch this space.

I wonder if the NBL will allow Brisbane any concessions in their first years ie 3 imports.

Great to have Senstock back involved in Brisbane Hoops... a championship winning player from the glory days who has achieved as a sports administrator.

Will agree about Big Joe as well... his transformation is inspiring.

So where will the players come from seeing the next season starts in Oct? and most players are still under contract?

Any chance you guys can focus on the basketball and not yourselves? I realise you're far more interesting and all, and your desecration of this thread enriches us all on multitude of levels .

I feel like I should be thanking you, and it pains me to suggest that you really are going off-topic here.

But how about starting a new thread for it ey? Perhaps call it "My ego and I: How I was slighted on the internet." I'm sure it will be an engaging read.

I thought Redskins were a sweet? Are they banned as well? ;)

Have we suddenly got an influx from Ozhoops in here?


This is great news for the Brisbane Bullets and basketball in general.

The venue thing I find is interesting. There still is a push to play out of larger venues. Does a 4000 seat venue meet that standard?
Townville would / should be worried right now.

Indirectly, no matter, all good...

Hey there @Uwe Blab, thanks for going to the extreme on something that was just a throw away line. It wasn't meant to be that serious, the pun was a joke, but I get your point.

Cheers, Big Ears...

It's fantastic they're maintaining the Bullets name. Common sense almost never prevails, yet it seems it might in this instance. Wondrous stuff.

I hope they stick with the Convention Center. Fantastic venue in the heart of the city with unmatched transport options and multiple entertainment districts within walking distance. You just can't beat that. It's hard to imagine they could get more people at Tennyson.

Having said that, it's also encouraging to hear that if they do need to seriously look at Rafter arena due to logistics then it will be on the proviso that it becomes an enclosed venue. It would be doomed to failure otherwise.

Anyway this is thrilling news! Will be on tenterhooks until the official announcement.

This issue of a team name has come up before, such as the Red Skins in Washington. They will not change, rightly so as the name isn't racist unless you have really thin skin (pardon the pun). Over reactions and left wing extremism should stay away from sport.

Is anyone seriously thinking like this, I mean the Bombers would not change their name just because we still use aircraft to drop bombs, really?

Sporting team names could be better thought out, sure, but bullets are probably more about being fast and explosive, not about gun control IMHO...

If we start to over think or over react to every little possibility that someone could be embarrassed or hurt by a team name we will be changing half of them.

'All Blacks' anyone thinking of slavery here, thought not...

Article also mentioned they would initially be playing out of the Convention Centre with a long term eye towards moving to Pat Rafter arena. This is great news, if the new/old franchise wants to attract consistent fan support in its initial return they needed a centrally located arena with excellent public transport links.

Nice to finally see some optimism regarding this after a months of silence. One happy Brisbanite here:-)

I wonder if they are saving the announcement for the post game Grand Final presentations or NBL Awards night.

Great news they have independent financial backing, the NBL needs to focus on making sure the Crocs are in the NBL next season.

Very good news indeed!

Big Joe just moved there!!

Good to see Larry Sengstock is back.

He has signed Ben Gordon and Chalie V.

I'm guessing the idea of playing D has been thrown out the window.

A Gordon / Stucky backcourt is great, neither is quick enough to stay infront of a pg, and sg's can shoot over them.

Charlie V will provide the same missed trey attempts as Rasheed, without the post presence and toughness.

I love Joe D so to play devils advocate, i'm gonna assume he feels its easier to teach scorers to defend, than it is to teach defenders how to score....