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Anonymous

Years ago

Blackwells to sell majority stake in Breakers

Not sure it’s such a good time to sell.

If NBL rises as a commodity, it could be a good time to buy in.

Is the NBL a “bear” or a “bull”?

Only time will tell.

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Anonymous

Years ago

The Breakers right now reminds me of the Wldcats in the late 90s. They were coming towards the end of their great years, players were ageing and crowds were dropping.

Yet the Wildcats (like the Breakers) were still finding ways to win. Wildcats even snagged a lucky championship in 2000 when they were supposed to be rebuilding, not unlike the Breakers now by being on top of the league due to a number of close wins. Im sure its surprised many people.

The main difference being that the league is heading upwards now, whereas the late 90s early 2000s the league was going down.

Good time to sell, maybe. I will be following closely to see what kind of market the Breakers find themselves in at this point.

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Julian

Years ago

The AFL aren't interested. It's more LK spin because China option has fizzled out.

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Anonymous

Years ago

I actually doubt That, because the AFL would like to make money 12 months of the year, so summer income would be attractive to them surely

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Julian

Years ago

AFL would only buy NBL to kill it off, not help it.

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Isaac

Years ago

Haz, combination of club and league. League at a high point, club top of the ladder. Good young prospects in NZ basketball. Not a silly time to sell up.

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AngusH

Years ago

This is far from a scientific observation, but I deal with a ton of Kiwis in my job from all over north and south islands, and during that championship stretch from 2011-2015 the Breakers were something that got brought up a lot in casual conversation (about 500% more than the local Kings team or any other Aussie NBL teams are).

That's definitely dropped off for me lately, and a few times I've mentioned the Breakers and how well they're doing the past week or so have been met with responses along the lines of "Oh, they are winning are they?". Like I said, not scientific, but it's something I've noticed. One colleague of mine was a huge Cedrick Jackson fan and that's why she stopped paying close attention, but I haven't asked the question to any others.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Are they still at a high point now though? They're on top of the ladder, but their crowds at Spark Arena havent been more than 5000 this season. I know they are still highly respected and have great community engagement, but they seem to be regressing a bit from my observations.

I could be totally wrong though as I dont know the NZ sports scene very well. They carried the league along with Perth when the comp was struggling, but now the league is much stronger, the Breakers look like they are just another team, rather than the dominant force on and off the court they were a few seasons ago.

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Isaac

Years ago

Top 10 Draftpick
All rookie team
5 NBA teams
9 all-stars
22000 points
2 time all NBA 1st team
NBA champion

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