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Longer term impacts of the virus?

If the league stays afloat the hawks will be ok, the virus helped getting rid existing owner.

Illawarra now on life support - who’s next?

Consider best case scenario. i.e., in 6 months, Australia's measures have broadly worked and the infection numbers have been kept below 1,000,000 say.

Anyway, we seem to be 12 months away from having a vaccine, so the question really is - how long (if at all) to get to herd immunity without a vaccine and without decimating the population along the way?

May be that in the future international travellers will have to be quarentined as soon as plane lands. Not sure of logistics but put some home detention bracelets on, can track you within metres. If you leave your hotel room then on 1st plane back.

Air lines follow federal government policy. It’s all on Morrison door step, don’t get me started on the ruby princess, the infections from that boat and the pass ons is disgusting. Now Morrison answers are chuck money at every one and place people in first class accommodation.

The country is going to be in debt for decades, liberals money managers my arse.

As I said above, I wouldn't be surprised if there is still next to no international travel at all in 12 months' time, especially for guys just wanting to come play basketball in Australia. International travel has stopped because many countries are not accepting anyone except nationals, and that will last as long as it takes to get the virus under control, which could be a long time.

Wealthy owners with deep pockets might also not exist in the same number. Pockets are not going to be so deep when all is said and done for a lot of people. The wealthy own sports teams for a number of reasons, but few of them are for the profit.

Impact will be huge short term. Long term (NBL-wise) it's impossible to say, but I think we will recover, but we may have just finished watching peak-NBL for a number of years.

You mean basketball might return to being a sport rather than an 'event' or 'experience'?

Just looking for a ray of brightness amongst the gloom.

"International travel restrictions are likely the last thing to go."

This is a reasonable take.

Consider best case scenario. i.e., in 6 months, Australia's measures have broadly worked and the infection numbers have been kept below 1,000,000 say. So we'd have 1,000,000 people with, hopefully, some immunity to infection with COVID-19. What about the other 25,000,000? What restrictions would need to be in place until Australia could achieve herd immunity? Bans on international travel would have to be one of them, wouldn't it?

So how long until we can reach herd immunity? If we had a vaccine and started manufacturing, distributing and administering it today, it'd probably take more than 3 months. That's thinking back to when the bird flu scare happened and how long it took, then, for the government to be able to obtain enough Tamiflu vaccine just for the 10% of the Australian population then most at risk. And then we already had flu vaccine stockpiles before that virus emerged. With COVID-19 we'll be starting from zero and vying with every other other country for vaccine supplies.

Anyway, we seem to be 12 months away from having a vaccine, so the question really is - how long (if at all) to get to herd immunity without a vaccine and without decimating the population along the way?

Thanks professor of linguistics!!!

Glen 20 and Kleenex should have plenty of Sponsorship money.

International travel restrictions are likely the last thing to go. The US looks like they're not going to be on top of this for a couple of years.

For for the next 12 months there will be no international travel? How about when things are slowing down they just spend 14 days in quarentine.

Another strong reason for team in Tassy. Because completely surrounded by water much safer so will.prove to be a very attractive place for imports.

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You have no idea. Tasmania are right behind this, north, south and all.

#941 you have completely no idea about Tasmania and how it follows sport. North v South and never shall the 2 meet

Australia is also an island completely surrounded by water so it's all good. NBL - the safe haven league.

Another strong reason for team in Tassy. Because completely surrounded by water much safer so will.prove to be a very attractive place for imports. Tasmania by having basketball ad first team ina national.competition will generate incredible one eyed interest in the sport. By getting ahead of AFL. Tassy can.promote as safe haven for spectators and players. Would think 2 teams out of NZ based on same theory 2 islands be worth explororing also. Need to be thinking both inside and out of the box. Thoughts

Conferences in a smaller comp? 3 team conferences, with top 3 advancing?

I was just wondering where I could find out more about this course and what it involves?

Do I have to run drills in front of other coaches who are there? Do I have to answer questions in an exam like format?

What does the level 1 course actually involve?