Anonymous
Years ago
Boti has reported in his blog about the prospects of adding an asian born player to rosters as a local as well as a potential asian cup for teams. I'm not sold on the player addition but the cup competition sounds appealing.
http://www.botinagy.com/blog/the-tips-and-rankings-rd11/
Baller#3
Years ago
Really keen to see an asian club cup. I would work it like soccer and schedule it over the first half of the season, with the top 2 or something of each league taking part.
Anonymouse
Years ago
Didn't Andrew Vlahov do something like that a few years back? I seem to remember NBL teams playing teams from Asia for the right to play higher ranked club teams.
They had a failed attempt I reckon previously. Can't recall the exact year.
Dazz
Years ago
There are potentially big TV audiences available in Asia (I assume we're talking SE or Eastern Asia.)
Token "Asian" players (whatever they are) are not the answer.
If you could make it work, a team based in say Jakarta would be a great addition. I think quality-wise, we'd have to be looking at very "high-level" (psuedo~national) teams (like the NZ Breakers) rather than local teams (like the Nelson Giants) otherwise the NBL teams would shite allover them.
Whilst Singapore is the most "Western" nation in SE Asia, it's also very small. Not a big enough gene pool to find the exceptional players, and not enough population to provide the viewing audience.
Unless we can get the NBL a lot more balanced, I don't like the idea of just the top clubs playing in a short "Cup" competition, as it will simply give more advantage to the already powerful teams.
paul
Years ago
That depends on how the funds are spread. If the NBL HQ gets some TV and sponsorship revenue from it then it can be advantageous to all.
All about the gambling I would say. Money to be made there just like casinos targeting Asia and the Horse racing industry. With powerhouse China and other Asian countries making money off Western greed and violating human rights and pillaging the earth to make the products to feed the need for gimmicks gadgets and junk their wealthy now have money to burn and time to spend on buying more people for their entertainment. Plenty have houses here now anyway so flying in to watch is easy when you have a private yet or airline. So cynical am I Hmmm said in Yoda voice.
Although if they were happy to build a central stadium in Adelaide I wouldn't be opposed.
There already is a FIBA Asia Champions Cup for clubs. Problem is Australia is in FIBA LOLOceania. Need to move to Asia like we did in football.
Dazz
Years ago
That depends on how the funds are spread. If the NBL HQ gets some TV and sponsorship revenue from it then it can be advantageous to all.It's not the AFL, hard to see TV revenue being a game-changer for the NBL.
paul
Years ago
An Asian champions league or similar won't happen without significant TV rights money funding it.
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