here here

the dome is the flagship stadium

I do not know why woodville don't open the bar on friday nights

the bar is open at other stadiums and it makes for a great social vibe

i know it is kids night - but a social beer on a hot night amongst the parents would not hurt

the net will never happen on the 3rd court - the cost would be way too much

the ref request is a good idea

they can put the barrier down between court 2 and 3 - it is often down

aren't toilets supposed to be crap???

starplex is one of the best

i agree and so does basa - they have publicly stated that port, marion, hillcrest are not upto fiba standards

morphett vale is bio-degrading nicely and should be on that list within the next 5 years

why cant clubs have working bees?

a coat of paint at soem would be good at soem stadiums

but we see so many other nonsense things getting new venues - ie new grandstand at football park
and basketball missing out

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kevin foley - stop posting under anon!

Victoria, especially MSAC and Bendigo have some of the best stadiums in Australia... but even NSW have better stadiums than SA... the worst stadiums of the Waratah clubs that I've seen was at Parramatta Wildcats and Sutherland Sharks ... but even they could beat Marion, Hillcrest, Port and also Morphett Vale. Parramatta had 3 courts, and Sutherland had 4.

Penrith Panthers, Hills Hornets or Central Coast Power could beat Wayville... and Newcastle Hunters or Manly Sea-Eagles would thump all over Pasadena by a mile. I haven't seen Mars, Mt Barker or the Starplex, but I don't know if any of them could really beat the atmosphere for basketball of a Waratah conference stadium.

melbourne have some holes - eltham high is good - but the eltham rec centre is port adelaide's twin stadium - it has a swimming pool - port has the river - that's the only difference

exactly john - if people only saw what others had - HOWEVER we need to fully understand the ownership and history behind each stadium

we are fed a lot of BS here in sth aust because we are a little isolated at times

very true, easter bunny. I noticed Port has it's history as the home of a NBL championship with West Adelaide Bearcats.

Each stadium may have it's historical value, but like Newcastle getting the ABA National Finals this year... why couldn't BASA have put a combined effort for the DHD and Wayville to host it??? The DHD could have hosted the grand finals... what a great way to showcase South Australia's very good basketball program???

M/Vale has been painted white inside and that has helped to make it brighter in there. They have done a far bit of work inside and around the stadium. Still could do with a visit from a bulldozer and start again though.

that is a start - funnily enough i thought mvale was a bit lighter last few times i had ventured there!

Eat more carrots Bunny!!!

From the eagles web site

" The club is based at the Wayville Sports Centre, the best facility for district basketball in South Australia. "

mmmm ......

best floors are at wayville for sure - but starplex is best all round facility - aircond, good facilities / viewing areas etc

Anonymous (#78393), you took my words out of context... i was meaning that West Adelaide has won an NBL championship, and that the Portside Recreation Centre is now the home of that club. So maybe you should ask what I was meaning before suggesting I pull my foot out of my mouth... cause you just did it yourself!!!

old lesson... sometimes you have to be aggressive (marketively speaking) in order to be progressive. Going for the ABA Nationals would be one step that BSA could have taken.

yes, it is over the top in terms of grandiose ideas, but if that is what is needed for the national spotlight to see there are positive signs for South Australian basketball, then wouldn't it be worth it???

John - "old lesson... sometimes you have to be aggressive (marketively speaking) in order to be progressive."

I taught that class!

look at how that worked out for me...

BSA has too many bad stadiums!

Boys, Girls lets face it; we are stuck with the stadiums we have unless private enterprise steps in ah la starplex/ Wayville.

The government has already poured millions of $$ into the Dome only to have to step in and sort out the mess years later.

You can talk about the new stand at footy park, then look over your shoulder to the dome. Footy got a stand, we got a new home.

Basketball in this state was in trouble when they laid the flagstone for the entertainment ctr. If BASA was allowed to hold concerts and stuff at the dome I dare say money would not be a problem at the moment, and we could have been in the last phase of replacing old stadiums.

What could have been. We are stuck with what we have got. There will be many more coates of paint at southern before a new stadium appears.

easter bunny, anyone, what are thses 'nets'? do you mean the blue barrier between courts 2 & 3 that is sometimes used? if not, then what?

I agree with Easter Bunny, open the bar at Woodville Friday nights at least. I am one of a group of parents that love to have an ale after the kids match on Friday nights.

Pasadena & Forestville have a great club vibe in their bars Firday nights, Hillcrest's is cosy, but open at least.

More people hanging around buying a drink after the game means more money for the club. The kids usually hit mum or dad up for $$ to buy somthing from the canteens as well.

I cant remember the Bearcats bar being open on Fridays, any one know?

Are there any other bars at stadiums that have district on Friday nights that are open that I dont know about??

Southern has been attempting to have teh bar open, but license expired. work in progress.

Pickles housemate...

When you say work in progress, are you referring to the clubs efforts to aquire the additional hours for the bar licence, or are you referring to the cirrhosis of your liver that your currently working on

So the poor President will have to drink at home - and pay for it now.

I personally think the best bar ever was the Woodville run bar at the now defunct Athol Park. Great veiw over the court(when they finally got a glass backboard).

They even started serving meals on Sunday nights (could have been Saturdays, drank to much)

I didnt know they had a bar at Mars, but I dont go there that often. Where is it?

does anyone else find the above statement amusing?

...maybe its just me