2010 NBL Season & Offseason discussion

[aceman]

They want $450K a season, I have the documents and I'm not sure even total Fox coverage will get anyone for that money.

The NBL want $450k a year from a naming rights sponsor? Just a couple of years ago they were getting double that and considering the Fox deal sitting there is for $35m I'd think they would get 3-4 times that current asking price with an all encompassing Fox deal.

Not a "naming rights" sponsor, this figure is just to have the license for the supply of apparel only.

[Gozu]

They want $450K a season, I have the documents and I'm not sure even total Fox coverage will get anyone for that money.

The NBL want $450k a year from a naming rights sponsor? Just a couple of years ago they were getting double that and considering the Fox deal sitting there is for $35m I'd think they would get 3-4 times that current asking price with an all encompassing Fox deal.

Not a "naming rights" sponsor, this figure is just to have the license for the supply of apparel only.

Oh okay my mistake. I agree they've got buckleys of getting that kind of money purely for apparel.

[Gozu]

Just a reminder the 36ers are playing the Wildcats in Perth on Saturday night live on Fox at 9:30pm.

[CK]

Boti Nagy on tomorrow at 8.30 on RPH (normally its alternate weeks, but changing it back to this week for the Xmas break). Might get a chance to read the final rites on the Tigers' season. They were supposed to be serious contenders too....cannot, will not win a title with that player in the line-up. Won't happen. They play three games in seven days coming up, including their 2009 nemesis, Cairns, twice in that time. Season virtually over.

Well done to the Sixers, fantastic win in Perth elevates them to fifth spot. They host the Wildcats Wed night, before an eight day break when travelling to Wollongong on New Years Eve.

[Gozu]

Round 13 results:

Adelaide 91 (Ballinger 28, Gilchrist 18, Burston 16) def Gold Coast 81 (Harvey 20, Maxey 13, Petrie 13, Gibson 10)

Townsville 87 (Crawford 19, Williams 19, Roberts 16, Williamson 14) def New Zealand 80 (Penney 24, Rickert 21, Bruton 15, Abercrombie 10)

Cairns 71 (Boodnikoff 16, Jones 16, Williams 15) def Wollongong 70 (Coenraad 13, Tragardh 12, Saville 11, Gruber 10)

New Zealand 77 (Rickert 16, Penney 13, Ronaldson 13, Bruton 12, Rillie 11) def Melbourne 68 (Hodge 19, Worthington 17, MacKinnon 10)

Adelaide 82 (Burston 18, Ballinger 15, Herbert 12, Gilchrist 11, Groves 11) def Perth 70 (Redhage 21, Wagstaff 11, Schenscher 10)

Gold Coast 88 (Ubaka 28, Goulding 13, Petrie 13, Harvey 11) def Wollongong 84 (McKee 24, Tragardh 17, Saville 12)

[Gozu]

Congrats to the 36ers Adam Ballinger who was today named the NBL's player of the month for November.

[Gozu]

The 36ers are playing Perth at home tonight on Fox at 7:30pm.

[CK]

Hmmm.

Dreadful second half collapse. Does show, though, why Perth are deserved title favorites.

[cripple]

Talk about hitting fire when shooting. How did the wildcats go from 0/10 3 pointers in 1st half to not 9/12 at one point in the second. very disappointing for the 6ers

[Gozu]

Shocking end result but not really a whole lot you can do when a couple of guys go crazy from behind the arc. Plus losing Holmes & Herbert during the game didn't help.

[Gozu]

The 36ers are playing the Hawks at the Dome tomorrow night for their NYE game and good to see both Herbert & Holmes will only miss that game.

[Thiele]

The 36ers are playing the Hawks at the Dome tomorrow night for their NYE game and good to see both Herbert & Holmes will only miss that game.

Actually its in Wollogong

[Gozu]

Okay, I didn't even bother checking the schedule as the Sixers usually play at home on NYE.

[CK]

Massive danger game for the Sixers. The Hawks are next to unbeatable at home this year. Expecting a 12+ point loss to be honest.

Current title odds from the site sponsor:

NBL - Futures
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31-12-2009 19:30AEDST
Winner
Perth Wildcats 4.00
New Zealand Breakers 4.25
Gold Coast Blaze 5.00
Townsville Crocodiles 7.00
Wollongong Hawks 9.00
Adelaide 36ers 10.00
Melbourne Tigers 11.00
Cairns Taipans 26.00

Pay on winner of 2009/10 NBL Championship

[Gozu]

If I were a betting man I'd throw a few dollars on the Hawks @ $9.

[Gozu]

Round 14 results:

Perth 94 (Redhage 25, Wagstaff 15, Weigh 12, Williamson 12, Schenscher 10) def Adelaide 73 (Burston 17, Groves 15, Ballinger 12)

Melbourne 90 (Anstey 24, Worthington 16, Crosswell 14, Hodge 10, Johnson 10) def Wollongong 88 (Tragardh 23, Davidson 14, Martin 14, Saville 14)

Cairns 76 (Crosswhite 22, Jones 20) def Melbourne 69 (Hodge 15, Worthington 12, Corletto 11)

Townsville 83 (Williams 24, Roberts 16, Hoare 10) def Perth 74 (Martin 17, Williamson 16, Wagstaff 13)

Gold Coast 90 (Petrie 18, Harvey 14, Ubaka 14, Bradshaw 10) def New Zealand 83 (Penney 20, Bruton 12, Ronaldson 12, Abercrombie 11, Rickert 10)

Wollongong 93 (Saville 21, Tragardh 21, Campbell 16, Martin 15) def Adelaide 88 (Gilchrist 22, Ballinger 17, Groves 12, Burston 10, Cooper 10)

Melbourne 87 (Greer 16, Johnson 14, Hodge 13, MacKinnon 11, Corletto 10) def Cairns 64 (Crosswhite 15, Mills 15, Boodnikoff 10)

Perth 91 (Redhage 17, Weigh 16, Williamson 14, Robbins 11) def Wollongong 57 (Coenraad 12)

[CK]

If I were a betting man I'd throw a few dollars on the Hawks @ $9.

Unfortunately, I think their brave tilt is coming to a gradual end, with Tywain McKee's back injury causing real problems. He is having trouble getting more than five minutes of game time together at the moment.

Perth starting to look really dangerous.

[Gozu]

Unfortunately, I think their brave tilt is coming to a gradual end, with Tywain McKee's back injury causing real problems. He is having trouble getting more than five minutes of game time together at the moment.

Perth starting to look really dangerous.

I agree if the McKee injury keeps dragging on they're done. He's just too important to their team. The Wildcats are looking good especially with their new import Galen Young in the side now. He's yet to click with them but I remember him having a pretty solid all round game when he was with the Crocs a couple of years ago so he could make them really dangerous.

[Gozu]

An interesting game on Fox tonight with NZ @ Wollongong from 7pm. Supposedly Tywain McKee will not only miss the game tonight but could be in doubt for the rest of the season.

[Thiele]

36ers are on fox Sunday