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If NBA Franchise goes to Europe in 10 years, any possible...
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:01 am
by Troubadour
Team names?
I'm guessing the cities that would be considered for a team would be:
Rome
London
Madrid
Paris
Dublin
Lisbon
Barcelona
If it's in London, I like the London Knights.
Any other names?
Re: If NBA Franchise goes to Europe in 10 years, any possibl
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:03 am
by A.J.
agentzerotoTO wrote:Team names?
I'm guessing the cities that would be considered for a team would be:
Rome
London
Madrid
Paris
Dublin
Lisbon
Barcelona
If it's in London, I like the London Knights.
Any other names?
Paris Hiltons
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:26 am
by Texas Longhorns
Rome Kobe's
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:28 am
by celticfan42487
Homecoming Raptors
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:28 am
by AgEnT50
@ Paris' Hiltons & Romes' Kobes
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:12 am
by ToffKobe
Real Madrid...
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:26 am
by ilikecb4
Rome Honies
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:08 am
by Cevap
Dublin Drunks
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:11 am
by DelaneyRudd
I can't see Dublin being considered, despite having unreal economic growth the whole country is as populous as Oklahoma.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:19 am
by Farsi Man
Well basketball isn't popular in the UK or Ireland. Germany it kinda has a following but not as big as Eastern Europe, Italy, France, and Spain.
Eastern Europe has alot of war and stuff going on so they're not a good market. That leaves the following cities:
Madrid
Barcelona
Paris
Rome
Milan
But also China is a huge market and should also be considered.
Shanghai
Beijing
Hong Kong
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:56 am
by Village Idiot
Milan, Moscow, Athens, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich and Tel Aviv would certainly get consideration before Dublin and Lisbon.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:09 am
by StringerBell
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:13 am
by Jungle2Jungle
You can't mentioned Euro basketball without Greece.
Athens Philosophers ftw.
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:37 am
by CircleCitysportsfan
Just merge with FIBA and become the WBA (world basketball association) 50 teams, 25 per conference, then we will finally have all the best players in the world in one league. Of course it would not be that simple but it would be really exciting...imo
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:00 pm
by theTHIEF
i'm not excited about Euro NBA
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:35 pm
by celticfan42487
Oh wait please tell me we can have Macedonia Spartans as a team!!!
The Macedonia Spartans tonight square off against the Athens Philosophers in teh NBA FINALS
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:50 pm
by Rasho Brezec
CircleCitysportsfan wrote:Just merge with FIBA and become the WBA (world basketball association) 50 teams, 25 per conference, then we will finally have all the best players in the world in one league. Of course it would not be that simple but it would be really exciting...imo
Hell no. Leave the NBA on the other side of Atlantic Ocean. Seriously, I think this would just ruin European basketball, the whole playing system etc. Just let us enjoy the benefits of both, don't mix them.
PS: Although Paris Hiltons would be
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:54 pm
by Franchise_411
i think a major stumbling block to Euro expansion will be the NBA Players Association ... Players complain already about the tough road schedules, now travelling to Europe would be really tough ...
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:05 pm
by the7boss
London has no basketball tradition at all, shouldnt get a NBA team.