Ricky_Roby Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Three Canadian basketball teams are banking on the prospects of a new professional league in the country.The Halifax Rainmen, Saint John Mill Rats and Quebec Kebs have joined forces to form the National Basketball League, set to begin its inaugural season in October.New Canadian basketball league set to begin inaugural season in OctoberI'm not a huge basketball fan, but I'm actually really excited about the idea of a Canadian league. For those of you who don't know the story, the three teams (Halifax Rain Men, Saint John Mill Rats, Quebec Kebs) left the Premier Basketball league after complaints of poor (and even corrupt) league management. So now, this new league is starting up.Don't know if it'll have long term success or not, but it might be worth adding the logos for the Premier Basketball League to the site, as well as keeping up with the new league once it starts in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnySeoul Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Bring on the mullets!! lol JohnnySeoul's WikipageIF ONE IS CONSIDERED RACIST, THEN BOTH MUST BE CONSIDERED RACIST.BOTTOM LINE: NEITHER ONE IS RACIST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Three Canadian basketball teams are banking on the prospects of a new professional league in the country.The Halifax Rainmen, Saint John Mill Rats and Quebec Kebs have joined forces to form the National Basketball League, set to begin its inaugural season in October.New Canadian basketball league set to begin inaugural season in OctoberI'm not a huge basketball fan, but I'm actually really excited about the idea of a Canadian league. For those of you who don't know the story, the three teams (Halifax Rain Men, Saint John Mill Rats, Quebec Kebs) left the Premier Basketball league after complaints of poor (and even corrupt) league management. So now, this new league is starting up.Don't know if it'll have long term success or not, but it might be worth adding the logos for the Premier Basketball League to the site, as well as keeping up with the new league once it starts in the fall.Looking at the history of the PBL on Wikipedia, they currently only have 1 team after everyone else bailed due to controversy in the officiating of the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_Roby Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Three Canadian basketball teams are banking on the prospects of a new professional league in the country.The Halifax Rainmen, Saint John Mill Rats and Quebec Kebs have joined forces to form the National Basketball League, set to begin its inaugural season in October.New Canadian basketball league set to begin inaugural season in OctoberI'm not a huge basketball fan, but I'm actually really excited about the idea of a Canadian league. For those of you who don't know the story, the three teams (Halifax Rain Men, Saint John Mill Rats, Quebec Kebs) left the Premier Basketball league after complaints of poor (and even corrupt) league management. So now, this new league is starting up.Don't know if it'll have long term success or not, but it might be worth adding the logos for the Premier Basketball League to the site, as well as keeping up with the new league once it starts in the fall.Looking at the history of the PBL on Wikipedia, they currently only have 1 team after everyone else bailed due to controversy in the officiating of the playoffs.Yeah, that whole league was one giant mess - hopefully, the new Canadian league will have some consistency with the teams...I wonder if the three PBL teams will keep the same logos for the new league. The Saint John Mill Rats could take this opportunity to change their awful logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 National Basketball League? Will the logo feature Jerry West (or his non-union Canadian equivalent) dribbling a maple leaf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 National Basketball League? Will the logo feature Jerry West (or his non-union Canadian equivalent) dribbling a maple leaf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Ew, don't dig the black. How nice would that look all red? And is "of Canada" needed to keep the NBA lawyers away?Also, the players left hand should just disappear in the basketball crease because the fingers that appear below look like a duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Will they be playing 6 a side on an extra large court? Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017   /////    Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelayedPenalty Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Will they be playing 6 a side on an extra large court?And a bigger ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmee Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Will they be playing 6 a side on an extra large court?And a bigger ball.Missed free throws are worth half a point. Â Â The world's foremost practitioners of professional tag-team wrestling. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Will they be playing 6 a side on an extra large court?And a bigger ball.Missed free throws are worth half a point.if they're tied after 4 quarters, they play knockout until one man is left standing Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 This isn't a Canadian Basketball League it's an Eastern Canadian Basketball League, it looks like they have no desire to have a team west of the Golden Horseshoe. At least this season they don't.I give the league a survival time of 2 years. Â JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docrocket Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 This isn't a Canadian Basketball League it's an Eastern Canadian Basketball League, it looks like they have no desire to have a team west of the Golden Horseshoe. At least this season they don't.I give the league a survival time of 2 years.I think you are being generous by giving them two years...A movie about this could end up being the "Slapshot" of basketball. I can haz sig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_Roby Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 This isn't a Canadian Basketball League it's an Eastern Canadian Basketball League, it looks like they have no desire to have a team west of the Golden Horseshoe. At least this season they don't.I give the league a survival time of 2 years.It is just starting and they probably don't want to sink money in travel expenses just yet. The other basketball league in Canada failed, in part, because it was stretched too thin. Keeping the league in smaller markets may be key for longterm sustainability in the East. It might surprise some people, but there is a market for sports here (yes, even basketball). Moncton and Halifax have successfully sold-out Track & Field tournaments, CFL games, NHL exhibition games, the 2011 Canada Games and Moncton is bidding to host the FIFA 2015 Women's Cup. Halifax and Saint John have a pretty good fanbase for basketball: the attendance for the Rain Men and the Mill Rats have actually been surprisingly good, and I'm sure some of the other cities could bring it a decent crowd.I think folks underestimate the love of sports in Atlantic Canada. We don't have any pro teams here, so it's nice to have a chance to actually get out to some games and cheer for our actual "home teams" instead of staying home and watching the big-city teams on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Three Canadian basketball teams are banking on the prospects of a new professional league in the country.The Halifax Rainmen, Saint John Mill Rats and Quebec Kebs have joined forces to form the National Basketball League, set to begin its inaugural season in October.New Canadian basketball league set to begin inaugural season in OctoberI'm not a huge basketball fan, but I'm actually really excited about the idea of a Canadian league. For those of you who don't know the story, the three teams (Halifax Rain Men, Saint John Mill Rats, Quebec Kebs) left the Premier Basketball league after complaints of poor (and even corrupt) league management. So now, this new league is starting up.Don't know if it'll have long term success or not, but it might be worth adding the logos for the Premier Basketball League to the site, as well as keeping up with the new league once it starts in the fall.We're talking about refugees from the ABA 2000. I'd rather ignore them and hope they go away. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Winnipeg needs a team. Bring back the Thunder! or Cyclones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStar74 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Winnipeg needs a team. Bring back the Thunder! or Cyclones! Was a fan of both the Thunder and Cyclones.. would love to see Winnipeg get a basketball team for the summer... and Thunder would be perfect as the logo there is cool! Ice Hockey International Winnipeg Braves (Bobby Hull Division 18-3-0 1st place as of March 14, 2011)2010-11 O'Brien Trophy for Bobby Hull Division championship & Jack Riley Cup for top team in league regular season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Ew, don't dig the black. How nice would that look all red? And is "of Canada" needed to keep the NBA lawyers away?Considering how many NBLs there are (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_League) it probably doesn't hurt to add it in occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJTALBOT Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 You can't have a logo that represents Canada without a maple leaf. Everyone loves a roundel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 You can't have a logo that represents Canada without a maple leaf. You can't have a logo that represents the US without the colours red, white, & blue or stars & stripes PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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