Comments on: Lack of organisation? http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/ European basketball Blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:47:00 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Nik http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-286 Nik Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:28:10 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-286 Marco sport in Europe is not a franchise of very few teams as in the NBA. Imagine the whole of Europe with only 30-50 clubs playing Basketball at the top level with no domestic leagues. Seems difficult to me even to imagine. Also all clubs in most sports are more or less based on tradition, fans, economic stability and different style of competion values. Winning is more important when it brings enthousiasm to the followers. A crude example would be the reaction of the people in Italy when winning a World Cup in Football and in Basketball....in the first case the party would go on for days, in the second i am not sure if there would be a lot of massive reactions. Also football in terms of fans numbers is not comparable to any other sport...especially outside the US. For me yes the NBA is very organised league with top organised teams. The have been pro for very long and have a much better understanding and development of pro sports. BUT in the end the game for me at least has become a circus parade of gifted athletes that most of them do not know the basics. Good for highlights but not a team sport. It used to be much much better. Marco sport in Europe is not a franchise of very few teams as in the NBA. Imagine the whole of Europe with only 30-50 clubs playing Basketball at the top level with no domestic leagues. Seems difficult to me even to imagine.

Also all clubs in most sports are more or less based on tradition, fans, economic stability and different style of competion values. Winning is more important when it brings enthousiasm to the followers. A crude example would be the reaction of the people in Italy when winning a World Cup in Football and in Basketball….in the first case the party would go on for days, in the second i am not sure if there would be a lot of massive reactions.

Also football in terms of fans numbers is not comparable to any other sport…especially outside the US.

For me yes the NBA is very organised league with top organised teams. The have been pro for very long and have a much better understanding and development of pro sports. BUT in the end the game for me at least has become a circus parade of gifted athletes that most of them do not know the basics. Good for highlights but not a team sport. It used to be much much better.

]]> By: Marco http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-149 Marco Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:07:47 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-149 Regarding the comment: "Andrea is right, it couldn’t be any different. Just think of Juventus, Milan, Inter, Roma, Lazio, Napoli football clubs, there is just not enough room for basketball there. " Remember in almost all the NBA cities, basketball usually plays second to American football, baseball and in some cases hockey. There are 4 professional/major league sports in almost every city that the NBA plays in, and that is what the NBA competes against, yet the support and top level facilities are still available. I do not understand the excuse that because soccer is biggest in Europe they should not have better orginazation in the basketball league? Regarding the comment: “Andrea is right, it couldn’t be any different. Just think of Juventus, Milan, Inter, Roma, Lazio, Napoli football clubs, there is just not enough room for basketball there. ”

Remember in almost all the NBA cities, basketball usually plays second to American football, baseball and in some cases hockey. There are 4 professional/major league sports in almost every city that the NBA plays in, and that is what the NBA competes against, yet the support and top level facilities are still available. I do not understand the excuse that because soccer is biggest in Europe they should not have better orginazation in the basketball league?

]]> By: Matthew http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-77 Matthew Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:39:58 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-77 @ Arkadios: it's not fully true what you say, just see Milan, Rome or Bologna (that had alway a good soccer team). Ok, soccer is the "king" in Italy ... but basketball is not so "depressed" ... we have between 8 and 9 milions of basketball followers, and lately many "vips" have show thei love for basketball (i.e. Giorgio Armani, Rome's major Veltroni etc). @ Arkadios: it’s not fully true what you say, just see Milan, Rome or Bologna (that had alway a good soccer team).

Ok, soccer is the “king” in Italy … but basketball is not so “depressed” … we have between 8 and 9 milions of basketball followers, and lately many “vips” have show thei love for basketball (i.e. Giorgio Armani, Rome’s major Veltroni etc).

]]> By: Jaime Martínez http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-56 Jaime Martínez Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:22:34 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-56 He had an awful knee injury last saturday. He will miss the next 6-7 months. He had an awful knee injury last saturday. He will miss the next 6-7 months.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-49 Christophe Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:10:39 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-49 @Murray State Fan James is playing with TAU Ceramica in Spain, a Euroleague team. so at least you should find some info on the official Euroleague site www.euroleague.net @Murray State Fan
James is playing with TAU Ceramica in Spain, a Euroleague team. so at least you should find some info on the official Euroleague site http://www.euroleague.net

]]> By: Arkadios http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-33 Arkadios Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:04:24 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-33 Andrea is right, it couldn't be any different. Just think of Juventus, Milan, Inter, Roma, Lazio, Napoli football clubs, there is just not enough room for basketball there. The cities that host and support the big italian basketball clubs simply do so because they don't have a football team in the top division. Bologna, Treviso, Siena... Andrea is right, it couldn’t be any different. Just think of Juventus, Milan, Inter, Roma, Lazio, Napoli football clubs, there is just not enough room for basketball there.

The cities that host and support the big italian basketball clubs simply do so because they don’t have a football team in the top division. Bologna, Treviso, Siena…

]]> By: Murray State Fan http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-29 Murray State Fan Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:45:42 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-29 Could you keep an eye out for James Singleton while you're in Italy? We Racer fans miss him greatly, and detailed info is often hard to find. Could you keep an eye out for James Singleton while you’re in Italy? We Racer fans miss him greatly, and detailed info is often hard to find.

]]> By: robert http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-27 robert Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:34:25 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/euroleague/lack-of-organisation/#comment-27 I thought there could be more evaluation on that. "Perfect organization". Good thought. Now expand why. I thought there could be more evaluation on that. “Perfect organization”. Good thought. Now expand why.

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