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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 15:19:47 GMT
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jul 22, 2022 16:06:43 GMT
They better start giving out trophies for second place and cup runners up.
This team should not lose a game.
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Post by isthaturinal on Jul 22, 2022 16:18:20 GMT
They better start giving out trophies for second place and cup runners up. This team should not lose a game. Last seasons team were most peoples favourites to do the sweep….. Wonder how that ended…. But yes on paper this years roster should conquer all in front of them. |
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Post by spacejammer on Jul 22, 2022 16:33:36 GMT
This is starting to turn into the equivalent of how international teams feel at the Olympics and World Cup when they go up against Team USA and a squad full of NBA players.
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Post by dexter on Jul 22, 2022 16:47:41 GMT
London Lions are setting the bar high. It's up to the other teams to up their game.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Jul 22, 2022 17:37:28 GMT
London Lions are setting the bar high. It's up to the other teams to up their game. Well unless a sugar daddy comes along I don't see any BBL team matching Lions' roster. |
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Post by vefriga on Jul 22, 2022 17:56:16 GMT
London Lions are setting the bar high. It's up to the other teams to up their game. Well unless a sugar daddy comes along I don't see any BBL team matching Lions' roster. Exactly I don't see London spending so much if they weren't going in to Europe either, there would be no point as there would be no return. |
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Post by irf on Jul 22, 2022 19:12:18 GMT
London Lions are setting the bar high. It's up to the other teams to up their game. Exactly No matter how hard it is Gives every team a target to aim at |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jul 22, 2022 23:15:52 GMT
They better start giving out trophies for second place and cup runners up. This team should not lose a game. Last seasons team were most peoples favourites to do the sweep….. Wonder how that ended…. But yes on paper this years roster should conquer all in front of them. This team already blows last seasons out of the water. |
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Post by irf on Jul 22, 2022 23:45:29 GMT
Last seasons team were most peoples favourites to do the sweep….. Wonder how that ended…. But yes on paper this years roster should conquer all in front of them. This team already blows last seasons out of the water. Do these guys just play til they are knocked out of Europe? |
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Post by erj14 on Jul 23, 2022 0:02:21 GMT
London Lions are setting the bar high. It's up to the other teams to up their game. No way a team can do that the 'proper' way. Only way a team will match that is with unsustainable outside investment. Hate to be a doom monger, but this level of spending is scary when you look what money they Lions would actually bring in. Seems mental me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 1:52:12 GMT
This team already blows last seasons out of the water. Do these guys just play til they are knocked out of Europe? The group stage lasts most of the season anyway really, I guess it depends on how the league is going what happens then |
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Post by Stephen Abootman on Jul 23, 2022 1:54:48 GMT
How many non-British players are Lions allowed to use in EuroCup? Assuming it's more than five I'm thinking this could be a Europe only signing? Sounds like they intend to use Koufos in the BBL.
I'm clearly not in love with the direction Riders' off season has taken in recent weeks but I do still think there's a chance we can give Lions a run for their money. Perhaps even successfully defend the league. 'Just give them the damn trophies now' is more confidence than I'd be comfortable showing in a club that surely spent far more than any other side in the country last season, won nothing, and could only finish third in the league. League position could easily have been worse too. Were closer to ninth than they were first. I appreciate we're looking at probably the most financially uneven playing field ever next season. But there's a part of me that thinks no matter how superior their resources, Lions are one of those clubs that can always find a way to fuck it up.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2022 5:19:39 GMT
nbl.basketball/londyn-mi-mozna-zachranil-repre-karieru/13965A pretty interesting interview (if you can use Chrome’s built in translator) he says he got offers from Jerusalem and Italy but the London offer was the best financially, I also found it funny that lions do not provide cars anymore apparently because they’ve had too many problems with Europeans and Americans driving on the left lol
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Post by SamH on Aug 4, 2022 11:51:02 GMT
Who really needs a car in London anyway? Makes more sense to offer more salary instead. Of course, cost of living is higher than in those other places he turned down so I hope he accounted for that.
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Post by mac on Aug 4, 2022 15:10:39 GMT
Disagree with Dexter and IRF. Lions are not just setting the bar high, they are setting an unattainable and therefore unfair target. I feel like we've been transported back to the 1990s. Houses built on sand don't tend to last long.
I really cannot see how they make this profitable even in the long term. Other than attracting Sugar Daddies there is no way for other clubs to grow with them no matter how well run.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Aug 4, 2022 16:13:13 GMT
Disagree with Dexter and IRF. Lions are not just setting the bar high, they are setting an unattainable and therefore unfair target. I feel like we've been transported back to the 1990s. Houses built on sand don't tend to last long. I really cannot see how they make this profitable even in the long term. Other than attracting Sugar Daddies there is no way for other clubs to grow with them no matter how well run. Agree with this completely. |
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Post by vefriga on Aug 5, 2022 16:25:02 GMT
Disagree with Dexter and IRF. Lions are not just setting the bar high, they are setting an unattainable and therefore unfair target. I feel like we've been transported back to the 1990s. Houses built on sand don't tend to last long. I really cannot see how they make this profitable even in the long term. Other than attracting Sugar Daddies there is no way for other clubs to grow with them no matter how well run. According to the 777 investment guy on that Hoopsfix podcast, they will be an established European team with hopes to make Euroleague. But I don't get what that would mean for London Lions in the BBL? If they got to Euroleague level they'd surely have to leave the BBL and find a better place to play |
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Post by baldeagle on Aug 5, 2022 18:17:13 GMT
Can’t see why London should have to leave the BBL even if (big if) they made it to Euroleague. And whilst I can see why they might want to build their own arena (control of premises, availability, ability to leverage commercial opportunities) the Copper Box is more than good enough even for Euroleague surely?
But I can’t see any way of making a financial return on this investment unless either European competitions or (withhold laughter) the BBL attract a really huge TV contract. So the question is - is it a vanity project t or am I missing something?
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Post by vefriga on Aug 6, 2022 14:04:41 GMT
Can’t see why London should have to leave the BBL even if (big if) they made it to Euroleague. And whilst I can see why they might want to build their own arena (control of premises, availability, ability to leverage commercial opportunities) the Copper Box is more than good enough even for Euroleague surely? But I can’t see any way of making a financial return on this investment unless either European competitions or (withhold laughter) the BBL attract a really huge TV contract. So the question is - is it a vanity project t or am I missing something? One of the Hoopsfix podcast had a guest talking about arena ownership. I think it was somebody involved with the new Gloucester team? Anyway he was saying it should be something to work towards where all teams own their own arena, as you said it helps with a lot financially. I don't know where all these crazy ideas have suddenly come from though? We don't even have a proper development league or system yet we are suddenly aiming to be Euroleague ready and owning arenas! Is 777 some kind of money laundering outfit  |
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