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Post by erj14 on Feb 7, 2023 10:57:16 GMT
Yes, we all know why Lions are successful but I bet you wouldn't bear a grudge if your team was in the same position. Basketball needs bigger exposure in the country, it's easily accessible and if you want to do more to drive up participation then get out there, spread the word, try and encourage people to play, set up rec teams, give people something to strive for. I would hate it if that was the case for Eagles WBBL. At least I only have to watch one uncompetitive game (when Lions come up here) rather than an entire season of it. |
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Post by dexter on Feb 7, 2023 20:10:09 GMT
It's funny how people are saying Lions Women are too good, you can only beat who's in front of you. Perhaps if there was an investment from 777 to give funding to other teams in the WBBL, then maybe you'll see less one sided blowouts, might not happen right way, nothing ever does. I think of a Football example that springs to mind, Barcelona & their Women's side, domestically they seem unbeatable. Won 30/30 in the League and won their Cups in Spain last season, Europe was disappointing. This season they are 18/18 in the League Yet, I don't hear anything bad said against them from people within the Women's game. Yes, we all know why Lions are successful but I bet you wouldn't bear a grudge if your team was in the same position. Basketball needs bigger exposure in the country, it's easily accessible and if you want to do more to drive up participation then get out there, spread the word, try and encourage people to play, set up rec teams, give people something to strive for. I am a London Lions fan and I don’t mind watching women’s basketball but I have no interest in watching one sided games in any sport. But I don’t want London Lions women to be worse, I want a few of the other WBBL teams to be better. I would watch the occasional game if it was competitive. |
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Post by erj14 on Feb 8, 2023 1:29:25 GMT
It's funny how people are saying Lions Women are too good, you can only beat who's in front of you. Perhaps if there was an investment from 777 to give funding to other teams in the WBBL, then maybe you'll see less one sided blowouts, might not happen right way, nothing ever does. I think of a Football example that springs to mind, Barcelona & their Women's side, domestically they seem unbeatable. Won 30/30 in the League and won their Cups in Spain last season, Europe was disappointing. This season they are 18/18 in the League Yet, I don't hear anything bad said against them from people within the Women's game. Yes, we all know why Lions are successful but I bet you wouldn't bear a grudge if your team was in the same position. Basketball needs bigger exposure in the country, it's easily accessible and if you want to do more to drive up participation then get out there, spread the word, try and encourage people to play, set up rec teams, give people something to strive for. I am a London Lions fan and I don’t mind watching women’s basketball but I have no interest in watching one sided games in any sport. But I don’t want London Lions women to be worse, I want a few of the other WBBL teams to be better. I would watch the occasional game if it was competitive. That means more clubs spending money on a roster in a completely unsustainable way. Can't see it happening any time soon, if ever. |
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Post by dexter on Feb 8, 2023 9:46:09 GMT
I am a London Lions fan and I don’t mind watching women’s basketball but I have no interest in watching one sided games in any sport. But I don’t want London Lions women to be worse, I want a few of the other WBBL teams to be better. I would watch the occasional game if it was competitive. That means more clubs spending money on a roster in a completely unsustainable way. Can't see it happening any time soon, if ever. I had a look at the Czech Republic’s league. Temi Fagbenle’s team has won the Czech league for 12 seasons in a row. This seems to be the European women’s basketball model. I think it’s rubbish but maybe it’s the only way for professional women’s basketball to be sustainable in small European countries, and in countries where basketball isn’t a major sport. |
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Post by ScottishBasketballFan on Feb 19, 2023 14:42:34 GMT
Change of coach for Lions has backfired, lost to Gladiators
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Post by dexter on Feb 19, 2023 14:57:20 GMT
Incredible win for Gladiators women. This is exactly what I want for the WBBL. Competitive game in a BBL arena, before the men’s game. BBL level production and commentary. This is just excellent for the women’s game and therefore British basketball.
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Post by bigdunk on Feb 19, 2023 15:00:57 GMT
Only caught the end of the game but what a win. Terrible start for the new coach hope they are due to play riders soon
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Post by dexter on Feb 19, 2023 17:11:32 GMT
The YouTube Live video of Lions vs Gladiators already has 2.3k views after only 2 hours, making it the fourth most watched game on that channel already. I’m sure it will be the most viewed video very soon. Produce something exciting and well produced and people will watch it.
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Post by milehigh on Feb 19, 2023 17:23:03 GMT
Some clubs will be very happy there isn't relegation from the WBBL, how a team can go through a season winning under 30% of their games does stretch the claim that the WBBL is an Elite league past credibility
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Post by dandayr on Feb 19, 2023 17:42:55 GMT
Some clubs will be very happy there isn't relegation from the WBBL, how a team can go through a season winning under 30% of their games does stretch the claim that the WBBL is an Elite league past credibility I must have missed your post in the BBL threads making the same claim - teams with less than 30% winning record have been a thing for a good number of seasons now in BBL as well |
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Post by dexter on Feb 19, 2023 18:27:55 GMT
Some clubs will be very happy there isn't relegation from the WBBL, how a team can go through a season winning under 30% of their games does stretch the claim that the WBBL is an Elite league past credibility I don’t think that matters. It is better to keep the 12 teams to give as many women as possible the chance to play at the top level in this country. Looking at the WBBL Trophy results it looks like the bottom WBBL teams are still better than the best WNBL teams. The most important thing imo is that there are teams that can challenge London Lions. Gladiators have shown that they can. It would be great to see the likes of Riders and Suns beating Lions too, or at least pushing them close. If there are about 4 competitive teams the casual fan can watch the games between those teams. |
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Post by dexter on Feb 20, 2023 2:05:44 GMT
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Post by SamH on Feb 20, 2023 16:50:05 GMT
I still don't get why the changed coach - makes even less sense now! If it was a case of his face not fitting, why would they give him another role in the organisation and not just get rid of him? But how could it have been for basketball reasons?! David Blatt anyone? (google him, non NBA/Israeli fans  ) |
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Post by dexter on Mar 4, 2023 18:59:10 GMT
Really impressive achievement by Leicester Riders. Tonight’s game vs Sevenoaks Suns has set a new record for a WBBL regular season game. 1,312. They’re playing at the Morningside Arena. There are plenty of girls in the audience. And local cheerleaders doing half time entertainment. As a dad of girls I absolutely love this. It’s so wholesome and inspiring. Plus it’s a good close game between two evenly matched teams. Riders fans should be really proud of their club. The production for YouTube is also top quality.
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Post by dandayr on Mar 4, 2023 22:20:22 GMT
the trick is to repeat it now.
another healthy crowd at Eagles tonight - the side that is open looks close to full regularly now. nice contrast to some other places games where you think it might be quicker to count the fans than the folk on team benches and side-lines
was a good win for Newcastle over Caledonia
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Post by milehigh on May 19, 2023 18:09:33 GMT
Hoopsfix are reporting that Sevenoaks have withdrawn from the WBBL for "Financial and administrative" reasons.
The first club to decide it's not viable to take part in a league where one side has an unlimited budget.
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Post by dexter on May 19, 2023 18:31:15 GMT
Hoopsfix are reporting that Sevenoaks have withdrawn from the WBBL for "Financial and administrative" reasons. The first club to decide it's not viable to take part in a league where one side has an unlimited budget. That’s really sad. Killed by Lions. |
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Post by D44 on May 19, 2023 18:52:27 GMT
Hoopsfix are reporting that Sevenoaks have withdrawn from the WBBL for "Financial and administrative" reasons. The first club to decide it's not viable to take part in a league where one side has an unlimited budget. How do you know it has anything to do with London? |
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Post by milehigh on May 19, 2023 20:07:32 GMT
There are many examples throughout the history of sport of sides, and leagues, collapsing when one side in the competition has a budget massively above that of the other teams.
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Post by SamH on May 19, 2023 21:19:50 GMT
Could all the other teams withdraw and join Sevenoaks in setting up their own league, leaving Lions playing with themselves? A bit like how this place evolved really.
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