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Post by tallerman on Apr 29, 2023 13:41:50 GMT
Heard from a fairly reliable source, that next year, all merchandise will be sold centrally, all commentary will be done centrally, all clubs will be rebranded to be similiar, trophy gone, all star game in and a best of 3 in the playoffs.
777 really are trying to make a mini nba
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Post by D44 on Apr 29, 2023 14:38:31 GMT
I've heard the rest before but I wonder what the club rebrand to look the same part is? Not allowing jerseys to be plastered in sponsor logos (like the NBA) and no more European style rebrand (ie Esh Group Newcastle Eagles as they used to be). Jerseys following a similar template?
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Post by Stephen Abootman on Apr 29, 2023 16:48:44 GMT
I've heard the rest before but I wonder what the club rebrand to look the same part is? Not allowing jerseys to be plastered in sponsor logos (like the NBA) and no more European style rebrand (ie Esh Group Newcastle Eagles as they used to be). Jerseys following a similar template? I've no idea what that's supposed to mean either. Are Riders going to be rebranded as 777 LCR and given some dreadful new logo that looks like a game of spirograph that's got out of hand? Trophy going would come as no surprise at this point. Personally I'd keep it and change the format but not that bothered. Best of three playoff series would be a welcome change. I assume the final will still be a single game at the O2. All star game? No thanks. The NBA one blows and they have the absolute best players and biggest stars in the sport to showcase. The BBL doesn't have that... by a long shot. Assuming the game would be played in a typically non-competitive, all star kind of fashion, I think it would be a pretty dreadful spectacle. |
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Post by foxtrot27 on Apr 29, 2023 17:18:59 GMT
Heard from a fairly reliable source, that next year, all merchandise will be sold centrally, all commentary will be done centrally, all clubs will be rebranded to be similiar, trophy gone, all star game in and a best of 3 in the playoffs. 777 really are trying to make a mini nba 777 is a joke. Pretty much everyone in high level business of sport knows it. Let’s just enjoy while it lasts. |
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Post by eagles18000 on Apr 29, 2023 19:57:32 GMT
the all star game.
trying to reinvent a wheel that fell off very badly 20 years ago.
everything the british sporting fan hates about ‘US’ sport.
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Post by spacejammer on Apr 29, 2023 21:15:21 GMT
Heard from a fairly reliable source, that next year, all merchandise will be sold centrally, all commentary will be done centrally, all clubs will be rebranded to be similiar, trophy gone, all star game in and a best of 3 in the playoffs. 777 really are trying to make a mini nba As this is a rumour I don't know whether this is true or possibley a wind up for a laugh. But if it is true. The playoffs yes, I'd be down for a best of 3. Especially given the way some of the current ties have gone and how I'm not a big fan of 2 leg basketball I'd be in favour of it. Getting rid of the Trophy though and replacing it with an All Star game. Are they for real? In recent years I would say the Trophy has only gotten better and more exciting. And now their want to replace it with a gimmick. Anyone would think they must have missed this years Trophy Final. The only idea I could see behind getting rid of the Trophy for an All Star game. Is they are possibley looking for a way to bring fans from all over the BBL to group in one place. And then try to use it as a marketing showcase for the league. Which sort of makes sense if that is their vision. But if a game was to be held in say Liverpool for example. Are fans from all over the BBL going to travel to support 1 or 2 players from their team play in an All Star game. And do they think new fans to the game will turn up expecting it to be like the NBA? I suppose the only way we'd know for sure would be if that is what they unveil at a press conference. As for the commentators I thought they were already in house anyway as I thought each team had their own commentator team do I'm not sure what they mean by that? |
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Post by dexter on Apr 29, 2023 22:14:40 GMT
How about an All Star game with some overseas players. Like how a T20 tournament gets some star players in just for the tournament.
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Post by everard on Apr 30, 2023 7:51:56 GMT
Doesn't all the euro commentary get done in London from watching TV screens? Feel doing that in BBL will miss some of what goes on that the cameras don't pick up. Definitely not a fan of all Star game and trophy loss would be sad.
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Post by tallerman on Apr 30, 2023 8:08:17 GMT
Commentators were told theyre no longer required next season, theyve all been essentially sacked
Definitely not on the wind, all things ive heard
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Post by LTfan on Apr 30, 2023 8:28:30 GMT
All-Star Game? No thanks.
But a sort of revamped British Basketball All Stars Championship weekend event, which involves all BBL teams in a mini tournament, yes please! Just make it a bit less circus like and I think they could be on to a winner with something like that.
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Post by LTfan on Apr 30, 2023 8:35:49 GMT
Doesn't all the euro commentary get done in London from watching TV screens? Feel doing that in BBL will miss some of what goes on that the cameras don't pick up. For Euroleague and Euro Cup, yes, all world feed commentary is done centrally from a London broadcast centre. As for the BBL, I can confirm the coverage is in for a revamp next season, with the objective to make it a more professional looking product. I can’t confirm the details (because I don’t know them) but I can confirm it’ll look a lot more consistent. My understanding though is that the Sky games (assuming the deal is renewed for another season) will be the only exception, with that coverage still being done by Buzz16 as it is now. |
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Post by dandayr on Apr 30, 2023 9:25:23 GMT
not sure what look a lot more consistent will mean - away from the physical court, I thought they are fairly consistent now from a look point of view. Two people courtside commentating, replay/highlights at breaks in play, interviews with the two coaches pre game so from a look point of view the only thing I can think of to become more consistent os the camera quality. There are a couple of venues where the main camera quality seems porer than when they then cut to a baseline camera or even a roaming camera covering the timeout closeup.
Sound is a place they can be more consistent - and if that is what this is all about, imho the step implied, its a huge retro step to the 1950's through 1980s. There is a whole generation out there who wont remember that BBC English was the thing - having regional accent news readers was not always the way. The local news reader had the same BBC English accent as the national news. The national news did not have a Hugh Edwards (or any other example you want to pick), it had a standard sound.
Right now we have Tyneside, Scottish, Manchester, Cheshire, Midland, SW, NI, London and international accents - if a lot more consistent means moving to the 'same accent' no matter where the game is, sounds backward and a cop out option.
A cop out from what - improving the current ones who need to make some adjustments to raise their game from being better than most of us on here could do to being closer to the standard of the ones recognised as the best.
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Post by voise on Apr 30, 2023 12:56:44 GMT
If consistency means showing the score and the clock throughout the game then I'm all for it. Some in game stats would be nice also.
The partisan commentating has had its ups and downs - I've particularly enjoyed Jason Swaine.
I'm old enough to remember the BBL allstar games being a big thing but I think the world has moved on since then.
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Post by spacejammer on Apr 30, 2023 14:04:43 GMT
To be honest as I have said before I think the BBL needs to try to branch out to corners and areas of the UK that it have no team nearby.
So to have an event similar to like when the NBA do their global games could be a good way to inspire interest from areas like Cardiff, Edinburgh and Norwich for example where no BBL team exists.
Although whilst I understand them wanting to do their own thing.
I'd be curious to see whether 777 did any market research into this.
And see if they asked both current BBL fans and people who aren't familiar with the BBL what their thoughts were and if they would want it?
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Post by massiveridersfan on Apr 30, 2023 19:06:51 GMT
the All star game. trying to reinvent a wheel that fell off very badly 20 years ago. everything the british sporting fan hates about ‘US’ sport. Couldn't agree more. Don't ever watch NBA All Star 'games'. May as well watch the Harlem Globetrotters instead. At least they don't pretend the game has any other aim except entertainment. |
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan2 on May 1, 2023 11:10:21 GMT
Who'd play in the All Star? Cant imagine Larry Austin Jr in game where the whole point of is to get out of the way whilst someone scores a spectacular dunk over you! Start of season and your star player from last year resigns then has an ACL then goes home.?
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Post by massiveridersfan on May 1, 2023 14:27:53 GMT
Who'd play in the All Star? Cant imagine Larry Austin Jr in game where the whole point of is to get out of the way whilst someone scores a spectacular dunk over you! Start of season and your star player from last year resigns then has an ACL then goes home.? Welcome to our world! |
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Post by erj14 on May 1, 2023 21:22:54 GMT
Absolutely hate the idea of competitive games (The Trophy) being sacked off for an all star game. Really, really bad idea. Surely consulting the existing fanbase might be a good idea before making decisions like this?
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Post by sporty7 on May 2, 2023 12:31:32 GMT
Well, I think they might want the existing fan base not to go to this as they are trying to attract new supporters.
Like you I only like competive games so I'm not interested
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Post by D44 on May 2, 2023 14:25:50 GMT
Who'd play in the All Star? Cant imagine Larry Austin Jr in game where the whole point of is to get out of the way whilst someone scores a spectacular dunk over you! Start of season and your star player from last year resigns then has an ACL then goes home.? Welcome to our world! If the league (by that I mean 777) want it assume they'll have to provide insurance against this happening. Otherwise why would the rest of the non-London clubs where losing one player could ruin their entire season let the players play in a meaningless game for the sake of making 777 money. |
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