Well done to the Breakers.
I'm not a basketball fan but if I was I'd support the (Auckland) Pirates. It looks like exactly the same situation applies for basketball as does with football i.e. absolutely piss all coverage in the NZ media for the local competition in favour of the Aussie comp. I never realised there was a local competition at all until very recently. It could, of course, be argued that I would never have realised that there was a NZ league at all if it wasn't for the Breakers, however, this is not the point. The point is that the NZ media, once again, fails to cover NZ sport. Have cofidence, have pride - this is NZ and does not need to lean on Australia.
Nice try slipping this boring old argument in under the cover of the Basketball thread but seriously, do you actually believe this sh*t?
So according to you all our Super 15 teams, the Warriors, the Breakers, the Phoenix and the trans-Tasman netball teams all reflect a lack of national pride? That's some bizarre logic.
The NZ media doesn't fail to cover NZ sport - they generally cover the sport which is of interest to the public. Which, by the way, includes pretty good coverage here in Wellington of the Wellington Saints in the NBL. The Saints have a long history and are a well established and well supported brand here in Welly. They were even sponsored by Century City Developments from 2007-2009 (nice one Terry!).
The Breakers have just made history and done something really significant to actually increase the profile of basketball in NZ and all you can do is belittle it? Jesus wept!
And sorry, but if you didn't know there was a National Basketball League already then you are just being ignorant.
So according to you all our Super 15 teams, the Warriors, the Breakers, the Phoenix and the trans-Tasman netball teams all reflect a lack of national pride? That's some bizarre logic.
The Super 15 is a bit different as it features equal number of teams from all three nations that compete and also the national ITM cup receives good media coverage.
No, these teams do not reflect a lack of national pride, rather, the lack of coverage/support of the domestic competitions (rugby exepted) represents a lack of national pride.
The NZ media doesn't fail to cover NZ sport - they generally cover the sport which is of interest to the public.
Yes it does and also the media is, at least in part, resposible for what the public is interested in.
The Breakers have just made history and done something really significant to actually increase the profile of basketball in NZ and all you can do is belittle it? Jesus wept!
I was not belittling them at all - I was being quite genuine when I said well done.
"Phoenix till they lose"