ABA Regular Season Count Down ...

[The Magician]

Time to draw attention to some of those observations, as the ABA Regular season draws to a close:

http://www.usbasket.com/aba/aba.asp

The supremacy of these two teams (Vermont & Manchester) in the 2007-08 edition of the league (ABA) is clear, but it is questionable if we can talk again of a professional league at this point of the season.

Consider this, please: between February 24 and February 29 (only three weeks before the end of the ABA regular season) only 16 of the scheduled 45 games have been played; all the other ones have been cancelled, and more of the half of the games scheduled till March 19, the last day of the regular season, have been yet cancelled the same.

The risk in the ABA is that Mr. Newman will not be able to find enough teams to fill the 2008 playoff grid when it will be the time.

Of course, the solution could be a reduced tournment with only few teams (for example a 'Final Six' with Manchester, Vermont, the Chinese team, San Diego, Orange County and a sixth team chosen at random between the few yet breathing at the end of March), but the point is that, in our opinion, the league needs of an immediate, drastic U-turn, to leave the 'parody league' environment in which it has fallen in last years and to rebuild a sort of reliability for fans, players, coaches, professional operators.

You would think the ABA would want to change, especially after the same things have been said about the league, year after year, since 2000.

Same old CEO ... Same old ABA!

[The Magician]

Anderson's 39 Thwarts Jersey Comeback
03/02/08
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3599907

The win is Manchester's eighth in a row, and the thirteenth win in their last fourteen games. The Millrats improved to 26-10 on the season ...

I think you can safely crown yourself the Blue Conference - North Division Champions! :infun:

Next up for Manchester is a two game rematch with the Beijing Aoshen Olympians on March 7th and 9th.

I'd say these are exhibition games ... don't you think!

[The Magician]

Frost Heaves Win Finale With 41-2 Run
03/08/08

Framingham, Mass.-The Vermont Frost Heaves exploded for a 41-2 run during the third quarter to close out their regular season with a 120-75 defeat of the Boston Blizzard at Framingham State University on Saturday night.

The hosts had pulled to within 46-43 early in the third quarter when Vermont, No. 1 in the ABA Power Rankings, made its move. Antonio Burks led the charge, scoring 20 points during a second half in which the Frost Heaves. 32-4, wound up outscoring the Blizzard 74-33.

Vermont Frost Heaves ...

Best Record in the ABA. Conference Champions and Division Champions!

Only one more trophy to go :p

And please take home the Championship Vermont, Achieve that 'ABA Dynasty' tag ... and let's get this 'leaque' over and done with.

It's time for minor league basketball to move on toward a better future ...

I'd like see Vermont take it to a higher level and join/establish an association where they are not the only organization who has to carry 95% of the league.

If it had not been for Vermont ... There would be no ABA.

[TR Waters]

I agree. Its just too bad that Vermont has had to take such a beating from this board for doing what they do best. Playing the game.

[LightningMan]

I agree. Its just too bad that Vermont has had to take such a beating from this board for doing what they do best. Playing the game.
Rein it in, dude. There is one poster that has a problem with Vermont and / or its ownership as far as I can see. The worst anyone else has said about Vermont is "get a regulation court."

[bdyer]

I think the worst thing that can be said about Vermont is they are basically sandbagging by staying in the ABA. The ABA is obviously the greatest of evils in minor league basketball. I really can't think of a single reason to recommend a team choose the ABA over one of the other national or regional minor leagues out there.

[TR Waters]

Sorry......I didnt want to single anyone out.

Once again, the regulars on here are correct, and I am wrong. Please excuse me.