Washington/Fresno

[formerlyknownasfells]

Washington/Fresno has suspended operations for the rest of this season. They hope to continue next year.

[ABARedWhiteBlue]

from the mouths of babes...

Fresno-Washington Raptors Unveiled
December 22, 2008 - American Basketball Association (ABA) Washington-Fresno Raptors

Rochester, WA -- The Fresno Rebels and the Washington Raptors professional basketball clubs of the ABA are proud to announce a merger between the two organizations that will shake the basketball world.

Sure did...

Dominick Young, Diego Redd, Regina Joseph, and Tim Joseph have been in discussion regarding the successful outcome, impact, and benefits this will provide the new club.
One assumes that any successful outcome scenario might have included actually playing a game or two...


After traveling 10 hours to Washington for a history making four game series, which ended up being cancelled due to a heavy snowstorm blanketing most of western Washington, Rebels players, Willie Johnson, Luis Compose, Tre'von Kinchen, Chris Covey, Richard Blowe, Dene Young, and Bayo Simmons instead enjoyed the accommodations at the Chehalis Tribe's Eagle's Landing Hotel at the Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, WA.

Over the weekend Raptors' owner, Regina Joseph, Tim Joseph, Raptors' President/GM, and Rebels' co-owner, Dominick Young stayed in close contact as to the status of the games to be played.

The status? No games will be played...

Young and the Joseph's then began discussing basketball operations, strong teams, and marketing. Young was also in contact with Rebels' co-owner Diego Redd, of Rebel Entertainment. The discussion lead to the idea of merging both squads and the Fresno-Washington Raptors became a unanimous decision.

This way, only one teams folds, not two; good forethought on their part...

Dominick Young, the first player to be drafted by the ABA in 2000, will become the Raptors' head coach. Young is a graduate of Fresno State, and also played for legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian. He just returned from his head coaching position with the Tijuana Galgos of the LNBP. "We are excited about all of the experience Dominick is bringing to this team", stated the Josephs.

Diego Redd is well known all over the United States and the World for his involvement in the Hip Hop industry with world famous talent who seek him out. A quote from one source: "One of the hottest out of the West Coast or all over the United States" - Kanye West

"Diego brings a huge piece to the organization, we are proud and honored to be associated with a true icon", commented the Josephs.

Regina Joseph, Owner and CEO of the Raptors, worked for the state of Washington, under Secretary of State, Sam Reed, for 16 years and has been in the library field for more than 25 years. Mrs. Joseph also has 10 years of experience working alongside her husband in the professional sports industry.

Tim Joseph, President/GM and Founder, has over 20 years of experience in professional sports having worked for the Seattle Sonics, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, NFL Celebrity Sports Challenge, Seattle Sounders FC, Tacoma Sabercats, and Lenny Randle's Pro Baseball Academy representing the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and California Angels of Major League Baseball. Most recently, Mr. Joseph has been involved in the IBL for the past four years.

Resumes that apparently, will not include being part of a team that played its previously scheduled 2008-2009 season...

Home games expected to be played in Washington are Phoenix (Fury), Salt Lake City (Saints), Beijing (Aoshen Olympian), and Modesto (Bearcats). There are no excuses for missed games by the aforementioned teams, if so the Fresno-Washington Raptors would expect to be given a win by forfeit. This will strengthen the league in games played over all and make teams accountable.

This applies BOTH ways, doesn't it?

The Fresno-Washington Raptors will be a California based organization, final details of the merger will take place this week, which will result in the Fresno Rebels dissolving.
...followed, two weeks later, by the dissolution of the entire Wash-no Rap-Rebels franchise.

This true-life stuff is funnier than anything tied to the Wreckers (no offense, Chuck...).

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[TEN]

Do these people realize how stupid they look...and sound? Once again....the ABA more than doing its part to kill minor league basketball. These people are idiots and Unca Joe is more than happy to take their money...

[williamhughes11]

I guess that makes this franchise Washingourhandsofit/Fresnomore :D

[ABARedWhiteBlue]

Will Joe remember to remove the Wash-no splash page from ABAlive?

It has already outlasted the franchise...

[formerlyknownasfells]

It gets better...........In a schedule I managed to get my hands on, there is now a team in Chico, CA; Oakland (Which I thought was set for next year), and the "IE5 Lynx". (Internet Explorer 5.0 Lynx??????)

I wish I could make this crap up.

Now to prepare for the UNF/Kennesaw State women's hoops game on Thursday.......

[Pounder]

The good news... I'm not sure the basketball world is too terribly burned by Lewis County, Washington having a bad taste in its mouth. Never mind that it's somewhat more populated than Gallup.

What really sucks... I see the IBL having serious issues now. Not that the IBL hasn't turned towards deserving to die, just that the ABA deserves that fate far more.

[Sam Hill]

Proving once again that business deals discussed in casinos usually sound a lot better than they actually are.

Idiots.