ABA officials

[Fells]

I was poking around this morning waiting for things to upload to various stations, and came across the IBL's rules of conduct and procedures for their officials. Take out the parts about the rules as obviously those are not relevant to the ABA, but look at everything else. I think the IBL has things right when it comes to officials, how things are done, how scores get called in, etc.

http://www.iblhoopsonline.com/documents/IBL%20Game%20Rules%20&%20Referee%20Guidelines.pdf

[tbayz1]

$60 for a ref, did i read that right lol, i thought they would get a lil more than that

and they have some cool rules, really keeps the game going and quick, and doesnt drag on

and they appear to be a pretty decent league to me, how would it compare to the other spring leagues like the USBL and WBA

[preeths]

The IBL does a very good job of posting scores to its website shortly after games finish. The vast majority can be found on game nights. Other leagues could learn a lesson from them.

[mammal]

Overall, the IBL is as well run as any minor league.

The officiating is college level and consistent across the board. Games do not get out of hand. (I have watched many games in person and as a color commentator on radio and television)

The player talent level is rising and in a year or two I expect the IBL to have the most talent outside the D-League.

The team schedules are not suggestions. Teams play all of their games. If an organization is struggling, the league will step in and help the team finish it's schedule.

The cluster scheduling is a great way to save on travel costs.

Nobody will get rich playing, or owning an IBL team, but at least you know the league is well run and will be around.

[jamesaba]

Overall, the IBL is as well run as any minor league.

The officiating is college level and consistent across the board. Games do not get out of hand. (I have watched many games in person and as a color commentator on radio and television)

The player talent level is rising and in a year or two I expect the IBL to have the most talent outside the D-League.

The team schedules are not suggestions. Teams play all of their games. If an organization is struggling, the league will step in and help the team finish it's schedule.

The cluster scheduling is a great way to save on travel costs.

Nobody will get rich playing, or owning an IBL team, but at least you know the league is well run and will be around.

How can they get "most of the talent not in the D-League" by paying players $50-75 a game? Players only play in the IBL because its near home and because its a spring league just like they play in pro-ams all summer for free.

[heavesrock]

yeah the IBL Won't get many good players at $100 a game. But otherwise a pretty well run league. Except for the teams that play 4 games a year, which I thihnk is stupid.

[ABA06er]

The league minimum in the IBL is $30.00 per game.

I have my hand in a established ABA franchise and I know we have players who have contacted us who are making $50.00 - $75.00 per game for some IBL teams, even alot of the top players in the IBL who contact the team I have a hand in are players who got cutt at open tryout camps by ABA teams.

The IBL has good structure but it has structure because it has no payroll so it has a huge off-setting , they go with the "get bad players who play for free and have a stable league" way of thinking.

This is why the IBL will never have talented players , however they will always be a league that plays all its games because they have no payroll.

[abie10]

and they will always be entertaining because of their rules and because the players play because they want to, not because they want more money

[BreakersFan]

$60 for a ref, did i read that right lol, i thought they would get a lil more than that

and they have some cool rules, really keeps the game going and quick, and doesnt drag on

and they appear to be a pretty decent league to me, how would it compare to the other spring leagues like the USBL and WBA

I can't speak to the basketball quality of the IBL, but in terms of stability, players getting paid, games being played, it is far better than the USBL or WBA. The USBL in particular has really fallen the last few seasons.

The IBL website is also far superior to the other two, and is actually updated on game nights. The IBL does have some goofy aspects (like the goofy schedule where teams play differerent number of games), but overall does much better than the USBL or WBA.

Most importantly, the league has on more than one occasion taken over a team (Lansing) to make sure it played its schedule. They also have a handful of teams that are actually getting 2000+ butts in the seats on a regular basis, which is much more than a USBL or WBA team gets on any occasion.

[Pounder]

Finally caught an IBL game Saturday. Eugene hosting Tacoma.

The score posted on the website is different than the one on the scoreboard at the end. Thing is, there seemed to be an issue at the scorers table after the game. I know that the PA announcer's one complaint is that things really happen fast, hard to keep up... and I think, in at least one instance, I noticed that the scoreboard missed a score. Maybe it goes too fast?

The testimony about the talent level is pretty obvious. Eugene hit their shots, Tacoma didn't... Eugene actually seemed to run a set or two, while Tacoma was mostly clear out and drive (and try to let the bulk underneath get some boards). Couple dunkers, couple ballhandlers, a lot of mid-range jumpers, and a league that actually made "just-leaving-Oregon" big guy Adam Zahn look good.

Zahn apparently helped fill more than half the house the night before (the house seating about 1,000). Probably just under 300 Saturday. I hear that Everett reported about 3,700 Friday. The Northwest would be an interesting cross-section of comparison, given teams in the major markets of Portland and Seattle, suburban teams in Everett, Tacoma, and Vancouver (the two former both in somewhat large buildings- and I should mention that Seattle's team is actually playing in a suburb), the college town of Eugene, the "possibly underserved" Salem, the moderately small town of Bend (with virtually no competition in town), and the quite small Lewis County... I'm curious to see what works best for this league.