Strong Island Sound
05-21-2007, 01:56 AM
Perusing the Brooklyn Kings website (www.thebrooklynkings.com), it is next to impossible to know anything that is new and relevant about the team. The 'News' page had its last entry on 3/24/07 about tryouts. The home page is scant and doesn't really get much info across. The 'schedule' page does not have any scores and there is no 'standings' page.
The roster is present, but there are no links for the players and no stats. I was interested in seeing how two members of the Sound (Greg Plummer and Abdul Mills) were doing in the USBL.
I'm not trying to be critical, but these are basics that should be on every team's website. I was in contact with the Kings before the start of the 2006 season to write for them on a freelance basis. We discussed having their website kept up to date with preview and game recap articles. The team did not have a lot of capital to use, and I agreed to work within their budget. I completed the first article and submitted it to them. Unfortunately, I did not hear back from them following that.
I would have just chalked it up to experience if they had someone in-house who did what I was going to do. Can't win 'em all, and there are a lot of people out there who can do the job as good or better. But the 'News Archive' section has only six entries from 3/24/06 to 6/19/06 (inclusive). And the majority of the articles are two to three paragraphs.
The shortest an entry should be is 400-500 words. Especially one that recaps the team winning their third straight division title.
This is a prime example on what is one of the problems with minor league basketball. Teams and leagues have to know that with the minimal or zero coverage from the media, your website is the only tool of communication to your fans or potential fans. They have to be updated frequently and informative. It is not that difficult to post your game results, box scores and stats. There should be a mandatory memo from the league office to ensure that. This way, your opponents know who they're playing and what they have done so far in the season.
The roster is present, but there are no links for the players and no stats. I was interested in seeing how two members of the Sound (Greg Plummer and Abdul Mills) were doing in the USBL.
I'm not trying to be critical, but these are basics that should be on every team's website. I was in contact with the Kings before the start of the 2006 season to write for them on a freelance basis. We discussed having their website kept up to date with preview and game recap articles. The team did not have a lot of capital to use, and I agreed to work within their budget. I completed the first article and submitted it to them. Unfortunately, I did not hear back from them following that.
I would have just chalked it up to experience if they had someone in-house who did what I was going to do. Can't win 'em all, and there are a lot of people out there who can do the job as good or better. But the 'News Archive' section has only six entries from 3/24/06 to 6/19/06 (inclusive). And the majority of the articles are two to three paragraphs.
The shortest an entry should be is 400-500 words. Especially one that recaps the team winning their third straight division title.
This is a prime example on what is one of the problems with minor league basketball. Teams and leagues have to know that with the minimal or zero coverage from the media, your website is the only tool of communication to your fans or potential fans. They have to be updated frequently and informative. It is not that difficult to post your game results, box scores and stats. There should be a mandatory memo from the league office to ensure that. This way, your opponents know who they're playing and what they have done so far in the season.