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- Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: Never Give Up
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2720
Never Give Up
Ford Park in Beaumont TX saw indoor football and hockey flop. The ABA Southeast Texas Mavericks left the city for Nutty Jerry's complex in tiny Winnie TX before folding. But hope is alive -- again: an indoor soccer team is coming to town to participate in the Pro Arena Soccer League. If you're think...
- Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:37 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: The ABA Is Thriving! Look At Me Now!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8517
Same League?
[quote=""dmbishop""]Please don't forget about teams such as the Indiana Pacers, Kentucky Colonels, and New York Nets (among others), who played for almost a decade in the same ABA city. ( http://abalive.com/history/ ) Obviously we are talking about the same league, right? :rolley...
- Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:06 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: The ABA Is Thriving! Look At Me Now!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8517
Name Just One
Has ANY ABA team lasted six years and, if one did, how was that accomplished on an average turnout of 200 "fans"? We know pre-season tryouts provide seed money by bilking candidates out of $100, but were coaches and players paid? How about the rent on a YMCA gym?
- Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:22 am
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: Looking for advise on forming a minor league basketball team
- Replies: 197
- Views: 76389
SE TX Mavericks
Mr. New Era mentions the Mavs but there has been no mention of them going anywhere. Especially at their former venue, Nutty Jerry's in Winnie TX, which is now an indoor playhouse with go carts, bumper cars, mini golf, etc.
- Wed May 02, 2012 2:24 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: JC College Job for Former ABA Coach?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3082
JC College Job for Former ABA Coach?
Steve Tucker and Jerry Nelson, former coach and owner, respectively, of the defunct ABA Southeast Texas Mavericks are at the center of rumors about a vacant coaching job at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. First, Matt Cross, the highly successful coach of the junior college Seahawks "resigned&q...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:56 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: Starting ABA Team
- Replies: 118
- Views: 47595
Advice to Pro Hoops
Save yourself from cluster headaches: write a $10,000 check to the ABA, tear it in tiny pieces and flush down the toilet.
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:40 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: Warrior Coach Job Candidate
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2582
Warrior Coach Job Candidate
South Carolina Warriors' Coach Chris Beard appears to be one of the frontrunners for the head coaching job at Lamar State College-Port Arthur (Texas). Among Beard's supporters is Pat Knight, head coach at nearby Lamar University-Beaumont. Beard was on Knight's staff when he coached at Texas Tech. A ...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:40 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: the forecast for the ABA Finals is Rain
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9386
Sellout Crowds: Maybe!
[quote=""Anonymous Spectator""]Dick Packer said "...and we anticipate a sellout at every session." Hey Dick - Care to make a friendly wager? I attended the ABA tournament in Nashville a few seasons ago. It appeared the only "paid attendees" were me and a famil...
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:13 am
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: 'Survivor': ABA Island...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10973
Remember Last Season?
A semifinalist -- one of four teams still standing at the end of a season
marked by fold-ups and foul-ups -- couldn't muster funds to travel from
California to Beaumont.
marked by fold-ups and foul-ups -- couldn't muster funds to travel from
California to Beaumont.
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:07 pm
- Forum: ABA
- Topic: cue PT Barnum...
- Replies: 432
- Views: 215816