Now's the time to leave the ABA!

[tbayz1]

Thats a pretty sad list of teams. I can see like 8 teams max actually playing more than 5 games. What a joke.

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[quote=""nksports""]The difference is the MISL is a typical league, operated as a cooperative among the teams. The ABA owners have no say in ABA operations except to stay in the league or leave. They pay their money ($10,000) and take their chances.
That's why news of the ABA's death is always greatly exaggerated. It will only die when all the marks dry up or someone is jailed for fraud (or loses a lawsuit, since this is more than likely a civil offense).[/quote]

Steve Ryan was a poor commissioner. I don't think you could say that he was ethically challenged. He was just a poor leader given the circumstances. This is different than the ABA.

[Pounder]

[quote=""bomp""]Steve Ryan was a poor commissioner. I don't think you could say that he was ethically challenged. He was just a poor leader given the circumstances. This is different than the ABA.[/quote]

Ryan was likely a poor commissioner, but he was a traditional commissioner in the sense that HE ANSWERED TO THE OWNERS. He's blamed for some things that should be on THEIR heads. Basically, they're running a "sport" that's lost traction... the outdoor version they thought they were improving upon passed them up like an F-1 car passing you pulling your old Radio Flyer.

Joe Newman runs a ponzi scheme designed to funnel money from the sports-clueless to his pockets. Big difference from MISL, even though some people claim Ryan was pocketing expansion money.

BTW, the time to leave the ABA was 1976. Ever since the supposed restart, it's been "the time not to join."

[The Magician]

1st it was the Commissioner of the MISL ...

Now it's the entire league:

Major Indoor Soccer League Ceases Operations
06/02/08
//www.oursportscentral.com/service ... id=3651866

The MISL Management Committee has begun formal transition planning and restructuring as they consider moves, which they believe will help lower costs and attract additional owner/operators.

Should the ABA CEO and the American Basketball Association follow suit?

[nksports]

I know there has been a lot of harping on Steve Ryan, but to his (and the rest of the indoor soccer people's credit), their history shines compared to the ABA.
In MISL I, only two teams failed to complete a season — the New York Cosmos played just 33 of 48 games in 1984-85 and the NY Express played just 26 of 52 games in 1986-87.
In AISL-NPSL-MISL II, only four teams never completed seasons — in 2000-01, Edmonton played nine of 40 games and Wichita played 39 of 40 games (a canceled game with Edmonton in which a replacement couldn't be found); and in 2004-05 San Diego played 10 of 39 games and Monterrey played six of 39 games.
The CISL-WISL, despite a lot of rocky years, never missed a game.

Maybe Steve Ryan needs to take over the ABA?

[ABARedWhiteBlue]

[quote=""nksports""]Maybe Steve Ryan needs to take over the ABA?[/quote]

That depends...

Does he have an internet connection in his kitchen?

[SignGuyDino]

Any basement will do.

[Paul S]

GOod old Fresh Money!!! Steve Ryan was paid a lot to drum up new franchises'. He managed to get Monterrey back and Orlando. Not much else.

[The Magician]

I think it's pretty funny that some of these expansion teams are sending out press releases about their activities, but 95% of the existing ABA teams are completely silent.

The ABA CEO sure has set a great example for the league

And now a majority of the teams are following the mold.

The ABA model does not equate to a professional basketball business environment or atmosphere.

Sorry owners, it's just the truth.

[The Magician]

The Montreal Royal are removed ...

and now, the Montreal Matrix re-appear ???

http://www.abalive.com/teams/

Montreal Matrix
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