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Post by turbocamyes » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:21 pm

From the Colorado Kings Facebook page:

Victory that made history! Kings win over Beijing Aoshen 111 to 109. It's the first ABA team to win a game in China.

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Post by Minor League Man » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:58 pm

[quote=""turbocamyes""]From the Colorado Kings Facebook page:

Victory that made history! Kings win over Beijing Aoshen 111 to 109. It's the first ABA team to win a game in China.[/quote]
Just goes to show not even the more solid teams are immune from the ABA stupidity virus...
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Post by zeke41 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:12 pm

So is China the new basketball powerhouse? I knew they were growing leaps and bounds, but...this wasn't the World Championship was it? Was it the ABA Championship? By the way teams are folding, maybe it's best to cut the season short and crown Colorado!
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Post by tops804 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:26 pm

[quote=""robster2001""]They had played a two-game trip to Chicago, then four straight home games, before folding.

Couldn't afford the first real road trip, perhaps?[/quote]

...and here I thought that ABA teams could compete easy for the NBA market dollar. :rolleyes:

I wonder what percentage of the Milwaukee population have heard of the Bucks versus, heard of the Blast.

They will just never learn.

[quote=""zeke41""]So is China the new basketball powerhouse? I knew they were growing leaps and bounds, but...this wasn't the World Championship was it? Was it the ABA Championship? By the way teams are folding, maybe it's best to cut the season short and crown Colorado![/quote]

I'm sure that the travel (and mold :p ) have a lot to do with Chinas winning streak. Problem is, nobody really knows what kind of rosters China, or the United States teams have (One of Joe's ABA top secrets).

It's hard to compare apples to apples, when no one has ever seen the growth progress of either.
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Post by panchess » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:51 pm

If any Blast hats were ever made, I am sure one can be had cheap now.

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Post by turbocamyes » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:23 pm

[quote=""tops804""]...Problem is, nobody really knows what kind of rosters China, or the United States teams have (One of Joe's ABA top secrets).

It's hard to compare apples to apples, when no one has ever seen the growth progress of either.[/quote]

Not too hard to track down:

The Kings:

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Player            	COLLEGE    	GRAD	POS	HGT	WGT
BOOZER, JEFF    	Laramie Co. CC	2006	G	6'01	
BORGAN, KEITH    	Metropolitan St	2005	G	5'10	170
CAMPBELL, COREY    	Chamindale	2006	G	6'03	197
CRUSE, CLAYTON    	Salt Lake CC	2006	C	6'11	285
DAVIS, JASON    	Johnson & Wales	2005	G	6'01	180
DICKEY, RA'SEAN    	Georgia Tech	2007	C	6'09	250
FRAZIER, ROBERT    	Tuskegee	2008	F	6'06	210
HILLSTOCK, PHILLIP	Barber Scotia	2004	F	6'07	
KING-STOCKTON, MARCUS	Colorado 	2008	F	6'09	206
LEE, KELLEN        	LA City Col	2007	C	7'01	
MASON, JERMAINE    	S Colorado	2001	G	6'00	165
MCBRIDE, RYAN    	Georgia St	2007	G/F	6'06	
PUCCIO, MIKE    	CO St-Pueblo	2005	G	6'00	
PUCKETT, BRENDAN	CO Christian	2009	F	6'05	185
WHITFIELD, DONALD	Mountain St	2006	F	6'05	185
YOUNG, MUNDRELL    	Mountain St	2010	G	6'06	225
Last year's Beijing roster, (hasn't changed much over the years)

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Player        	COLLEGE    	GRAD	POS	HGT	WGT
HUANG, HAI BEI	China    		F	6'09	235
HUO, NAN	China    		F	6'06	176
LI, GUOSHENG	China    		G	6'06	
LI, WEI    	China    		C	6'10	209
REAVES, CHRIS	Chaminade	2006	G	6'03	175
SHI, JUN    	China    		G	6'04	180
STATEN, JAMEL	Minnesota St	2005	G	6'06	225
WANG, ZHENYU	China    		G	6'05	200
YUE, SUN    	China    		G	6'09	212
ZHANG, SONG TAO	China    		C	6'11	265
ZHAO, HUA NAN	China    		F	6'06	202
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Post by ABARedWhiteBlue » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:26 am

http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/ab ... -rankings/
ABA POWER RANKINGS – THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC, 18
LOS ANGELES SLAM HOLD ONTO #1 POSITION IN ABA POWER RANKINGS
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) http://www.abalive.com today released its Power Rankings for the week ending December 18th and the Los Angles SLAM held onto the number one position followed closely by the Colorado Kings, South Carolina Warriors and Memphis Bluff City Reign. “We have some very strong teams in the ABA,” stated ABA President/COO Dick Packer. “Thus far, these four seem to be the best but there are at least 10 other teams that could move up in the rankings as the season progresses. We’ve told the front runners to keep their eyes on the Gulf Coast Flash, Arizona Scorpions, Atlanta Experience, San Diego Sol and several others; they’re very good.”
  1. Los Angeles SLAM
  2. Colorado Kings
  3. South Carolina Warriors
  4. Memphis Bluff City Reign
  5. Gulf Coast Flash
  6. Arizona Scorpions
  7. Atlanta Experience
  8. San Diego Sol
  9. Texas FUEL
  10. Carolina Cheetahs
  11. Chicago Steam
  12. Athens Razors
  13. Bay Area Matrix
  14. Lima Explosion
  15. Jacksonville Giants
  16. Jersey Express
  17. Conway Cyclones
  18. Carolina Cougars
  19. Richmond Elite
  20. San Francisco Rumble
  21. North Dallas Vandals
  22. Connecticut Topballerz
  23. Seattle Mountaineers
  24. Lynchburg Legends
For more information, visit http://www.abalive.com.
"We’ve told the front runners to keep their eyes on the Gulf Coast Flash, Arizona Scorpions, Atlanta Experience, San Diego Sol and several others; they’re very good.” - you've told them, Dick? Just how, exactly, did that conversation go? You didn't think the teams would actually SEE the ones trailing them in your standings? Or do your own teams also ignore your league's press releases, like most of the rest of the basketball world?
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We are now making some adjustments to our schedule - Joe Newman 10/9/08 in perpetuity

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Post by turbocamyes » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:12 pm

I maybe missing some scores, but here's what I have:

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Rank    Team            	Wins	Loses	Pct	Pts	Agst	Diff
1	Los Angeles SLAM	7	0	1.000	122.29	112.71	9.57 
2	Colorado Kings    	13	1	0.929	143.93	115.33	28.60 
3	South Carolina Warriors	8	0	1.000	151.88	99.38	52.50 
4	Bluff City Reign	8	2	0.800	116.10	105.00	11.10 
5	Gulf Coast Flash	6	1	0.857	135.29	108.57	26.71 
6	Arizona Scorpions	9	2	0.818	114.55	98.27	16.27 
7	Atlanta Experience	6	0	1.000	122.60	86.00	36.60 
8	San Diego SOL    	8	2	0.800	118.60	81.00	37.60 
9	Texas FUEL        	7	2	0.778	109.89	103.44	6.44 
10	Carolina Cheetahs	8	2	0.800	121.20	106.70	14.50 
11	Chicago Steam    	6	1	0.857	116.33	103.67	12.67 
12	Athens Razors    	5	0	1.000	119.80	93.00	26.80 
13	Bay Area Matrix    	7	2	0.778	101.75	93.88	7.88 
14	Lima Explosion    	6	0	1.000	119.50	99.50	20.00 
15	Jacksonville Giants	3	1	0.750	137.50	106.25	31.25 
16	Jersey Express    	6	3	0.667	113.44	107.11	6.33 
17	Conway Cyclones    	5	2	0.714	120.43	114.86	5.57 
18	Carolina Cougars	5	2	0.714	128.43	111.14	17.29 
19	Richmond Elite    	7	4	0.636	115.55	101.36	14.18 
20	San Francisco Rumble	4	0	1.000	109.25	100.00	9.25 
21	North Dallas Vandals	4	1	0.800	110.80	94.00	16.80 
22	Connecticut Topballerz	4	2	0.667	123.67	108.83	14.83 
23	Seattle Mountaineers	7	0	1.000	106.43	91.29	15.14 
24	Lynchburg Legends	6	3	0.667	115.44	119.00	(3.56)

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Post by ABARedWhiteBlue » Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:18 pm

http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/ab ... -rankings/
ABA POWER RANKINGS – THROUGH SUNDAY, Jan 2, 2012

COLORADO KINGS JUMP TO NUMBER 1 IN ABA POWER RANKINGS

Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) http://www.abalive.com today announced its Power Rankings for the week ending Sunday, January 1st and opened the year with a new Number One ranked team, the Colorado Kings which replaced the Los Angeles SLAM which lost earlier in the week to the San Diego Sol. “There’s no doubt that Durrell Middleton and his team are very formidable,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “They just returned from China where they acquitted themselves very well and are certainly deserving of the high ranking. We have some very strong teams in the league this year; that’s for sure.”


1. Colorado Kings
2. South Carolina Warriors
3. Memphis Bluff City Reign
4. Gulf Coast Flash
5. San Deigo Sol
6. Los Angeles SLAM
7. Arizona Scorpions
8. Atlanta Experience
9. Texas FUEL
10. Carolina Cheetahs
11. Chicago Steam
12. Athens Razors
13. Jersey Express
14. Jacksonville Giants
15. Bay Area Matrix
16. Lima Explosion
17. Carolina Cougars
18. Richmond Elite
19. Conway Cyclones
20. San Francisco Rumble
21. North Dallas Vandals
22. Seattle Mountaineerrs
23. Connecticut Topballerz
24. Lynchburg Legends
Proud to be "Mean-spirited blogger #10K" ;)
And we believe it is better to have critics and people who care than not to have interest at all. Joe Newman 6/30/05
I never said the ABA had the greatest numbers regarding retention of teams. OldSchoolBaller (neither did we :rolleyes: )
The ABA has tarnished minor league professional basketball throughout this country Ed Krinsky 2/15/06
We are now making some adjustments to our schedule - Joe Newman 10/9/08 in perpetuity

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Post by ABARedWhiteBlue » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:13 pm

http://abalive.com/aba-featured-news/ab ... -rankings/
ABA POWER RANKINGS – THROUGH SUNDAY, Jan 8, 2012

COLORADO KINGS CONTINUE TO HOLD #1 POSITION IN ABA POWER RANKINGS

Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) http://www.abalive.com today released its Power Rankings for the week ending Sunday, January 8th and once gain the Colorado Kings held onto the top spot.
“There were quite a few changes since the last power rankings,” stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. “My guess is that there will continue to be a battle for the number one position as we have some very strong teams. We’re definitely getting a pretty good picture and any of the top eight could well be ranked at the top.”

1. Colorado Kings
2. South Carolina Warriors
3. San Diego Sol
4. Los Angeles SLAM
5. Arizona Scorpions
6. Texas FUEL
7. Jacksonville Giants
8. Atlanta Experience
9. Memphis Bluff City Reign
10. Chicago Steam
11. Bay Area Matrix
12. Jersey Express
13. Athens Razors
14. Gulf Coast Flash
15. Conway Cyclones
16. Carolina Cheetahs
17. Connecticut Topballerz
18. San Francisco Rumble
19. Seattle Mountaineers
20. Lynchburg Legends
21. Richmond Elite
22. North Dallas Vandals
23. Lima Explosion
24. Carolina Cougars
“And the Wes Virginia Blazers, East Bay Pitbulls, Alaska Quake and Missouri Rhythm are showing some very good strength and will probably move into the rankings shortly.”
For more information, visit http://www.abalive.com.
Proud to be "Mean-spirited blogger #10K" ;)
And we believe it is better to have critics and people who care than not to have interest at all. Joe Newman 6/30/05
I never said the ABA had the greatest numbers regarding retention of teams. OldSchoolBaller (neither did we :rolleyes: )
The ABA has tarnished minor league professional basketball throughout this country Ed Krinsky 2/15/06
We are now making some adjustments to our schedule - Joe Newman 10/9/08 in perpetuity

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