Ask the CEO
October 28, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Question from Bernie in New York: "Are you ready for the season?"
Answer: Bernie (and others): Thanks for the question. The teams and the league have been working very hard since the Final Playoff Game in March getting prepared for the season. We have again had a large expansion with quite a few new teams. Putting together a complete professional basketball organization is not easy. It has taken an immense amount of hard work by owners, staff, management, coaches, players, trainers, officials, league personnel to prepare for the upcoming 36 game schedule. Tom Doyle, ABA President and Brad Hester, VP of Team Operations have worked closely with the teams to make sure that everything is in place. We have had to move some teams into 2007 because they were not ready. We are very comfortable with the progress that our teams have made - and we do feel that they are ready to go. They feel they are ready also. I am sure that following the first home games and first away games that there will be some problems and that adjustments will have to be made. With a league as large as the ABA, playing in the US, Mexico and Canada - with over 600 players, 180 coaches, 300 officials and all of the other "stuff" involved - venues, travel, hotels, insurance, training, we'll have some "tweaking" to do. Now, it is up to the fans to support our teams - all trying to bring top quality professional basketball at affordable prices to the fans - making it possible for families, children, seniors, military to be able to see ABA games up close. We hope that the fan base will grow. Overall, Bernie, we're ready. If you have a question, please email joenewman@abalive.com.
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