"New NBL" update

As the basketball public wait with baited breath to find out about the announcements were made in Melbourne today, here (below) are Boti Nagy's thoughts on the importance of today and what could come of it.

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AdelaideNow... Game can rebound with new vision

BOTI NAGY

April 07, 2009 12:30am

TODAY either will be a landmark day for the future of basketball in Australia or further evidence the sport is administered by basket-weavers and even an overhaul cannot save it.

Have no illusions - that's how important today's announcement of Basketball Australia's new chief executive officer is. The sport is desperately in need of a genuinely committed visionary who actually has the onions to institute the changes necessary to regenerate the game's image.

That's what's at stake after the balls have stopped bouncing in Melbourne's Federation Square with BA's attempt to break into the Guinness Book of World Records for simultaneous dribbling.

That's double the number of fans who attended any Sydney Spirit NBL game last season but then that was Sydney, not Melbourne, and the issues of Australia's elite national competitions will not publicly be addressed until next week.

But even though BA will draw positive press today for its world record attempt, the truth is the identity of the new CEO is of far greater significance.