Jun 29, 2011, 10:25 pm
Quote:If you had the ability to purchase a team, what team would you buy? Would it be your favorite team or would it be a team that you want to work with and build up the current roster? What changes would you make?
I would buy the team I support and which so happens is for sale right now... Panathinaikos BC.
The things I would try to do...
1. Make it sustainable business, meaning same income and expenditure.
2. Build a new private 13-15.000 capacity arena.
3. Build a scouting network. Mainly in Balkans, Eastern Europe but also in rest of Europe and Africa
4. Build youth facilities where young athletes can learn the secrets of basketball, live and attend school
5. Finish off "organised fans"
6. Invest in a better marketing department
7. Establish strong presence in social networking
8. Create affiliated clubs from weaker leagues
9. Lobby for the creation of a multinational regional league (join or create new one)
Respect and thanks for everything:
Alvertis, Bodiroga, Jasikevicius, Radja, Wilkins, Vrankovic, Fotsis, Rebraca, Kattash, Gentile, Koch, Middleton, Kutluay, Rogers, Papadopoulos, Becirovic, Tomasevic, Siskauskas, Pekovic, Lakovic, Vujanic, Chatzivrettas, Maljkovic, Spanoulis and many more to follow in the near future.