How much do you know about British basketball?

According to the associated press in London : the world basketball management organization person in charge said Wednesday, the British in determining the next year Olympic games against local teams before, must first prove themselves will seriously treat basketball program of long-term improvement work.

FIBA secretary-general Patrick Bauman ( Patrick Baumann ), British basketball program director to FIBA prove, in response to the 2012 London Olympic Games how to develop basketball sports issues, the Britishquot; has appropriate solutionsquot;, at the same time as the British men’s basketball team won the European League legal qualification.

The British basketball has been far behind other countries in europe. In the UK, football, cricket and rugby is popular, the basketball movement but is always based on unstable state.

Bauman told the Associated Press reporter said:quot; we want to make sure that the UK in the past six or seven years for the basketball movement efforts have not been in vain, we hope to see Britain to become Europe’s most powerful country.quot;

The International Basketball Federation in March 13th will be held in French Lyons Central Committee meeting to determine the British Olympic qualification. Founded in 2006, the British standard to ensure the British basketball team win the Olympic Games participation rights, has submitted an application to qualify for relevant information.

Bauman said:quot; the UK need to persuade the Central Committee, they clearly should be in London Olympic Games how to promote basketball in their development, but also has its own clear regulatory plan. If they are able to do this, the British team to win the Olympic Games participation rights should not be a tickler.quot;

Along with the NBA regular season kicked off in Europe in London, Britain also accelerated the pace of the Olympic qualification application. The New Jersey nets will on Friday and Saturday nights at 02 Stadium against the Toronto raptors.

Bauman said:quot; we are very pleased to see such a situation. Basketball has the remarkable influence. This also shows that, NBA regard England as a market of great potential, but also means that Britain has a huge demand for basketball.quot;

NBA Commissioner David Stern ( David Stern ) expresses clearly, want Britain to be qualified for the olympics. He saw the Olympics as developed in the UK basketball board, and that this will help the NBA in Europe ‘s most attractive market expansion of commercial activities.

The Olympic Games will select 12 teams participating, although no team to gain the right to compete, but FIBA still wants to host country especially for a qualification.

However, Bauman emphasizes particularly, Britain may symbolically to participate in the race, because the team awarded the British right means that another team would therefore missed the olympics.

Wednesday, the British Olympic Association announced, to support British basketball team in Olympic Games, and expressed the British basketball team hasquot; reached and exceeded the strict screening criteriaquot;, should be granted the qualification.

The British men’s and women’s basketball teams were selected for this year ‘s European championship.

The British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunter ( Andy Hunt ) said:quot; they have exceeded all expectations, no doubt, they now have the London Olympics in 2012 to showcase their strength.quot;

The British men’s basketball team include: Chicago bulls forward in Tang ( Luol Deng ), Detroit pistons Ben Gordon ( Ben Gordon ) and former NBA player Peter staples, Mupengsa ( Pops Mensah-Bonsu ), he is currently playing in the French League Leon Vero this team ( Lyon-Villeurbane ). In this year’s European Championship in Lithuania, England and Spain, Turkey, Poland and Lithuania in the group.

Although basketball movement in the UK has a broad mass base, but has been unable to play at a high level. British Basketball League has lagged far behind in Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Serbia and other European countries.

Bauman thinks, the need to strengthen the strength in the domestic league, European club competition for more victories, while expanding the basketball movement the television broadcast. He said:quot; we need a strong Basketball Management mechanism.quot;

Bauman cites Britain did not actively participate in the European youth and adult Championships in various instances, he points out: since euro 1935 inception, the England team or the British team played only 5 games. England in the 2009 European Championships losing to Slovenia, Spain and Serbia, which is the UK for the first time since 1981, ahead of the tournament.

Bauman said:quot; at the moment, FIBA should stand up and say, ‘ let us forget the past, think in the next 20 years, what should be done? ‘quot;

He also points out at the same time, the British responded:quot; we should be ensuring the future held annually in any project, any event in men’s and women’s competition, will see the England team. We will try to do this, we will try our best to grasp every opportunity, we will also make unremitting efforts for the medals.quot;
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