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Entries for August, 2008

IBL Season 2009

September is quickly approaching and not long from now seasons in the NBA and Europe will begin. Players will begin reporting to camp and a new season will be upon us. Now as these winter teams are winding down their seasons OMT will be focusing on the beginning of the IBL season in May. OwnMyTeam […]

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Mumbru to NBA?

If you’ve watched Team USA during the Olympics you likely got the opportunity to check out Alex Mumbru from Spain. He had a solid summer averaging 6.1 points and 2.1 rebounds for the Spanish National Team. Mumbru played about 17 minutes per game with the National Team, and that is about 7 or 8 minutes […]

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Team USA Back on Top

Team USA has finally taken care of business by defeating Spain to win the gold in the Beijing Olympics. Most analysts and critics took a long time to come around to Team USA and most actually believed Spain or Greece would win the Gold this summer. Does this mean guys like Ric Bucher with ESPN had no […]

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NameMyTeam

Ummm, ok, quick question for ya’. Do you think we’d get sued if the members voted for Honka PlayBoys as our team name? Believe it or not the Honka Playboys belong to the Korisliiga which is the top division in Finland. Actually NBA draft pick Petteri Koponen is their point guard. All I can say […]

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Nordic Leagues Prime for Growth

Over the years basketball has really taken off in Nordic countries as it has all across Europe. However, these leagues are quality, but they aren’t anywhere near the top leagues in Europe. Countries like Spain, France, and Greece have much stronger leagues and pay much higher salaries. Countries like Iceland and Finland have leagues that […]

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Rock Da’ Vote

Nope, sorry I’m not talking about McCain or Obama. Actually, I’m referring to all the voting power you have as a ’Real GM’ of a real IBL professional basketball franchise. It’s great to actually come up with a concept of allowing fans to run a pro team, but then the challenging part is deciding exactly how […]

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Europe Needs a Salary Cap

First, just let me say I’m writing this with the mindset that OMT could one day own a team in Europe. Personally, I could care less that Josh Childress signed with Olympiacos Piraeus and left the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. I’m not trying to keep anyone in the NBA and make Europe less competitive. Actually it […]

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Elkhart Express Ponder $1.5 Million Offer

Could tonight be the final time that the Elkhart Express take to the North Side Gym hardwood?
Only time will tell on that one as an offer has been made to purchase the International Basketball League franchise.
For now, Express president/coach Daimon Beathea is concerned with tonight’s exhibition game versus the Wanma Cyclones of the Chinese Basketball […]

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USBL Trying to Salvage League

The United States Basketball League is a summer league that has suspended operations for the past 2008 summer season. It was a great league for players coming back from Europe or playing after their winter season ended. The USBL had a draft and they were a pretty legit league. Over the past few years basketball […]

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Upload Video On OMT

We are pleased to announce that game tape can now be uploaded directly to your private member forums. By joining OMT you can upload your favorite player’s video to our forums which is the first step to getting a player signed by our organization. Just like the fantasy basketball draft OMT members sign the players […]

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