So I'm thinking this may work for the NBA in certain ways, particularly in bringing attention and excitement to the league. Here are some of my ideas:
"American Big Man": Like American/Australian/Brittish Idol, they could search for a real centre to play in the NBA. The prospects have to go through all sorts of training camps etc, and are voted in
The winner is then further trained by the best big man coaches in the country, receives tips and advice from hall of fame big men, particularly brainy ones like Bill Walton. After being chosen, the big fella receives special entry into the NBA draft (rules must be broken in the spirit of achieving reality TV) and is then chosen by a team. Before the draft, the winner spends the entire time working on his game and training.
"The Franchise": In Australia we had a show called "The Club" where they chose players for a brand new amateur football club, which they then followed through the season. It was quite a shocking display of Australian culture at it's er... most interesting
Anyways, the NBA could incorporate the expansion Bobcats into a reality TV show, following the franchise as it is created and goes through its first season, showing us locker room squabbles, issues, trainings, etc. Anothre golden idea.
"On the Road": This show could follow a random player on the road once a week, go where he goes, put microphones everywhere, and see how NBA players prepare for games, their routines, the actual game, post game, hotel room nookie, etc.
Any thoughts, ideas... anything... at all?
