~~ The Lebanese National Team 2013 ~~

[mavrick_h]

this is not a fair statement, you cant put everyone in same bracket.Some politicians had nothing to do with this, you cannot group everyone in same list.
the two of aoun and sleiman are the main responsibles for this.

It's not about fair or not. If other teams were involved, they were going to interfere just like the parties mentioned above. Bernard's point here is the wrong concept.

[mavrick_h]

can you post here some highlights of what Fadi said in the radio?

Well, I don't have the audio file...from what I can still remember the main points were:

- He was very angry from the federation. He thinks the federation is the main problem more than the clubs and they shouldn't have contacted FIBA in a first place. We could have discussed the situation here internally and solve the problem eventually.
- The NT is coming back on Saturday (note: the flight is delayed till Sunday-recent news) and we invite everyone who loves the game of basketball from coaches, players, media & fans to be there supporting the team now more than ever.
- The NT will held a press conference most probably in the airport (main reception hall), telling the public everything happened with them since the gathering of team till the arrival.
- Coach GS will have a lot to say to the public...”unrealistic things” he said.
- He wants an immediate change in the full basketball core. As the first division should called the 'Pro League' and run by former players assigned by the first division clubs. A commissioner will run the ship under the supervision of FLB. (FLB doesn't have the power & the influence over the pro league this way. The reason will be under the supervision so we can play international games)
- A sports tribunal for the pro league run by the commissioner of the league and formed from old players, coaches, referees... he said if we need help from international consultant(s), then we don't have a problem.
- The players will start their own committee so they can protect their rights. He said 'there are more than 400 families leaving as the main source of the income from this game...we need to have something to protect our families and salaries'.
- He encouraged the youngsters to not get disappointed with this decision and keep working on their game.
- He also said we do not care if the FLB run the election as it is, since the pro league and the new league committee doesn't need anything from them. They (the FLB) can keep managing the women’s league, the second, third & fourth division as well as the youngsters (I don't agree on the youngsters though, we should have a college league running by the pro committee with possible draft selections each year).

[lrangels]

I am so sorry about these recent developments that struck the Lebanese basketball community. The players and the fans definitely does not deserve any of these. As Filipinos, we definitely feel your pain as we have gone through these type of ordeal due to the same the issue: politics. Despite these, I am very hopeful that a resolution will be in place and rectified way before the 4-year ban eclipses. Who knows, may be Lebanese team will be able to be back before the qualifying games for the 2016 Olympic games.

[mavrick_h]

Fadi speaking about the recent situation. Watch from 0:05:50 till 0:12:55. Fadi repeated what I already wrote above.

[Bernard]

was that you khaled ? lol BANNING our free speech ?!?! hehe

anyways... we are all frustrated and upset because of that ALLIEN mess... hope things will get better for Lebanese Basketball, coz this fall has to have a huge and STRONG stand/rise.... and HOPEFULLY will teach the old ones and new comers some good lesson !! (i doubt... bas there is always an "IF" clause hehe )

[Khalid80]

Guys enough with the politics OT! You saw what politics did to our game so don't let it spread over here.
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[Khalid80]

was that you khaled ? lol BANNING our free speech ?!?! hehe

anyways... we are all frustrated and upset because of that ALLIEN mess... hope things will get better for Lebanese Basketball, coz this fall has to have a huge and STRONG stand.... and HOPEFULLY will teach the old ones and new comers some good lesson !! (i doubt... bas there is always an "IF" clause hehe )

The discussion was becoming purely based on politics and this is not acceptable.

[Bernard]

The discussion was becoming purely based on politics and this is not acceptable.

i know khalid... i was just having a laugh out of it !

it is really bad though...

as always, hoping for the best !

[mavrick_h]

The thread should be closed anyway for such extremist to invade and spread their dirt in such places.