NZ Breakers are urging the Australian NBL to show some commonsense, as they face yet another tight turnaround, due to travel requirements.
The side will take 11 hours to get from Auckland to Cairns for their game against the Taipans on Friday night, before trekking all the way back home for their game against Brisbane Bullets at Spark Arena on Sunday afternoon.
On Wednesday, coach Mody Maor was barking orders at Breakers training and he had another message for the ANBL as well.
"I think there's room for more logic in how the schedule is built," said Maor.
The Breakers fly to Cairns via Brisbane on Thursday, arriving early Friday morning for a game later that evening.
They'll touch down back in New Zealand on Sunday morning, then tip off against the Bullets at 4pm.
"I feel we can do better as an organisation," Maor added. "I feel the NBL can do better, but I don't feel I'm being stitched up."
As an NZ team playing in an Australian competition, the Breakers acknowledge complex travel demands are par for the course, but they feel some concessions could be made with tight turnarounds, namely playing in a city where direct flights are available.
"That seems very logical," noted Maor.
Centre Rob Loe feels the logistical headaches the Breakers face off the court will only help them on it.
"These challenges happen in a season and every team goes through them," said Loe. "It's the team that comes out and faces those challenges head on, and runs past them that'll be successful."
The Breakers have raised their concerns with the league and hope a solution can be found soon.
"I don't think this is above their grasp, so I expect something positive to come from this," said Maor.
The ball is now squarely in the ANBL's court.
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