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  • adt501
    Registered User
    • Sep 2004
    • 140

    #16
    9 NXL teams

    Chicago Aftershock - DM4
    New York Xtreme - DM4
    Baltimore Trauma - DM4
    Los Angeles Ironmen - DM4
    San Diego Legacy - DM4
    Oakland Assassins - Intimidators
    Phildelphia Americans - Shockers/Nerves
    Miami Effect - Shockers/Nerves
    Detroit Strange - Shockers

    there you have it. looks like the DM4 is the most widely used. even though i dont like the shocker, Strange is one of my favorite teams, has been since they played AMs. guns dont make a team. it just so happened to SP teams made finals
    "Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart" - Fight Club

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    • billabongboy13j
      Operation Ivy
      • Jan 2004
      • 1468

      #17
      i read an artical that one team might leave the nxl and a boston based team might take there place which would be awsome
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      dyNASTY

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      • tony3
        LOOKING FOR AN ASIAN GF!!!
        • Feb 2003
        • 3740

        #18
        i couldnt imagine trauma leaving, since they are one of the closest to baltimore. They still as a team have never entered a NPPL event. Philly, I doubt would leave. That would put philly and dynasty playing in the same leagues, not good for publicity.

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        • adt501
          Registered User
          • Sep 2004
          • 140

          #19
          there have been rumors all year that teams would leave. every time i hear a rumor, its always aftershock leaving, but Rennick has an investment in xball, and i dont think hes going to pull out just yet

          the original miami effect, if anyone didnt know, was the team headed up by chris lasoya and all of the ex avalanche players. they quit and played super sevens, which they are doing a lot better at

          smart parts bought the team out. nxl rules say a company can own only 1 team. richmond italia owned the original miami effect, but he technically owns xball. it was a conflict of interest. however, it became even a bigger conflict when he sold the rights to the team.

          smart parts owns the Philidelphia Americans. when Richmond wanted to sell, the gardners wanted to buy. to get around the rules, they did this. billy sold his rights of the ownership of the philly americans to his brother adam, so adam totally owns the philly americans. billy gardner then bought the miami effect franchise.

          its funny. i was reading a recent interview with lasoya in the new issue of faceful. he stated emphatically that he would never play for the gardners or for smart parts.

          i have an idea

          im gonna be flamed for this, but.....Airgun should buy a NXL franchise. im serious. put a pro team on the field shooting pneu assist mechanical guns. market the guns correctly. throw out the word "mag" if you want. is it hype? yes. but all marketing is hype. TK once asked if you had a million dollars to invest in paintball, would you do it? an NXL franchise is a hell of lot cheaper then a million. and if the ESPN deal goes through, those teams will be on tv.

          for the people that hate tourny ball or think tourny ball has a bad rep (it does), i pose this. if AGD owned a team such as the one i described, they could set the rules of conduct for that team. if you wipe, your off the team, etc. how well would the team do if it didnt wipe, etc? maybe not well, but it would still be out there promoting two things: AGDs guns, and sportsmen ship, two things paintball needs.

          AGD could still build scenario markers to its hearts content, and have a professional team that could market its products to tourney players. the best of both worlds. id drink to that, and i will
          "Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart" - Fight Club

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          • wispaintstyle
            Wiccan Paintballer
            • Aug 2004
            • 46

            #20
            Go Strange
            Who misses splatmaster? :shooting:
            I know I do! :headbang:

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            • ilikePB
              Craving Disaster
              • May 2004
              • 703

              #21
              Originally posted by adt501
              for the people that hate tourny ball or think tourny ball has a bad rep (it does), i pose this. if AGD owned a team such as the one i described, they could set the rules of conduct for that team. if you wipe, your off the team, etc. how well would the team do if it didnt wipe, etc? maybe not well, but it would still be out there promoting two things: AGDs guns, and sportsmen ship, two things paintball needs.
              Well, although not in the NXL, Russian Legion is known for playing fair and they do awesome, of course practicing 5 days a week might help. They almost took first, they played Dynasty for it. A lot of skill and very good sportsmanship. Sounds kinda like a team AGD would put together. It sounds like a decent idea. Although, i'm not sure how much longer the NXL will be around if they don't get their act together. Not a bad idea to think about for sure.
              BUSH 2004

              Getting out of PB sale! Cyborg w/Pred 2, Reloader B, Peanut Crossfire, etc!

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              • ilikePB
                Craving Disaster
                • May 2004
                • 703

                #22
                Originally posted by wispaintstyle
                Go Strange
                Philly won it today man.
                BUSH 2004

                Getting out of PB sale! Cyborg w/Pred 2, Reloader B, Peanut Crossfire, etc!

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                • mcdkid
                  Offical PB Ref
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 845

                  #23
                  yea... people ignore me. lol
                  Hard work never killed anybody...but why take a chance?
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                  • gc82000
                    LNIB just a few scratches
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 1346

                    #24
                    To adt501 thank you for the correction.
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                    Advocate for the promotion of Rice, the truest sticky icky.

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                    • SundayPaintball
                      SundayPaintball.Com
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 50

                      #25
                      Still for being the NXL, the "pro" leagues, you never get any info on it like we should. Read my article on the The End of the NXL. Here is the link.............

                      Sunday Paintball Clothing
                      www.sundaypaintball.com

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                      • adt501
                        Registered User
                        • Sep 2004
                        • 140

                        #26
                        sunday, to answer one of your questions in the article....

                        the new miami effect is the amateur All Americans (All As 2)
                        their coach is former Philly Americans player Rody McDowell
                        they were a decent amateur team

                        i slightley disagree with your article. their has been a huge amount of xball coverage, even now. the slightest changes made are published in magazines and in internet sites.

                        xball is still a pipe dream, but it may still bear fruit. even if it becomes a regular fixture on some tv station (ESPN 2 will be airing World Cup, as well as episodes for a new show featuring games) the non paintballing public may not like or understand what they are watching

                        richmond italia's original concept was a form of paintball that could be shown on tv and a non playing viewer could understand it. thats his words.

                        the problem i have with xball is the fact that there are only nine teams playing. three of those teams only started playing xball this year. i like the idea of having franchises, but the money just isnt there yet

                        paintball isnt there yet, period. im not talking about the bad sportsmanship, people seem to like that. its about cheating guns that shoot twenty a second. its about the rule changes every month. its about companys owning not only the teams but the tournament series they play under.

                        if you think about it, the NXL is owned by 3 companys: National, Smart Parts and DYE. although this sounds strange that a whole tournament series is owned by only three companies, think of the NPPL. who really owns and runs the NPPL? one company, Pure Promotions. and who, ladies and gentlemen, owns and operates Pure Promotions??? WDP

                        i think xball may have more of a chance then nppl. we shall see
                        "Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart" - Fight Club

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                        • SundayPaintball
                          SundayPaintball.Com
                          • Oct 2004
                          • 50

                          #27
                          Well my article is made to raise questions.

                          I could not find scores or anything from games at any of the events until magazines briefly talked about them 3 months later in their magazines.

                          Compared to other teams you don't know scores or anything.

                          I like your thoughts though. Thanks for them.
                          Sunday Paintball Clothing
                          www.sundaypaintball.com

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                          • adt501
                            Registered User
                            • Sep 2004
                            • 140

                            #28
                            true, i never see scores until much later. it seems that magazines and internet are more concerned with who did what, or whos leaving who, or who got what sponsorship, or who ***** slapped a ref. go figure
                            "Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart" - Fight Club

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                            • adt501
                              Registered User
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 140

                              #29
                              another thing to think about...

                              your clothing line is all about the winners circle on sundays. i like that

                              xball dosent have that. every tourny, an xball team plays 3 or 4 games tops, and it dosent mean anything until the end of the season

                              in other tournament series (NPPL, Millenium, etc) you have that week long struggle through the semis, and the best play on sundays to see who is the best team. i like that

                              regarding that same chris lasoya interview i talked about earlier, he mentioned that he missed that feeling of making it to sunday, that xball was a bunch of meaningless games against the same teams

                              but if you look at other sports, they are not played the same way. its not like the NFL has 5 or 6 tournaments a year to see whos the best. games are played througout the year

                              maybe xball is paintballs evolution
                              "Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart" - Fight Club

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                              • Head knight of Ni
                                Silly K-niggits
                                • Mar 2004
                                • 1032

                                #30
                                Originally posted by ilikePB
                                Well, although not in the NXL, Russian Legion is known for playing fair and they do awesome, of course practicing 5 days a week might help. They almost took first, they played Dynasty for it. A lot of skill and very good sportsmanship. Sounds kinda like a team AGD would put together. It sounds like a decent idea. Although, i'm not sure how much longer the NXL will be around if they don't get their act together. Not a bad idea to think about for sure.

                                You've got it right. The NXL finals weren't near as fun to watch as the Infamous vs RL game to get to the finals.
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