Somehow I got on the e-mailing list for the local team in the IBL (International Basketball League), a pro minor league. I just received their pre-season email. The local team is the Oregon Waves. I plan on going to a few of their games for three reasons. First - their star player is David Lucas (yes - he's one of the late Maurice Lucas' boys) and I've known David since I reffed his games here in our local kids rec league. David has led that league in scoring two out of the last four seasons (over 37 ppg). Second - they play their games at a gym only about 15 minutes from my house. Third - their games are fun to watch because they limit the timeouts to one per quarter and they have "immediate" throw-ins. The games are in May and June followed by their playoffs.
For more info, the league website is ibl.com.
Gee - I wonder if they need any officials?
