Welcome back to the Taking The Charge Podcast - this week we are talking with Miguel Bullon, CEO of NBN23. The topic of the interview is the group’s digital scoresheet project.
Before that … let’s take a quick look around the world of basketball with the Big Three
1:55 - Story we are watching - Covid has caused so many cancellations of games but we had a different reason for a cancellation this week - snow … in Athens.
2:55 - Young player of the week - Rumors are going strong that Tristan Vukcevic of Real Madrid will be heading to Partizan NIS Belgrade on loan. It’s not a done deal but it’s reportedly close.
4:05 - Up-coming event we are watching - There is still one more Basketball Champions League Play-In series to finish. But the Round of 16 has already started - with some big games already.
Before we get into the talk with Miguel Bullon, we would like to give you a sneak peak of the Taking The Charge Prospects Podcast interview with Croatian forward Matej Rudan from Mega Belgrade - which is part of the paid subscription section of the TTC substack.
6:40 - Sneak preview of interview
Miguel Bullon, CEO of NBN23 (9:25)
Here is a breakdown of the interview
9:45 - A description of the NBN23 project
10:45 - How it started
13:30 - How did the technology part work out
15:15 - How does it work
17:55 - Features of the In-Game and Swish apps
23:15 - How much more work is there for scorekeepers
27:35 - Leading current and past stars have supported the project. How that has helped
30:10 - What NBN23 stands for
31:25 - Statistics about how widespread the use is
35:00 - Who can take part and use it
36:55 - What impact the Covid pandemic had
38:55 - What professional leagues are using it
40:45 - Any national team games or tournaments
41:40 - Goals for future
45:05 - A U16 Spanish basketball league fantasty game
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