NBA Development League: Scoop From Around The Hoop
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October 6, 2009
Scoop From Around The Hoop

Hi T-Birds Fans:

Wow! You guys rock!! We had over 200 people turn out in full force for our Draft Party at Spectator’s this past Thursday night. It was so much fun to have the first pick in the Draft and to celebrate Coach Coffino’s birthday too. If you missed hearing the “Top Ten Reasons to Attend A T-Birds Game This Season” at the party, we’ll see about posting it on the website…funny stuff!

We are totally pumped up about our team, and they have already started arriving into town, so make sure to say “hi” if you run into them at Sports & Wellness working out or wherever you may see them. We are thrilled to have landed both Tony Dandridge and hometown hero Chad Toppert this season, both former Lobos and both with the potential to make it all the way to the NBA fast. Judging by Coach’s picks, we should have one of the tallest, best shooting teams in the League this year.

Upcoming events that we would love for you to calendar include our season ticket holder house party, set for Nov. 21st at 6 PM, where you can pick up your season tickets and be among the first to meet your new team!

We’ve also got a Pre-Season game, set for Nov. 25th at 6 PM at Tingley Coliseum against the L.A. Defenders. A donation of a can of food for the Roadrunner Food Bank gets you into the Pre-Season Game for free. We hope you’ll come out, have some fun, and support this important cause for Thanksgiving.

Also, don’t forget Opening Weekend is Nov. 27th and 28th, so get your tickets now for a great time with family and friends. We have some special guests planned for both nights, so it’s sure to be a great time.

We still have some great season ticket specials going on right now...it’s time to lock in special pricing for the best seats in the house this season. It is our mission to continue delivering family friendly and very affordable entertainment to you in Albuquerque. Come on out and join the fun while supporting the best basketball in Albuquerque! Call 265-3865 or email me at jackiebregman@comcast.net to reserve some tickets.

As always, we are thrilled with the continued support of our fans, season ticket holders and corporate sponsors. Please help us keep building our fan base by talking up the excitement of T-Birds Basketball around town…thank you for your wonderful support!

The Bregman Family



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Hi T-Birds Fans:

A big thank you to our season ticket holders for coming out in force last Thursday night to our first (what I hope is) annual Mixology Event. We had a great time tasting the delicious concoctions produced by the fabulously talented Mixologist from Southern Wine and Spirits! The very “creative” results of our drink naming contest should be up soon on the website, so you can vote for your favorite drink and name it too. Congrats to Richie Guerrero for winning the right to appear and do some “color commentary” during one of our upcoming halftimes. That should be a treat to hear, and we are looking forward to it!

The Storm Chasers are busy shooting the photos for their 2009-10 calendar today, and we are getting ready for our ABQ the Magazine Launch Party, coming up on Oct. 28th at EXPO. Team tryouts in Albuquerque will be Oct. 17-18 too. We hope you will plan to join us at our Draft Party in early November (date is to be announced soon). The season is getting very close and we are planning lots of fun and special entertainment at this year’s games.

Also, I want to welcome two great new sponsors: Cricket and SolutionWerx. Both companies have stepped up to partner with us this season and we are thrilled to have them join us. We love our fans to embrace and support all of our sponsors, so please let ‘em know you are a T-Birds fan when you do business with them and they will be happy to help you, too. We know and love Cricket for making cell phones that everyone can afford, and Solution Werx has developed and implemented some fantastic software solutions for the team this year. They are a growing new business in Albuquerque that can take your data and make it jump through hoops for you! So give them both a call and welcome them to the family.

Fans, it’s time to reserve your season tickets now and don’t miss out! We have payment plans available and you know we are the best entertainment value in town. At $4 per seat and with our great “no ticket left behind” policy, your investment in season tickets is one you will really be able to enjoy all season.

Hope to see you soon!

Jackie Bregman

P.S. With the number one pick in the draft, we are really looking to take back our championship trophy this year…be sure to come out and support your T-Birds!



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Hi T-Birds Fans:

We hope you are enjoying the NBA Playoffs and Finals as much as we are! This has been an outstanding time for the NBA, full of thrilling nail-biting action and a display of some of the best talent that the NBA has to offer. We are especially proud of all of the Development League players who have participated in these games…that’s what our League has always been about…developing new talent for the NBA and contributing to the NBA rosters through training and developing the rising stars in the game.

It’s been a real treat to watch the former Development League players Chris “The Birdman” Anderson for the Nuggets and Jordan Farmar for the Lakers, among others, seeing lots of action in the NBA.

Our game schedule for next season is almost ready to be announced. In the meantime, Coach John Coffino, the Storm Chasers and Trey will all be around this summer participating in lots of community events, so give us a call if we can help make your event a success. We are also delighted to announce that our favorite local player, former Lobo Mark Walters, will be in town this summer working for the team, making community appearances and helping Coach Coffino. Mark has always been a big fan favorite and is excited about contributing to the Thunderbirds as part of our upcoming Jr. Thunderbirds Camps for kids.

We still have some great season ticket specials going on right now...it’s time to lock in special pricing for the best seats in the house this season. It is our mission to continue delivering family friendly and very affordable entertainment to you in Albuquerque. Come on out and join the fun while supporting the best basketball in Albuquerque! Call 265-3865 or email me at jackiebregman@comcast.net to reserve your tickets now.

As always, we are so very grateful for the continued support of our fans, season ticket holders and corporate sponsors. Please help us keep building our fan base by renewing your season tickets today and talking up the excitement of T-Birds Basketball around town…thank you for your wonderful support!

Sam and Jackie Bregman www.abqtbirds.com

P.S. Be sure to join us at Fox & Hound this coming Thursday, June 11th for Game 4 of the NBA Finals!

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APRIL 16, 2009

"Hi TBirds fans….We are hard at work at the office gearing up for a summer filled with fun activities and events and planning some exciting changes for the upcoming season.

We were so pleased and proud to welcome Dan Reed, the President of the NBA Development League, as well as Governor Richardson, to the April 10th game. The Governor loved the exciting action, the quality of play and the fan enthusiasm. We are extremely encouraged after our meeting with him, because we have the Governor’s full support going into next season in our efforts to bring additional improvements to the Arena, as well as in making the fan experience a bigger and better one next year. Although Mayor Chavez was unable to join us for our last game, he has also enthusiastically thrown his support behind the team, and we appreciate his efforts on the team’s behalf as well.

In the coming weeks, we will be announcing detailed plans for some summer basketball camps for kids. We are also working on a Celebrity Golf Tournament, so start practicing those putts! The Coach, the Storm Chasers and Trey will all be around this summer participating in lots of community events, so give us a call if we can help make your event a success.

Sam and I would love to hear feedback from all of our fantastic TBirds fans about ways that we can improve our performance as an organization, so I encourage you to pick up the phone and call the office at 265-DUNK (3865) or email us at jackiebregman@comcast.net with any great ideas you’d like to share.

As always, we are so very grateful for the continued support of our fans, season ticket holders and corporate sponsors. This season, despite the economy, we are pleased to report that our attendance figures held strong and we KNOW we have the best basketball fans in the entire League. Keep up the good work and help us keep building our fan base up by renewing your season tickets today and talking up the team around town…we love our TBirds and we thank you for your wonderful support!

Sam and Jackie Bregman
www.abqtbirds.com

Head Coach John Coffino
(505) 265-DUNK (3865)

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