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Jack Shepard

Basketball Ninjas Official Announcement

Greetings one and all.

We here at the Basketball Ninjas, would like to let it be known that we exist.
Now, this may strike you as a little different, a DoE on our 462nd day of existence, but,
we pride ourselves on doing things a little differently down at the Basketball Ninjas. smile.gif

Obviously most will have never heard of the Basketball Ninjas,
so I present to you this short graphic novel, which depicts our origins.

In this adventure, we join our heroes Jack Shepard and Hannah Montana,
over one and a half years ago, before the Basketball Ninjas were concieved:









I present to you the Basketball Ninjas charter:
QUOTE
Section 1: Definitions
1. A “Basketball Ninja player”, referenced throughout, is defined here as;
- A player wearing a Basketball Ninja jersey
- A member of the front office (who also wear Basketball Ninja jerseys)
- A player who has had their number retired by the organization.
- A developmental team player (who wear BN Academy Jerseys).
2. A “Jersey”, referenced throughout, is defined here as the nations alliance affiliation.
3. The “Developmental Team”, referenced throughout, is defined here as the BN Academy
4. Front office positions, referenced throughout, are defined here as:
- General Manager/Coach = Alliance Leader
- Director of Public Relations = Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Director of Team Security = Military Minister
- Transaction Accountant = Minister of Aid
- Trade Director = Minister of Trade
- Strength and Conditioning Coach = Improvement Minister
5. “Turning pro”, referenced throughout, is defined here as creating a nation
6. “Offensive plays”, referenced throughout, are defined here as offensive war declarations and attacks
7. “Defensive plays”, referenced throughout, are defined here as defensive war declarations and attacks

Section 2: Team roster spots
1. Roster spots on the Basketball Ninjas Team are only available through a call up from the organizations developmental team
2. Exceptions to this roster process can only be made under extreme circumstances;
i) The player must fit specific criteria
ii) The player must have been a long time associate and/or fan of the team.

Section 3: Developmental Team
1. Roster spots on the developmental team are available via invitation only, and there are specific criteria a player must fill in order to receive an invitation.
2. Upon receiving an invitation, to gain a roster spot on the developmental team, a player must sign a contract on the Basketball Ninja forum, and wear a BN Academy jersey within the first 3 days of the player turning pro.
3. Developmental team players must wear BN Academy jerseys at all times or they will lose their player benefits.
4. Guidelines for receiving a call-up to the Basketball Ninjas are available for all players on the Basketball Ninjas forum.

Section 4: Basketball Ninja Players and Retired Numbers
1. Basketball Ninja players (unless contracts are terminated) are recognised as members of the organization for life.
2. Any player who leaves the Basketball Ninjas via free agency to another team, will have their number retired by the organization.
3. Any team signing a Basketball Ninja player must understand this, and what comes along with it, before signing them to a contract.
4. A Player with a retired number will retain membership to the Basketball Ninjas forum, and retain all rights afforded to players who currently wear Basketball Ninja jerseys, and are referred to here out as a ‘Basketball Ninja Player’ as defined in Section 1.
5. The Basketball Ninjas organization will do whatever they can in any circumstances to help any Basketball Ninjas Player in any way, who needs assistance of any kind.

Section 5: Players and Front office positions
1. The Basketball Ninjas are a team where all members of the organization have a locker room voice on important decisions.
2. Basketball Ninja players can, if a situation arises, vote to terminate the contract of another Basketball Ninja player, in which case a terminated player would then lose all normal player rights and benefits.
3. Front office personnel wear Basketball Ninja jerseys, and retain all player rights, and are referred to here out as a ‘Basketball Ninja Player’ as defined in Section 1.
4. Day to day front office activities are handled by the team General Manager/Coach, with delegation also to the front office for various tasks.
5. The front office is made up of the following positions:
- General Manager/Coach
- Director of Public Relations
- Director of Team Security
- Transaction Accountant
- Trade Director
- Strength and Conditioning Coach
6. Any Basketball Ninjas player may challenge for any front office position, including the General Manager position.
7. If more than one Basketball Ninjas player wishes to operate the same front office position, the duties will either be shared, or a private player ballot will be held to determine the recognised position holder.

Section 6: Offensive Plays
1. No Basketball Ninjas player may run an offensive play, except against an opposing player who has run an offensive play against a Basketball Ninjas player.

Section 7: Defensive Plays
1. If a Basketball Ninjas player has an offensive play run against them, the Basketball Ninjas will then refer to the coaches private playbook to determine an appropriate defensive play.
2. The Basketball Ninjas may, in certain situations, choose to assist players of other teams who have had offensive plays run against them, even if they are not Basketball Ninja players.


Here is our wiki link:
http://cybernations.wikia.com/wiki/Basketball_Ninjas

and our forum link:
http://z4.invisionfree.com/BasketballNinja...dex.php?act=idx

I'm sorry but we don't have an IRC channel, as stated, we do things a little differently down at BN smile.gif

Lastly, wub.gif Umbrella wub.gif The Phalanx

That is all
Drai
I saw the thread title and was wondering why you guys were making a DoE so late.

Best of luck, not that you've needed it so far smile.gif

Also, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it would be terrible for any alliance's mid-lower ranks (30k and below) if they found themselves in a war against you.
Style #386
Congrats you guys! Best of luck.
eyriq
Yeah us!

Also, hi all.
Derwood1
Congrats guys!
The Eye
DoE's are IC, moving to AA
Jack Shepard
QUOTE (The Eye @ Oct 18 2009, 11:53 PM) *
DoE's are IC, moving to AA


We do things differently over at BN...

Hah, no, over excitement for this long awaited announcement FTL. smile.gif
sethb
I've known about you guys for quite a while through one of my trading partners. Good luck guys!
grayson1103
QUOTE (Jack Shepard @ Oct 18 2009, 06:44 PM) *
I'm sorry but we don't have an IRC channel, as stated, we do things a little differently down at BN smile.gif


Sure do...

LJ Scott
Good to see this DoE.

Best of luck to you guys.
Carfre Inpor
About time smile.gif

Good luck!
Zerileous
Very cool guys. awesome.gif
Methax
Congrats xD also what Drai said :>
THRILLHO
Great to finally see this, you guys are top notch.

wub.gif Basketball Ninjas
Hannah Montana
Just coming in to say hi.
Jeeooh
Great to finally see that you 'officially' exist smile.gif
bhane
nice DoE, hails and such
acrux
why the magic? just curious.
Natan
Excellent to see.

Good to see you guys finally come out of the alliance closet.
SPINEDOC
We have arrived, and we would like to say.........hello. Its been a long extensive process, thanks for the kind remarks.
AAAAAAAAAAGGGG
Nice to see you finally exist officially biggrin.gif
threefingeredguy
Hooray! Finally. I love Sceptor at the end of your comic. He's so shady.
Ludacrism2
LAWL

Nicely done BN, nicely done. lol1.gif
SirWilliam
Screw timeliness. Not my style either. tongue.gif

Sorry if I missed it (I looked around out of curiosity but couldn't find anything), but are you guys protected? If not I'd suggest you look into something to protect yourselves from tech-raiders and other such complications that can plague vulnerable alliances.


QUOTE (acrux @ Oct 18 2009, 07:45 PM) *
why the magic? just curious.

The beastly Dwight Howard and their impressive play-off run last season probably had something to do with putting them into the spotlight.
Whitney
Highly amusing name.
Proximus
Alliances without IRC channels are traditionally made of complete fail. Good luck proving otherwise.
White Chocolate
Congrats. Very nicely done. Best DoE I've seen yet. biggrin.gif
Love the comic idea.
Jack Shepard
QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Oct 19 2009, 12:25 AM) *
Screw timeliness. Not my style either. tongue.gif

Sorry if I missed it (I looked around out of curiosity but couldn't find anything), but are you guys protected? If not I'd suggest you look into something to protect yourselves from tech-raiders and other such complications that can plague vulnerable alliances.

The beastly Dwight Howard and their impressive play-off run last season probably had something to do with putting them into the spotlight.


You didn't miss it smile.gif, for 462 days our only protection has been ourselves.

And, all Basketball Ninjas, as per the specific membership criteria alluded to in the charter, have been part of the Magic Kingdom from day 1, long before any percieved 'spotlight' stretched as far as the shores of the good planet Bob. wink.gif
James I
I've seen you around for a good while now - you guys are certainly skilled. Good luck.
Londo Mollari
I count a grand total of 4 economic wonders, and 73 military wonders. blink.gif


0 Agriculture Development Programs
11 Anti-Air Defense Networks
0 Disaster Relief Agencies
0 Fallout Shelter System
0 Federal Aid Commissions
20 Foreign Airforce Base
1 Great Monuments
0 Great Temples
0 Great Universities
0 Hidden Nuclear Missile Silos
0 Internet Systems
1 Interstate Systems
12 Manhattan Projects
0 Mars Bases
0 Mars Colonies
0 Mars Mines
0 Mining Industry Consortiums
0 Moon Bases
0 Moon Colonies
0 Moon Mines
0 Movie Industries
0 National Environment Offices
1 National Research Labs
0 National War Memorials
0 Nuclear Power Plants
14 Pentagons
0 Scientific Development Centers
0 Social Security Systems
0 Space Programs
1 Stock Markets
16 Strategic Defense Initiatives
0 Universal Health Care Programs
0 Weapons Research Complexes
Methax
They do things a little differently down at BN biggrin.gif
SirWilliam
QUOTE (Jack Shepard @ Oct 18 2009, 08:36 PM) *
You didn't miss it smile.gif, for 462 days our only protection has been ourselves.

I like. The focus on military and military wonders probably acts as quite the protection, eh?

QUOTE (Jack Shepard @ Oct 18 2009, 08:36 PM) *
And, all Basketball Ninjas, as per the specific membership criteria alluded to in the charter, have been part of the Magic Kingdom from day 1, long before any percieved 'spotlight' stretched as far as the shores of the good planet Bob. wink.gif

Diehard, not fair weather, fans. Kudos. smile.gif
Orlin
Congrats on the emergence, BN!! Nice touch with the graphic novel.
Ludacrism2
QUOTE (Proximus @ Oct 19 2009, 12:35 AM) *
Alliances without IRC channels are traditionally made of complete fail. Good luck proving otherwise.


Not necessarily, its just been made to seem that way. But they've survived 462 days.

Good Luck and I hope it keeps working out BN.


EDIT:Spelling
johndiesel
o/ BN.
o/ Green.

Also, about time...
Homeboy
If you guys have a protectorate are they considered part of the D-League? lol
Jack Shepard
QUOTE (Homeboy @ Oct 19 2009, 01:05 AM) *
If you guys have a protectorate are they considered part of the D-League? lol


We do, and they are smile.gif
Antoine Roquentin
Loved the comic, congrats.
Bordiga
Great Declaration. I know I'll continue to see great things from the good folks at Basketball Ninjas! biggrin.gif
Otis Smith
Thanks for the welcome!

There's a history with Jack and Hannah with the comics on a basketball forum - so they thought it would be good to continue.
J Bibbs
Glad to be on board and thanks for the welcome!
shadeybob
Been along time coming!!

Congrats and i wish you the best of luck! I've known you guys for awhile and keep up the good work!!!!
Drai
QUOTE (Proximus @ Oct 18 2009, 05:35 PM) *
Alliances without IRC channels are traditionally made of complete fail. Good luck proving otherwise.

Yeah, Aircastle really proves that.
Wentworth the Brave
What a magnificent DoE. Loved the comics. Good luck to you all, I can see a quality alliance coming out of this one.


Also, please, more comics.
General Scian
Welcome to CN officially. And good luck with your alliance's continuation.

Furthermore, the Cavs will win the NBA championship this year. Thank you.
eyriq
QUOTE (General Scian @ Oct 18 2009, 10:44 PM) *
Welcome to CN officially. And good luck with your alliance's continuation.

Furthermore, the Cavs will win the NBA championship this year. Thank you.


My good man, thank you for the well wishes. I know we've chosen a great color.

As for your choice in teams, well, duly noted. ehm.gif
Eden Taylor
I think your name rings a bell...

Seriously, though, glad to see you guys finally existing.
King Tedd
Exellent comic Jack wink.gif, i lmao'd muchly happy.gif ... Thank you O/
Crushtania
Haha, loved the DoE. So I take it Umbrella are your protectors?
Systemfailure
Best DoE in a long time
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