Dan Savage owned the Cape Cod Frenzy in 2005 and 2006; pictured is head coach Joe 'JellyBean' Bryant
A celebrity game in Boston- Dan Savage is known for running exhibition and celebrity games
Savage with NBA Hall of Fame player Rick Barry (NBA career 25,729 points scored)
An ESPN feature about a team Dan Savage owned in 2005 called the Boston Frenzy
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2009 Stats
Team Stats
Player Name
Games
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Dajuan Tate
4
26.7
2.5
6.7
Lorenzo Davis
2
23.5
2.5
23.5
Giyoh Shey
1
23.0
1.0
6.0
Maurice Thomas
2
23.0
6.0
3.5
Johnnie Parker
2
20.0
1.0
5.5
Trevor Lawrence
2
19.0
0.5
9.5
Willie Hall
4
18.2
6.0
4.5
Harry Lum
2
16.0
9.0
9.0
Hollis Hale
2
13.0
1.0
4.0
Elliot Magee
1
8.0
0.0
6.0
Howard Lake
1
6.0
1.0
6.0
Rodd Williams
2
5.5
3.0
3.0
PJ Bailey
1
4.0
4.0
6.0
Jeff Ball
2
2.5
0.0
4.5
Jeremy Breen
2
1.5
1.5
1.0
What is a Branding Team?
Branding teams fall into two categories: 1) old teams maintaining their brand (former teams in good standing that are planning to return to the IBL) and 2) new teams that made a down payment to the IBL to play a full season but they are not allowed to play a full season until they are fully accepted and fully ready to go. Both types of teams are called 'branding teams'—because their goal is to maintain a brand or to start a brand. A branding team is entitled to play multiple away games and typically 1 home game in their 'branding year'. Games played by branding teams do indeed count as regular games for the IBL teams who play against them (normal wins and losses, real IBL games, not exhibitions). Some branding teams may stay in that branding mode for years. The job of an owner is complex in that the new owner handles media relations, promotions, sales, partnerships, venues, contracts, businesses operations; as well, the new owner deals with the actual operations of the basketball team but even more difficult—this team owner is expected to do all of this in an efficient manner (relying on a lot of volunteerism and community support—typically gathered over time); so to give these team owners the experience that they need, the IBL gives a 'branding team' a much tinier basketball schedule- so that the branding team owner can try different things—but with so few games, the new team will survive mistakes; when the branding team fails in an aspect of their season, they will fail on a small scale. This 'branding year' program allows the team owner to learn and grow- but in a reasonable way, at a reasonable cost; therefore, the education gained from a branding year (or years) will be thorough enough, so that- when that new team owner finally does join the IBL for a full season, that new owner will be well prepared.
