Editing Bob Long's Assassins (section)

== Relationship with Oakland Assassins ==

=== Bob Long's professional organisation ===

Bob Long was associated with multiple tournament teams during the early 2000s.

The Oakland Assassins competed in the NXL.

Bob Long's Assassins competed in the NPPL semi-professional division.

Both names were associated with Long's broader competitive activities.

=== Oakland Assassins ===

The Oakland Assassins were an original NXL franchise.

They reached the inaugural NXL championship final in 2003.

The team subsequently won the NXL Western Conference championship in 2004 and 2005.

Its competition used the X-Ball format.

=== Different competition formats ===

The NXL and NPPL operated different tournament formats.

The NXL used extended X-Ball matches with repeated points.

The NPPL Super 7 used seven-player flag-based games.

Teams could participate in both organisations under different names, subject to league eligibility and franchise restrictions.

=== Team identity ===

The names Bob Long's Assassins and Oakland Assassins should not automatically be treated as interchangeable.

Although both were associated with Bob Long, the available evidence does not establish complete roster overlap.

Historical tournament results should be attributed to the specific league entry under which they were recorded.

=== Philadelphia transition ===

The documented succession from Bob Long's Assassins to Philadelphia Assassins is clearer.

Contemporary reporting explicitly confirms the name change for 2006.

The Philadelphia Assassins therefore represent the next documented stage of the NPPL team.