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Anonymous

Years ago

Vic Sports Minister: next season plan 'a joke'

Debate it all you like, but the league will go ahead this season and BA will implement the reforms it needs to make for the season 10/11 relaunch.

McPeake moved all in on a bluff. BA called him for once. Time to leave the table while everyone else keeps playing cards.

All of which makes me a happy camper.

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Mystro

Years ago

Sucks to be Melbourne lol.

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Years ago

Falkman, why wouldn't BA be working on getting the reform right whilst an interim competition was underway. You don't have to shut up shop altogether for a year whilst working on it. I don't get your reasoning. This way Basketball is still in the marketplace although not in as big a way as would have been expected. Its still better than nothing. Are you from Melbourne and pissed off that you don't have a team to follow this coming season? That was entirely the doing of the 2 Melbourne club owners, not BA or any of the other clubs participating. As for the Sports Minister of Victoria, is he embarrassed that his great sporting city is not represented in Elite Basketball? Does he feel that BA has kicked him in the guts by standing up to their principles and not allowing the 2 Melbourne owners to take matters in their own hands. If he is that concerned about no Melbourne teams in the league, perhaps he should have had a talk to these 2 clubs and persuaded them to play by the rules rather than have a swipe at BA.

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orbit

Years ago

Which is what the Vic teams are doing, Good for them & Good for those who choose to play.

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orbit

Years ago

The article tells me the Vic sports minister is in bed with Mcpeake & Cowan. And thats to be expected. Sometimes as parents we don't punish our kids because they are blood - even if they are naughty!

Falkman - no one made the Vic teams bow out. They made their bed & now they must sleep in it.

Life, however must go on. It's as simple as that. What is a joke to you looks completely different to me. Trying to back the reform boys into a corner might come back & haunt the Vic clubs. Don't expect miracles from this 7 team season but it is a start to a reform.

I'm sitting back with my popcorn. Imagine a league in 5 years with 14 teams from all over Oz & all financially viable because Sengstock hung tough & was prepared to take some early hits.

Give him time....

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Anonymous

Years ago

BA are working very hard to get another Vic team in - for 8 team league - Larry said today.

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