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Years ago
NBL "Green with envy"
Good article. And obvious points about making sure that the future of the league is built around sensible and suitable owners where the aim is for a long term investment in the league.
Frankly I think the quality of games has been excellent; but the quantity needs to go up and that can only be done with more rounds and more teams.
Personally I would love the competition to get back to a Top 8 finals rotation. However that would require at least 12-14 teams. That wouldn't happen for a long time and honestly would require a Tran-Tasman competition with several NZ based teams.
