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Kestelman NBL ownership timeline

Has anyone heard what LK is doing this year with regard to pouring in money or giving up ownership or anything?

Seeing as they're actually based in those communities theyre better equipped to go out into those communities as theyve always done. if theyve stopped doing that that isn't Kestleman's fault. So as I said, you're reaching.

They need to be resourced for that.

The community work has always been up to the teams. Now people are really reaching.

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How? Melbourne United have full time staff for this purpose, and are constantly doing programs and visiting schools. They do camps, appearances, charity. Not sure about other clubs, as I am in Melbourne, but United are fully embedded in the community here, and are very easily accessible.

And that's just it - THINGS ARE GOING WELL!

I defy anyone to show me a single metric by which the NBL has not consistently improved since LK has been in, every single season he's been in. There is none. Although the league is still fighting to become sustainable it certainly has far promise of doing that than it ever did, with record crowds and increasing sponsorship and TV relevance.

Pre-LK everyone was wondering when will we get our Lowy type benefactor etc. We finally get one and still people aren't happy. Ungrateful.

Problems before Kestleman - the league may be forced to fold, completely gutting perhaps the most important organization in Australian basketball.

Problems during Kestleman - "Waaah, teams are spending too much on players, and MY PARTICULAR TEAM doesn't get to play against NBA teams."

Whinging bloody bitches. No appreciation whatsoever. People who rail on Kestleman like this should be banned from watching the league. It's one thing to have genuine gripes but this insane hatred is beyond the pale.

how many want to see this returned to the "grass roots" via BA?.... I'm quite happy with the entitled Bus driver when I see the long line of failed, recycled and dangerously incompetent alternate drivers waiting at the curb

People who have an issue with Kestelman's leadership have very short memories, that's all I can be bothered to say on the matter right now.

$5mil? Nice!

Everyone has their own views and gripes but mine is the nbl is doing well. First of all we have a national league which at one point looked shakey. The standard is very good, have a TV deal which admittedly is a wait and see how it goes. There's expansion in the horizon with a slow but safe process instead of teams coming in and folding within a couple of years. We play NBA teams as warm up games and seem to have a good relationship there with players and teams seeing it as a good development league.
Now not to say it's a perfect thing, but it's there and thanks should go to LK. He may well be looking after his own interests but who else was stepping up to the plate and pumping money in. The OP sounds like he has some issues with his original language and ranting, go watch cricket or netball buddy.

Plus Nick "Veto" Marvin is gone so less petulance present now.

Ok I'll bite... so if he only has 26% ownership then does that other 25% go back to NBL teams, the NBL as an administration or other means?

In this form what limitations would that represent, what couldn't he do?

Can we get rid of First Ever?

I was looking up a definition for the word ungrateful and was redirected to this thread.

And the award for the biggest dickhead thread goes to...

probably a salty Perth fan who can't stand another team outspending them.

Probably a fan of a rural team who hates progress.

Isaac, Do you find this thread title acceptable?

NSFW, NN warning

/end thread

Kestelman's proposal was supposedly to take a 51% ownership for THREE years, "return the league to profitability," then step aside and reduce his ownership to 26%.