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Cram

Years ago

NBL Next Star Eligibility & CBA Transparency

Governance and transparency are clearly the issues that the league doesn't care too much about. It just gets in the way of buzz.

Many will argue that the buzz is worth it. I obviously disagree, but then that's no surprise.

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D2.0

Years ago

I'm all for transparency, but like it or not, Kestleman owns the league and runs it as he sees fit.

The problem with "transparency" is that you publish something, and people expect that to be written in stone, then scream when it chances. As a general rule, that's fine, but the league is clearly in a very dynamic stage and LK & JL are doing what they think is in the best interests of the league.

It sucks that Sydney got the only NS last season, and now have had the guidelines moved for them, but frankly I am more critical of Other teams for not getting into this.
Why haven't the Cats used their contacts and reputation to sign a NS??
If they think there is no advantage in it, then I can't really complain about the rules.

Not having too much transparency has allowed them to manage the transition, including benefiting the Wildcats, so I can't really complain.

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Claydo

Years ago

I love the initiative and hope it continues into next season so other clubs have the opportunity to capitalise on it. But the blatant negligence in pushing this through so one club can obtain a huge advantage for this season is bullshit. There's a significant difference between the possibility of signing an 18 year old HS talent with a 22/23 year old senior out of college - especially for smaller market teams.

Poor from a league that has accomplished such great things in a short amount of time.

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Bored

Years ago

Totally agree there is no reason to not increase transparency. It creates trust and buy in from the community/supporter base. The team tax bills is one aspect of this, it was meant to all be public yet we have never seen a thing. This leads to comments like "Kestelman favours United by giving them 3 incredible imports for this upcoming season" However untrue that might be.

The other arguement that comes up, in the AFL and the NBL, is player salaries. There is more reason to keep this private as it is more personal information. But the same arguement can be made as above. It also creates talking points and extra content/media for the league, increasing profile.

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Years ago

During Friday night's telecast, Steve Carfino and Andrew Gaze listed their Top 5 NBL Imports of All-Time.

Mine are:
Leroy Loggins
Robert Rose
James Crawford
Mark Davis
Derek Rucker

Who are yours?

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