It should be used to complement the action and atmosphere, not replace it. Too often it just goes on and on, for whole possessions or more, and sucks out the life from the game and stadia.

At the Hobart Blitz we left during the 2nd game (1stQ). Music incessant and WAY TOO LOUD. My wife complained once we were out of the arena that her ears were hurting. Ridiculous.
Observations.
No ticket check.
No mask checks.
No bag checks.
Jumbotron needs work.
Cameras and replays need a lot of work.
Food outlets good.
Variety of food good. Prices not unreasonable.
All EFTPOS (for this event)
Basketball standard for 4 teams was mediocre and that's being fair.

"Cameras and replays need a lot of work."

Preseason games use NBL1 production and have for a few years now, the regular season should be a lot better (not perfect by any means but better than this).

The NBL has come a long way, but there are just some things that unequivocally degrade the league's professional and success aspirations.

I turned off the broadcast of game one, 3 quarters in. Not only did the infusion of music not match the game in any way, shape or form, the music I recall were hits from the bloody 2000's (Darude - Sandstorm). FFS.

Why does the NBA continue to conduct surveys, and continue to execute this way. Kestleman's have the money and perhaps business strategy, but they need to hire new marketing people.

The next time the NBL tries to claim it's the "second best league globally after the NBA", I'm no longer watching any games for the season.

Fix the courts, sans decals, and tidy up the infiltration of static logos around the stadium.
Make better team jersey / kits sans logo bonanza.

Honestly just take a leaf out of the NBA G-League. It's a clean product. The league's branding and entertainment execution is borderline circus comparable.

Agree with all the above, the game speaks for itself, yes music is fine but not in game time and not so f..king loud.

@KET

Valid point. But the approach to sponsorship growth should always be of betterment and relevance. It should be about attracting bigger and better sponsorships.

For example, not an NBL sponsorship per se, but I thought the SLAM sponsorship when Lamelo was at the hawks a good example of relevance and size. There's nuance to this, but it's the right approach. One or two large sponsors instead of 10 smalls one's should be the MO.

Didn't the league just execute "the biggest broadcast deal in league history"? How is that money being spent?

So fresh soundtracks from 2008 blasting the whole game.

Source for the ~ $20M loss per team annually?

More 'facts' plucked from someone's arse. Back on topic. I messaged one of the people involved earlier and they agreed with my summation on the Volume and incessant music. They will pass it on to management TFG.

Decals make the league money. Removing them in the current environment for 2 imaginary large sponsors is commercial suicide. Some people here are not very bright

@KET no one disagrees that sponsorships are necessary for the sustainability of the league. It's the execution of how external aspects of the game (decals, music, etc), take away from the game.

Isn’t this thread for discourse, why so black and white when it comes to this? The logos looks crap, they need to be cleaned up, executed better. The suggestion for less sponsors in lieu of more sponsors was a suggestion.

@KET fair enough. I'm wiser for it.

Also FWIW, just to be clear I’m not anon "pull facts out of their arse", or food prices anon.