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Let me start off by congratulating the Italian NT on their championship, it's well deserved and they are the champs.

However, stealing an idea from Hattrick, for anyone that wants to follow, we'll do the NT Heavyweight Belt.

The idea is that every time the belt holder plays, they can lose the belt to the opponent (much like boxing).

Now, this next part will induce some complaints, but we have to start somewhere.

The 1st beltholder was Italy, as World Champions.

The current beltholder is the USA (yes, I coach the USA, hence me anticipating some being mad).

However, I can't think of a better way to determine who should start out with the belt.

I will edit this thread to note the challenges to the belt and who the current holder is.

Current beltholder: USA

Championship matches

5/5/2008 - Italy 82, Spain 65 (Italy wins belt)
5/12/2008 - USA 138, Italy 122 (USA wins belt)
5/19/2008 - USA 90, Puerto Rico 57
5/26/2008 - USA 92, Paraguay 55
6/2/2008 - USA 106, Australia 90
6/9/2008 - USA 114, Philippines, 85
6/16/2008 - USA 97, Bolivia 57
6/23/2008 - USA 100, Ecuador 59
6/30/2008 - USA vs Brazil



Last edited by Edju at 6/23/2008 11:37:22 PM

No, it's just so that Puerto Rico can have something tangible to be awarded with when they win and I streak through Cambridge.

To be honest, many teams will probably never seriously contend for a World Championship (lump the USA in there and I'll kick you square in the nuts).

But anyone can get hot and beat a team once and have the belt for a week.

Hehehe can be funny ^^

USA retains the belt with a 90-57 win over Puerto Rico.

congrats.

Nice idea...

Do friendlies count?
You will have 83 demands ;-)....
but you can choose your opponent very carefully....

For the time being "The Belt" stays in the Americas...

Good luck

Every game counts, including scrimmages.

Can I be the first to say this idea is ridiculous? Italy is the current world champions. Im kind of embarassed that this even got posted, winning the cup isnt just a flash in the pan win, its winning the tournamant same as the playoffs in any league.

To make another title that just so happens to coincide with us beating them in an early and inconsequential game brings to question how insecure you as our representative can be. If you want to have trash talking rights, win the cup, thats the tourney, thats the rules. Till then, don't compound the embarassment of our early exit last season with trash talking that may come back to bite us later on.

My wording is harsh but the message is just play the game the way the rules dictate.

Last edited by cruzanm423 at 5/20/2008 8:03:44 PM