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Again, keep the topic to the actual election and the candidates. The last 2 posts have been about actual players and this is not the right place for it so they've been deleted.

We're here to find our next U21 team manager, you can discuss particular players elsewhere. I'm generally pretty lenient with what goes on around here but keep this stuff on topic please.

a few more questions to anyone up for the job.

1, china and the phil's seem to be the major threats to us each season , how will you better prepare the team for these match ups ?

2, what skills / type of players will you value more while your in the job ? will this influence your choice of players even if there is a player better suited to the position ? ie a 10 is 16 id player chosen over a 13 is 14 id player.

3, does player exp levels factor into your choices , also will the players potential come in to play ? will you be aiming more to win while your in office or better setting us up for the long term (mentoring players / bringing in players that have national team potential ? )

4, recently the manager of a well known aussie under 21 player has apparently asked to have his player removed from our team as he feels we do not train properly or something like that, what is your views on this ? and will you still play him ?

As I'm sure most are aware, I'm not going to be running for the U21 job this season - 4 seasons is enough for me!

Thanks to everyone who helped out during my term in any way - your help is appreciated

I'll throw my support behind iwen - he knows how to train, and is active on the offsite. I'm sure he will do a fantastic job if given the chance.

I agree and don't forget to vote everyone. Remember voter apathy can lead to poor results.

Thanks mllama and brilliant work over the last four seasons, you have created an enduring legacy.

A question for our candidates. How will you deal with superpower teams like China?

The next coach should now realize if they continue with the 2 term tradition then they will be in for 4 seasons.
The 18 year olds drafted this season will be the 21 year olds in your last season.

You can completely reshape the team into any mould you want, any hints to what team we are looking at? Post on offsite forum?

I feel like I'm talking to myself here, as the other candidate is like a ghost.

I will answer all questions here.

The major threats to us in the Asia division are China and the Philippines, as well as up and comers in Taiwan and Hong Kong. China and the Philippines and big man heavy, and play look inside almost exclusively, as they ALWAYS have the advantage in that department. Taiwan and HK tend to be balanced teams, so we can match up evenly with them. The only way to seriously combat China and the Philippines is to ensure our big man can hold their own. A few seasons ago (4-6) to be exact, we had a bumper crop of big men, the majority of which made it to the NT. The last few seasons I think the draft hasn't been too kind to our active training managers so the talent has been a bit thin, also the focus on secondaries has made our primaries a bit weaker, with triple wondrous running around against triple prodigious + of the heavyweights. I hope to ensure that we have a good balance of both, but at center I'd ideally like a salary beast, whilst at PF I'd prefer a bit of versatility. I think it's hard to combat nations with farm teams, so it's unlikely we could ever really take them head on, but with some good luck and fantastic training/draftees, we could do it.

In regards to skills, it really depends. In international competition, everybody needs to be able to defend and score, it's that simple. A non scoring player is pretty much useless. There's no preferred skill, it really depends on the position and player, but the guards need the standard JR/JS/OD/PA, whilst the forwards and bigs need the standard ID/RB/IS/SB.

I know what I'm looking for in each position, similar to my young guys as they were maturing, and I hope to help train similar players for the U21 NT and future NT players in a similar mould.

Experience isn't that prominent or obvious at U21 level, most are pitful through to inept in the U21.

Jone Bogan's manager was very silly. Don't know why he reacted the way he did. I'll still play him, I'm the coach, I decide what's best for the team. Unless he's ruining game shape of course..

If I was to create an ideal team, it would consist of many combo guards, I love passing and to have PG's with high passing and SG's who can play PG make the world of difference when mixing up tactics. SF's are rarely mature by this stage but I'm looking for ID/OD and JS/JR combos.

I like PF's with JS/JR/PA as high secondaries, and at least 13/13/13 in primaries, and I'm looking for bigs with 14/14/14 at least by the age of 21 to combat the heavyweights.

Hopefully this answers most of the questions.

Iwen you tanked 2 season's ago, How do we know your not going to tank with the U21 team? ;P

My team was getting old and I needed to refocus on some young trainees, I think it worked out well and I can use the training blueprint and my success as a way to motivate up and coming managers to train their prospects instead of selling them.

hey iwen good luck and here are my questions

have you gone through all the leagues and identified the players from this years draft who can be stars in the future?

have you thought about who will be your staff this season? mllama had about 10 guys working for him - was that a success or a problem? which of those guys will you have back again and who wont you have? you and aussie dude were mllamas two main assistants who will be yours?

what will be your strategy and criteria for saving players from botting?

who is going to win the nba championship and why (shows a wide knowledge of basketball and any answer other than chicago means i will be voting for fanny)?

I've done quite a bit of "face value" scouting so far, but without the ability to call up players and see their skills I need to wait for managers to get back to me. If elected, this process becomes a lot easier and I can have a pretty big database of all potential players.

In regards to staffing, I wanted yodabig to be my assistant, but he's going for India U21, so he's crossed off the list. I have a few other people in mind, but I won't be contacting the until after the election. I don't mind having 10 mentors helping with training, but I'm looking for more control of the quality of players we're outputting. Less opinions is sometimes more, and I have a solid idea of the kind of team I want by the time the 2nd term comes around (if I'm elected then re-elected). I will still have "scouts" looking around, but like I said, I'd like greater control of training of future prospects, so I'm willing to sift through 50 bb-mails everyday if I have to. But those decisions I haven't really decided on yet, those guys who are currently helping I am happy to keep on board and they can continue mentoring their existing players, but new 18 year olds, I will look after them and groom them.

I will be leaving spots open in the U21 roster, I may start with 12-14 players in the first team, and leave room for late-bloomers or bot players. I will only save the very best, ie. Superstar above potential with a good balance of skills. Everything really depends. Hopefully some Aussie managers have some cash saved..

Lakers. They're playing like crap, but they're still the best team. Chicago are good, no doubt, only cause of Rose. They should have lost the first 2 games, especially if the Pacers were healthy. They got extremely lucky. But sometimes you need luck. Based purely on matchups, nobody can beat the Lakers. Whether they play to their level though...

So Lakers v Chicago in the finals! Lakers to win, Rose to get Finals MVP even though the team loses. (Cause he carries them, and Boozer is invisible in playoffs)

only cause of Rose

I strongly disagree on this point but i will still vote for you anyway. I will not hijack the discussion with my reasons here but i reckon you're way off.