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Would be hard to argue with your CV ;)

JB

Would be difficult to vote against a manager that has dominated the top division in recent years

Considering your consistent stance of being against an EBBL manager being in charge of the NT, a subject on which I agreed with you, I'd have thought it would be difficult for you to put your name forward.

Interesting point, how did it affect everyone that Gully was in EBBL this year? What are the pros and cons of having a NT manager from EBBL?

For me I personally felt I should prove my ability to GM a side and win EBBL before even considering NT management.

Surely we would want someone with proven understanding of the game managing the side?

JB

My point of view: "Dominating in years" does not sound like a pillar to me. Not because it's Elmacca, I think it applies to everyone.

As I see it, being an NT requires 2 main aspects. For the first one, it's enough to check the matches of this season and test the match reading abilities and decision making in the lineup (in my subjective point of view, tide and myself have been leading here overall, not because I'm going for the NT, just how we've been performing with what we have).
And secondly, speaking abilities and diplomacy, not only with the community, but mainly other NTs.

My two cents!

Hey Sabre,

Why is diplomacy with other countries so important? I totally understand with your own managers as you need to have players trained in way you want and with good game shape, but why other countries?


JB

Interesting point, how did it affect everyone that Gully was in EBBL this year? What are the pros and cons of having a NT manager from EBBL?

I didn't do anything differently this season from last.

I'll leave the pros to others. The cons are obvious. Possibility of favouring your own players, and not picking rivals' players to harm their merchandising. The knowledge of players' skills, possibly of EBBL teams with multiple NT players, such as muse.

I should point out that I'm not saying Elmacca isn't trustworthy. Just that he has pointed out in the past he's not in favour of it.

Hey Sabre,

Why is diplomacy with other countries so important? I totally understand with your own managers as you need to have players trained in way you want and with good game shape, but why other countries?


JB

I don't believe its the NT managers job to have players trained to their specifications. NT managers don't own NT players. Also, not all NT players are on English teams. Many are at the moment, but it hasn't always been so, and it won't always be so.

Why other countries? Why not? What's the point of being belligerent? I've tended towards pleasantness when dealing with everyone I've met from other NTs. It can help to talk to them anyway. Though I would also say where I've felt wronged, I've said so.

Not everything that happens to the NT is visible on the forum.

Hey Sabre,

Why is diplomacy with other countries so important? I totally understand with your own managers as you need to have players trained in way you want and with good game shape, but why other countries?


JB

It is my understanding NT coaches have a private forum, through which you sell your image to the others. Also I believe there must be these usual pre-match talk with the opponent, praising before the match in a natural, truthful and intelligent way after analysing the opponents' choices, or talking about the coming calendar with third temas.
I listed this aspect as important, but not saying Elmacca is lacking this, only I imagine what the difference is between very good NT performances to top class and details nobody see, only imagine.

And agree with Gully, it would in fact be useful to know what the work with 24-28 yo is going to be, ie coming English guys in future seasons.

Ok.

Makes sense :)

I do feel that we are talking about different things, I would want the NT boss to have a plan to COMPETE.

I therefore think The community is more important and would need to provide the foundation for that by doing the following;

1. The NT manager would need a plan of how to use guys who's salaries made sense for club managers ie balanced skills outside D and shot blocking on bigs driving and inside shot on all players etc If the plan makes sense for club managers and NT then most managers would train to that plan? If the NT manager understood the game engine well enough to educate.

2. Having a network of newer managers who are mentored to build there stadium and club and while building up their finance house high salary NT guys to get of salary floor and ensure game shape. SO we can keep the 200000 mono skilled monsters...

3. I can see just from looking at Simpson and Palit when they where on the list that they both have major issues for NT level that could have been fixed with small sacrifice from primaries and saved salary in process leaving more effective player with a lower salary. You all argued about Muldowny value but he was worth so much because of effectiveness, shooting 50% from field on a 20000 salary. Not saying he is a NT player but we can produce guys on 100000 who are salary efficient and dominate higher salary inefficient builds. How can we have a NT PG who can't make a layup and doesn't contest jump shots? OR starting centre who cant contain a drive or rotate and block shots?

I haven't seen the build of a lot of other talent but it strikes me that it would take a group of minimum 10 managers working together over 2-3 years real time to pull of a successful NT project off.

Visit the LT side for example of people involved or US.

JB