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Sorry guys, it was not enough. We lost with -3

I was certain, that Israel will use GDP Inside. As a result I switched to push the ball. I wasn't prepared for their 2-3 zone. Maybe with RnG it would end better...

Sunesson with a monster performance of 40 points and 8-10 3pointers. He had a +11 too and was our best player today. The other starters were good, but couldn't reach his level.

The 2-3 zone was a big weakness for Israel (see our 18-31 3 pointers) but also a big help: they outrebounded us with 53:35.

For everyone who has one week left at All Star Game or at the end of the season, give the boys some free throw training. Every up can be an important one and sometimes the free throws are the little turn to the win or the loss.

Now I hope for an easy draw. From the next six games we have to win five to move on. So let us hope for the best.

At the start of this week the next six games were drawn. We got some tricky opponents, but no real powerhouses like Spain or Serbia. This leaves us with a wide possibility of results.

[24] Philippines @home:
Played the qualification round at the WC and won two of there three games.

@ [34] Croatia:
The stongest opponent and with the home court advantage even more powerful. For having a chance we will need the best game of our guys.

@ [97] Ghana:
According to the world rank the lowest ranked opponent. But it would be a mistake to take them lightly.

[78] Japan @home:
Our second home game is against Japan.

@ [44] Columbia:
They are at the same point like we were last season. They have some old players (34-37) and the younger ones are moving forward. I expect a tight game.

[39] Egypt @home:
Higher ranked but I expect a win thanks to our deeper and farther developed team.


During the last weeks we had some really good ups. Every friday at least one player shows 2 or even 3 ups at ones. One time it's Danielsson, the other week Westerlund or Lagerhall. Other player train slower but gain their important and awaited ups. So from week to week we make some progress and get a stronger team. According to the current developement we will have four players at a top international level by the end of this season. And all four younger than 30 years! Great work guys, keep it up.

Good luck in match today!

Seemed like we was at a peak some seasons ago and didn't really have a clear future. But it looks brighter now that we got a bunch of new players stepping up.

There was a little gap. The previous generation (Sandbom, Martinsson, Mazzolini etc.) was the same age and after them Tjädermo and Widerström were somehow alone and lost. Starting with Birgersson a new group of players is moving up. If you take a look at the current NT, there are 10 players younger than 29 years. And there are still players like Lövlind, Johansson and Tjäderborg who are not far behind. In the group 21-28 years, we have around 25 players which are part of the NT, near the NT or on their way to the NT. I think this shows the great offert of the managers during the last couple of seasons.

If some of you want to try a little test. Open buzzer-manager and go for the salary calculation. Every player gets a rating for PG, SG, SF, PF and C according to the skills. Players with a rating of 15+ are in an exclusiv club. They are the best ones in this game. We have a player with a rating almost at 15.8 and the second on has 15.96! His manager is pushing him for two more ups... it would mean a 16.56 rating. Our youngest NT has a 14.5 rating. So as you can see, it's not only the amount of players, there is already some heavy quality behind it.

Widerström is posted as a PG ;) But his skills are the ones of a big.
And you train your boys in guard skills...

Yesterday we played against the Philippines and won with 116:94.

The Philippines came down from the world cup qualification round and entered our tournament. They have some strong guys and from the stand point of reaching the ko rounds, I thought they would go for a win. With the same effort it would be a more difficult game.

Our double edged sword Tuikalla hurt the Philippines more than he hurt us. He's playing a strong season until now and I really hope that he doesn't kill one of our games
Tjädermo, Säfen and Birgersson were efficient like hell. 66% in a combined FG is great. The whole team has a good offense. Currently we have a top 4 offense. And because of the young age of our players there is still some room to grow.
Our defense is more in an average area but this topic should be solved during this season. There is a lot of defense training for the young ones.

Next week we play against Croatia. A strong and very difficult to play team. I will wait until the update on friday and make a line up and set the tactic.

And the last point: I also saw the topic about the swedish NT and the lithuanian manager who wants to be the next NT coach. I am going to candidate for the NT position again. I think we made some great progress during the last five seasons. Build up a big player pool and there is a steady developement of the team. Yes, there are setbacks. We lost some games against strong opponents and didn't reach the next round because of the point difference. But bottom line is that we get better and better and I really like the community and the work you invest in your players. So I would like to keep up our team work.

And the last point: I also saw the topic about the swedish NT and the lithuanian manager who wants to be the next NT coach.

I'm quite confident not many managers would want to swap you out for an inexperienced Lithuanian at the moment, myself included.

But never get complacent! Or someone will be there ready to take your job! ;)

Yesterdays loss was a strategic decision. Birgersson's injury was a big hit. We had two nasty double downs on friday and Croatia had the home court advantage. I decided that a suicide action (with a low win %) was too risky and that we have to go for the other four games.
Birgersson is back since the injury update and I hope the rest of the team will stay healthy.

Some words about the Croatia game. Until the middle of q3, we were an equal opponent. Our defense was strong and we got our points on the offensive end. But than Croatia found its offense and they made some runs.
Säfen has still no equal scoring partner (among the guards) and this is maybe our biggest issue at the moment. But some managers are working on it.