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191301.23 in reply to 191301.22
Date: 7/27/2011 11:08:39 PM
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tremell - you're right. That's why i didn't delete the majoirity of this thread ;)

abigfishy - yeah, definitely. I'm always on the lookout for new talent and players that could help the team in different ways. Dee Bana is there for his offense, Cranshaw is there for his defense for example but there aren't really many players out there that have a specific talent that would help the NT without having the rest of their skills too far behind not to hurt in other ways. There does seem to be a bit more of a varied group of prospects coming up at the moment though and that is largely by design through the work of the last couple of terms and directing training this way or that. We should have more options go forward than we have had in the past.

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191301.25 in reply to 191301.23
Date: 7/28/2011 11:18:21 PM
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Since you have said that this is going to be your last term as NT manager, have got a plan in place to groom your successor?

Being a NT manager of Australia is no easy task and we need a level headed manager to take over, preferable someone who is experienced and charismatic enough to reach out to 600 odd aussie teams.

You have done a great job in getting us to 8th spot in the rankings and I'd hate to see us slip when we change to a new manager.

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191301.26 in reply to 191301.25
Date: 7/28/2011 11:42:40 PM
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There are many good managers who are currently "getting their feet wet" so to speak with overseas U21/NT gigs and will be free to start a changeover process at the end of next season so i don't think it will be that big of a drama when I do "retire" (assuming i get the spot again this season). I've tried to be as open and transparent as i can on the offsite forum with any planning that has gone on but there will be an entire season to go in to a little more depth with little tips and tricks and things like that so more than willing to make any changeover as smooth as possible and keep the Aussie machine rolling.

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191301.27 in reply to 191301.26
Date: 7/28/2011 11:50:15 PM
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Would you say that it would be a huge advantage for whoever is running the NT to have ABBL experience?

I am asking this because I actually think it is. Whoever is running the NT needs to not only be a master of tactics which you can achieve in division II or ever III, but needs to be familiar with both how amazing multiskilled players and monoskilled beasts operate. That having been said both Iwen and CoachNoodles are getting experience this season and are ABBL teams so I would assume you would endorse both of them as a future NT candidate.

This is just my opinion but I think division II managers like Fanny, RabidCamel, the rest of the Guppies and even I, am great for running an U21 team but lack some experience of the big players that is needed to run the senior team.

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191301.28 in reply to 191301.27
Date: 7/29/2011 1:45:12 AM
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O hai, I'm not running.

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191301.29 in reply to 191301.27
Date: 7/29/2011 3:50:30 AM
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Being in the ABBL is probably an advantage, but I reckon to some degree the players we have in the ABBL and those in the NT would differ to a reasonable degree - certaintly for big men where noone in the ABBL has a Radford-esque player for example.

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191301.30 in reply to 191301.27
Date: 7/29/2011 8:38:21 AM
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I can see what you're trying to get at yoda and to a certain extent i agree. Certainly there can be great tactical minds in divisions other than the ABBL but you can also get by with just having 1 or 2 major strengths whereas if you've gotten to the ABBL and stayed there it becomes more about having a complete team and using your entire team.

That said, i don't think it's absolutely essential that the NT manager needs to be in the ABBL. As long as you're active on the offsite forum then you can learn the players and makeup of the team. Hopefully the tactics discussions i set each week will start getting some replies and interest as people start to look towards taking over the team.