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Maybe... but with our bigs getting hammered by $250k++ monsters, Tsunami's not going to have much of an impact wherever he plays - and at the point, he's just going to ensure that on the opposite end of the floor, problems with our over-matched bigs are compounded.

Reiterating (I may have said this once or twice before), we really need to rethink what we're doing - on an entire national level.
This last game highlighted what should be obvious: we're NEVER going to match it with the elite playing by the same set of rules.

Saw an amazing PF for Serbia for sale the other day... (14924112)
His JS/OD/Dr/IS/Ha were all ridiculously high (17-19). His Rb/ID/SB/Pa around 12...

What a pity we don't have a player like that, oh wait we do but he never plays. Just kidding Eita has 1 obvious big flaw but he is very close or better in 5/7 of those.

Takayoshi Kawagichi couldn't help us in that match & that was my fault, played him just 46 minutes last week & his GS dropped like crazy.

Was good to see Hideki Ochi have such a great game, top scored for us at a good clip (8/14) managed 4 steals & the opposing SGs shot just 6/14 for 12 points combined though I can't be sure who defended them all the time.

Takayoshi Kishita didn't do much in offence, surprise, but did grab 5 rebounds in 17 minutes.

Yusuke Furusawa had an off night by his normally very high standards.

Yuusuke Tsunami looked great in the box score no matter where he was playing, 2nd top score, good %, opponent was 2/10 looks great.

We were just let down too many fouls, & bad shooting by our bigs.
Furusawa 5/13
Yasujiro 6/15
Matsumoto 1/5

Saw an amazing PF for Serbia for sale the other day... (14924112)
His JS/OD/Dr/IS/Ha were all ridiculously high (17-19). His Rb/ID/SB/Pa around 12...

What a pity we don't have a player like that, oh wait we do but he never plays. Just kidding Eita has 1 obvious big flaw but he is very close or better in 5/7 of those.

Please don't get all angsty on me again, but the reality of that is that if you have a guy like that - ON HIS LONESOME - then he's more bane than boon. As the rest of the comment stated (the bit that you left out) - it would require an entire team built around that type of concept... not merely a solitary guy who would create more problems than he solves. Honestly? If your guy IS built like that - then I kinda understand why he's not getting run.
I applaud you having a creative build tho' - and if more of us get on board with that kind of thinking, then I think we'll be moving on a path towards either greater success, or glorious failure. But I do believe we have to try something, because the *vs Russia* game just proved that we're near about at our plateau.

Ochi did do pretty well... but I have to admit to wondering why on earth isn't Kawagichi getting some run? Hell, the line-up had some pretty odd choices at the point at times. I'm assuming it was a complete blank, so the GE went to some insane levels of trying to find an appropriate answer there. Surely having a 110k point guard - even as a back-up - might help a lil'.

"Tsunami looked great"? You're only reading boxscores, right? I watched the game, and the team did not "look great" when Tsunami was at the guard spots. It created more mismatches in a game where we already had plenty of them to cope with. As wolph said - he's built to be an SF. And when playing there, he did do well.

No offense to Kishita, but he was rarely on vs starters. All of our bigs were woefully out-matched... but we weren't "let down" by anything. The reality is that at any position - at NT level - if you are running more than twice the salary with the same tactics, in all likelihood you're going to win.
Regardless of who was playing at the 4/5 slots, vs Russia's million+ dollars of bigs, they were going to get slaughtered.


Question for Swoosh: was that a complete blank?
And dude... don't get me wrong - I have no problem with the result. Please don't think I'm calling you into question on the game. Regardless of anything you tried, that result was inevitable.

Last edited by malice at 8/6/2013 9:16:14 PM

You didn't read the "just kidding"? :D

It is all good, the funny thing is of my 3 big men they are all soooooooooooooooo different & incompatable it is hilarious when I had Kaname Kouzuki he was yet another completly different build & about the most normal.

Yup only looked at box scores so no idea who played v who or when.

(16975227)Good PF!!!
(21305781)Good PG!!!

Sorry, but if Asano and Motoori can't get minutes, I know Shibukji can't get on the team.
And I hope you don't mind me asking. How do you know that Ikouga is a good PG?

Sorry man, but no way on earth does Shibukji measure up to the bigs we have...

Last edited by malice at 8/15/2013 7:46:32 AM

Ikouga
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> > Jump Shot: 12 Jump Range: 9
> >
> > Outside Def.: 16 Handling: 14
> >
> > Driving: 15 Passing: 13
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> > Inside Shot: 10 Inside Def.: 9
> >
> > Rebounding: 2 Shot Blocking: 4
> >
> > Stamina: 6 Free Throw: 3
> >
> > Experience: 5
This is his skills in S23（May get some up now）...The 1400K was too expensive.....I did not buy him....I do bookmark.
He has high PD,HAN,DRI,PAS,IS and ID...Good secondary skills and good offensive....If NT will do look inside ...I think he is a good outside bench...He can even play the main SG or SF.

Well... this is only my opinion, but he couldn't play SF with that IS/ID/Rb... and with 12 JS he couldn't play at guard either. 13 Pa is pretty low for a 25yo PG.

Now, to be sure: I don't know the stats of any of the current players we have playing slots 1-3, but I'd guess that the vast majority of them are significantly better... or better specifically in a few key areas (more specialized players).

Last edited by malice at 8/15/2013 11:42:03 AM

If do look inside...I think that JS and JR are not so important...The other skills is good...and 13 Pa enough...He has the advantage of DR,IS and ID....As a substitute,he is good offensive players...and he can do the main SF...ID10 is OK...I think.
If a PF does not have very high PD...I think a PG is better than a PF.