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84879.28 in reply to 84879.27
Date: 4/11/2009 8:14:14 AM
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You can add my name to the list.

I was planning on training some Aus youth players starting next season. Hopefully the draft is good to me

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84879.29 in reply to 84879.27
Date: 4/11/2009 8:08:33 PM
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I for one would be happy to train some young players and have wanted to do that for the past few years but have received nothing in the draft and don't have the cash to buy a decent young player.


Same here. I find the draft really annoying 'coz i dont get much talent, but its fair system. I guess its the same for most teams. I wish somehow i could earn more money without selling my players.

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Date: 4/11/2009 8:37:17 PM
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The thing about the draft is that you only get 3 pretty random and generally not very good players.

If however you save 40k every week you get a fair chunk of money that you can then use to buy a fantastic new trainee.

Once you have 1 trainee you can start focussing on getting them minutes each week. Once you save a bit more you can by a respectable trainee to train as the backup.
Obviously training 3 in a single position is possible but hard to minute manage.

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84879.31 in reply to 84879.30
Date: 4/12/2009 7:08:37 AM
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I think with the quality of draft players getting worse each year, investing nothing is probably the way to go.

I think I'll be going that way if I get diddly squat this season.

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Date: 4/12/2009 7:57:29 AM
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You can add my name to the list.

I'm starting to train a 19 year old with MVP potential. He was a shooting guard but last week changed to a small foward. Pretty much going to base my training around him.

Hopefully he will be good enough to join the U21 National team one day.

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Date: 4/12/2009 3:26:21 PM
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And ditto for me, I know the draft is suppose to be hit and miss, but for me it seems too much miss. Even after spending $ on scouting last year and choosing a player which was supposedly a good player and high potential I ended up with 'only' starter potential :(

And I checked the TL earlier and there were only 13 Australian players 20 or under available, and realisticly only 2 you might consider for the U21 team, so it's not like you can go buying young Aussie players so we know where they are, they just aren't around.

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Date: 4/12/2009 10:35:30 PM
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i think the problem is partly to the best young aussies either going to bots or non active users and thus missing out on trainning. and are not put on the transfer list for more active aussie users to buy. for example i was looking through some drafts the other day and came across this guy 8158061 who i belive had NT potential but doesnt seem to be reciving training.

From: minty

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84879.35 in reply to 84879.34
Date: 4/21/2009 12:52:30 AM
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Regarding the game last night against Hong Kong in which we were comfortably beaten.

I take an intrest because i have a player in the squad.

Firstly, i dont won't this to come across as having a go at Hadders.

My concern is that the Starting 5 seems to get picked on salary alone going by last nights game.

The starting 5 consisted of Pearshouse/Chalmers/Swain/Hargrave & Bana.

The game shape of those 5 players are STRONG/Average/Average/Strong & Respectable.

There was a possible line-up of 2xProficient & 3xStrong.

Don't have any problem with tactics, i think Hadders is quite capable.

Which is the best way to go to win games? Salary or Game Shape.

Would like to here what people think.

P.S- The possible line-up i mentioned on game shape doesn't include my player (Hendy) even though he has proficient GS at the moment and wasn't even a back-up or reserve for last nights game.


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Date: 4/23/2009 1:55:28 AM
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I think we need a list of managers that are interested in training up players that have U/21 capabilities and then NT potential down the track. Also if we had details of what sort of training plan they had in mind for there team so we could get some sort of an idea of what direction their players are heading in.

I am in the position to add a guy at the end of this season but i am training G's with a preference of giving them high OD ratings and general all round skills rather than them becoming single skill monsters. I currently have a couple of younger guys i would gladly sell off to add an aussie trainee. If i draft a big guy that is decent i will happily sell him at an Australian friendly time so that he can go to another NT trainer.

I am relatively new to BB but am constantly chatting to C-Cat about what's going on at NT level and i think i can add something to the teams plans down the line with my defensive emphasis.

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Date: 4/23/2009 4:55:20 AM
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I am planning to train young Aussie riders. Depends what I get in the draft. I choose to let luck determine my team.

Its good to see another Defensive minded coach. Maybe Australia's U21s will be the defensive team to watch out for.

From: J-Dog

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Date: 4/23/2009 7:24:14 AM
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Gotta love defence. I hope my young ones can become gun defenders. Couple more seasons. Just wondering Hadders who are the top young players for Australia? I wanna see where my youth stand to like of Dondon and etc? Cheers

Last edited by J-Dog at 4/23/2009 8:56:41 PM

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