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Indeed I do.
Peter must have been nervous to sub in so early for awesome Smol.
Well done lad!

Game 2: Sweden 99 - Austria 112

Yesterday's game was quite strange. We were guests in Austria and the host put more effort into the game. But this was no surprise after last week. After q3 we were only at -4 and everything was still possible.
And than the game took a strange turn. Gustavsson was 11-16 FG after the first three quarters. And went for 1-10 FG in the last quarter. It was, like a total breakdown. The reason is that he played 47 minutes and his stamina was at a low point. But he had a substitute and the engine ignored the pattern! All other switches worked, only his was ignored.
Smol went for 2-7 FG during q1-3 and was for me a little disappointment. Okay, his opponent was Kröll, but still I expected more. A -24 for the whole game is also a heavy impact. Lövlind as his back up was far better on this end.
Hammarstrand's 2-13 FG are the next heavy blow. Despite his exellent passing, it looks like he was trapped by the bad OD of his opponent and took one shot after another. Or the OD was so good, that he couldn't pass...

The next six games are set now.

3) @ Algeria

4) vs. Puerto Rico

5) vs. Jamaica

6) @ Wales

7) vs. Uruguay

8) @ Barbados

This season's draw looks good. If we have no injury problems and the game shape is high, we should finish the first round with 7:1. Uruguay is the strongest opponent, but luckily we play at home.

Game 3: Sweden 76 - Algeria 64

It was a much harder game than expected. I had the feeling, our guys tried everything to play bad.
Comparing both teams, it was a clear game. Higher skills, higher DMI, deeper team. Everything was in our favour. And than the turnover game started. One turnover after another, one missed shot after another. Westerlund was hold by two much weaker opponents to a disastrous game. He and Birgersson were outrebounded by a second division player. A 37 y/o guard overcame our OD and scored 14 points in 6 minutes! It feels like a bad joke from the game engine. It doesn't matter that Algeria played a 3-2 zone. Säfen and the others have enough PA to overpower an opponent like Algeria. But it was such a hard game. Our luck, that Algeria didn't crunsh us. We wouldn't have survived it.

I really hope, that this was the bad game for this season and from next week on, we can roll upwards. In the end, only the 7:1 matters.
On the positive side: our game shape was at some positions already perfect. Great effort here and please keep it up.

Great training update!
The minutes were almost everywhere perfect, a couple of important ups were achieved and the team looks better and better.

Sweden 128 - Puerto Rico 50

Our guys had an easy evening. They beat Puerto Rico with a margin of +78 points. Tjäderborg was unstoppable and finished with 28 points in 18 minutes. Birgersson and Smol contributed both a double double and the others crused along.

Thanks to our win, we improved to 14th rank and surpassed some of our competitors. With the game against Jamaica next Monday, we could even move further up. Let's keep the game shape high and win some more games ;)

Really? Again Säfen?
If we are lucky he will miss only one NT game. Against Uruguay he should be back for sure.

Last edited by Nachtmahr at 5/16/2018 3:10:39 AM

At least it wasn´t me this time!!!

Last season, after Säfen got injured against my team in the season opener, karma kicked in and the rest of my season got totally wrecked by injuries and odd occurances. But that's what you get for taking out the superstar of any team.

Game 5: Sweden 98 - Jamaica 70

Next game, next win. We have now a 4:1 with +114. And this means 12th rank.
So far, so good. Jamaica tried to surprise us and used more effort. At some points of the game, they could compete (q1 and q3). But in q2 and q4 our guys showed want they can do. And it looks like playing hard defense and scoring.
With Säfens injury and Martinssons low game shape, I had to switch a little bit, but the result was satisfying. The game shape was on a high level ... you know how to make a training update nice

Next week we will visit Wales. From my side, we could take the next win. ;)

Game 6: Sweden 94 - Wales 75

With our next win, we improved to 5:1 and +133. But we are still ranked as 12th place.

Birgersson was the man of the game. With his very efficient double double, he helped us to secure our run. This season's defense is far more stable than last season's. And I hope that with the return of Säfen, a strong game shape and the enthusiasm, we will at least hold this level.

This brings me to the next point. Please keep an eye to the minutes and line ups. We are now moving to the important part of the season. Next week we have to paly against Uruguay. They are almost eliminated and I expect a CT against us. And during the KO games, it will be even more crucial. I know that I cannot take every GS 9 player with me to the games. But it gives me a far better foundation to choose the best tactic for a game. So please keep it up and let's see how far we can get our team.