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Good morning Canada,

Today is the begining of a new era as I have been elected to manage the National team. First I just want to thank all of those people who took the time and voted for me, it is appreciated. Next order of business is similar to what those before me have done and that is a list of goals:

Qualify for the World Championships- I realize that this is a loft goal but from following the team in the past and seeing the players now I think we can do it. Whether it direct or thru the repechage my first goal will be to try and get this team into the Worlds. Home court was hard earned in the previous seasons and will boed very well for us now, so thanks Chris.

Continue Scouting and Ranking As done in past regimes it will be crucial that I can establish and continue a strong scouting and ranking system. Chris will be handing the info he has collected and I will be sure to keep on top of it. This way we can ensure that the top players get the attention and support they need and deserve.

Embrace the Canadian Community- Honestly this may be the toughest of the three but in my mind it is the most important. The Canadian community has over 500 users of which less than 60 voted, meaning they have little to no interest in the National Team. Somehow I want/need to change that! I know others have made a similar commitment and feel like it was unsuccessful, but I will try my best. At this point I am not sure if it will be thru a blog, twitter or just mass PM's here but with everyone assistance I think we can help increase the Canadian communities activity level.

Please feel free to contact me for any reason. Whether it be a question, concern or if you are interested in helping out I will be happy to hear from you all.

Thanks again, and GO CANADA GO!!

Last edited by Mod-beanerz at 1/17/2011 9:13:30 AM

Congratz on getting elected. Just wanted to say in advance I appreciate all the write-ups etc. that are to come (from Mogul and Mr. Burns too), I'm usually not one to respond, but definately enjoy the read.

congrats

maybe u can abuse some GM powers and spam more messages out about the NT lol

A game plan for todays scrimmage has been posted in the off site forum

(http://bbcanada.forumotion.com/)

Very brief summary of todays 127-116 victory posted on the off-site forum.

When the real games begin I will make a point of awarding a gameball and posting a bit more detailed report. Head on over to the off-site forum tto check it out.

Just a quick update as to my progress so far. Currently I am looking to set the roster, I am pretty sure the ten players I have selected so far will make up the team. But I want to ensure that there are no hidden gems, and also that the players selected will recieve the proper treatment from there owners. Whether that maintaining gameshap or training I want to make sure I have taken the time to do the right thing.

After that is complete I will have a formal introduction of the starting roster.

Game plan has been posted in the off-site forums.

On January 24th at 5pm we play Paraguay in our first of many tests on route to a World Championship birth. Or atleast that is the plan :)

Our National team kicked off the America's National Tournament with a convincing win over Paraguay. The 111-74 final was more lopsided than may expected but is certanly a nice way to start things off. Canada now faces three teams that they should beat handily before two huge games against Mexico and Uruguay.

Canada's National team will square off in a scrimmage against the Australian squad on Monday. Line-ups and tactics have been posted in the off-site forum for those with an interest.

This will be a tough battle as the Auzzies are ranked number 8 in the World, so we will see how Canada stacks up against one of the best.

Have a great weekend!

Canada will face a young Jamacian squad this Monday. Come check out the off-site forum for a full game plan.