Canada Tournament Season 20 Interviews.
So I tried to contact all the managers with interviews, got most to reply, so here you go! :)
Philosopher Kings(24916)Manager: RiP
League: Naismith, 8-7, 3rd in Big 8
Current Country Rank: 2
Next Cup Opponent: the ragin stajans
1) Thought on your season?
I haven't been paying much attention to it, but it seems to be going okay. As long as my team can manage to avoid relegating I'm content with whatever happens.
2) Thoughts on your cup run?
I feel I've been dealt one of the toughest draws this season, if not the toughest. After getting three bots to start off with (which is to be expected under normal circumstances), I've had to defeat many quality teams to stay alive. Next game marks my sixth consecutive road game and the third game against a Naismith team.
3) Toughest opponent?
The answer to this question is pretty obvious (Blenkinsop).
4) Thoughts on your next opponent?
the ragin stajans are one of the best teams in Canada. In my opinion, the winner of this game is unpredictable; either team could win.
5) Whos your pick to win the tournament? Darkhorse?
I think it's a three team race that will be whittled down to two after next game once the Philisopher Kings or the ragin stagans are knocked out. The other team in contention is the Lawrence Park Panthers. No disrespect to Beener and The Hounds, but I just don't think that team has a strong enough roster to compete for the title at this time.
As for the darkhorse, I'll go with sg united. They're the only division II team that I feel has a competitive enough roster to compete with the Naismith teams, but they'll need A LOT of luck to find themselves as the victor of the tournament.
6) Why the CT against Blenkinsop?
My priority is, and always has been the cup. Anyone who has even remotely followed my team since its existence knows that I'll consistently throw league games in order to play my best lineup in cup games. As for the CT, it's pretty apparent that that was a necessary move considering I only won the game by two points. I was on the road against a better team and I wanted to win, that's why I used CT.
7) Thoughts on Blenkinsop revealing your CT usage? Accusations of ruining his season? Agree or diagree? Possible rivalry starting? Any hard feelings?
He's understandably frustrated. Assuming Blenkinsop would have been able to get by the LPPs in the Naismith playoffs last season, they would have been a heavy favourite to the win the championship against Beanz Odyssey while holding HCA. Fast forward to this season's cup and I have once again prevented them from being in a position where they would have been the favourite to win it all. Any time you're a top team and you lose an important game it hurts. He has lost two important games to me recently so I can understand why he's upset.
I don't think the revelation that I used CT will have an impact on anything. I know the intention of it was to hinder my progress, but I can't see how that information getting out will effect me any way. For me personally, if I get beat in a tough game I always hope that the team that beats me will go on to win the championship. At least that way I can claim that I was beat by the best.
As for a rivalry, according to my team page he is my rival. Apart from that, I have no real rivalry with Blenkinsop and there are no hard feelings on my end.
8) Still training EAK?
I am, although I have had to resort to team training more than I'd like to this season due to my failure to set lineups.
Last edited by Bballin at 7/12/2012 12:27:13 AM