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Having posted the second most in this thread, you're doing a poor job of it.

I'm hoping for some change, so best of luck Green Machines.

Largely depends on the roster. What I do with my team is use "wrong" offences (eg. inside focus with my dominently outside team) against weak opposition in order to foul cocky opponents.
As for GDP, I'm a bit "old school". I don't use it that often, especially in close games, because a wrong guess could easily tilt the game in the wrong direction, I prefer letting the opponent make the mistake... Against far superior team it's necessary and the risks are lower because the game would be lost without it anyway, so GDP all the way.

About the subject of training, I currently have 3 players I trained (and drafted!) from the beginning: Lindsey (capped), Cornoldi, and Ranjith. I drafted them at 19yo so they didn't have a chance at the U21, and their potential limit them for the NT (along with the cheap lvl 5 trainer). They are offense oriented players, with average D (12OD 8ID for Lindsey, 10/9 for Cornoldi and 11/9 for Ranjith), but all 3 of them can play PG/SG/SF without a problem. And the worst skill of all 3 players combined is average SB for Ranjith. Yes I like well rounded players...

On another note, I'm quite amazed with the number of candidates this season! Last season almost nobody showed up for the NT election, and now we have 10 candidates!

@Beanerz post 60

Candidates please tell us about a player that you trained from 18 years old and how they turned out?

Watts, who just turned 21 would be my best trainee on the team. Since I joined half way through a season and he was created with my team, he started 5-6 pops behind some other 18 year olds in his year, plus he didn't have knockout starting skills. On 5/16/14 he had 56.8 TSP (using sublevels from USA training calc and backtracking pops) and now he has about 80.8 TSP from a mix of level 4 and 5 trainers.

@Beanerz post 68

With the introduction of GDP and now the new "NO Blank" changes. I am curious how you plan to have this team play?

Study the opposition tactics in previous games. Look at their GS. Look at their past GDP guesses. Will they use tie/nor enthusiasm? This should not be new for any of us as this is what should be done for league games. Our GDP guesses will be numerous if the game is not in doubt, whether big win or big loss. Tight games will require some extra finesse, research, gut feeling, and (hopefully) community feedback coming up with a consensus on the offsite. No blank is a new change and will require putting the best players we have for the matchups, tactics, and GS for starters, backups, and reserves.

What type of offence will you run? How will you manage the GDP? etc.

These are answered on the offsite.

I got Kael Johnson at 19:
Jump Shot: sensational Jump Range: sensational
Outside Def.: marvelous Handling: prominent
Driving: sensational Passing: tremendous
Inside Shot: tremendous Inside Def.: prominent
Rebounding: proficient Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: awful Free Throw: respectable

Grenouilleau at 22:
Jump Shot: marvelous Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: sensational Handling: sensational
Driving: tremendous Passing: prominent
Inside Shot: wondrous Inside Def.: tremendous
Rebounding: strong Shot Blocking: mediocre
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: respectable

Ferguson at 23:

Jump Shot: phenomenal Jump Range: tremendous
Outside Def.: colossal Handling: prodigious
Driving: stupendous Passing: marvelous
Inside Shot: mediocre Inside Def.: proficient
Rebounding: mediocre Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: awful Free Throw: respectable

Valery at 23:

Jump Shot: sensational Jump Range: mediocre
Outside Def.: strong Handling: sensational
Driving: prolific Passing: strong
Inside Shot: stupendous Inside Def.: prodigious
Rebounding: prolific Shot Blocking: proficient
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: average


GDP

I use GDP in games by looking at how the teams
have played their important games in the past.
This is how I set up for a game tactics

                      Canada                          Other Team
                  C                   DMI's go in here
                  PF                 DMI's go in here     
                  SF                  DMI's go in here 
                  SG                  DMI's go in here
                  PG                  DMI's go in here 

Our Offense The Offenses they have played.


I look for our advantages and our and our differences and look at their enthusiasm.
I put the HCA on the sides and then I fill out my chart and I find out my enthusiasm.



How do my opposing candidates set up?






Last edited by Myles at 1/23/2015 6:37:46 PM

I have deleted every one of my posts in this thread
to make so many happy
this will be my last ever post in a Canadian forum
best of luck to all candidates

Question for the candidates:

With the introduction of GDP and now the new "NO Blank" changes. I am curious how you plan to have this team play?

What type of offence will you run? How will you manage the GDP? etc.

i almost never play blank lineup, so for me nothing change. the type of the offence is depend on the players, game shape and the opponent. it can be any
GDP i use if i'm sure in the opponent tactics. but i think that GDP s needed to use first of all in close games