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damn it was tonight, and I went to play snooker instead of watching it.

on the other hand, I made a 68 break, my personal record so far, so that's something I wouldn't have wanted to miss either...

hehe, admit it revo, you just wanted to see Sammy's awfull skills. ;þ
Maybe I should give him more minutes in my team too, to increase his exp. ... Maybe I should get rid of my draft and get Sammy a whooping 80 minutes each week instead of 48...
But I'm glad you say you choose him because of his good GS, as it prooves what I have always been saying, that 48 minutes/week is enough and the "fact"it should be between 55 and 75 is rubbish.

Congratulations and best of luck for the final

Woehoe gogogo Belgium

What a great match, Tijl Deseure is the best :-)!!!!!!!!!!

that's because Hupez did the dirty job for him :p

Greeeeeeeeaaaaaat win !
Go Belgium !!!!

NT fun time is over.

we're getting serious again. all the younger players will be dismissed from the team, and the regulars will be taking their spots again.

i want to look for the best possible team.

some players such as Gilmont, De Patoul, Reyngoudt, Van Gent, Dorchain and a 5 others, are nearly certain to be selected again in the NT for next season. howevery, their are alot of players that are on the bubble, and with some great U21 players comming up, chances are that we might be seeing some changes in the NT team next season.

i'm thinking about upgrading the defence on the guards position.

anyhow, i've started to make a list of players who might be in for representing our Nation during the consolation tourney. i'll most likely start by selecting only 10 to 12 players for the first 2 games, and adding the remaining 6 positions with players once the remainder of our opponents has been decided. that will leave me with the possibility to select some more bigs if we face alot of teams with very strong bigs, or some more SF or SG or whatever i might need.

so just know that even tho you'r player isn't in the NT in the first 2 weeks, he might get into it right after that. the thing that will influence my decision most is GAME SHAPE so keep your players in good shape! i prefer playing with Proficient, however, if it goes to strong, that's understandable. If your player gets to respectable GS, then i consider that as poor management of the minutes ( ofcourse, if an injury kills the GS, then that's a pitty, but i won't be selecting injured players either, since i can't use em for the games right away...)

so remember, GS is the key for the upcomming selection. their is a pool of about 26 players that could make the NT. 9 players are more or less certain to be back for atleast another season. that means that 17 other players will be competing for 9 remaining spots, and the biggest influence will be GS.

Rev

Do you notify the other managers if their player make a chance for a spot?

i could make a list here, however, i'll be starting with a selection between 10-12 players. we'll then play our first 2 games, after which i'll be selecting another additional 8 to 6 players ( depending if i took 10 or 12 players) to add to the NT team. this second selection will be based upon how the opponent looks like, and based upon who is in the best shape at that time.

so if you want to give your player a shot, keep his shape up and keep training him. give him between 48 and 64 minutes in the first 2 to 3 weeks and his Gs should be a 9 or very close to it.

GS really has a huge inpact, so i'll let GS influence my decision in a rather big way.

i'll have a talk with some others to see if it would be wise to post a list of names here with possible NT candidates. sometimes, that list is abused to mail managers to try and get their players, so that is the main reason why it hasn't been done in the beginning of this season.

Rev

you don't have to put the player list here but you can mail the managers and coach them a bit, no?

At least that's what Sum did

Last edited by Baseman at 9/29/2010 7:03:32 PM

i could mail them, but untill Sum releases his players, it's useless to mail them, since i haven't got the latests updates yet ( will be getting them soon)

how would you like it to get a mail saying that you'r player will be in the NT, and then afterwards find out that he isn't in the final selection?

i'll be selecting my 10 to 12 as said earlier for the first 2 games. i'll let you guy's know on the forum if and how (list of names, personal mail to each coach or mayb eother option...) i'll let the others know who MIGHT be on the team.

but even without getting a mail, if you want to be competitive with your own team, you'll need to have a good GS.

btw, i can say this already: i don't take players who don't have Stamina lvl 5 minimal! since their are alot of good players, i have some strict rules in place for selection. i'm not gonna write em all on the forum, since it could easely be read by other NT coachs, but i'll write down this:

criteria 1: if you don't have enough defence, then i don't mind how good you'r player is, i won't take him (*)
criteria 2: if your player doesn't have stamina 5 minimal, then i don't mind what his other skills are. he won't make the NT. you need to have a minimal lvl 5 stamina.
criteria3: if you weren't able to manage the GS of your player in the previous season, then chances are high that your player won't make the selection the season after that.

these criteria might seem harsh to some, but that is what all other countries apply.

Rev

ps: (*) = example
say you have an SG with JS 20 and JR 20, but his OD is ONLY lvl 12. then i won't even consider him as an NT player. 2nd example: you have a C with RB lvl 20 and IS lvl 12, but ID only lvl 11. then don't bother mailing me to ask if i'll select him. first, work on the ID, then mail me. these 2 example are extreme examples, but i've seen some players with high JS/JR combo, but no OD already. i've also been contacted for a C with IS lvl 16, RB lvl 16, but ID lvl 9... if you can't defend your opponent, then it's no use having that player on the team. Offense wins games, Defence wins championships!

I don't agree with criterai 2.
Back-ups don't need that high stamina, 3 or even 2 is enough for those, and if you get a 20-skill god on all skills, but with stamina 2, I agree you should not set him as starter (but even then it would be okay as the coach will sub him as he gets tired, and his back up just gets many minutes) but you will never find any better sub, even if he has stamina 10...

As it's not easy to have everything, you need to be carefull to ask for the things that are needed to play the best way, and not try to ask for excesses.

for starters yes, I agree with your criteria, but for back-up, no. It''s very possible you'll turn down a perfect back-up and play with a lesser player the whole time because of criteria 2, and it might cost you games...

just a tip. ;)