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Before the season begins, will you change the roster?
You should not keep over 33 yo players because of skills drops.
You should select only 12-14 players to start.
Then you can add others later if injuries occur or game shapes are bad.
Don't forget that removing players during the competition results in a loss of enthusiasm.

Hi Ebene5 & readers of the forum,

I do have a plan for this season and next season, it will be somewhat the same as it was in the previous two seasons I was the NT coach. Ofcourse things change every time, and I will need to adapt to it. For the upcoming AfroBasket Championship I will create a new topic just like i did in the previous season, there I will try to update everyone on any news and plans regarding the team. Looking at the previous two seaons I can say that progress has been made, and most likely will be made again for the two seasons to come. I see no reason to make big changes or to do things differently at the moment, when the time comes that I need to do things differently, I will not hesitate to do so.

I would like to thank the 4 managers who decided to vote for me in the elections, to my surprise it was double the amount of votes I received last time. Another positive was that 7 managers voted, with just 11 mangers in South Africa it atleast shows that the effort was taken to vote and show that the majority supports me as the NT coach for a 2nd straight time!

To answer your question regarding the roster for this season I would like to say the following, the roster is looking good right now with backups at every position. Our two big man are still on the team for the moment, they still are important at their positions and I will use them during the AfroBasket Championship probably for the last time (their age is high now and skill drops happen). Meanwhile other players are being trained to take over but are not at the same level yet, with some time the difference will become smaller and I'm urging the managers of those players to make an effort to give them maximum training. As it looks right now this is happening and I have received positive replies from nearly each of them. There are another 1 or 2 players that are older but they are the best option at the moment either starting or as a backup, that's why I'm not removing them from the roster just yet. Ofcourse I understand that the team needs some new blood, this has not escaped my attention and new players will be seen to make their debutes next season.

Once again I will do my best to get the results we all would like to see, I might not be able to meet everyones expectations but as long i get to meet what the majority is expecting i'm satisfied. Also the managers who are not positive about my job as the NT coach I would invite you to either bring this to my attentnion either by BB-mail or on the forum. I can only do something if I'm aware of it, so please let's all work together and make the best of it.

Greetings & Let's go South Africa!

I can't understand how masterminds could be nt coach again...
Why not you Ebene?

I've thought about it many times but unfortunately I don't have enough time. What about you ? Or maybe a friend of yours ? Highly motivated of course. ;)

It would be great! Too bad of you don't gave enough time.
Nigeria has a good NT but a nation like RSA should compete for title in Africa each time and competition could be better.
What about sandy or donny?


Last edited by kevincecarter at 04/15/2020 15:43:43

I don't have time to deal with it either

You don't know how the enthusiasm works. Why did you change 2 players in the roster? As I told months ago, you should not begin a season with 18 players. Each time you remove a player, the enthusiasm drops. Some players have never been in good game shape for seasons but you keep selecting them. What about your 35 year-old player who's too weak but still in the roster? That's 4 losses in a row and the best player of the team (Mabuza) did not play in 2 games although he was in good shape.

Hi !

Some managers actually said that the first player « out » of the NT roster is « free »
For example, the actual polish manager already used more than 20 players this season
He « kicked » out of the roster one player per week without TS dropping (according to him / no proof)
We are actually studying this in France NT staff and we are curious about your results if you want to share them with us

Regards

Last edited by JuMax at 04/28/2020 02:39:25

Hello. Are you a friend of Masterminds? He could have answered himself. Anyway I think that Ebene is right.

Oh no, trust me i am not !
I am part of the France NT staff and i particularly scout players and forums in Africa
Ebene is right i did not say that ..
We are just looking if other nations have Numbers about our studies

I just wish Ebene good luck.

Even if you think that I am a manager "do not have the required level or may lack experience", I tell you the same as Jumax:
"If you want a second opinion, do not hesitate to write me."

Regards,
jtot