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Australia 79 - 103 Scotland
The players came to the match in good, almost perfect shape, the match was at home and we need to win to stay in the race for the playoff. After some thought, I decided to play two MOTS in a row. The plan was to beat Australia at home, and then see what happens in the match against Indonesia. In the end, everything turned out perfectly for us, the opponent played with a low mood, and we led almost the entire match.
Scotland 119 - 115 Indonesia
By this match, the players were in almost perfect shape again. The task of winning was much more difficult, because we spent most of our enthusiasm on the match against Australia. In addition, it is much more difficult to play in away matches. Although we lost almost the entire match, we were able to snatch the victory in overtime. Many thanks to the opponent, who for some reason decided not to put MOTS on this match, and this gave us the opportunity to enter the playoff from 27th place.
The playoff match with Finland is ahead. The match is only nominal, we have only 3 points of enthusiasm left. But this is the second consecutive consolidation tournament where we are going to the playoff, which is a good tradition.

That‘s a great achievement, congratulations! Given your recent enthusiasm-history, I‘d have liked to play you in the first round. 😉 But well, that wasn‘t meant to be. We‘ll try to survive against Croatia, that‘ll be tough!

I sure hope you‘ll stay on as NT team manager, you‘re doing great!!

Wendell, thank you so much!
I wish you good luck with the playoff, there have been no new trophies on the shelf of NT Germany for a long time, it's time to add to the collection.

5-3 and 27th place, what a great achievement. Congrats and thank you, coach!

Thank you for re-election.
We are entering the 69th season. We have matches with Belgium and Austria ahead.
Boyd, a player with 159 TSP at his peak, has left the team after playing 201 matches. Will we have players of this level in the future? It is unlikely.
However, the team is not bad. McClair has been injured for a long time, and we will be slightly weaker.

Thank you for your service once again TRUF.

I am a proud manager now that Ben Watson (25) has achieved his first cap for the national team in the scrimmage against Malta. He will continue to get full training and i hope he can be a regular name in the matchday squad in the coming years!

We played the first two matches of the group stage.
Belgium 120 - 79 Scotland
A difficult match against the second place in the world rankings. I tried to play at a slower pace to reduce the score difference, but we still lost by - 41, which was quite painful. MacKissock did a good job in the attack, otherwise the score difference would have been even greater.
Scotland 123 - 139 Austria
We played well in a результативный match. We played with a lower intensity, but with equal intensity, we could have won. We were evenly matched for the first half, but a poor performance in the third quarter decided the outcome. We had a good distribution of shots and a decent shooting percentage. However, we struggled with defense. Interestingly, both teams together made 53 of their 53 free throws.
We have matches with Albania and Slovenia ahead, and we will try to play better.

Albania 95-74 Scotland
One of our worst matches in several seasons. For the fourth match in a row, we played an inside offense, because McClair and Belcher are still not ready to play in the starting lineup. The opponent's coach took a risk, guessed the prediction, set a high mood, strengthened the inside defense, and deservedly won. We didn't have a player in this match who could score a lot and consistently, which is a pity.
Scotland 117-118 Slovenia
We played with a high spirit and lost only in overtime. With an optimal lineup, we could have won all three of our last matches, but we'll never know. MacNiven scored a three-pointer buzzerbeater in overtime, but we were already down by four points.
When will the first victory be? Ahead are Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Bosnia

The tournament turned out to be very disappointing for us, as we lost the remaining three matches and finished last in the group.
Turkey 93 - 88 Scotland
We played with a lot of enthusiasm and determination to win, but we were just a little short of success. Belcher was in form 7 for the past five matches, even though I gave him good weekly minutes, which is inexplicable to me. He reached form 9 for the matches against Azerbaijan and Bosnia, but it didn't make much of a difference. Turkey also had a very bad season, and we're not the only ones.
Scotland 98-113 Azerbaijan.
It was an inexplicable game. We played with less enthusiasm, but it seemed that we had slightly better players, and our players form was quite normal. In the first half, we were doing well, and we created a small lead, but in the second half, we suffered a devastating defensive collapse. We allowed 39 points in the first half and 74 points in the second half. No comments, if this is such a random, then it is merciless.
Scotland 81-96 Bosnia.
Spent the remnants of enthusiasm. Played well in places, but the team of Bosnia is a head stronger. MacNiven played only 10 minutes in the start, MacCosram in the form of 7. Could have shown a result a little better, but it is unlikely that they could win.
This is the first season with me without a single victory in tournament matches. And this is having the strongest roster in my presence. But this does happen sometimes, we let's draw conclusions.

Last edited by TRUF at 9/2/2025 10:53:05 AM

We are entering the 70th season.
After a disappointing last season, we are determined to redeem ourselves.
The draw for the consolidation tournament is traditionally favorable for us. The schedule includes Pakistan (A), Luxembourg (H), Bosnia (A), England (H), Indonesia (A), Montenegro (H), Puerto Rico (A), and Iran (H). Bosnia and England are clear favorites, but we must defeat the other opponents.
I am trust in high form of our players, especially our leaders.
I also want to wish a successful club season to all the guys who are reading this post.
Believe in the best.

Looking forward to a hopefully very successful season TRUF.