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Having doles injured after 6 minutes doesn’t bode too well. Our best inside shooter and the tactic was supposed to use his experience and offensive skills....at least MacKersey had an ID-Up, so the defense might not be too damaged. But on the offensive side I‘m hoping someone else will pick up the reins and keep us on track...

There it is, my first win in an "official" match as Scotland's NT Manager! Everything worked out pretty well, despite David Doles injury and also despite Lyle not playing a single minute (which was not intended, he was supposed to be a substitute at SG ... but since MacShimes is great for LI (and will become even better suited the more his training advances), that's ok. I'm just sorry that Lyle couldn't continue to add points in order to stay competitive for the top leading scorer this season. But he'll have plenty of time in the next couple of games.

MacKersey did a great job substituting Doles with 15 boards and 11 points for a double-double. Spens had a great game with high scoring percentage despite only arriving with gameshape 6. But that his manager Gaahlpest acquired a sports psychologist and will now set the lineups in advance to prevent Spens from playing more than 100 minutes a week. This week also was great, we had 5 green arrows (and two more in FT). Doles had a down, but if we continue like this, the team will improve a lot during the season.

Thanks for helping me achieve the transformation of the NT ... and have a good week!

We were very lucky with the draw.
It is very likely that this will not be the last win of the season.

Well, the draw is pretty good. But last season we also had a game that we could have won an didn’t. Therefore I won’t promise anything. But sure, every win I can collect is great and very welcome.

Great job, coach!

well done!

well done!

Thanks! Looking forward to the next green arrows for Bradley!

We were very lucky with the draw.
It is very likely that this will not be the last win of the season.

You were right! Two wins in a row, the season record at 3-1. Looks a lot better than last season. But: it won't continue like that. The team is not yet ready to compete on a high level. We would have won against Bahamas with a "normal" effort. But I wasn't sure that they would play TIE. I was pretty sure they'd play normal. And normal vs normal would have been a close call. I needed to win that game as it is the only one we had a really good shot at winning. All of the other teams have teams that are normally too much for us to stomach. And without HCA, it's almost impossible to grab another win. But I'm quite positive that we're on the right track ...

Spens returned this week with a good GS (as promised by Gaahlpest, thanks a lot!!) AND another up. He is working hard to become an international threat. Even though he hasn't really worked on his offense. Yet! And shooting 12-14 whilst also grabbing 16 boards is just great!

As for Lyle: you can see why I was rather annoyed with myself that I kind of messed up last week and he didn't see a minute on the field. He's just 23 years old. And already THE star on the team besides Spens. It's great that both of them have at least another 6-7 seasons together on the team. But it's even better that Lyle will stay with the team for an even longer period of time. And I'm sure that his manager will get him the best training possible and get him to reach his potential (or even more than that).

All of the other players were solid at the very least. Corbet didn't really shoot the ball well at all (0-10). But: he did get the ball to his teammates, dishing out 7 assists.

MacShimes got some garbage time - and will definitely play more in the future, especially when he finally arrives with GS 9. Also great seeing the green arrow and hoping for a lot more during this season!

And last but not least: MacKersey. After subbing in after Doles injury last week, he was ready to start the game with gameshape 9. AND another up. It's great to see that managers start to listen to my suggestions and the results start to kick in. We've still got a long way to go, but you guys are helping me a lot. Thanks, capaldi, for MacKersey. And thanks everyone for your support!

Looking forward to improve the team during this season and handing it over in good shape and with still a lot of room to improve to (hopefully) TRUF.

Have a great evening!

Just a quick update, guys!

I'm more than happy with the training-update this Friday! David Doles at GS 9! Can't remember the last time I had two frontcourt players at great GS. Now we have Spens and MacKersey in great GS as well. And apart from that?

We had 4 ups (2 OD, 1 PS, 1 Reb) plus 1 stamina and one FT. That's not something you see very often with a senior NT. And not all of the players that got ups were really young, so that's just great that you guys are helping me improve the team!

But despite your efforts, we won't stand a chance of winning any of the next few games. Our enthusiasm is very, very low. And our opponents are quite strong. So sorry: I'd have really liked to make it 3 wins in a row but that just not possible, unfortunately. But we're laying the groundwork to be able to start a couple of winning streaks in maybe 2-3 seasons ... or even earlier, depending on the schedule, a bit of luck with tactics and enthusiasm, gameshape and training.

It's so much fun having you guys around. And I'd really like to get in contact with the one manager who has downvoted me. Not to point him out or anything. Just to get a feedback what he thinks needs to improve ... take care and have a great weekend!

Cheers!!

What a great training update today. Gameshape is great - and we had Spens with two ups (if I remember correctly, that's already 4 this season). And those two ups are in major skills. Impressive, he's really on his way to become an international threat!

Lyle and Boyd also with pops with Lyle also on his way to be an international threat - for now especially defensively. It's just sad that I can't promise you another win, our enthusiasm is still extremely low after two CTs. But it's so much fun, having all of you contribute to training and GS. It's going to be hard for me to let go after this great season but I sure know that we're on the right track to get the team back in shape to compete in international competitions.

Have a great weekend everyone!!