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I agree with you about everything except for one thing: when NT is fine, people come in chat during the NT matches, they asked to me if can buy national players, they feel part of a community giving sense to their play-time, etc.
Maybe a nice NT can decrease just a little the number of players becoming bot.

70 Prathet Thai -- 48 Nippon
88 Saudi Arabia -- 48 Nippon
48 Nippon -- 85 Hanguk
64 Indonesia -- 48 Nippon
48 Nippon -- 27 Taiwan
21 Philippines -- 48 Nippon

Nice round but - very important - nice order of matches.

No kidding...Swoosh should have an easy time in the 1st round...

I have seen what has happened to both the U21 team and the National team this season.

The only thing that can be said is that winning matters.

So when a coach starts emailing directives, commands, wishes or whatever for training, believe you me, those managers are more apt to listen when you are WINNING.

Case and point. Look at Furuzawa. During Nippon U21 run to the best 12 stage of the Asian championships, my close and personal relationship with his manager helped but U21 Japan and the managers team. At one point, the manager even considered giving him PASSING training right before the start of the NBBA playoffs.

What manager in that position would listen to a coach that WAS NOT WINNING? This goes for several other players during that run.

The U21/NT coaches must realize what those wins mean. Japan should not be losing to Kazakhstan or Macau. It may anger managers from those countries, but we just shouldnt be losing those games.

The key to these jobs is finding manager that relish in the fact that they are training a very special player...not reprimanding managers for training THEIR OWN PLAYERS the way you want them to.

You must establish harmony at the beginning of the season...especially when there is promise. The worst thing you can have happen is for a disgruntled manager to sell his player during or right before the season starts...which happens way too much for the Japanese teams.

WAY too much.

Yeah, but I was talking about gameshape, not training. I was been a scout of Italian NT U21 and I know what it means to lead a training-style. If he trains passing I can't oblige (and I don't want) to train rebound mono.

Gameshape is different. Good gameshape is a basic care for all.

Radiobasket you seem excellent. If not for Swoosh you getting my vote sure. Go Swoosh!

Radiobasket you seem excellent. If not for Swoosh you getting my vote sure. Go Swoosh!

Thank you Toranaga. This is an important year for Nippon NT, I'm sure it will not be wasted away.

Same... I think Swoosh'll be getting my vote.

But if not for him, it'd be you Radio.

Good luck to you all and to him if Swoosh will be elected, I can promise I would do the best effort for you all.

I'm consulting many db of international bb players, and analyzing japanese players I'm almost fond of them!