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I believe they are actually both in Africa

I meant North and Central America...duh. Just kidding. Another blooper by me.

Last edited by olanipekun at 7/17/2012 6:17:43 PM

Oh no, we drew Ukraine

Teo Saint-Arnaud's owner is finally letting him go on the transfer wire. Hopefully he goes to an owner that doesn't ruin his gameshape so that he can be put back on the NT where he belongs.

A good season? Yes.
Good enough? Maybe not for the demanding Canadian citizens and media.
This National Team Season ended for Canada as they fell to Ukraine 73-106. They finished with a 5-4 record in competitive games. A few questionable decisions by Coach Z including being called out by three Naismith managers summed up the disappointing season for the Canadians.
When things go wrong, we all want to blame someone and Zmtomako was unfortunately the victim of harsh criticisms. He is a Division II manager so he was definitely not the most experienced we could have had but he did good following the surprising departure of Greerzilla.
Tommy Germain finsihed the season with the most assists(35), Herman Kearns led in points(125) and Momar Maja led the team with 74 rebounds.

He is a Division II manager so he was definitely not the most experienced

He is actually a Naismith manager who yielded some votes(5 I think I don't feel like going to get the actual amount) from Greerzilla so Canada definitely had some belief in Zmtomako. In this instance it was more of RL getting in the way of BB for Zmtomako. I mean he just needs to get his priorities sorted... RL over BB!?!? What is wrong with you Z? ;)

Edit: I know you put time and effort into making these and Canada appreciates it, but Canada appreciates it a lot more if you put time and effort into something that is accurate. Sorry that it sounds like I'm always bagging you.

Last edited by Bballin at 7/24/2012 4:11:18 PM

You wrote for the NT for the entire season and still don't realize that Zmtomako is currently in his 2nd season in Naismith? ;)

Zmtomako had his ups and downs but kudos to him for taking over the National Team on such short notice.

I managed to strike an interview with Coco, U.S.A's NT Manager and asked him a few questions. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

> What do you think of the Canadian NT?

My thought has always been that it's good that Canada is such a small country. Because for a long time they have had some of the smartest managers in BB, so if you guys also had a deep pool of players, it would be bad news for us.

> How can we improve onsite and offsite performance and participation?

Actually, I have no idea! I always wanted to improve participation, ever since I was U21 coach way back in season 7 or so. But I was never all that successful. Then jfarb came along, and he can just get people to come and join. He is truly sensational that way.

> How do you build a successful team and NT?

Well, I didn't do it at the same time. My club team was good for a long time (I got four championships in five seasons in seasons 14-18), but when I got elected NT coach, I stepped off the gas. I now use my team to host some expensive americans and traing some younger players. I still try to be competitive, but I am not *designed* for it.

As for how to build a successful club team, I like to stockpile passing and defense.

As for the NT, I'm still struggling with this one. Our NT was a bit unlucky this season, but I think you need to get every possible advantage (ideally you'd want capped players to get FT training, for example) and avoid mega-foulers.

> What do you think Canada can be in the next few years?

You know, I actually don't know. It's very difficult to be a small country and have a successful NT. You will need a lot of managers who are dedicated to the NT, in order to catch up with USA, Chile and to a lesser degree Uruguay and Argentina

Last edited by olanipekun at 7/25/2012 3:04:21 PM

He is actually a Naismith manager who yielded some votes(5 I think I don't feel like going to get the actual amount) from Greerzilla so Canada definitely had some belief in Zmtomako.

He only got two votes. So one person other than himself had belief in Z. Ocho Cinco was second with 15.

I got him mixed up with Ocho :P well, I would have voted for him, if not for Greerzilla!

I actually didn't even vote for myself when I ran
Greerzilla was obviously the better choice