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Why do you feel that being a U21 manager is different from being a normal manager?

I think that being an U21 manager does and should not only care about result, or a better word, the short term match result. For the match itself, I believe every manager who has been in this game long enough should be able to handle it after some time. The biggest difference is that you have, in SGP's case, 70-80 players in your hands. They are always there and you can't sell or buy players at your own will. You can only shape them. And you need to closely supervise not only the 21yos, but also the 18yo-20yo. You need to envisage what the U21 will be like in the future and what you want it to be like. Then you give specific advice to the owners. In previous seasons, e.g. the now 22yo group, we have 6-7 decent big men and outside players respectively. We even have 3 good SF. So this allows us much flexibility in terms of training guidance and also roster selection and tactics, e.g. center A may have better inside skills while center B may lean towards more a PF and has higher JS and DR.

This season, and maybe next season as well, we have less quality draftees. This magnifies another problem. If I just manage my own team, then of course I do all the training myself and there is little to worry. But dealing with a bunch of unknown managers is another thing. Some are not cooperative. Some barely know the game. Some hardly replies, leaving you a lot of guessing work. A lot of this work is like dealing with students. I have much experience in real life as well as in my past scouting job. This season we can't risk losing even 1 good trainee. The importance of scouting will be even more important and I am confident I can do a good job.

I think you are talking about creating some combo guards. This is nice. I do agree that combo guard / forward are very useful in this game. My Slovakia U21 guy is actually a combo forward and shoots 2 3-pointers every game. But there is a practical concern for us. I'm not sure there are even 6 good guard prospects this year and their starting skills may not be favourable. I think it may be better if we assign 2-3 players for every position and train them specifically for that position when they are 18 and 19. Then depending on how they grow we moderate our training plans when they approach 21.

Last edited by Naughty Teacher at 5/16/2012 1:42:39 AM

Yes, you are right about both.
Thanks and your welcome. haha.

Yup, you are right as well.
Things about training cannot be rush, things can happen and be change anytime. Thats why i suggesting this training, so it's like we can have a select players into different slot after their trainer agree with us, before that we have to discuss with trainer, see what they feel about how they want to build their team, those player can be train correct to fix into NT and their club.

Yes, for their first season of the player, all of them will be training with the same method. at 2nd season, training method will start changing.

This year most of the stronger and higher potential player are starting at 19 yrs old. and 18 yrs old are allstar and PA.
Training method and arrangement does change every season, depending on the intake we receiving.
I would suggest:
PG - Allstar, PA, Superstar.
SG - PA, Superstar, Mvp
Guards - Superstar, Mvp, Hof

Well this is just a rough plan, things may still change when we start discussing with their owner/manager/trainer or when the those team are turn into BOT.

What makes you suggest that other U21s are well-managed and the players at this level are quite even?

I just mean all U21 managers only become managers after a tough election. Most of them are experienced and dedicated. The difference in individual ability is not big. The key is always the player. SGP has few talents, but this only means our team does not have much depth. It does not mean we are weak. Only the work to maintain our standard is harder. We need to handle every talent with extreme care.

The schedule of this season has been out. We have a quite good draw, but when it comes to the second round, things will be more complicated. Every team has some real good players The key things are if we have at least 2 decent players for every position and the tactics and also secondaries like passing and driving. My biggest concern is the SF spot. I would like to see if we have inside-out and inside / outside focused SF this year. In my view, a good SF can be a game changer if used well.

It's not a must be. I just feel that, as for this year limited pool and trainer, it' better to be this way, but well, i did mention, saying it will still be very well up to the manager, we will discuss with the manager, know of how they feel on the player and his team. So it's like, discssion will still be done with manager, if they dont like this way, i'm fine with it, we as a management, no matter wht, we will still try to hlp the manager on the training of player if needed.

For example:
Due to limit potential, its like, asking a 'Allstar' to be a SF? he may be able to be a SF for u21 but it's not enough to be a SF to player for NT. so we are trying to maximize the skill to link up with the potential of the player.