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I was just wondering how much influence the small, kind of known as not as important skills are taken into account when deciding the who makes the U21NT? For instance these three things have come to mind:

Stamina- My player has respectable stamina, which is very good for a player to have.

Free Throws- My player has average FT shooting, meaning he has a good starting skill for them and it is above that unfortunate <mediocre free throw shooting starting point.

Experience- Is experience even a factor at all when deciding players for the team? My player has pitiful experience as an 18 year old rather than atrocious so will that also give him a slight edge?

Shot blocking?- My SF started out with respectable shot blocking skills, which seems to become more important starting next season.

Many players in the pool tend to lack 1-2 of those skills, so is my player put at an advantage because he has all four of those non important yet important skills?

Last edited by E.B.W. at 6/6/2013 8:08:29 PM

Stamina- You don't need too much of it on the U21/NT, as there is a lot of depth. Still, if you have decent stamina, that is a plus.

Free Throws- You would need some FT skill, but it isn't a necessity, as far as I know.

Experience- The only way I can see this being considered is on the NT.

Shot Blocking- Ever since Marin announced that SB would be tweaked, we have started to put a little more importance on it. I'm sure in due time there will be a concrete requirement of SB on our U21/NT players.

Assuming you're talking about Edju Palmer and/or Rudolph Dennison, theres an eternity between now and these guy's 21 yr old seasons. I would focus on getting them the skills they need to compete and allow that other stuff to fall into place. When it comes down to it, your average FT shooting isnt gonna be what decides whether or not he makes it. I would focus on getting them their training every week and making sure they meet the requirements fewmit sets forth.

I think hes trying to ask that if his trainee gets unlucky and gets injured or takes longer to pop than expected or doesnt get the right minutes and misses out on a couple pops would his advantage at those 4 skills boost him enough to be picked over a player that didnt miss those pops, but lacks the team skills.

Yeah that's exactly what I'm asking. Mainly because I am probably going to be training 3 SF's next season and I'm sure a couple times the minutes will get screwed up, so I was hoping that even if some other players starting skills are just a tad bit higher, If my guy/guys have better minor skills, they will still be taken.

Ahh I misunderstood. Well I can't speak for fewmit or the future U21 manager, but I would think that, for instance 1 OD would be worth more than any difference in FT or Stamina. Shotblocking can no longer be considered a "less important" attribute given the GE changes, and I would presume that experience is almost completely irrelevant. Im speaking from what i've seen in roster decisions and gameplanning, and I'm sure if Fewmit thinks otherwise, he will chip in here.

Yeppers has got me pegged. He can also tell you what my favorite cocktails are and how often I BM a week.

My take is the other skills - especially primaries - are much more important to consider. Low stamina players haven't been an issue on the team because of depth. I've had 1 stamina players still be able to put in 22-26 quality minutes. If a player has 1 or 2 FT I factor that in a bit, since those will be sub 50% shooters. Experience I don't look at at all - everyone's at a negligible 2 or 3 at U21 level. I've answered your SB question already in the other thread.

I'm nothing if not a thorough reporter. I find the true grit of a person's character isn't found on the sidelines, but rather as they drink orange juice out of the container in September of last year. Which is why Fewmit found me in his azalea's in September of last year. But that's neither here nor there.