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1. As stated in my previous post, I would focus on improving the guards since our big men are as good as they can get. A more balanced team is necessary if we want a shot at winning. Specifically, I'd want to make sure that ALL players have good passing in order to keep the ball moving better. Turnovers KILL teams. The U.S. can afford high salary players, that is not the issue in my opinion. We simply need to make better use of the money we spend/waste. The people who should train these NT players should definitely be the NBBA, D.II juggernauts and even SOME D.III teams. It is impossible for the lower teams to control the monstrous salaries. The NBBA specifically should lead by example, and help establish a strong national presence. They can afford the salaries better than anyone else and should bear the burden of training players.

2. No comment until after the announcement.

3. I spend a lot of time on this game and have come to love it. My personal goal is to raise my managing ability to the next level. For the country, I want us to of course win a championship, but more importantly I want to establish a more unified connection between American users. We spend so much time battling each other in our leagues that sometimes we forget that we are ALL made to look bad by other countries. I say it is time to bring the gold back home.

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Unfortunately, while those are all good ideas, many managers do not feel the same. A lot of people have different goals in this game, and a lot of people in the NBBA and DII are willing to party with an NT player rather than bear the financial burden and be less successful at the club level. These players usually go to Chinese or other foreign teams. And these foreign teams, or even local teams are unwilling to communicate with the NT. The answer is not quite so cut and dried as you or I would hope here.

Addressing your point about guards: The US actually has a lot of guards, and I wouldn't take the roster you see right now in between seasons as any indication. I am curious to see how you came to the conclusion that our imbalance has contributed to our troubles. In fact, I would say that imbalance is an issue, but of a different kind. Skill imbalances with heavy emphasis on primaries often leave us outclassed by foreign powers that are already experimenting and implementing especially bigs with a wide range of skills.

Hey NewEra, good speech Please come check out our NT depth chart or the on the offsite forum if you have the time, or you can just look through the database. I think it will help you fine tune your arguments and understand the players, pipelines, skill sets we are currently working with. Agree on the NBBA thing! We are trying our best I think though.

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I'm completely open to new ideas and suggestions. It is the NATIONAL team after all, not just one person's. I will take a look at your suggestions. I am still relatively new to the national level of competition, so any advice is much appreciated. Just knowing that the NBBA players are paying attention to the problems of our NT is a great indication of future progress. Thanks for the input!

To everyone

If elected wat would be the first thing u do?

Of course the answer won't be simple, there are so many competitive countries out there that any improvements will be difficult. I don't want you to think that my solution is simple, I was just outlining some of the goals and hopes I would have. The details are of course the hard part. But I believe if other NT's can be successful, than there is no reason we can't. We need to become more organized and come up with a lasting solution TOGETHER.

I looked at most of the games our team played last season and noticed some trends. First of all, our team needs more variation with stats. A balanced team usually wins from my experience. Like you said, our team got outmatched with the secondaries mostly. In addition, our three point shooting was pretty weak, although that is a common trend among most of our competitors. I believe that passing is one of the most important aspects of the game, so I would want to improve that if possible. Like you said, we need change. We can't get left behing in the dust by other countries that are trying new ideas. What we have done clearly doesn't work, so I just suggested some new ideas.

I will admit that I have a lot to learn, but that I am open-minded. Even if I don't get elected this season, the ideas I learn will stay with me forever. Thanks for the CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM! ( useful advice as opposed to some trolls that simply criticize with no ideas of their own)

"Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations." —Peter Drucker

I would skip school and run around the house screaming with happiness.

On a more serious note, my first order of business would be to completely analyze the database and start forming a vision for the team. I would want the team to have an identity of some sort. My first action would be to use the forums as a medium to bring up ALL problems people have with the team so that I will be more informed. From there, my decision will vary depending on the details I have learned. In general, I plan to switch up the team by focusing more one secondary skills in order to have a more balanced roster. My own team has worked best in the past when passing in particular was good. But a major peace of my plan is to organize the active users better. Maybe have something like a weekly chat to discuss ideas and issues? Those would be among the first things I would do.

The meeting thing is a good idea

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Is the lack of success from lack of great players or tactics?