Hi Ebene5 & readers of the forum,
I do have a plan for this season and next season, it will be somewhat the same as it was in the previous two seasons I was the NT coach. Ofcourse things change every time, and I will need to adapt to it. For the upcoming AfroBasket Championship I will create a new topic just like i did in the previous season, there I will try to update everyone on any news and plans regarding the team. Looking at the previous two seaons I can say that progress has been made, and most likely will be made again for the two seasons to come. I see no reason to make big changes or to do things differently at the moment, when the time comes that I need to do things differently, I will not hesitate to do so.
I would like to thank the 4 managers who decided to vote for me in the elections, to my surprise it was double the amount of votes I received last time. Another positive was that 7 managers voted, with just 11 mangers in South Africa it atleast shows that the effort was taken to vote and show that the majority supports me as the NT coach for a 2nd straight time!
To answer your question regarding the roster for this season I would like to say the following, the roster is looking good right now with backups at every position. Our two big man are still on the team for the moment, they still are important at their positions and I will use them during the AfroBasket Championship probably for the last time (their age is high now and skill drops happen). Meanwhile other players are being trained to take over but are not at the same level yet, with some time the difference will become smaller and I'm urging the managers of those players to make an effort to give them maximum training. As it looks right now this is happening and I have received positive replies from nearly each of them. There are another 1 or 2 players that are older but they are the best option at the moment either starting or as a backup, that's why I'm not removing them from the roster just yet. Ofcourse I understand that the team needs some new blood, this has not escaped my attention and new players will be seen to make their debutes next season.
Once again I will do my best to get the results we all would like to see, I might not be able to meet everyones expectations but as long i get to meet what the majority is expecting i'm satisfied. Also the managers who are not positive about my job as the NT coach I would invite you to either bring this to my attentnion either by BB-mail or on the forum. I can only do something if I'm aware of it, so please let's all work together and make the best of it.
Greetings & Let's go South Africa!