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The season is over and it's time to take a closer look.

Player pool:
TSP = total skill points

Gijon (31909798), 34 years, C, 115 TSP (-3). He fell behind Hammarstrand. Just a back up solution for our defense bigs.

Birgersson (33689846), 32 years, PF, 131 TSP (+0). Last season before potential downs. Time to shine again.

Säfen (35350416), 30 years, SG, 129 TSP (+0). Our most reliable guard considering the points and assists. Without him, the beginning of last season was a mess.

Sunesson (36171202), 30 years, G, 121 TSP (+0). He will play most of the time as a back up.

Stjärnland (36976134), 29 years, G/SF, 129 TSP (+1). Still some problems with his game shape. But he is on the team.

Dehllund (36171465), 30 years, C, 104 TSP (+0). One of our defense bigs.

Lagerhall (36171154), 29 years, C, 108 TSP (+0). Mr. MVP One of the big group of Centers. Thanks to him and the others, this position is currently without any problems.

Smol (36975202), 29 years, G, 146 TSP (+8). What should I say? His TSP is sick, he has by far the highest one in Sweden. If he could score on the same level as Säfen, he would be a monster.

Westerlund (36975313), 28 years, PF/C, 128 TSP (+0). Mr. one half has to find his mojo and play the full game. Still a mystery why he has such different half times.

Lövlind (36975297), 28 years, G/F, 128 TSP (+3). He had some minutes last season and used them. Always an option for every position.

Tjäderborg (36975226), 29 years, PF/C, 123 TSP (+6). Highest ID and IS of the NT. His offense still gets training.

Danielsson (37787598), 28 years, C, 109 TSP (+0). Capped, but valueable.

Johansson (37787040), 27 years, 130 TSP (+5). He moves with big steps towards the starters. His guardskills are outstanding!

Tunglund (38588455), 26 years, G, 120 TSP (+6). One of the guys who could make it to the team during this season. His training progress is great.

Gustavsson (38588303), 26 years, G, 123 TSP (+5). One of our sharpshooters. But the same problem as Smol: they don't score as efficient as Säfen. I hope with the further training, he will get his edge.

Martinsson (39342531), 25 years, G, 122 TSP (+5). He already joined the team during the last weeks. Great training, strong skills!

Höstner (39342611), 25 years, SF, 119 TSP (+5). He moves near the NT and has a valid claim to the SF position.

Ahlhult (39342633), 25 years, SG, 111 TSP (+7). Another guard who gives us a very deap outside game. Had a great season in Utopia.

Hammarstrand (36975203), 28 years, C, 119 TSP (+3). The swedish wall. When he blocks, it's like a hammar strike ;)

Molen (40186543), 24 years, G, 115 TSP (+7). Moving forward with great steps. 1-2 seasons and he will be on the NT level.

Svensson (35350361), 30 years, PF/C, 113 TSP (+3). Balanced C with no weakness.

Falborn, (40186795), 24 years, 106 TSP (+7). He needs a clear main skillset.

Klangbeck, (40186451), 24 years, G, TSP 95 (+3). With so many other guards, it will be hard without continious training.

Hagelell, (41772275), 23 years, TSP 102 (+8). Completely balanced. A SF/PF type of player.

There are two U21 guards who are not far behind this list. I think they will join the others after their U21 campaign in one season ;)

That was my quote. I was wrong. There are three guards:

Haraldsson, (41772348), 22 years, TSP 99. No other player has currently a higher TSP with his age. High potential, fantastic training from his manager and a lot to expect.

Fjelmar, (41772261), 22 years, TSP 98. Same goes for him.

Rengren, (41772140), 22 years, TSP 92. And the third pot 10 guard. These three could create a freaking guard rotation in a couple of seasons...

Feel free to give tip on how to make Linddhult to a national team player (in lack of alternatives as SF then as he never will be able to compete as inside player) despite his poor potential (Superstar).

Henrik Lindhhult (41772297)
Power Forward
Weekly salary: $ 27 073
Role: regular starter


DMI: 249000
Age: 22
Height: 6'9" / 206 cm
Potential: superstar
Game Shape: respectable

Jump Shot: proficient Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: inept Handling: prominent
Driving: prominent ↑ Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: wondrous Inside Def.: sensational
Rebounding: proficient Shot Blocking: sensational
Stamina: average Free Throw: respectable

Experience: awful TSP: 93 (46 + 47)
Cap: 20.93 (24 to 26)
Skill Points: 93 (46/47)

His biggest hindrance is OD. With his height you will have to train it for a long time. Our current SFs have all OD 15+.
But the inside skills are already on a good way for a inside SF. If you want to try it and train him towards the NT, you have to focus on OD, DR, IS and ID.
ID will be trained with OD. So if you go for OD, your ID will get 2-3 ups until your reach OD 15.
IS gets ups during 1on1 Forwards, so you could combine it with the DR training. And PA is for free... This would be a finishing touch.

According to buzzer manager, OD 15, ID 18 and IS 16/DR16 would be possible. This brings him exactly to 100%. He wouldn't be the first Pot 8 to make it. Hammarstrand is currently a part of the NT, despite his "low" potential.

Thank you for the information! Wedling was also Superstar (also my own product) so I know that the potential can be sufficient to make it. At that time you were not pushing much for OD. I will take a thought about if it is worth for me to focus that much on OD because it might hurt my other players too much. Not having much of players to focus on right now though ...

Are you searching for trainees? Just write me what you search (height, skills) and I will go through the player pool and give you some contacts. Maybe you can make a deal with a manager.

I guess that I would benefit from changing my TOs but I will continue with my current ones. I have a superstar and perennial allstar that are 19-20 years that I will try to make something good of.

Let's take a last overview at the player pool.

Player pool:
TSP = total skill points

Birgersson (33689846), 33 years, PF, 131 TSP (+0). Hopefully his manager has a carrerr ext. coach. He could save him 1-2 seasons more.

Säfen (35350416), 31 years, SG, 129 TSP (+0). For me the greatest swedish guard. It was a pleasure to have him in the team and a big thanks to Ryss and Manon for training him.

Sunesson (36171202), 31 years, G, 121 TSP (+0).

Stjärnland (36976134), 30 years, G/SF, 129 TSP (+0).

Lagerhall (36171154), 30 years, C, 108 TSP (+0). Thanks to him and the other bigs, we never had a problem at PF/C during the last seasons.

Smol (36975202), 30 years, G, 146 TSP (+0). Mr. TSP. I think there was never before a swedish player who reached 146 TSP. Always a threat...

Westerlund (36975313), 29 years, PF/C, 128 TSP (+0). Besides Birgersson my first choice for the inside positions. Always a reliable player.

Lövlind (36975297), 29 years, G/F, 128 TSP (+0). Didn't play a lot, but I'm still a big fan of his skill set

Tjäderborg (36975226), 30 years, PF/C, 125 TSP (+2).

Danielsson (37787598), 29 years, C, 109 TSP (+0).

Johansson (37787040), 28 years, 137 TSP (+7). Great player for a couple of specific tactics! His skill set is unique in the team.

Tunglund (38588455), 27 years, G, 120 TSP (+2).

Gustavsson (38588303), 27 years, G, 128 TSP (+5). He was outstanding last season. The swedish NT has a phenomenal outside core and this guy is one of the main factors!

Martinsson (39342531), 26 years, G, 124 TSP (+2). Great, young guard!

Höstner (39342611), 26 years, SF, 125 TSP (+6). One of the rare players, who are primaly trained for SF.

Ahlhult (39342633), 26 years, SG, 117 TSP (+6).

Hammarstrand (36975203), 29 years, C, 120 TSP (+1).

Molen (40186543), 25 years, G, 123 TSP (+8). With 1-2 more seasons, he could reach Säfen and be a greater inside threat then the big master ever was. Molen will be one of the new core players of the outside team.

Svensson (35350361), 31 years, PF/C, 115 TSP (+2).

Falborn, (40186795), 25 years, 113 TSP (+7).

Hagelell, (41772275), 24 years, TSP 108 (+6). Completely balanced. A SF/PF type of player.

Klangbeck, (40186451), 25 years, G, TSP 100 (+5). Has to train harder or he will lose his chance.

Haraldsson, (41772348), 23 years, TSP 110 (+11). He made a great leap. With him, the third wave of swedish guards is already building up.

Fjelmar, (41772261), 23 years, TSP 103 (+5).

Rengren, (41772140), 23 years, TSP 102 (+10). Like Haraldsson, trained by Seppu, he will be an outstanding guard.


Like you can see, there is a clear line up guards:
Säfen, Smol and Gustavsson (1. wave)
Martinsson, Molen, Ahlhult (2. wave)
Haraldsson, Rengren, Fjelmar (3.wave)

Supported by a couple of SFs, there is a strong foundation for the NT. But like I said a couple of seasons ago, the PF and C position will be the key factor. Currently there are still players like Westerlund, Lagerhall and Danielsson, who can fill in without any problems. But without the right replacements, the guards will have a hard time.

I wish you and the new NT, whoever it will be, only the best. I hope the current players will give you enough time to improve the team further and be more successful.
I enjoyed my time beeing your NT coach and it was a pleasure to work with you on all these great players.

Bye guys.

Thanks a bunch! Great job and effort. Respect!

Yep, good run and enjoyed reading the NT posts. Welcome back again if you feel like it later on and best of luck.

I agree with everyone else, you have done a great job!
Even though I'm not active in the forum regarding the National Team, I follow the discussions and I have learned a few things from you as well. In my opinion you are the best National Team manager we've ever had.
So thank you for everything and I wish you good luck in the future!

Can just fill in with all the other great words. Loved your work and interest in our NT. Great advices and discussions.

Best of luck in the future, and you are always welcome back.