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....The manager of the Dutch U21 team may not have distributed their ent in the best way during the season, but he sure did the right thing to CT Italy, and he was very lucky!.

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but he sure did the right thing to CT Italy.

Certainly not sure. Its opinion whether he did or did not. I don't think its right to say anyone isn't entitled to believe differently to you.

By the way, saying he won doesn't mean he was right. Its irrelevant.

So how big of a chance would you say they have to win with a CT vs a normal in that game? And I guess what others may think is right probably is the most irrelevant as it is the Dutch NT Coach who only can say what he thinks is right for his team.
As it looks to me though he was willing to risk it all in order to be able to get an extra game. Something he also got.

Evidently he does not need big results to be satisfied..... I hope (for him) that even those who voted him are satisfied!

A Normal against Italy+GDP+correct tactic+luck was the only way they have a shot at winning this tournament.

They aren't trying to win the tournament. They know they aren't winning the tournament.

They are trying to win one game. Crunching was the only way they were going to accomplish this.

No idea why you fail to grasp this simple concept.

Much better than understanding neither.

Hey Lemon! Another guy that understands basketball.

And I'm sorry you have to pull in another sport in trying to be right about basketball.

And Joe, our coach has a 94% approval rate, yours has 63%... and rightly so, in both cases.
We had a pretty crap U21 team this season and despite some unlucky choices, he managed to reach the 2nd round of the knockout phase. We were never realistically going to win the tournament, so why save enth against the strongest, number 1 seed?
Your coach fails two seasons in a row to understand the oppenents. He appears cocky in his team, not doing the necessary analysing and reasoning ahead of a game. Last season missing out of the finals round because... once again... two TIEs. The one against Spain seems alright, with one loss you would have still progressed. But then the TIE against Suomi was bad decision making. They were going to crunch, no doubt about it because it was their last change to stay in the race against a stronger team. That your coach then went for TIE, 63% approval is still high. This season I have to admit it might have been a bit of bad luck, but once again he could have figured oit quite easily what the Holland coach was going to do and which of the Holland players were the core strength and could have eliminated those players. He didn't, so Italy lost, not necessarily because of the TIE, because like the Dutch's crunch that was the only right decision. But he could have done better preparing his team against the strengths and weaknesses of the Dutch team.

Much better than understanding neither.

You sound saltier than I do! :)

And Joe, our coach has a 94% approval rate, yours has 63%... and rightly so, in both cases.

Lol, man...look who's giving alternative facts.

Belgium U21: 76% 26+,8-
England U21: 81% 22+, 5-
Holland U21: 94% 16+ 1-

Where the hell do you read 63%????????

Knowing that the Belgium U21 is Athrunzala and he's probably ruffled some feathers among other Belgian users (no offense meant to AZ) I'd consider it pretty good only 8 people voted him down. He also made the quarterfinals without destroying his team's chances.

Also rings and silverware talk. I'm sure Jerunderbar is a nice guy and an expert manager, but he has had 0 success in a nation less than half the size England and Belgium. Do you understand winning?

I'd stop embarrassing myself trying to explain results and decisions you are clearly unable to grasp.

Last edited by Lemonshine at 2/22/2017 6:44:03 AM

Ukraine did 2 seasons ago. Holland lost by 8 to Serbia, probably the second or third best team left (accounting for HCA) with 2 wrong GDP and bad Ent. The CT v TIE will not equalise so much difference in Ent+2x wrong GDP. What more proof do you need that at this level anyone really has a chance? They are the proof.

Of course settling for mediocrity severely hinders your chances as I explained before and that will increase the likelyhood you don't get anywhere. It'd be like me crunching GullyFoyle the reigning EBBL and cup champion in the league just to obtain a prestigious victory and disregarding the chances of making the playoffs. It's nonsense. Savvy?