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As our NT begins it's new reign under the direction of Sahand as promised I plan to try and be more proactive in following the fortunes of our native sons as they seek glory in this seasons Americas competition. But like everything I do this is meant for fluff and fun. Now if some of you wish to add more detail regarding tactics and other trends of the teams our boys will face I strongly encourage you to do so.

The competition: Americas cup tournament

The location: The AC this time around is slated for the diverse paradise that is South Americas largest country both in land mass and population as the boys head to Brazil to face our hemispheres best competition. https://youtu.be/9HtHEgINHO0


The opponent: Jamaica world rank#70. One of the larger population bases in the Caribbeans with just a hair under 3,000,000 population. Largest city Kingston which is where just under 1 in 3 Jamaicans call home. Exports, coffee, weed, legendary musicians.

Notable citizens:

Bob Marley https://youtu.be/2j6uXOfgWz8



Jimmy Cliff https://youtu.be/7Znh0OM9jiA

Desmond Dekker https://youtu.be/83Y2hv-3UCM


Harry Belafonte https://youtu.be/fZR3ZfesIIw

Usain Bolt https://youtu.be/3nbjhpcZ9_g

Biggie Smalls mother. https://youtu.be/phaJXp_zMYM

See more about it: Dr.No
https://youtu.be/pw61uyA0F8A

The Harder They Come https://youtu.be/imGkQdE7N2s

The Mighty Quinn https://youtu.be/VThoJek6hT0

Cool Runnings https://youtu.be/wLlmymHRNZg

Cocktail https://youtu.be/XZsiY9S4WpI

When: Monday January 15th 5:00pm eastern time

Are they any good?: Aging roster, only 4 players over 100k in salary and the best DMI's are in the 700's. Listed as having six users, I presume this is a country that has been merged(?) as the leagues look botified. So, no these guys suck. Good opportunity for our boys to hit the beach and work on their tan.



Last edited by Coach Lambini at 1/10/2018 6:33:14 PM

Sean Kingston...

Glad to see you approved. Go get 'em!

Great post!

Keep these going :)

PostScript: A nice throttling to start. I did not expect any issues and there were none in a 115-73 rout. But there is a cause for concern and that is that only seven players are on the roster, that's not seven dressed but seven PERIOD. If I am not mistaken adding/dropping players on the NT affects morale/enthusiasm so I want some feedback from THE MAN on his thought process. I personally think a solid 8-9 man rotation will be key though there is never a reason to not dress a complete squad. I know NT games like PL and B3 are same in/same out propositions where future GS and injuries are non factors so why sell short? In the very least dress at least 10 so there is a two deep, if for no other reason than it avoids any issues with foul problems. Tonight one guy got five fouls, four of them in the first half. What if he had gotten eliminated from the equation, what if the foul problems had be epidemic and two guys were out, and what if a third went down, by God your looking at Lucky Fan getting a national cap. And the only other issue was FT shooting was shaky (10-19) but hey we did go TIE i take it, so not a big concern. Just remember that's cone wind Sprint for each missed. Now two weeks before the next step against Puerto Rico. It should be interesting to see whom gets called up.

Last edited by Coach Lambini at 1/15/2018 8:11:47 PM

You mentioned yourself the reason to run 7: dropping players will drop the team enthusiasm. Until the manager knows which players will hold game shape and feels out the reliability of player owners there is no need to run more players than needed, as each player chosen will have to remain on the roster all season even if unusable by injury or poor GS.

Less than 7 would be a little risky, but 7 players vs Jamaica and you have a win even if two players had fouled out. Sahand is spot on here.

What is the roster size limit on NT? Is it 12? Or can extra reserves be stockpiled?