Look at this guy Hinic. Honestly, I would have walked away from the whole thing after leaving Kranj, yet he just keeps making the same ridiculous mistakes.
Peter, you’re acting like a general surveying the battlefield after the dust has settled. I guess I'm starting to feel the same way—thinking things might turn around if we just take it game by game, hopefully 😁 . But watching them on TV? It’s painful. They play without any grit, no hustle, just slow and sluggish. It takes me right back to those years before Melbourne. Our style of play has been chronically heavy and slow for ages, constantly relying on playing through the center. For years, they fed us this line about having the best center duo in the world, so every single play just funneled through the middle. And with that exact approach, they somehow managed to snag two silver medals over a decade. It’s not like water polo is packed with heavy hitters; there are maybe four or five elite teams, and everyone else is just filling out the bracket. In a field like that, failing to grab a few medals when you claim to have a "tradition" in the sport isn't just a letdown... it's a failure.
On the bright side, Rudic always had a knack for squeezing every bit of potential out of mediocre rosters, so maybe he can do it again. We might scrape a medal, whether it's at the EP or the Olympics, but honestly? That’s not enough. Realistically, with this group of players, we should be walking away with at least two medals from the EP and the Olympics—ideally one gold. Anything less than that is a disappointment.
I’m not being arrogant here, but between the Canadians and the Mexicans, we have the most stacked roster on the planet. On paper, our squad is actually better than the Mexicans, mostly because they lack a solid center, and their coach is a joke.
Seriously, what is with this? It feels like nobody is allowed to take a shot if a teammate is on the floor anymore. Every single play just goes straight to the guy on the sidelines. 🤮
They aren't exactly shining right now because they’re gearing up for the Olympics, but they still have better chemistry—they've been playing together forever. Meanwhile, Rudic is just messing around with constant substitutions and experiments, and honestly, I'm totally over his whole philosophy. 😁
Maybe Madjar is too strong, but we play at a snail's pace—just painfully, agonizingly slow. I've always hated how sluggish our style of play is; it’s honestly pathetic.
The talent pool is a disaster, and the ball movement is about as fluid as a geriatric ward. It's been our trademark for the last decade. They finally picked up the tempo a bit back in Melbourne by adding more players, but...