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how is a team in a lower league ever going to get a good player when they always get out bid by a team in a higher league with more resources

yep.
i can't afford good players yet either, but building the team is the fun part. have patience and work your way to the top!

Either train a player so he becomes good or train a player then sell him off so u have the money to buy a good player. It's a long term game u work your way up gradually rather then becoming great overnight.

Buy a cheap player, train them, and then sell them for more than they're worth. Certain skills on the market sell for waaaaay more than they're actually worth. Look on the market to see what sorts of skills are fetching the most money at the strong/proficient level. Buy young players with respectable at those skills, train them and flip them.

You also need to set your sights on players that are in your price range and meet your needs. I won my dIV league without a player over 6k salary and my dIII league without a player over 9k salary (and my 9k guy was the only one over 6k). In the low divisions you can win without big salary/high skill players if you build smart.


These are just my pieces of advice for people in the bottom divisions. I have no idea what works at the higher levels, but the key to the first few seasons seems to be to not spend aggressively, and to train smart and be willing to sell. You also need to remember that you don't need an awesome team with awesome players, you just need to be good enough to get promoted.

During my short time in the game I have learned that if you can keep an eye on the market, you can sometimes
find a good deal and then capitalize on it later.

For instance, at the beginning of October, I bought a 29 year old SF for $85,000. I got 6-7 good games out of him, where he averaged a rating of around 7.5. Meanwhile, I kept tabs on what the market value on him was. I noticed that there was an upward trend for players like him.

At the end of October, I sold him for $400,000 and used that money to hunt down another player and to expand my arena.

There are bargains out there, particularly if you don't try to buy the "perfect" player.

Here's a good example:

http://www.buzzerbeater.com/player/7857494/overview.aspx

I bought that player at the beginning of September for $2,000 and sold him Nov. 20 for $1,000 (and I only sold him because I was trying to re "Americanize" my team somewhat).

He is never gonna be a superstar, but check out his averages for the year.

13 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists a game ain't bad for a couple thousand is it?

Like I said, he was never gonna be a BB hall of famer, but he sure helped out my Div V team.