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I have been traing jumpshot (Team) for quite a while and i have got improvements throughout the team, but my match stats are still on the low side, Should i be training something else like driving or handling. Or should i not focus my jump shot training on the whole team or just specific individuals. Also is the a thread anywhere that gives an idea of training times.

personally and hopefully others will share their opinions with you I would focus on your youngest 3 or 5. Meaning training in 1 position (you will see very fast pops) or 2 positions (ie.PG/SG or PF/C etc) They should train much faster and allow you the choice to sell on at a profit which in turn can be reinvested to strengthen the other areas of your team. Skills like stamina and FT are designed for team.

as training is matter of opinion = there are no real rights or wrongs.... so as long as your team is getting stronger (stats or financially) then you are heading in the right direction.

i mix up my training and have given my 4 best 19yo allsorts of training over the last 12 weeks... i prefer the more rounded players and if i want a specialist player in the future, i hope to find them on the TL in the future...

The Superfly Guy has given you some good advice there. My opinion doesn't differ from his in terms of overall objective (focus on a group of young players). My choice of training - I train guards - was made for two reasons:

1. The tentative consensus amongst managers (AFAIK) is that it is easier to train PFs and Cs than it is to train guards since they require fewer skills to be succesful. It is also thought that the inside-focus tactics are more effective (or easier to pull off) as a result. If this is true, then the market may, in the long run, become glutted with decent big guys. By training guards, I have a financial advantage (good guards are rarer and thus more valuable).

2. On the whole I enjoy watching good guards play basketball more than I enjoy watching good PFs and Cs. So that's how I like to run my team, although I do value a good big guy.

I currently have 5 trainee guards, 4 19yos (1 from my original squad and 1 from last season's draft) and a 20yo who I'll probably sell at the start of next season for a filthy wad of cash. Last season I spent most of my time training them in jump shot and outside defence for PG/SG. This season I'm focusing on passing and either jump shot or outside shooting, with a little stamina and free throws thrown in for good measure. I usually manage to get each of my trainees the full 48 minutes towards training every week.

On the subject of which training type trains which skills and how fast, look in the BB (Global) forum for a thread marked Training Speed Analysis. A very useful thread.

bah! Don't listen to him! If a center has prolific inside shot and a guard has prolific jump shot and jump range, who is going to make more shots? The big guy because no matter how good you are, a dunk is easier than a jump shot. That's not to mention that big guys can raise their levels easier because they have fewer skills to rotate through. I currently do something like this:

2 weeks Inside shot
1 week Inside Defence
1 week Rebounding
1 week Shotblocking

Then in the All star break I train stamina and in the playoffs I train FT.

Disclaimer:
Seriously though, its your decision to make and my strategy may back-fire two or three seasons down the road when centers are like taxis. LA- The Phil has my respect and his advice is completely valid. I agree with him Training speed analysis is a great thread. (All you need to know is on the first post)

you also have to weigh up your best opponents and see what they train... if i am successful in my 8 i will likely be up against 1 of 2 teams.... both are polar opposites... one is like LA-The Phil the other like yourself..... ive yet to get the better of the team training guards but have so far faired well against the team training big men...

still - it is early days... i focus on SF/SG/PF and hope to upgrade my big men/PG's when they fall too far behind the competitions....

(381.1) the thread the guys talked about...
also i checked your team half of it seems to old to train (my personal opinion)
if you got enough money try to get young players that will improve your training, also small players might train faster for jumpshot (my experience)
if you not have enough money, try to focus on positions trainings c/pf, guards or else thats easier in the beginning, you probably gonna like the quicker improvement.
also rotating the training is good, coz i think the game really likes multiskilled players.


and some other way of training not so profitable but maybe satisfying as well is when you got a very good player and try to bring him into the national team, then you can train a single postion to get the best and fastest results.