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I have a bit of a problem here , i got this guy in my first draft at the end of season 15 ive enjoyed his progression but im not sure if i would be better getting soem younger trainees or training this guy for a few more years. He was definetely the catalyst last season for me in my record breaking first full season in charge with an amazing cup run (losing to eventual semi finalists) , and a 21-1 season in div 4 beating a much better higher salary team that had just came down through relegation.

Fingal MacPherson (19584906)
Small Forward
Owner: Irvine Blackhawks

Weekly salary: $ 7 421
Role: regular starter
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DMI: 28600
Age: 20
Height: 6'5" / 196 cm
Potential: superstar
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: proficient Jump Range: strong
Outside Def.: strong Handling: average
Driving: average Passing: strong
Inside Shot: atrocious Inside Def.: strong
Rebounding: mediocre Shot Blocking: atrocious
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: strong

Experience: pitiful

His only major weakness is his inside game off course but he makes up for that with great secondaries and good defence out and in. Im hoping to have him with proficient passiing outside def and jump range in the next month with handling and drriving hopefully popping as i think his sub level are high in those 2.

Can i have some advice please

He does look like an interesting players. Balanced players are always useful. His IS does look a bit ugly, but it's not a deal-breaker imo. My feeling is that balanced players tend to fetch less in the market than one-dimensional beasts, so in your position I would keep him alongside younger and more promising trainees (and you can choose to work on his outside or inside games). He still has a lot of pops in him. If in the end he's no longer useful to your team, then you can put him on the market for a bigger sum.

You definitely have more training room on him. His IS is a problem, but you can probably make him an outside oriented SF who will outperform his salary.

It doesn't look like you have any other trainees right now. I'd suggest going out and picking up a couple of cheap 18yo guards with allstar potential. This season I'd train OD and PA,trying for 4-5 pops in OD and 2 pops in PA, maybe that pop in JR you were talking about. After that, I'd maybe sell the 18 yo guys for a profit an switch to training ID,1v1 for Forwards and Rebounding, picking up a few guys to train along with him again.

Also, I took a look at your arena...it's too bad you went and maxed out your luxury boxes so early. I'd suggest building A BUNCH of bleacher seats an some lower tier. You need more seats!

Good luck with this guy!

yeh that was a howler of a mistake from me , but it was spare change for me really considering i got such a lucky draftee center and sold him. Anyway i just found an absolute steal of a pg draftee on the transfer list , picked him up for 218k

Gabriel do Nascimento (21098290)
Point Guard
Owner: Irvine Blackhawks

Weekly salary: $ 4 255
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 10400
Age: 18
Height: 6'4" / 193 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: average ↑ Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: mediocre Handling: mediocre
Driving: mediocre Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: atrocious
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: mediocre
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: average

Experience: atrocious

what a player he looks like , he will fit perfectly into my training. Is there something silly im missing as to how i managed to get this guy so cheap or was i just at the right place in the right time on the tl

Yeah, you got a nice deal, but his mediocre OD and HA may have kept his price from ballooning further

18 year olds go for so cheap on the transfer line, you can find 4,000 + salary guards with allstar or more potential for less then 100,000. You should definetly focus your training on him and I would start with training outside defense until it is strong/proficient and then train the rest so then he looks something like this.

Jump Shot: strong Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: proficient Handling: average
Driving: respectable Passing: strong
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: atrocious
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: mediocre
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: average