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From: E.B.W.
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221982.1
Date: 7/15/2012 6:41:50 PM
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I can't post the actual player on here because he is on the TL. but these are his skills and it surprised me that someone even took the time to train him because... well... just look.

Jump Shot: respectable ↑ Jump Range: inept
Outside Def.: atrocious Handling: strong
Driving: prominent Passing: atrocious
Inside Shot: strong Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: atrocious Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: pitiful Free Throw: pitiful

Experience: atrocious

he is 6'9" and 18 years old with decent potential

He is an awful big man because he has atrocious rebounding and an awful PG SG SF because he has atrocious outside D and passing. This player seems very unique and ive never seen anyone like it before... any thoughts?

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221982.2 in reply to 221982.1
Date: 7/15/2012 7:51:47 PM
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He's my trainee, and yes, he kind of sucks. Like you said, 1 OD means he can never be a PG or a SG, especially with his height. 1 PA makes SG even more of an impossibility. The combination of the two + 1 REB means he would suck as a SF, and 1 REB also makes him a crappy PF/C. However, his offensive skills are all decent except for his passing and I hoped someone would bite on the higher potential and higher driving.

Basically, the only reason I trained him is because I knew I was doing 1v1 for the first part of the season, and I drafted him and had a training slot open. It was cheaper to train him as a fourth trainee rather than fire him and buy another guy to use in that training spot. But I have little illusions as to his actual worth.

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221982.3 in reply to 221982.2
Date: 7/15/2012 8:06:54 PM
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There is nothing wrong with him. Sure do a few weeks of passing and outside D, but save rebounding untill your about done with him. He'll get the benefit of the elastic effect and save on salary.

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221982.4 in reply to 221982.2
Date: 7/15/2012 8:08:32 PM
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He must be the best atrocious rebounder ever, because he has 7 rebounds per game lol.

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221982.5 in reply to 221982.3
Date: 7/15/2012 8:13:08 PM
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You're right. But for me, that doesn't work, since I'm training Downey, Marvin, and Hubenet who are all much bigger priorities, so I don't have the minutes available to single-position train him. That's why I'm selling him, because I'm moving back to single-position training. But Marvin is already a promising SF, Downey looks to be a good defensive SG, and Hubenet looks to be another good SF/outside PF candidate. I don't know which of them I'd jettison to single-position train a guy who will never be all that great.

@Moflaffle: strength of opposition.

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221982.6 in reply to 221982.4
Date: 7/16/2012 2:33:07 AM
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I gave you your 200th ball. I just saw him. Dang!

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221982.7 in reply to 221982.6
Date: 7/16/2012 2:46:19 AM
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