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Hi All,

I just recently purchased a $ 26 886 35 yr old center for 10,000.

Ed Holmes C
7 JS
4 JR
3 OD
6 Hand
4 driving
5 passing
13 inside shot
9 inside defense
10 rebounding
8 shot blocking

Do you think he's worth his cost per week? Or am I better off firing? Also, what sort of salary am I looking at paying him for next season?

I think I'll fire him. He only cost me 10,000.

Not finding many good US prospects to add to my team during the offseason. But I think I can find better than him.

I'd suggest trying to buy players younger than 33. That way, if you sell them again before they turn 33, they won't lose much value. If you shop smart, you can even gain money that way. I just bought myself a 31-year-old vet with a market value of between 200k-300k (he's probably better it says, and usually the price ranges are lower after the deadline) for just 78k. I'll sell him next season and I expect to get at least 150k in return, and even if it's a little less, it would still gain me money.

Last edited by Jeründerbar at 2/22/2013 6:41:42 PM

I'm not sure the skills fall that fast even my worst 36 yr old didn't fall that fast. Besides I bought them on the cheap. I figure I'll just skill up my draftees into position.

I'm going to sell Marc Birch, Cordell Withers, and Carlos Mario Ríos mostly because their skills are subpar. Not because of their age.

It's hard to find skilled players that are all-around built well. I'm finding most of them above age 32 on the cheap.

Claus Gerke age 34 and Paulo César Chokito age 37 have 76 total skill points. Ty Leach age 33 has 72. I am going to pick up a prospect that is 32 that has 75 skill points (edit: nope just found out this player who was on the wire for not much just got bid up to 150,000 he was expected to be sold between 15,000-70,000). These well rounded players should last on my team 1-2 seasons depending on how fast I promote. In contrast Cid Javelosa age 29 who I paid 151,300 for only has 66 skill points. I'll probably be rid of him by next season because he is a sub-par SG.

I am probably going to pick up a 22-28 year old who will lead my team for the next few seasons after I promote. Not sure what position probably PF/SF.

Last edited by lawrenman at 2/22/2013 8:27:33 PM

You need to take their salary into account, not just their purchasing price. Your players may have good stats per dollar spend purchasing them, but the biggest cost is their salary, and in that regard you pay a lot of salary per skill point. Salary is determined at the start of the season, and during the season your old guys lose skills, and this perform less for the same salary. That's something you want to avoid.

Of coursse, if you go overboard and spend huge amount of money buying salary efficient players, you lose the advantage of having low salaries. You need to find a good balance, which isn't easy.

A 10,000 salary doesn't fall much per year. I think if its a 25,000 salary I will be more careful which is why I decided not to keep my 25,000 player besides the fact that I'd have to pay him 50,000 just to keep him two weeks while he's not used.