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Hi,

I'm looking for a little advice on what direction to take my training plan. Basically I've been training guards for a few seasons, with the main focus being on a guy who is now 21 but will probably not make the U21s. My two other trainees are 19 and coming on well. After drafting an 18yo HOF with 4.5k+ salary, the focus needs to turn to him. Which of the following should I sell?

Player 1 (19yo, 6'2", perennial allstar)

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

Player 2 (19yo, 6'1", perennial allstar)


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

Player 3 (21yo, 6'1", superstar)


Jump Shot: strong Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: wondrous Handling: tremendous
Driving: sensational Passing: wondrous
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: pitiful Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: average Free Throw: awful


I know I maybe neglected the inside skills of player 3. I guess my question is, with more inside training likely this season, which would be best suited to this. Would training inside skills on player 3 be a complete waste of time with his height and age?

Thanks for any advice!!

Due to his low HA, I would sell the 6'2", 19yo. With his height and age, his inside training wouldn't be as fast as the training of your 18 yo and 19yo's. I wouldn't say it's a complete waste of time, but it would probably take a bit longer for him to pop.

I think either player 1 or 2 could go (in that order). I think these two guys would be a more lucrative option, as people will be looking at trainees they can craft from the younger age.

I think even though player 3 is older and not going to make your NT (not the only way to have a great player), he could still be a great value to your team as a keeper. You could craft him to be a good combo starter/ back up.

As to whether he will be slow at inside skills... yes, but that being said, he is going to be your second priority, so just bringing him along slowly isn't going to be that much of a problem (but will test your patience)

I know others will disagree with me on this, but if it was my situation, this is what I would do. Sell those other two guys off (1 & 2) put the cash into my Arena, Train up the HOF in secondaries all season long, with a few primaries, and look for complimentary trainees along the way to add if the perfect guy/s come along.

I know others will disagree with me on this, but if it was my situation, this is what I would do. Sell those other two guys off (1 & 2) put the cash into my Arena, Train up the HOF in secondaries all season long, with a few primaries, and look for complimentary trainees along the way to add if the perfect guy/s come along.

I agree with this.

I assume your doing single position training.

It all depends on your team goals. Are you looking to promote? Is Player 3 a key part of staying competitive? Do you need the money. What are your goals?

Two things to consider:
-working towards a goal a season or two away is way more helpful then make a spontaneous decision.
-do what makes you happy, there is no reason to play this game otherwise.

For example, I have players that will probably run me financially into the ground when they get older, but I like them as a centerpiece of my team and will do anything to hang onto them.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Yes, I am largely single-position training and I'm not currently looking to promote. I'm happy to stay in my current division for a little while, I can comfortably finish 3rd/4th but I'm probably not good enough to promote anyway.

Just wondering whether allocating one of my 3 training slots to a 21yo who will train rather slowly is a bad move. It would be good to keep him though.

Single position is the way to go. I think he is worth keeping, he can fill the 2nd spot until you find a 2nd trainee to replace him, look for a Superstar + guy who needs training on the same skills as your HOF guy so you can get the most out of your efforts, neither one of the Perennial Allstars IMO are worth those 2 spots either.

I only started adopting this approach mid season last season, and so far it has been a very positive move, I also changed up to an Exceptional Trainer and have been in pop heaven since.

I hope my dissenting opinion is not a sign of me being wrong but rather a different way of looking at things. If you were going to train js for a season the #3 could be a pretty nice player. If you train inside the whole year, I'm not sure he improves enough to matter really. If his current skills were higher he would make an awesome sf but I think he only gets to a poor shooting sg from where he is now. If you are committed to a year of inside then i feel like 1 and 2 will net you more in the long run on the TL.

Right on! I was going to post this then I saw yours. All these players will need JS and some One-on-Ones.

@OP: Why not just keep them all till you're done with two position training and by the time you're done, player three probably won't need much training anymore, and you have three players to go one position training.

I'm new here but what's wrong with the 3rd player?
Doesn't he have all needed to be a good player? As I said I'm fairly new and so I'm looking to learn more.

Thanks guys.

Divided opinions here so it's definitely going to be a difficult decision. I basically need to decide what I want to train this season. I definitely want to one position train.

If I opted for largely outside based training, which would be good for my 18yo HOF (main focus), then player 3 would be able to improve further and one of players 1 and 2 could also be trained. However, ideally I would not make player 1/2 into such an unbalanced player as player 3.

Is the lack of inside skills on player 3 going to be a real problem if he plays PG? Also he's pretty important to me winning games atm I probably should keep him.

Leaning towards selling player 1/2! Also player 1 popped in driving and handling today.