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Big, huge, news... first question I'm thinking about:

Potential will have influence on all the players of BB or the effect starts from the youngsters coming out from the draft?

My understanding is that the existing players will always have the potential to be within the top 20% of the game.

So if the potential of a large % of the new draftees is limited to 'bench warmer' how are these going to sell for anything near the prices of the 18yo from this season that turns 19 in a few weeks that you know will always have the potential to be a 'all star'.

I need to digest the impact I think this will have on the economy - my initial thoughts are that all the 'bench warmers' will find their way onto the market and only the others will be kept for training purposes.. also with the impending slow down in training it will soon surely make sense to buy 19-21 yo that have had partially accelerated training as opposed to buying 18yo and trying to shape them to the exact requirements of your team (1) because of the slower growth and 2) because there is a high % chance he will only be good enough to be a bench warmer.

If I am right it would be unfair not to document these changes in the rules as any new user going to buy an 18yo next season could be much more disappointed if they didnt know of a potential training cap. when they couldve bought a 19yo that almost certainly has more potential (training upside)



Last edited by Superfly Guy at 4/17/2008 7:17:33 PM

My understanding is that the existing players will always have the potential to be within the top 20% of the game.

My guess would be that players have a 20% chance, so to say, to get an All-Star or better potential at creation. Thereby, assigning 'All-Star' as the potential of existing players, one effectively puts them in the 'top 20%' of players.

However, due to the large amount of existing players, those top 20% will likely end up being more than 20% for starters, but will slowly be adjusted downwards. Unfortunately, there is probably no other way which is fair to everyone.

I am not sure where I stand on the issue, but this is surely a major change. One effect is that it will segment the market nicely: if you need a 12th man who should only provide a warm body in blowouts, you can buy a scrub without potential and be done with it.

One question. They didn't mention height weight anywhere, will we know that or not?

One question. They didn't mention height weight anywhere, will we know that or not?

Weight doesn't exist in BB, and unless I've missed something it is not on the list for implementation. Did you mean height?

if i scout my draftee and find he is only bench warmer potential surely if i list him he wont come with that information??

i would hope not.

you would have to do your homework on him before deciding whether to buy.. i have paid for that information so why should everyone else get it for free?

i wouldve thought that its a case of buyer assumes the risk...

On the other hand, if you scout an All-Star and you plan to sell him, you would surely want the potential displayed, no? I am pretty sure potentials will be visible on the transfer market, and this is the proper way to do it.

Meant height yeah

Meant height yeah

I imagine one will be able to measure the player (i.e. see exact height) with a second scouting.

Though, it would be useful to have a range on the first scouting, for example: short (5'9-6'3), average(6'4-6'10), and tall (6'11-7'5). This is a reasonable approximation, and is a thing a scout can discern while watching a game.