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Hey..i'm new and kind of struggling to pick up the concepts. How do i decide on a starting line up...as in...what stats should i be looking at to decide?

It is not something to explain in few sentences. It depends on the opponent, the tactics, your training. etc. You will have to learn a lot.

Saying that, if you want to know what to do while studying the game, here are some simple tips. I am new in the game as well, but I am doing very well so far following these tips

1. Look for the players with the highest salaries on your squad. they are probably your best players.This is a generalization, that not always is true, but the earlier in the season, the better chances it is true.

2. Be fIexsible with the role definition, especially if your squad is not balanced, for instance, if your second best small forward is much better than your best shooting guard, you should consider using one of the small forwards as a shooting guard.

3. A young player with a high potential is the best player to train. If you have such a player, consider including him in your oppening five, even if he is not the best player for that position, and define training accordingly.

4. Define your tactics to benefit from your best players. If your Center is the best player, it might be wise to play low post or look inside, and vice versa

I hope it helps to start the game.

point 1 and 2 are ok for the beginning.

3. A young player with a high potential is the best player to train. If you have such a player, consider including him in your oppening five, even if he is not the best player for that position, and define training accordingly.

actually i don't think that potential is so important like good starting skill, at a trainee(you could train allstars pretty far).

And he should not start every game, it is important to rotate much on trainingsposition to give a lot of players around 48 minutes playing time. To use this minutes good, you should buy other young players.

4. Define your tactics to benefit from your best players. If your Center is the best player, it might be wise to play low post or look inside, and vice versa

Look at the ratings from the opponent, and try to exploit his weakness ... At the beginning you should be able to play all tactics, maybe later your trainee force you to play other taxctics.

The best piece of advice I can give here after the other comments above (all useful) is:

Pick for defensive skill.

Your C should be the player with the best inside defence. Your PG should be the player with the best outside defence. The PG also needs to have good passing. Then fill in the other positions (PF needs lots of inside defence and a little bit of outside defence, SF needs both as balanced as possible, SG needs outside defence).

I advocate this approach because anything you can do to reduce the number of points you need to score to win is a very good thing. It is a question of balance: you will still need to score points, but don't hesitate to put a player with only defensive skills into the line-up as a starter if his defending is really needed, or as a back-up. Adjust your line-up according to your opponents offensive preferences and defensive weaknesses.