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Hello everybody,

I have lost all of my last league games and I am starting to ask myself why. I've read through all the guidelines etc. but still can not find out what exactly my team has. Why they play so bad? They make much less points in average than last season, and my best players have just ridiculous stats, although they have average and respectable attributes. Plus they are very bad rated.

Now some people might think I always play with the same tactics, but that is also not true. I almost tried every combination from the beginning of the season (low pace, fast pace, normal) but somehow my team always loses his games.

Motivation could be a point but still, when I put more into the game than the opponent team, they still win with about 20 points. I am not used to that and last season I was quite average and won at least 40% of the games.

This season I started with a 0-7 serie and I am asking myself if it's just my team which sucks so bad or if I am doing something wrong.

Can somebody please help me out? What is the main problem in my team? Do they all suck? Should I trade them all? Or is it something else?

thanks in advance guys!



Last edited by Coach Ash at 9/6/2008 3:47:19 PM

Thank you very much for your detailed answer.

I am that kind of coach who is very loyal to his players and who doesn't like to sell too many of them, especially because I keep good performances in mind ;).

You're right concerning Nicolas Trinquet and I know I should give him a timeout, but he is still the Go-to-Guy of my team. To be honest, I am not so happy with this game shape thing: why does somebody's gameshape decrease when he plays?

Normally players get angry when they don't play, and they improve in their game shape, when they do play (especially when they are young). But here it is the other way round. In combination with the potential that doesn't make sense: A potential MVP has a worse gameshape after playing lots of games? How can this be a potential MVP? The MVPs normally should have a constant or increasing performance throughout the season, and the more games they play the better they get. More games mean more experience, more player knowledge, better decisions in a game etc.

Now I have another question, because I tried to sell some players in the beginning of the season: How long does it take normally to sell a player? I remember I've had 3 players (1 of them very young and sold in average between 10k and 60k or something like that) for almost three weeks on the transfer list for 1 $ and nobody bid for them. Is that normal? How long do I have to put a player on the transfer market, until it gets the attention of somebody? I decided in the end to fire them all, but wasn't happy with that.

I'll go through the help for newbies again, thank you coco.

Ash



Last edited by Coach Ash at 9/7/2008 6:36:55 AM

If you play too much you get tired and not strange that your game shape gets worse. You should not play too much for such reason and that is logical.

Motivation could be a point but still, when I put more into the game than the opponent team, they still win with about 20 points. I am not used to that and last season I was quite average and won at least 40% of the games.

how good is your motivation? Did you play Crunchtime often?

And if you want to get better it is important that you change your rooster, from time to time.

Well, yes, the cup games I played Crunchtime.

Playing your players too many minutes per week (more then 90 is lot, more then 100 is terrible idea) and CT'ing a lot of games is a recipe for failure.

Ok, your statement might be right for an amateur league (in which I am probably playing) but I still defend the fact that as an athlete you get stronger, more experienced and more motivated with each game, and on the other hand: what is "stamina" then standing for, if game shape is the fatigue?
I mean, it's not that the players are thrown into the game without any training! They train basically the whole week, so they should be able to take a game's pressure and still bring an excellent performance. To say an athlete gets tired by playing three games a week, while he has practice the whole week doesn't make sense to me.
A "game shape" doesn't get worse for a real athlete by playing lots of games, while he is in practice, unless he reached a certain age.
Better would maybe be an attribute called "Personality" or "Ego" or something, which would influence the decisions the player takes on the field, based on his character (egoistic = almost takes every shoot, although better possibilities are provided; unselfish= passes almost every ball and takes almost no shots; teamplayer: a perfect mix, serves as basis). And in that case we would then have players whose "personality" changes when they play too often. But "game shape" doesn't make sense to me.

1. this is a game not the reality, so use the rules of the game ;)

2. normally you take more effort in games then in Training, so a lot of games aren't the way to get in good form ... Normally it is better to have more training session, instead of a game and a break to cure the muscle ache.

3. The players get more experienced in playing ;)

4. Gameshape is generall fitness, which shows the athelete train/play a bit but not too much, stamina is how hard the athlete could perform ... Higher stamina leads him to play with more effort or more minutes ;)

Just when you mention Baron Davis: He is over 30. I do recognize the limits of age.
What I am talking about is that a 22 year old player with potential to be MVP has a worse Game Shape because he played 2 games in a week, than a 31 year old man with potential of a role player, who has not played a single match in the season. does that make sense to you? To me it doesn't.
I just try to see points to improve the game. I am not saying I lose because of this, but it is not realistic. And yes, it's a game, but it's a basketball game. It's not a fantasy game with monsters and witches, as the basketball teams contain "human beings" as players. Therefore the more realistic, the better. This is my opinion. But I like this game a lot, otherwise I wouldn't play it.

Thanks again for your comments.