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My best rookie plays better D than Kobe, but not as good as Lebron.

That better

Indeed ;)

my best cookie's name is KB.

I hope he will be my MJ@@

What is the max. age for a rookie? I think I'll be in the market for some fresh young meat soon as training 24yo's is like watching paint dry.

My current youngest guy is 22... can I classify him as a rookie?

Jump Shot: prominent Jump Range: strong
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: strong
Driving: prolific Passing: average
Inside Shot: marvellous Inside Def.: tremendous
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: inept Free Throw: pitiful
Experience: awful

He should pop in OD this week and JS next week then Im at a crossroads. Originally I thought Id train him up to Sensational OD but it really will take a long long time. He will get RB training in the future (once ive bought 2 new trainees). Do I stick to my original plan?

Im looking for contrary opinions and reasons against training OD (if there is any). If you could allocate 10 more skill ups to him over 2 seasons what would you give him and why?

What is the max. age for a rookie? I think I'll be in the market for some fresh young meat soon as training 24yo's is like watching paint dry.

My current youngest guy is 22... can I classify him as a rookie?

Jump Shot: prominent Jump Range: strong
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: strong
Driving: prolific Passing: average
Inside Shot: marvellous Inside Def.: tremendous
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: inept Free Throw: pitiful
Experience: awful

He should pop in OD this week and JS next week then Im at a crossroads. Originally I thought Id train him up to Sensational OD but it really will take a long long time. He will get RB training in the future (once ive bought 2 new trainees). Do I stick to my original plan?

Im looking for contrary opinions and reasons against training OD (if there is any). If you could allocate 10 more skill ups to him over 2 seasons what would you give him and why?

Superfly, you have been around a lot longer than me, and probably know alot more about the game than i do. But I'll still give you a contrary opinion.

Not sure what his height is, but if it's not too high, train his OD until proficient, and then train JS, and DV/HN. (I would guess that he is tall based on his current skills) You could make a very nice SF out of him.

If he is too tall, then your original plan would prob be best, and I would throw in some passing training.

That's my 2 cents...

Sure ive been about but somedtsfinest has too and he has put together a great roster on a fraction of what I spend.... I guess the reason I threw out the question is because im pretty set in my ways/beliefs now and having watched how a couple of other high profile managers have put together decent rosters slightly differently to me am curious to learn if I can be coaxed into doing things differently.

Ive always trained my players the same way and Im interested to learn how other managers go about building players as I will be buying 2 trainees (shells) to build again soon and if I know what my training is like for this guy I know what starting skills I will want to purchase on the new guys.

I think the argument for and against having RB on a guard will never truly be resolved - I believe the benefit of having more balanced players gives you an edge training wise as a respectable RB can get away with playing at PF if you are wanting to train a PF/C in a guard skill... any player with atroc/pit even if cheaper salary wise is tougher to switch positions.

The guy in question is 6'6.

On you are lvl you are polishing the details. He has all the goods to be a really great inside- but- versatile SF. OD is essential with so many guard like SF's, but you can exposed there inability to defend him inside too. Giving him some rebounding you will be able to hide his poor OD using 3-2 zones. So lets imagine him something like JS12/OD10-12/RE8-9. Its like 10 pop ups. Maybe it worth it...

On you are lvl you are polishing the details. He has all the goods to be a really great inside- but- versatile SF. OD is essential with so many guard like SF's, but you can exposed there inability to defend him inside too. Giving him some rebounding you will be able to hide his poor OD using 3-2 zones. So lets imagine him something like JS12/OD10-12/RE8-9. Its like 10 pop ups. Maybe it worth it...

Can you elaborate more on the sentence in bold? I've re-read it a couple of times and tried to understand but cant figure out how RB can make up for a deficiency in OD.

Well lets say that you are playing 3-2 zone having him as SF but you cant count on him to make stops on SG like SFs. To hide his inability to guard those kind of players the logical choice is to play 3-2 zone. But if you do that then you have 1 player less on the position to rebound, but again a strong rebounder maybe he will not get his 10 that he average but he will get 7 for example. So with that way you are hiding his poor OD, and at the same time you dont lose much from the rebounding department. This the way that i am thinking it.

Its something that i have tried in the past using my PF who has great shooting skills but awful OD and it worked at some point.

10 skillups in two seasons? I would give him this:

OD- 3
RB- 3
HN- 2
PA- 2

He would then be good enough to play on a team that loses by 39 to BC Hostivar!

Last edited by somdetsfinest at 1/18/2010 7:34:29 AM