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BAD ADVICE. (In my opinion) He basically has the first pick in the draft now because the two new teams wont know what the heck they are doing and dont have many scouting points. Personally if it were me I would invest A LOT these last few weeks to try to find a younger star. His draft spot is amazing in my opinion.

Depends purely on how much he has invested throughout the season. If he didn't previously accumulate some scouting points, he cant gain much in the next 3-4 weeks even at 40k per week. He'd essentially get to fully scout 6-8 players (assuming 0 scouting points prior to now which likely isnt the case). Thats barely 15% or so of the draft class. He'd have to be uber lucky to spot the highest potential players at that rate. Now if he had points and did the combine and/or group demonstration and has enough to target the good looking 18yos then its a different story but much rests on how much he accumulated previously in my opinion.

My personal opinion is this:
You have 2 choices.
Option A: Spend 40k a week and scout as many players as possible before the draft and hopefully you find the half dozen players that are really, imo, worth all that effort/cash potential wise. Be aware the new teams or teams that dont bother to set their draft orders will pick 100% randomly and may well, by pure luck, steal the player you wish to draft after having spent all that cash.
Option B: spend 5-10k a week on scouting but do not scout any further than you already have; save those points for the next time you find yourself at the bottom of the standings and have much more points available to ensure you find the best possible pick(s). You're likely demoting and will easily be able to dominate a D.V league with your current squad so spend the difference between the 40k you could spend on scouting and what you decide to spend (5-10k) and expand your arena. If you spent 10k on scouting and 30k on the arena you would spend 90-120k on arena expansion before next season as well as accumulate 6-8 scouting points for a future draft. If you expand bleachers thats 600 seats that if you sell out at your current price of 8 (which is likely if you demote and then dominate) thats 4800 a week in income that you can then use to expand further or sustain a higher team salary.
(Disclaimer: Above numbers are purely for the sake of making an example. I'm too lazy to see exactly how many updates would happen before next season so those numbers could be off a bit. Don't quote me)

Analysis:
Option A is the gamblers option. It's spending a lot of money for an uncertain outcome. If you get lucky and snag the 9+ potential guy(s) available you could train up the future face of your franchise or sell them immediately for a quick million or more giving you tons of options going forward. Obviously this option has some huge upside but the likelyhood of it panning out just how you want is lower.
Option B is the systematical low risk option. It has no massive upside (at least not immediate) but also is certain to payoff in the long run and not waste any cash when your franchise needs it most.

It's up to you to determine which option is best for your team.

if you are reading asian invasion let us know all the information so we can help you, this is really important for the future of your club, you have 1st pick unless the newbies get lucky

I have found a 5/5 sf
A 5/5 SG
A 5/3 center
A 5/1 SF those are my first four players to pick

I do need a lot of help.

If that's the case then dont spend another dime on scouting this draft. You already found the gems. There are not many 5-ball potential guys per draft.
Put the two 5/5 guys as your first two picks and hope you get them both. At a bare minimum you should come away with 1 of the 2.

Put the two 5/5 players at the top of your draft list (make sure to click submit). As to which one goes first put whichever one has the higher grade rating (A beats A- and A+ beats A) Also take in account there heights. Feel free to bbmail me and I can help you out more without the other people in the forum seeing their heights and grade ratings and stuff. I want to make sure you get a great player since i will probably get no one with the last pick ;)

Invest 2 points/week ($10000) on scouting is the most cost effective. And should be invested consistently through out the season cause the points can carryover to next seasons. Scouting is very important to me causeI'm looking to build an all-American team in the future. I never drafted any studs in the past but at least I was pleased with all my draft picks so far. (I haven't fired any of them yet haha) Looks like this is a season to spend some scouting points since I will be out of the playoffs.

However, spending too much on scouting is definitely a waste of $, prospects with great potential are skills are like a diamond in the rough. It's like winning a lottery.

Last edited by miuandco at 2/13/2013 9:31:57 PM

Thanks everybody, you guys need to throw a goodbye party for the closet men
I mean rackin up five wins was tough

When is the draft?

During the off season process. I believe it is the last thing they do, before you are put into your new league or when you league gets updated with new teams. You have to have your draft order in by the 2nd of march though.