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Yeah, he's got to be tired though. He's averaged 48 mpg, even playing 48 in their recent Cup match. Making under $8k weekly, he's definitely shooting above his salary.

He's playing for that max contract.

Day 4 (Tuesday 4 July 2017) : Performances by http://www.buzzer-manager.com

Night results
Chicago Goats 122 - Thompson Mill County 46
tiger sharks 107 - Ooh Kill Em 123
Washington Waves 84 - Black Oar River Kings 98
Raleigh Capitals 103 - High Tops 52
Eternityz Rostah 127 - Randolph Rockets 53
Triple B 23 104 - log city loggers 71
WorkInProgress 77 - Sabers select 130
Buffalo Bears 60 - E.C. High Flyers 116

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 130 : Sabers select
Rebounds : 60 : Chicago Goats
Assists : 41 : Chicago Goats, Sabers select
Steals : 16 : Raleigh Capitals
Block Shots : 17 : Chicago Goats, Eternityz Rostah

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 51 : W. Weien (WorkInProgress)
Rebounds : 21 : N. Collaro (Ooh Kill Em)
Assists : 10 : D. Torres (Eternityz Rostah)
Steals : 4 : L. Chul Soo (Triple B 23), É. Bouquillon (Raleigh Capitals)
Block Shots : 6 : D. Vindel (Chicago Goats), E. Nicoli (E.C. High Flyers)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats) (19 Points, 3 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 28
Shooting Guard : W. Weien (WorkInProgress) (51 Points, 7 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Small Forward : L. Brard (Ooh Kill Em) (25 Points, 3 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Power Forward : N. Hogas (Eternityz Rostah) (24 Points, 10 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Center : M. McKinney (Eternityz Rostah) (22 Points, 18 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 46

MVP of the evening
M. McKinney (Eternityz Rostah) (22 Points, 18 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 46

The bad performance of the evening
S. Schipperijn (High Tops) (2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots)M. Dubois (Thompson Mill County) (3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : R. Marmolejo (High Tops) : 8 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : M. McLeod (Randolph Rockets) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : W. Weien (WorkInProgress), H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress), K. Everhart (WorkInProgress), C. Reaves (Ooh Kill Em), C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : G. Bertuletti (tiger sharks) : 6 Three points

The best performer : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats) : Rating : 15.0

The worst performer : P. Concha (log city loggers), S. Chin (Buffalo Bears) : Rating : 2.0

Day 5 (Saturday 8 July 2017) : Performances by http://www.buzzer-manager.com

Night results
Washington Waves 65 - Chicago Goats 97
Raleigh Capitals 106 - tiger sharks 71
High Tops 54 - Ooh Kill Em 112
Thompson Mill County 65 - Black Oar River Kings 118
WorkInProgress 37 - Eternityz Rostah 123
Buffalo Bears 87 - Triple B 23 117
E.C. High Flyers 121 - log city loggers 49
Randolph Rockets 66 - Sabers select 128

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 128 : Sabers select
Rebounds : 69 : Raleigh Capitals
Assists : 43 : Eternityz Rostah
Steals : 16 : E.C. High Flyers
Block Shots : 16 : Black Oar River Kings

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 32 : C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears)
Rebounds : 21 : P. Díaz (Raleigh Capitals)
Assists : 13 : A. Bourgon (E.C. High Flyers)
Steals : 5 : F. Connors (E.C. High Flyers)
Block Shots : 6 : D. Stubbs (Black Oar River Kings)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears) (32 Points, 5 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Shooting Guard : M. Stanford (Eternityz Rostah) (26 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29
Small Forward : R. Pham (Black Oar River Kings) (21 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Power Forward : C. Reaves (Ooh Kill Em) (29 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Center : E. Sharifian (E.C. High Flyers) (16 Points, 19 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots), Ü. Balatürk (Raleigh Capitals) (12 Points, 20 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32

MVP of the evening
C. Reaves (Ooh Kill Em) (29 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43

The bad performance of the evening
W. Weien (WorkInProgress) (22 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -12

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : K. Everhart (WorkInProgress) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : S. Sabajanes (Triple B 23), C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears), M. Dubois (Thompson Mill County) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : W. Weien (WorkInProgress), H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress), K. Everhart (WorkInProgress) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : I. Dilsoy (Triple B 23) : 5 Three points

The best performer : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats) : Rating : 15.5

The worst performer : B. Todd (log city loggers) : Rating : 1.5

Day 6 (Tuesday 11 July 2017) : Performances by http://www.buzzer-manager.com

Night results
Chicago Goats 75 - Raleigh Capitals 99
tiger sharks 100 - Washington Waves 110
Ooh Kill Em 125 - Thompson Mill County 65
Black Oar River Kings 98 - High Tops 80
Eternityz Rostah 113 - Buffalo Bears 71
Triple B 23 110 - WorkInProgress 87
log city loggers 78 - Randolph Rockets 91
Sabers select 67 - E.C. High Flyers 87

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 125 : Ooh Kill Em
Rebounds : 67 : E.C. High Flyers
Assists : 36 : Ooh Kill Em
Steals : 11 : Randolph Rockets
Block Shots : 11 : Eternityz Rostah, log city loggers

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 64 : W. Weien (WorkInProgress)
Rebounds : 33 : R. Ruiz Vadillo (E.C. High Flyers)
Assists : 10 : P. Wren (Randolph Rockets)
Steals : 6 : W. Weien (WorkInProgress)
Block Shots : 5 : A. Shurygin (Chicago Goats)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : W. Weien (WorkInProgress) (64 Points, 7 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 6 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47
Shooting Guard : I. Dilsoy (Triple B 23) (50 Points, 2 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 53
Small Forward : A. Arbeitman (Washington Waves) (27 Points, 10 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Power Forward : T. Lucas (Washington Waves) (20 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Center : R. Ruiz Vadillo (E.C. High Flyers) (13 Points, 33 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots), N. Collaro (Ooh Kill Em) (24 Points, 12 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39

MVP of the evening
I. Dilsoy (Triple B 23) (50 Points, 2 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 53

The bad performance of the evening
T. Kriškenas (Buffalo Bears) (6 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : W. Weien (WorkInProgress), J. Diggs (log city loggers), A. Salazar Cabrera (Raleigh Capitals) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : S. Sabajanes (Triple B 23) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : W. Weien (WorkInProgress), H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress), K. Everhart (WorkInProgress) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : I. Dilsoy (Triple B 23) : 12 Three points

The best performer : E. Sharifian (E.C. High Flyers) : Rating : 15.5

The worst performer : P. Concha (log city loggers), J. Entwistle (log city loggers), B. Todd (log city loggers), S. Chin (Buffalo Bears) : Rating : 2.5

Goats are still searching for an identity. Bobby has been playing outstanding basketball although his stats don't particularly show it right now. Goats have been toying with the idea of switching around their smalls. We've moved Bobby to PG, Angelo to SG, and Darius to SF. This last match, we switched Angelo and Darius. Right now, it won't matter much because despite strong play from Bobby and Diego, the remaining three starters have been rather dreadful. Goats are not getting much help down low in the paint although I do feel like my current starter is a better all around player than my former, although going back to Frank down low might be in the cards due to his superior defense.

Free Throw shooting has a major thorn. In this game, we left 10 points off the board because my two star players couldn't make a free throw even if they were allowed to shoot with the ball halfway through the rim. And don't get me started on their stamina issues either. You wouldn't know it by looking at their stats, but these two players are just awful late in the games. They put up all of their numbers early and then fizzle out down the stretch, like a flame on a matchstick.

I have often debated on how much $$$ to put into the staff position of a trainer. The superior and better trainers with low weekly salaries are quite expensive to procure initially I've noticed. It's also a tough decision each week on what areas to focus on for your squad's roster from the trainer. Do we focus on increasing stamina or free throws for the whole team or focus on other important areas for key positions?

This definitely is a game of strategy and there's a lot for all of us managers to constantly consider. Your observations are both entertaining and informing. It will be interesting to see how this season plays out.

I'm with you on that. The game planning, building a training plan, deciding when to buy and when to sell, build more seats, fire and hire new staff ... it's why I'm still addicted to this game after so many years of playing. I'm even working on building my first app using Python (was going to try C++) to build a team/player analyzer so I can try and figure out my best lineups.

As for deciding when to train FT and Stamina, it's painful to let those go. I can't stand seeing how frequently my players stamina levels drop and they never improve unless I spend 1-3 weeks training for a single pop. If you train those skills, you are losing valuable training pops for your younger prospects.

I could see value in training Stamina if I knew there was a reward for doing so ... like a single pop correlates to a noticable enough rise in game efficiency or game rating over time.

As for training Free Throw, as badly as I want to do it at times, improving Gabbiadini's free throw skill from atrocious to pitiful means what exactly in the grand scheme of things? Is he going experience a dramatic shift towards a higher shot percentage from a career 0.236 (for the Goats through 4 seasons and this season, he's at 0.242, +0.006)? I mean, I've got another player who's FT skill is pitiful and they're shooting 0.375 career (although they're shooting above 0.500 this season while attempting 1 more than last season), but they're also shooting 1 less free throw per game than Gabbi. I could spend the next 3 weeks training free throws and I'm going to see maybe 2 points extra on our scoreboard from Gabbi.

Day 8 (Tuesday 18 July 2017) : Performances by http://www.buzzer-manager.com

Night results
Washington Waves 119 - WorkInProgress 84
Raleigh Capitals 120 - Buffalo Bears 61
Ooh Kill Em 120 - log city loggers 55
Black Oar River Kings 95 - Sabers select 87
High Tops 69 - E.C. High Flyers 108
Thompson Mill County 96 - Randolph Rockets 112
Chicago Goats 67 - Eternityz Rostah 92
tiger sharks 108 - Triple B 23 90

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 120 : Ooh Kill Em, Raleigh Capitals
Rebounds : 60 : Eternityz Rostah
Assists : 36 : NY Pedestrians
Steals : 17 : E.C. High Flyers
Block Shots : 12 : Chicago Goats, Raleigh Capitals

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 70 : W. Weien (WorkInProgress)
Rebounds : 21 : P. Díaz (Raleigh Capitals)
Assists : 9 : P. Wren (NY Pedestrians), B. Matlock (Thompson Mill County)
Steals : 6 : H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress)
Block Shots : 5 : A. Shurygin (Chicago Goats), P. Díaz (Raleigh Capitals)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : W. Weien (WorkInProgress) (70 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47
Shooting Guard : P. Wren (NY Pedestrians) (17 Points, 5 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), A. Salazar Cabrera (Raleigh Capitals) (22 Points, 3 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Small Forward : E. Nicoli (E.C. High Flyers) (26 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Power Forward : P. Díaz (Raleigh Capitals) (20 Points, 21 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Center : N. Lemaire (Triple B 23) (16 Points, 16 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots), G. Edmonds (Raleigh Capitals) (14 Points, 14 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

MVP of the evening
W. Weien (WorkInProgress) (70 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47

The bad performance of the evening
N. Lins Aguiar (High Tops) (5 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -6

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : D. Vindel (Chicago Goats), J. Diggs (log city loggers) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : S. Sabajanes (Triple B 23), C. O%Keeffe (Sabers select), J. Jaszkowski (Sabers select) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : W. Weien (WorkInProgress), H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress), K. Everhart (WorkInProgress), F. Connors (E.C. High Flyers), C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : W. Weien (WorkInProgress) : 8 Three points

The best performer : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats), N. Cerda (Eternityz Rostah), D. Torres (Eternityz Rostah) : Rating : 14.5

The worst performer : B. Todd (log city loggers) : Rating : 2.0

Day 9 (Saturday 22 July 2017) : Performances by http://www.buzzer-manager.com

Night results
Triple B 23 68 - Chicago Goats 126
WorkInProgress 75 - tiger sharks 127
Buffalo Bears 85 - Washington Waves 112
log city loggers 42 - Raleigh Capitals 126
Sabers select 79 - Ooh Kill Em 113
E.C. High Flyers 123 - Black Oar River Kings 102
NY Pedestrians 63 - High Tops 92
Eternityz Rostah 120 - Thompson Mill County 43

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 126 : Raleigh Capitals
Rebounds : 73 : Raleigh Capitals
Assists : 36 : Raleigh Capitals
Steals : 13 : Chicago Goats, Eternityz Rostah
Block Shots : 19 : Eternityz Rostah

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 52 : W. Weien (WorkInProgress)
Rebounds : 25 : N. Smernos (tiger sharks)
Assists : 10 : H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress)
Steals : 4 : S. Sabajanes (Triple B 23), N. Cerda (Eternityz Rostah)
Block Shots : 5 : A. Arbeitman (Washington Waves)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats) (35 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45
Shooting Guard : H. Matteis (E.C. High Flyers) (34 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29
Small Forward : B. Møller (Raleigh Capitals) (39 Points, 11 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45
Power Forward : N. Smernos (tiger sharks) (15 Points, 25 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Center : C. Sheets (High Tops) (22 Points, 14 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36

MVP of the evening
B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats) (35 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots), B. Møller (Raleigh Capitals) (39 Points, 11 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45

The bad performance of the evening
V. Blakely (Thompson Mill County) (3 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), : Efficiency : -7

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : L. Chul Soo (Triple B 23) : 8 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : P. Box (Thompson Mill County) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : W. Weien (WorkInProgress), H. Sümmerer (WorkInProgress), K. Everhart (WorkInProgress), S. Sabajanes (Triple B 23), I. Dilsoy (Triple B 23), C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats), H. Matteis (E.C. High Flyers), C. Triêu (Buffalo Bears) : 6 Three points

The best performer : B. Cabuloy (Chicago Goats) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : D. Kuffour (NY Pedestrians) : Rating : 1.5

See you next Thursday! ;)