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1. 48 mins for game shape is the least. My trainees play 48 mins every week (when is possible without fouls, injuries and another problems) and their game shape are respectable or more.

2. Yes, you should have 3 trainees for position (without fouls, injuries and..)!

3. Many skills are important for BB players:
Point guard: driving, outside def, passing, handling, jump shot, jump range
Shooting guard: jump range, jumpe shot, outside def., driving, handling, passing
Small forward: Jump shot, inside shot, outside def., rebounding, inside def., jump range
Power forward: Inside shot, reboungind, inside def, jump shot, shot blocking
Center: inside shot, rebouding, inside def., shot blocking.
Rebounding and passing are important for the whole team.

The taller he is, the faster he will train in inside skills.. If I had to train PF or C I will stop at 208cm..

if possible even a bit taller.

but I think it's easier to get a taller player than a player with high potential; cause the most of the new managers just/ too much look at the potential.

For C and PF with high skills potential is very important because the slowdown is very visible, if you want train them for more time.

honestly, i have to say i don't think the size of the player is that important.

i trained a 201 cm guy for three seasons as an inside player and i didn't discover any remarkable differences in training speed in comparison to my taller trainees.
so i think the training speed differences caused by size are very small, if your player isn't like 188 cm tall.

in my opinion for inside training everything above 200 cm is fine and for guard training everything below 200cm.
but as i wrote: just my opinion :-)

One thing which doesn't make sense to me yet is the 'best position' for each player.

Does this change as a players skills change with training? Or does it stay the same throughout a players career?

Does it have any effect in a match? Or on training?

Cheers! :)

The shown "best position" is just a "hint" for you. It has no effect on training/match!

=> It can change after training (f.ex. a SF which gets Inside-training will be -after a time- a PF)

=> Sometimes/Often it's better, when a player doesn't play on his "best position" (f.ex., when you play 2-3 and Look-Inside, than it makes sense that a PF plays on the SF-position)

I suggest to invest at least 20k since it is already late in the season and you need to get information quickly. It should be worth it because you got the chance to draft high potentials.

as tall as possible. 2.13 and above for a center is nice
PF can be a bit smaller. But I dont knwo exactly. I train guards only

Again, thanks for all the help! I'm going to read through this thread again in case I have missed anything. :)

In the meantime... Staff.

The strategy I'm developing at the moment is similar to how I started on Hattrick: to focus on earning money and building my fanclub. I'm not interested in results or paying huge player salaries. There are enough bots in this league to win a few games each season!


With that in mind, here are my startup staff:

Logan MacKendrick
Doctor
Skill Level: 1
Speciality: None
Last week's salary: $ 2 455
This week's salary: $ 2 479

Michael MacKean
Trainer
Skill Level: 1
Speciality: None
Last week's salary: $ 2 455
This week's salary: $ 2 479

Adam MacHugh
PR Manager
Skill Level: 1
Speciality: None
Last week's salary: $ 2 455
This week's salary: $ 2 479


And some questions:

1. Does my strategy sound sensible for a startup team? I'll move onto playing to win eventually, but just not quite yet.

2. Due to my strategy I don't think I need a better doctor. Right?

3. I guess a Trainer and a PR Manager are required though. What levels would you recommend?

4. I haven't checked the transfer market yet, but I guess specialities come at a price...

5. Do you have any other tips or advice regarding staff?

Cheers, folks! :)

The most important staff is a good (at least level 4, should be 5) trainer, he needs no speciality in your situation.

If your arena is still that small you needn't to have a PR-Manager over level 3; and a doctor level 2-4 can help you, that your Trainees wont be injured so often; which helps you during the training process.