Here's my question TUG. You claim to have a good insight into the GE that would give us a tactical advantage. And yet, your team has gotten worse in each of the past 4 seasons, going from one game away from making the NBBA to not even being in div II this past year:
In season 7, Unrepentant Gunners made the finals of the playoffs in league USA II.3
In season 8, Unrepentant Gunners finished 5th in league USA II.3
In season 9, Unrepentant Gunners lost the relegation series and were relegated from league USA II.3
In season 10, Unrepentant Gunners were crowned champions of league USA III.12
Clearly, not everything you think you know about the GE is correct. So, (1) are there specific things wrong with your understanding of the GE that has led to your poor performance lately? or (2) have the changes in the GE simply left you behind?
(The part of this answer I'm actually interested in is whether you're capable of critically analyzing yourself and your deficiencies in understanding of the GE)
You obviously missed chewbrian's post where i had to defend myself season by season.
Post 104 in the general thread.
I will readdress though
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Season 7: False dawn. I get very lucky with a # of buzzerbeating wins, finish 15-7, make the finals, take Thats WhatSheSaid to game 3, he has the better team and can match up with greer and ortega, i lose.
Season 8: I actually have what's close to the final version of the tool here. I am complacent abot improving my team, and finish 11-11, miss the playoffs narrowly (also helps that right at the end of the season I get married of all things)
Season 9: Disaster. Infatuated with Paul Wendon, i attempt to make my own mini wendon, hoping they become the wave of the future (for those who don't know WEndon is the canadian SF that has prolific in just about every skill). I buy some short 19 year old centers with some meaningful inside skills, and try to play them at guard and train as such. Epic Failure. Too much talent being mis-allocated = demotion.
Season 10: I realize my mistake, cut my losses (selling my most promising guy for a loss a full year later), keep training guards, adjust for the fact that my best outside players sometimes have to play SF, and roll through the season, calling my record 3 weeks in, hitting it on the head and sweeping through the playoffs.
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With that said, I can elaborate more if you wish.
Season 7 I caught some breaks. At the time i ran my own pythagorean tool, i was probably a 13 win team not a 15 win team. (ouefetes tool i bet has me doing even worse). The reality is that i also has the tactical game of my life in the semifinals, with lower enthusiasm and on the road against a very good Rojos team.
I was able to play the finals more or less right but was always going to be a big underdog going into game 3. So that was a clear overachievement.
Season 8 I figured natural improvement via training would carry my team to near the same level as the year before. I was wrong. I take a small punt at the end of the season (as called in the forums)
Season 9 was my huge mistake. The short version is i bought players that had a full season of inside training, but had heights in the 6'3-6'5 range with sky high potentials. My own 6'7 PF draftee then also got guard training. I was playing 4 of my 6 trainees as forwards masquerading as guards. This was a huge managerial mistake. It might actually be easier to do today, if you could have those players guard SF/PF and my natural guards playing at SF guarding PG/SGs.
My other mistake is i didnt punt the cup early enough. I was giving too many quality minutes to players that should have only played in the league.
My mistakes overwhelmingly were on team building, and attempting to get too ambitious. THe fact that i had to sell off players for a loss explains it all really. I cut my losses and am now in ok shape with some cash to burn.