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I often scout players on the market to see what training trends their managers are using. You can actually make money by purchasing low priced players with fair skills then training them in 1v1 for a few weeks and selling them for a better price. Managers who train inside guys often look for players with decent handling/driving (very important for SF/PF).
Some people even buy players and boost their free throw then sell them, but there isn't as much money there. And it all relies on what people are looking for in trainees.
I am training outside players (PG or rounded SG) and I always look for players with Respectable inside D and above average rebounding/inside scoring but you don't always get what you want so I have settled for less.

Last edited by Penumbra at 4/6/2017 2:06:47 AM

Right, I'm admittedly probably not a great trainer. But I want to build a solid team, which this game tends to work against. It's more advantageous to have stronger select skills than balance. But I believe they have done a better job of making the draftees better balanced to start, so it's easier to spend more time training some of those select skills.

I don't mind carrying extra salary with certain guys because I know someone will eventually buy them for decent amounts. Chavis is probably my least balanced experienced player, but he's a triple-double machine when he plays the full 48. I've tried selling him a few times at moderate prices, but no takers as of yet.

I spent the entire last offseason training FT only. The best part about FT is you can get other shooting bumps.

Would you heavily invest in making the stadium bigger or put it back into getting players for cheap on the market and making them good/selling them back out? Right now my stadium is at 23k capacity but I get only half or below going because my team has been in the rough patch for a few seasons

It looks like you have a decent sized arena. You should start focusing on winning some games. Look at your fan survey. I am pretty sure it dictates a lot of your attendance. Try to focus on winning TV games and games against your rival. These give good boosts as more fans will attend those games than average.
I am not trying to churn out players like some managers (as in training a player for 1 season or less and selling immediately). I typically hang on to players until they reach 23/24 or I can't afford their salary. If I find some good priced trainees on the market (I look at the market about once per week) I will buy them and then choose a player to sell for profit. Sometimes I don't make much which is why it's rewarding to keep my eyes in the market. Buying a player for <100k and selling him for 400k+ feels a lot better than buying 300k and selling for 400k.

Last edited by Penumbra at 4/6/2017 11:59:41 PM

Yeahhhh I need some work in the winning area XD. I'm on pace to do better than I did last season so that seems good. Plus according to the fan survey the fans are at 3 1/2 stars with how happy they are about the current season

Road games are more important too. You get the home game gate. If you win the road game immediately before, your attendance will be significantly higher than following a loss.

In terms of arena management, I'm slowing my building. Even though you'll continue to see updates about me expanding, they are very small expansions, about 150 seats at a time. I think to max out my arena capacity, it'll run about $5M. I don't want to jeopardize my bank (currently $10.7M) to do that. I honestly just want to get to a point where I don't even need to think about it or spend any more money on it. I've spent $1.43M on arena expansions going back to last August (with an average per expansion of $130K.)

But I am going to invest in a PR manager too because it will push my gate consistently to the $150-180K range.

As far as selling players, the market is a lot more finicky than it used to be. It requires a lot of time and thought as to who you might sell and for how much, and it might require many listings before some guys sell.

I expect many of my previously attractive balanced guys in the future won't be able to sell as well as they have, in part because they've increased the overall quality and balance of players in the draft in recent seasons.

That's actually extremely useful information. I didn't know about the road games to home games transition, I assumed it was mostly about the overall performance as well as pr management. I used to have like a few million but quickly spent it on staff upgrades as well as getting new players/building stadium. Now I have like 100k left making like 20 k a week. Tragic expenses

Quick question for training my small forward that I play at shooting guard. He is currently 21 and getting pops regularly in 1 v 1 training. I was going to ask how should I train him.

Weekly salary: $ 6 217
Role: key player


DMI: 18200
Age: 21
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Game Shape: inept
Jump Shot: sensational Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: strong Handling: average
Driving: prolific ↑ Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: average
Rebounding: pitiful Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: strong Free Throw: inept

Experience: awful TSP: 68 (51 + 17)

The height of a player only affects training. His 6'2" height means his outside skills will be easier to improve and he will be best suited for a PG or SG. If you want him as SG you don't need to worry about driving, passing, or handling but they will help him overall. If I were you I would do some Pressure/Jump Range training to raise his Outside Defense and outside shooting. Defense is a vital skill for every player so I try to keep it as one of the top 3 highest skills for a player.
In the matchup ratings you see in game overview, the outside defense is heavily weighed on the PG and medium weight on the SG, and some weight on SF (more on SF in 3-2 zone).

And on a major note: McCready's game shape is terrible which means he won't play very well in games. You can raise it by getting his weekly minutes between 60 and 72. More than 72 minutes will deteriorate his game shape. I think an argument on the forums about an exact number was settled at about 65 minutes.
What I do to get those minutes is start a player and give him subs. They will get between 30 and 40 minutes depending on how close the game is. Then you can decide to start him again or put him as a substitue which gets 5-12 minutes per game. I use the scrimmage game to balance minutea on the players that need them. I will start players without subs if their current minutes plus 48 will be under 75. And be sure to remove players with 70 or more minutes so they are not on the bench. They can still be substituted if a player fouls out.
Use this guide for more information (it is a long read and a little outdated but worth it and should be bookmarked):
http://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/forum/read.aspx?thr...

Last edited by Penumbra at 4/7/2017 9:30:25 PM