About 15 seasons ago I made the playoffs in my first season in a league which had 13 human managers and 3 of those had 20k arenas. 2 of the guys back in D3 made it to D1 as well. I bought players (old ones) with about half the money I received and then I built and built, I replaced the old guys with younger ones and still made the playoffs every season until I promoted and started the same process with better players.
Today I would not be able to do this, today I would just build for 2 or 3 seasons as it is a pointless exercise to build a somewhat competitive roster with $150k-$200k.
I have also seen utopia from the start and daytraders wiped the floor with everyone else in that first and second season. That proved once and for all that trading was the superior way of managing a team in BB, because it was able to generate the extra cash who would put you ahead of others or would allow you to afford a more expensive roster. You can't do this anymore.
I think the situation now is fundamentally different and it's largely not reliant on individual skills, abilities and effort. Complete newbies or returning expert managers, it makes no difference. The thing you need is patience: waiting, waiting and more waiting.
I guess you just see the glass half full and I see it half empty.
Last edited by Lemonshine at 12/13/2016 11:06:04 AM