So it ain't changed enough maybe as we still don't see any 20/18 JS/JR players
Of course we're not, because the only people who would ever train something like that are either people who were training outside shooting and went inactive, or people who want those builds for themselves.
The balance between OD and other skills is off. Want to stop jump shots and threes? Train OD. Want to make it harder to pass it to big men for easy buckets? Train OD.
From a design standpoint, it's no wonder why people are pumping 1v1 FW and OD and avoiding JR - because they would need probably three full seasons of JR training to get it up to a level roughly equal to the level of OD they'd face. And for what? The salary formula has been tweaked but it bears repeating that high OD and JR (and JS) are all major components of the SG formula, so getting high outside scoring and outside defense at normal levels is much more expensive.
The sad truth is that, of course, we don't know what 20/18 guys would do against traditionally built guards because they're not being built, nor does there seem to be any real yearning for them other than some weirdos like me who actually want to do the outside offense thing. But when it takes two skills offensively to hit threes (JS and JR) and only one to slow it down, plus the single defensive skill also helps against many other tactics while JR is good for shooting threes, shooting threes and shooting threes, it's highly unlikely to have any other balance than what we have now.
[edit to add: Right now, there are more players on the TL with 16+ JS and 6 or less JR than there are 16+ JS and 14+ JR. Pretty astounding, but when the options are giving up to six guys training that gets them bumps in driving, some handling, some jump shot and a non-salary-affecting inside shot, or give up to three guys much less cumulative training in something that raises jump range and a little jump shot, well, this is what happens]
Last edited by GM-hrudey at 2/25/2016 4:54:14 PM