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Guess you never heard of Red Auerbach.

16 years with Boston for him.

Yes, pro coaches don't hang around as long with one team ls college coaches do, however this fantasy game bears much more resemblance to college ball than pro ball. Thus my comment.

The game engine uses NBA rules, but the offensive and defensive tactical options more closely resemble college ball. NBA teams don't utilize the now-legal zone defense as often as college teams, nor do they ever use full court press for more than a few minutes at a burst, and then mostly at the end of must-win games. On offense, Pros don't play run and gun any more (or at least since they stopped wearing short-shorts). The Princeton offense is college only, no NBA uses it.

BTW, no complaints about the choices, they make for a nice college game.

The draft, of course bears no relation to the pro draft in that each team appears to me (at least those dozen or so drafts I've checked out) to intake 3 17 year-olds. This is a college recruiting class in all but name.

I'm curious why BuzzerBeater chose to bring in players at 17 instead of 21, which would have matched pro ball rather closely. It seems to me an inappropriate kludge from Hattrick, one which could have been avoided by simply adding four years to the Hattrick player life cycle at each point in the player career.

Anyway, I do see your point about letting coaches wear out.

One final question:

Its been stated that a 9-rated coach is equal to every other 9-rated coach you are offered. That is, the salary doesn't indicate shades of ability beyond the rating.

Is that true of a 9-rated coach who has devalued from a 10? Is he the exact equivalent of a new 9-rated coach?

Is that true of a 9-rated coach who has devalued from a 10? Is he the exact equivalent of a new 9-rated coach?

Yes.

I'm curious why BuzzerBeater chose to bring in players at 17 instead of 21, which would have matched pro ball rather closely. It seems to me an inappropriate kludge from Hattrick, one which could have been avoided by simply adding four years to the Hattrick player life cycle at each point in the player career.

I've never seen a 17 year old. Are you referring to 18 year olds?

I think the ages reflect the possibility of those leaving college early for the pros (although 18 year olds are pretty much banned from going into the NBA Draft).

I thought this season's 18 year-olds were 17 when they were taken in the draft.

In any event, the scholars who enter the NBA rarely are less than 20. Just curious about the age choice.

I thought this season's 18 year-olds were 17 when they were taken in the draft.

No, the draft age ranges are 18-21 or 22.

In any event, the scholars who enter the NBA rarely are less than 20

Not really.

Look at the 2003 NBA Draft, for example. The top 4 picks, including #1 overall pick LeBron James, were teenagers.

In fact, 4 of the top 10 in the most recent draft are teenagers.

I think the game is somewhere in between, in professional basketball you can draft a well trained player that need just a bit of final touch to become a great player.

Here you get a potential player and need to train him to glory.

It is closer to the European system where teams own the player from young age and can sell him after developing his skills.

Also the system does not have trade options and salary cap.

thanks for the age info. That's good to know.