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Actually, potential is somewhat overrated until Div3 or so. Until you can swing multiple $20k salary players on your team, what does potential matter?

You need a high level trainer and multiple dedicated seasons to make a hall of famer worth it. In div4 or div5, the time and $$ are better spent growing the arena or getting some $10k salary players. Even a benchwarmer can hit $10kup salary before capping so don't hang up on potential.

If you even manage to max the potential, you wont be able to afford the player! :)

+1 to both of you because if you get a player with a great salary like Darren Schillings(East Coast Hurricanes) or Ray Jefferson(00News) you can have them for a long time and they will be good back up or could possible start in DIII. with good training.If you get them that young you wanna keep them for up to six season unless you plan to sell them early.
edited will explain other view later.

The potential that you get should be a factor because you don't want to lose training on sucker-ish players.The players that are used as scrubs should not cost over 100k unless he is a scrub with a 7k salary or better other than that he should be on the team already.

Last edited by Murl at 8/15/2011 6:55:05 PM

That is true but salary can be misleading also. You have to look at the position an the level of his skill for that position. Ive seen a number of players that I wouldn't even give a second glance.

That true also I try to find the most well rounded players I can. If a player has two skill that are atrocious I still might get them because they can always be trained up against the bottom half of the League. That why I never have the same line-ups and always give different looks to different teams.

While I do agree that potiential is a little overrated I think that if your going young, your almost definately going to train hi up which seemed to be the startegy there, and without knowing the overrall skill of the player I think salary is a decent gauge if the player is well all around then he might have been an ok purchase. Honestly I go for people with high offensive stats with decent defensive stats, I think that's shown in the way a lot of my game go. It's all about how a player fits in your system in the end though.

I actually picked a good game of the week this time, so I'm kinda happy about that. The seasons almost a third of the way through already as after this week we start inter-conference play.

They Said It:

"It's like a spellng bee or something. By the time you get to the end of their name, I forget the beginning."
--Cincinnati Laker Rookie Victor Carbillio on his thoughts on facing the Wacky Waving...........

1. (1) Coal Miners

The Coal Miners have now run there record to 5-0. They beat down two of the lesser members of the Great 8 beating beastode by 55 and the LA Thunder by 48. Cristobal Sacristian Roy and Narcis Dallares might only be fighting themselves for the MVP award. They continue to domininate. This week they look to get some revenge against the Buffalo Wings this week.

2. (3) Cincinnati Lakers

The Lakers switch spots with the Stallions after running through the other members of the Great 8 top 5 with a 4-1 record. They handled the Bollingbrook Tigers pretty easily, beating them by 16. They followed that up with a 45 point win over WWIAFTM. They looked to finally have gotten there offense back, scoring over 100 in both games. They continue to get a total team effort having 5 and 7 players scoring in double figures in both games.

3.(2) Tenn Stallions

Not much to say here. They continue to have the best defense in the league. They gave up a total of 77 points in 2 games. This includes a 22 to 0 3rd quarter against the East Cost Hurricanes. There still a few weeks away from getting some competition. But a nice roll into doesn't hurt at all.

4.(4) Buffalo Wings

The Buffalo Wings delievered on Tuesday night against the Bollingbrook Tigers. They came away with a nice 5 point win over Bollingbrook. They followed that up with a 20 point win over WWIAFTM. Nicholas Faulker put up a nice big game performance scoring 26 points for the Wings. There going to need a performance like that if there going to beat the Coal Miners on Saturday.

5.(5) Bollingbrook Tigers

The Tigers struggled mightly, they still haven't gotten much offensive contribution outside of Yu Yufa and its starting to really hurt them. They lost by 5 to the Wings and by 16 to the Lakers. If someone other than Yufa can't step up this team might be slated to slip into the 4 spot in the tournament. I still think this team is good enough to clinch a playspot on Yufa's shoulders, but if they want to get beyong that, they'll need help. Sitting at 2-3 through 5 games is not what I pitured from them.

6.(7) San Diego Makos

I'm going to slip the Makos one spot ahead of WWIAFTM. They continue to be on a roll. The only team that's beaten them so far this season has been the Tenn Stallions, and they've already won 3 close games this year. If the Makos can stay human, and that may be a big if, this could be a surprise contendor in the Big 8. For now they keep on rolling.

7.(6) WWIAFTM

WWIAFTM had a rough week this week. They lost by a combined 66 points this week. They need a little bit more firepower if there going to contend. Joesph Webster has gotten the job done passing racking up 5 assists per game this season. Even with the signing of Sangga Sanjaya I still think there a move or two away from breaking into the top 4.

8. (NR) detroit lions

The detroit lions move into the number 8 spot in the power rankings. They eeked out a one point win over The Dolphins and unless they get completely destroyed by the Tenn Stallions this week they could stick around in the standings and in the standings of the Big 8. They came up with an 18 point comeback in the 4th quarter to beat The Dolphins, which shows that at least for that day, they'll never say die.


Game of the Week: Coal Miners @ Buffalo Wings

In most likelyhood the Miners will be 6-0 coming into this game. The Wings will be 2 back. The Miners want revenge over last years playoffs loss and continue a perfect season. The Wings just want a

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Last edited by Murl at 8/16/2011 12:24:38 AM

Rested my starters tonight against WWIAFTM an still came away with a 20 point victory. It messed up my reg starters stats but I would rather have them in good shape than pad stats. Gonna be a tough game against Buffalo with my starting SF injured. But if the line-up I have planned works I'll be happy.

I bet he is frustrated. That 3 in a row well he get a game next week against LA Thunder.

Its not a bad thing really, all of his loses have come from the top 4 in the great 8 an we have been here awhile. If he sticks with it he will get better. A couple players an he is contending.

I agree. I hope he can handle being patient. I want some more competition in the Big 8 is getting stale.