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My Federation did an exhaustive study on GS tracking about 100 players over an entire season. Our conclusions were that there is a large variable factor with players getting very similar minutes having consistently different GS. However we could not break down if it was random or constant, and the fact that certain players seemed to always have worse GS than other players with similar minutes suggested that there was an attribute (hidden or otherwise) that was a factor.

Some have suggested age.
Some have suggested the confirmed hidden physicality factor.
Some have suggested another hidden "fitness" factor.
Some have suggested the enthusiasm used in matches is a factor but we didn't track that so have no idea.
Some have suggested the way the minutes are achieved is a factor, so 53 minutes in one OT game gives worse GS than playing starter 35 minutes in one game and then backup 18 minutes in another.
Some suggested that when you look at any truly random data it is human nature to see patterns where there are none.

We had a scientist on our team analyse the data but he concluded that there were too many unknown variables and not enough data to form any conclusions.

Maybe we will try it again.

Well I agree that in 48-96 after the first few weeks you never dip below respectable but there were guys outside those limits whose GS improved some weeks.

Here was an example:

Kent Masters respectable 53 res 66 res 50 res 54 str 2 (injured) ave 0 med 48 ave 82 res 68 res 69 res 86 str 85 pro 0

After three weeks of good minutes 53, 66 and 50 he was still respectable. Besides the injury he had minutes inside your limits every week for the season and never got to proficient until after all games for the season were over. I would also normally suggest 86 and 85 minutes is a little too much but it was only after getting them that his GS actually improved.

Naturally I accept that this could be purely random.

Your time may be better spent there then being negative in every thread in these forums ;P

i am the opposite, gm are the ones that dont want changes ...

It is not right to say that it is the GMs.
It is not all of them.

Those who does not want a change are those who like having the non BB-managing related advantage they are possessing.
Not all of them are GMs (or LAs) and vice-verse.