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195774.25 in reply to 195774.17
Date: 9/20/2011 4:41:10 AM
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Please refrain yourself from calling people names.

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195774.27 in reply to 195774.24
Date: 9/20/2011 6:50:05 PM
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I agree and thats a very good point, maybe if i train him alongside someone? he would be a better prospect? Like not my star prospect but another player to get some training?

We have a lot of great outside shooters. Unfortunately, we play all our games indoors.
From: GM-hrudey

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Date: 9/21/2011 11:55:40 AM
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Training is a race. It's paying X value for the trainer and the trainee. Because by the skills they are more expensive for being younger. If they age, with the skills the same spot, they drop in value. You have to race to keep the players value INCREASING at the same rate as what you are paying for a trainer, and what you are paying in losses regular season (because for same moeny you could have had a better player but older, or another player instead of expensive trainer).

In Division V why pay 80 for a trainer when you could have an 80k salary PG or C to dominate with? Seriously.

YOU don't know what it takes to get out of 5 which is why you are stuck there.

I got a buddy in US who signed up 2 seasons ago, promote, promote...no problem. He is smart htough and can take advice.....He buys players for like 1k and sells them for 20k or so. Simple strategy and it works.


Which is why one alternate approach is to go out and find about 5 star potential guards with decent but not ideal starting skills, for under 25k each, and 2 position train them for a few seasons, focusing mostly on defense. Pick up a couple of well-rounded vets, invest in the arena, make sick profits, and move on up like that. There's no need at all to have to daytrade at all, no need to invest in a trainer above level 4, to go out and buy only 5-ball level potential guys, or any of that. Those are all things you *can* do, of course, but not a one of those things is required to promote out of V and get back to me at the end of the season for an update on whether they're necessary to promote out of IV. ;)

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195774.31 in reply to 195774.30
Date: 9/21/2011 8:33:56 PM
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A well-trained PG with star potential would look something like this when his training finished: (I'm sure you'll disagree)

10/8/14/12/12/10 6/6/6/4

While a SG would look something like: (again, I'm sure you'll disagree)

11/9/14/12/12/8 7/7/6/4

This type of player will easily sell on the TL. Not for the millions you seem to be talking about, but he's valuable nonetheless. On top of this, his salary will be manageable in lower divisions and he can play well in most any offense.

On top of this, a team full of veterans is static, while a team being properly trained will vastly improve through the course of a season. The 420k cost is easily covered through increases in attendance and future sale of trained players.

Daytrading is time-intensive and has a diminishing rate of return. The easiest and most effective path to success is to follow hrudey's template.


Last edited by Arthur Monay at 9/21/2011 8:58:14 PM

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195774.33 in reply to 195774.32
Date: 9/21/2011 8:59:38 PM
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Please link the team you've been mentoring, either in BB-mail or on here. I'd be interested to see....

Also, I removed my earlier inflammatory comment. Please forgive me. ;)

From: WFUnDina

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I got a buddy in US who signed up 2 seasons ago, promote, promote...no problem. He is smart htough and can take advice.....He buys players for like 1k and sells them for 20k or so. Simple strategy and it works.

This team?
(30254)

Um, he's been here over a year. The other teams you keep knocking have only started this year. He has nearly 1 and a half seasons on me. It took him 3 seasons to promote. Well this is my 3rd season, and it looks good, but I don't want to jinx myself. Not only that, but that league has looked like its been filled over half with bots.

Revisionist history aside. That's not much different then what I'm doing. For him starting 4 months earlier then me, I'd say my arena is just as nice, no?

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Date: 9/22/2011 1:41:36 AM
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i drafted this guy last year and havent trained any inside skills and he was basically good in everything except passing..... aside from his potential (main reason im doing 2pos training) he was good prospect


Benjamin Paton (19314876) Shooting Guard

Weekly salary: $ 5 632
Role: regular starter
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DMI: 42400
Age: 19
Height: 6'6" / 198 cm
Potential: star
Game Shape: strong
Jump Shot: strong Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: proficient Handling: average
Driving: average Passing: mediocre
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: atrocious
Stamina: strong Free Throw: inept ↑

Experience: pitiful

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