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i had a guy play 46 mins one game and 45 the next...and all i'm saying is i'd like to be able to tell my coach is not to ride him so hard

The suggested new management of minutes is the basis for another basketball management game that sparked my interest for all of 2 minutes when I signed up. I really don't get the exact time thing in basketball. The game just doesn't play that way. Look at poor Lebron in the finals. He had to play 40+ minutes almost every game and was having cramping issues.

One thing I think might need to be looked at in BB is Stamina vs Game Shape.

I think the hard and fast rule of less than 80minutes a game is a little strange. From my last season I can give some example. I had a player with Atrocious stamina. I could play him as a starter 3 times a week since he only played 20 - 27 minutes a game. Now surely starting for 3 games a week and playing til you drop would decrease your game shape but his was strong - proficient.

An opposition player had a player with really good Stamina. He played 48 minutes a game easy. Only every subbed if the team was winning by 20pts. Now his bench replacement was actually his best reserve and better than most of his team but was hardly put on. Surely his gameshape should be based on a comfort level. If he was tired he would have been subbed no?

I love the Gameshape thing. Its great. I just think that by not having Stamina involved in it is a little unrealistic.

where do we go to put it at 70%

where do we go to put it at 70%

we don't...it was a suggestion of mine that i thought would make the game a little more user friendly...

apparently not many others agree

It's not a bad suggestion per se. I just don't think that's what BB is aiming for.

i think it would be a great addition to the game

It's not a bad suggestion per se. I just don't think that's what BB is aiming for.

it's not like it'd completely change or revolutionalize the game...

and even if BB developers don't want you to be able to choose your players hours that accurately...you could have 4 settings...50% 75% 100% or coach's choice...

and 75% wouldn't be right on 75% but more somewhere between 70-80%

Normally, this shouldn't be such a big problem. If you want your player to play the whole game, just put them in their position all the way through the depth chart. If you want to play them anything lower, however, the amount of playing time they get is based on how good your subs are compared to your starters (if they're both the same skill, the starter will get about 28 minutes. If the starter is by far better than the sub, he'll play about 42 minutes a game.)

For me it's a legend