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133407.3 in reply to 133407.1
Date: 3/4/2010 7:23:33 PM
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Its interesting that you say this because when I first read these player "maximums" I had the exact same thoughts. Being in a similar league as you where the highest paid players in the whole league make $10,000-$20,000, why would someone like us unload a whole bunch of cash on an MVP who we're never going to make reach the 230k cap. The only flaw I can see in this thinking would be if there are caps on how high a player's skill can go in a certain area if they are a lower potential. For example if you could only train JS to a certain strength if your player was a 6th man even though he was below the salary "cap". I do not know if such a thing exists. I am very curious to know the answer to this because I am currently in the market for a young player to train and if a Star and an MVP can both be the same 40k player why bother unloading the cash?

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133407.5 in reply to 133407.4
Date: 3/4/2010 7:58:06 PM
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Not necessarily...if I'm just looking to train a marquee player to make 30k in league IV this does not mean that I'm forever doomed in lower leagues. Obviously I'm not naive enough to think that a player with Star potential is someday gonna carry me to the NBBA, but while I'm in league IV there is no reason for me to have an MVP.

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133407.6 in reply to 133407.5
Date: 3/4/2010 8:12:31 PM
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Keep in mind that it could take 4 seasons to train a player to that level by which time u might be in that higher league. If you do use this strategy theres a few different things you can do. When he reaches his cap you could sell him off plus use other cash u have to buy a better player. You could also sell him and buy trainees who do have better potentials. If you kept him he would make a nice bench player..

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133407.7 in reply to 133407.1
Date: 3/4/2010 9:42:31 PM
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i thought the very same things, so if you go and look at my transfer history you can see how and what i did. Initially i bought younger players with lower potential, then i trained them for a bit and turned a nice profit, then i bought better trainees and did it all over again. All the while buying better players for the positions i wasnt training. Now i believe my roster is at a perfect spot, i have awesome bigs and 5 very good young trainees! If you have any questions on anything feel free to ask me.

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133407.8 in reply to 133407.7
Date: 3/4/2010 10:13:18 PM
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Do you think its best to have one trainee and specialize on just him?

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133407.9 in reply to 133407.8
Date: 3/4/2010 10:30:59 PM
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One trainee isn't enough even if your doing 1 position training u would need 2 probably 3 good trainees.

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133407.10 in reply to 133407.1
Date: 3/5/2010 1:52:50 AM
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because you don't treain for your team alone, so if you finish training him he is probadly still pretty young, then you could sell him to teams like mine who need lot stronger players and get a lot of money because the player is still trainable.

So i would say, in most cases the decision is based on economy right(maybe not with HoF/Alltimegreat who are lot more expensiv as trainee).

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133407.11 in reply to 133407.1
Date: 3/5/2010 1:55:27 AM
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Remember this game is a marathon not a sprint. While that potential may be fine for a couple of seasons it would suck to find out that you cant train your best player any more because he was a "Starter". You also need to be aware that if you are training players to sell them later on that players with high potential sell for much more than those with low potential even though as you rightly point out that potential will never matter for the huge majority of players. For old players you can ignore potential altogether.

From: Rycka

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133407.12 in reply to 133407.11
Date: 3/5/2010 2:02:37 AM
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You also need to be aware that if you are training players to sell them later on that players with high potential sell for much more than those with low potential


but you also do not pay for potential insane price in the first place, and if you dont have a good trainer, your young player for which you paid much because of his potential, could be worth less after a season.

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133407.13 in reply to 133407.1
Date: 3/5/2010 5:29:48 AM
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my path to enlightenment:

while developing a team in the bush leagues, i came to the same conclusion as you -- what good is a maximum salary of 100,000 when i think a player earning 8500 a week is a star?

as you rise, though, you will come to see how precisely the labels fit. at some point, i figure upper div. iii. lower div. ii, maybe well into div. ii, you will see that your starters will be making in the 20,000s -- just your starters, you know, the guys that are ok good, nothing thrilling. your star will be maybe twice that, league mvps a bit more. this is my league (div. iii). i just looked over the brazilian champ, and his highest paid player is paid twice my entire squad's payroll.

it is a significant moment when you go to the TL and on the preferences for the search, you decide you can not accept lower than, say, "star" or "allstar".

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