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Ricky's Power Forward would be fairly dominant in any Div. IV league. He most certainly would work, but you could get by with less. The main goal, in my opinion, is well rounded players and not overkilling any abilities. This allows you to optimize your salaries and minimize costs.

Jump Shot: 7_________Jump Range: 6
Outside Def.: 6________Handling: 6
Driving: 6____________Passing: 6
Inside Shot: 9_______Inside Def.: 8
Rebounding: 9_______Shot Blocking: 6
Stamina: 6+___________Free Throws: 6+

This player could be acquired for ~700k if you buy a 28 yo. He would provide your inside shot, and outrebound and defend against the average PF you would face. Salary would be around 13k. The best thing about this player is he could rotate to SF with his guard skills if you needed to play outside for a week or expose a matchup at SF.

Remember that passing and handling are very important for PG and SG in a look inside offense. You should also try to raise your flow to mediocre.

This is just my opinion and not necessarily the best course of action. I own a PF that is similar to this player and he has been dominant in DIV play. Your competition is tougher than mine, but I noticed most teams are playing PFs that are less than 8k. Proficient abilities are almost overkill against these players.

I tottaly agree with you. I am a fan of All-Round Players as well. However, Horatio Nelson said that he want an inside oriented PF. The one you are suggesting I would tell that is outside oriented. And he said that he wanted a starter for above IV.

You are correct. My suggestion may not fit as well in the inside oriented offense. I still stand by the proficient IS and RB, though, because he says he only has 450k in the bank and I feel that player would be successful. He can just find a player with lower guard skills than I suggested (which will further lower his cost). I would agree that your player would perform better in an inside oriented offense, but would cost more up front.

Also, he did not say he wanted a starter for above IV. He said he wanted a capable starter for an above-average IV. The average PF that plays in his division isn't anything spectacular. A double proficient PF would dominate the majority of them, imo.

IMO he´d play better as Sf than PF.
Best regards.

Here is my starting PF. He has a salary of 6k, is 23, 6'9, and has star potential.

Jay Tate
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: inept Handling: pitiful
Driving: atrocious Passing: pitiful
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: pitiful

Experience: pitiful

He is the 3rd best scorer on my team, the 2nd best rebounder, and the best shot blocker. Still, he averages two and a half turnovers a game and shoots only 40%. Don't even get me started on that FT. He also kinda a bad defender and only averages a rating of 6 per game. He is okay, but clearly isnt the best player on my team.

I would really like my PF to be the captain of the team and do really well. I have never really bought much quality talent, and my new PF would hopefully kind of be a foundation for my team. My team is fairly inside oriented, but I am training Cs, so a good PF would strengthen my attack a lot.

From what I have seen about pricing, I can see I should probably wait a while to buy someone. As you may be able to see, I am barely hacking it in my league and very well may get demoted. Should I buy a player that wouldn't be as good (because I won't have a ton of money) before the playoffs to try and stay in div4? Or should I risk getting demoted and wait to buy a new player until next season when I have some more money and the player won't age another year right after I buy him?

Last edited by Horatio Nelson at 5/19/2010 2:23:36 PM

I would argue you should buy a stop-gap player and compete at D.IV. If you buy him at market value you should be able to sell him back at a similar price next season if you so choose (the market tends to fluctuate for good and bad). This will allow you to remain competitive and continue raking in D.IV income.

You would probably be fine either way, however. One of the good things about this game is there isn't always a clear cut correct decision, just different options. I still maintain you should acquire Guards with high Passing and Handling and raise your flow to mediocre for look inside tactics.

I did, however, notice that you have a poor enthusiasm management strategy. You have been CT'ing the top teams and normaling weaker teams. From what I see, you have not beaten a top team you CT'd (even when they TIE'd) and have probably lost a few you would have won because of weak enthusiasm the next week. Your enthusiasm must be at like 3 now. I would recommend you TIE on games you are greatly outmatched instead of CT. You will have increased chances of winning against beatable teams and will still lose to top tier teams. Division 4 teams rarely manage their enthusiasm properly. Mastering this will be an easy way to 4-5 more wins a season.

I play mostly Look Inside offense, and I use a tag team at power forward:

Jump Shot: proficient Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: awful Handling: mediocre
Driving: average Passing: average
Inside Shot: proficient Inside Def.: mediocre
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: strong
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: pitiful

Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: inept
Outside Def.: atrocious Handling: pitiful
Driving: mediocre Passing: inept
Inside Shot: proficient Inside Def.: mediocre
Rebounding: prominent Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: respectable Free Throw: mediocre

This duo gives me 24 points and 16 rebounds a game, with good shooting percentage and decent assist/turnover ratio in a Look Inside offense. And neither cost very much: The latter player I bought for $130,000 at age 22. The former was one of my original players from when I started the team. You have to really dig for gems in the transfer market, but you can find them. You won't be able to get anyone as good as Ricky Davis' model above, but try to find someone with the same strong points.

And if I was you. and I thought PF was a position that needed upgrade, I would try hard to add a strong player for this season. Your league is so lopsided that added some talent might get you into the playoffs, while the relegation pool could be a very bad matchup for you. See if you can find an older PF that will upgrade your team. Good luck.

To be honest, although they may seem to be doing well because they get 24 points together, their defence is horrible, and so they probably let the opponent score 24 points as well.