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From: Mike Rice

To: JON
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Date: 7/6/2011 5:03:28 PM
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This is what makes BB fun. If you could just type in how many minutes you wanted each player to play, there would be less strategics involved. Therefore no underdog would ever win.

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Date: 7/6/2011 5:16:10 PM
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This is what makes BB fun. If you could just type in how many minutes you wanted each player to play, there would be less strategics involved. Therefore no underdog would ever win.



Actually, you might have stumbled on something here... What about being able to set a preferred number of minutes for each position (starter, backup, reserve & PG, SG etc) at the start of the season? Could help provide some consistency with minutes through the season.. It can be annoying when you set 4 players on 2 positions and the difference in the backups minutes is sometimes as much as 10 minutes..

Anyone else think this could work?

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying. - MJ
From: Kukoc

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188892.5 in reply to 188892.4
Date: 7/6/2011 5:27:09 PM
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Minute managing is one of the challenging aspects of this game. It has been suggested before and hopefully BB's are smart enough to never implement it.

From: JON

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Date: 7/16/2011 1:50:39 PM
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I'm not saying have total control over the exact amount of minutes, but golly gee what dumb coach puts in bench players in a 2 point game with 3 minutes left? It's insanity.


Last edited by somdetsfinest at 7/18/2011 8:37:23 AM

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Date: 7/17/2011 4:02:18 AM
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The same coach that calls a timeout, just three seconds into the third quarter. :D

From: Kukoc

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Date: 7/20/2011 12:52:28 PM
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Would the actual "rule" of NBA be any better. Starting the 4-th quarter with backups. And letting the starters come in at 8/7 mins left in the game. That would create another bunch of unhappy managers. The ones that feel the game is lost during those 4-th quarter starting minutes.
I think the minute management is pretty decent atm. With good enough backups and multiple games played (close enough games that force your starters to play, 10 point deficite mostly). This will let you know exactly which position you are lacking in depth and which bench player needs to be upgraded to avoid the late 4-th quarter entry of subs.

From: CrazyEye

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Date: 7/20/2011 2:14:27 PM
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I also dont exactly get how upgrading a bench player is going to get your starters more minutes...


i think already the starters play a lot of minutes here, even with solid backups but with solid backup the coach don't wait that much till the starters run out of gas to switch the players. So that it is a bit smoother with the bench player and the starters(even when the complete lineup changes are mostly result of long time without the possiblility to change)

From: Kukoc

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188892.12 in reply to 188892.10
Date: 7/20/2011 4:21:58 PM
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'I want my starters in a close game at the end'
Your own sentence. That's where the the upgrading the bench player is the solution. If your bench player is solid, then the substitution will not be in the end of the quarter. Thus resolving the "bench finishing the game issue".
You are more of a highlights NBA watcher? I own a league pass and I have watched 82 dallas last season games and a bunch of good matchups (heat vs lakers etc) + all playoff games and finals live. Mostly (there are exceptions though) the bench starts the 4-th quarter, thus letting the starters rest and finish the game. Surely I should not have to explain this to an american.

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