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159487.33 in reply to 159487.24
Date: 10/8/2010 11:33:28 AM
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But every team gets a the original list of players in a different order. A player who is an initial three ball prospect on your list could be a (and likely is) a 5 ball prospect on another teams, as well as being a 1 ball prospect for someone else.


Really? I thought an unscouted 5 for you was a 5 for everyone (or maybe a 4, or some kind of reasonable spread). If these ratings are entirely random, true, then my 3-ball strategy would be wrong. I would have to completely rethink my scouting approach.

For that matter, I found my best prospects using the group combine


If the unscouted ratings are meaningless, then that would be the best way to spend your scouting dollar, because you get to see the most players for the least cost.

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But every team gets a the original list of players in a different order. A player who is an initial three ball prospect on your list could be a (and likely is) a 5 ball prospect on another teams, as well as being a 1 ball prospect for someone else.


Really? I thought an unscouted 5 for you was a 5 for everyone. If that's not true, then my 3-ball strategy would not apply.

Yes, really. I asked in my league and based on heights, I had a different group of players at the top of my list than other teams. I didn't have enough invested to single scout every player (that would cost 39 points using the combine and the max you could have if you spent 40k each week is 56 - not much left interviews, especially if you also pay for getting their age/height) but I'm not sure that the original list is anything but completely random. Of the initial 5ball prospects I did scout (only the 18yr olds), three turned out to be 4ball talents while one was a 2ball. That might indicate it's not completely random, but there isn't enough data to really tell. And given that eight of the nineteen from the group workout ended up being 5ball talents (four were 18yr olds), I certainly got more value out of the 10 points I spent on the combine than I did on any of the individual scouting I did.

But again, there really isn't enough data to draw valid conclusions.

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Date: 10/8/2010 12:08:35 PM
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I'm not sure that the original list is anything but completely random.

I think you're right. I was operating on the assumption that it was not. Here's what the manual says:

Unscouted: Your scouts have provided a very rough estimate of the player's skills and potential based on the word on the streets. Expect this evaluation to be fairly inaccurate.


I understand that the unscouted rating is inaccurate. But even the vaguest scouting report should still have some correlation in how different teams view the same player. Team A's 5-star player should not be Team B's 1-star player. A scouting report with that much margin of error is of no value.

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Date: 10/8/2010 12:14:25 PM
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I'm not sure that the original list is anything but completely random.

I think you're right. I was operating on the assumption that it was not. Here's what the manual says:

Unscouted: Your scouts have provided a very rough estimate of the player's skills and potential based on the word on the streets. Expect this evaluation to be fairly inaccurate.


I understand that the unscouted rating is inaccurate. But even the vaguest scouting report should still have some correlation in how different teams view the same player. Team A's 5-star player should not be Team B's 1-star player. A scouting report with that much margin of error is of no value.

Welcome in the world of the BB draft :P

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Date: 10/8/2010 4:43:20 PM
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Look at this player:

http://www.buzzerbeater.com/player/16488816/overview.aspx

Potential: BuzzerBeater developer

Seems it's a bug and when fixed, this player will be turned into Potential: all-time great

From: Edju

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Date: 10/8/2010 4:51:19 PM
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Look at this player:

http://www.buzzerbeater.com/player/16488816/overview.aspx

Potential: BuzzerBeater developer

Seems it's a bug and when fixed, this player will be turned into Potential: all-time great


If you ever saw Mark try to shoot a basketball, you'd know this wasn't a bug.

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
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Date: 10/8/2010 4:52:51 PM
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Who is better to play basketball,you,Charles or Mark?

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159487.40 in reply to 159487.39
Date: 10/8/2010 4:54:57 PM
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#1 Charles
#2 Edju
#3 Mark

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
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159487.41 in reply to 159487.40
Date: 10/8/2010 5:20:29 PM
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Mark is soooo weak? :P

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Date: 10/9/2010 5:47:43 AM
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Mark is soooo weak? :P


He can't stay on the court because of foul trouble.

Forrest is probably the best player among the BBs, but don't tell him I admitted it.

But you have to admit that you have the star treatment from the refs among BBs ;D

Last edited by Steve Karenn at 10/9/2010 5:47:54 AM

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