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How do you interpret your opponent's ratings as they apply to you? I mean, I know that I can look at their rebounding compared to my rebounding, their flow compared to mine, etc., but what about the points per 100 shots part?

Any advice on scouting players?

so, based on the points per 100 shots and looking to see how strongly the player in the position is rated, you can decide how to set up your defensive tactic?

The team that I am playing next seems to have a really strong center (rated 7.0 and 6.5 in the last two matches) and his points per 100 from center is 123 and 105. Would that mean that playing a defense the focuses on internal defense might be the best way to shut him down?

If someone could teach me how to scout using my upcoming opponent [team= 53413], I would really appreciate it :)

good to know, thanks!

So how do I compare my team with another team?

how often do you rotate your training? I trained jump shots for wingmen for two weeks now (I had a level 1 trainer last week, a level 3 this week), and have seen a few pops in jump range and jump shot. One of my wingmen has great jump range but very pathetic jump shot. Should I wait until he pops a level before rotating to pressure training or driving or something?

quick question about the cup: when is prize money given? Is it after every single match that you win? or is it after you exit the cup?

After every game you win.

how often do you rotate your training? I trained jump shots for wingmen for two weeks now (I had a level 1 trainer last week, a level 3 this week), and have seen a few pops in jump range and jump shot. One of my wingmen has great jump range but very pathetic jump shot. Should I wait until he pops a level before rotating to pressure training or driving or something?

I started off with relatively balanced trainees. I did each type of training (for inside guys) for two weeks at a time, not worrying about pops. They're still getting the training, and you're going to hold on to them for a little bit, so a visible level change isn't really a priority right now.

Unless your guys are really unbalanced with their skills, I'd shoot for a good rotation of training regimes. And I'd get as high level a trainer as you can afford on your budget.

dhoff-I notice you train shot blocking which, frankly, I am trying to avoid.

Does the rest of the PF/C training slow down if shot blocking does not keep relative pace?

dhoff-I notice you train shot blocking which, frankly, I am trying to avoid.

Does the rest of the PF/C training slow down if shot blocking does not keep relative pace?

To be honest, I don't know. I actually haven't completely followed through with what I wrote - I started off trying to balance things, but as time has gone on, I've placed more of an emphasis on inside scoring and rebounding. This is mostly due to do with the fact that a number of teams in my league have strong outside games, so cranking up inside defense and shotblocking won't help me as much against them as cranking up my team's ability to score inside and grab boards.

I know there has been some noise in global about how shotblocking is or isn't a useful skill and how it contributes to salary. I have only skimmed the conversations, so I don't know what the consensus is (if there is one).

I also don't know the SB level affects the training speed of other skills - I doubt anyone has strong evidence one way or the other, mainly due to the fact that there are quite a few variables to control for (height, sublevels, the impact of other skills), training speeds were changed a little under a year ago, and then with the new staff system, trainer levels are now different.

(Finally, for what it's worth, I've recently transitioned somewhat from the C/PF training business to work on SFs instead.)