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I really want to encourage some managers, to train their own drafts or search for '19yo garbage' on the transferlist which nobody else wants. trust in your trainees, give 'em time to develop.

i want to give you another update on my 'best', because favourite trainee. put a lot of work into him. he improves slowly and isn't much better than some 18yo premium drafts. still i love him:

Dieter Augsburger (19410934)

Dieter Augsburger was pick 7 in the season 15 draft by Roter Stern Konstanz.

Age: 22 +3
Height: 6'9" / 206 cm
Potential: allstar

Jump Shot: strong(8) +3 Jump Range: strong(8) +1
Outside Def.: strong(8) ↑ +2 Handling: mediocre(5) +3
Driving: respectable(7) +3 Passing: strong(8) +1
Inside Shot: strong(8) +3 Inside Def.: proficient +2
Rebounding: strong(8) +6 Shot Blocking: proficient(9) +2
Stamina: mediocre(5) +1 Free Throw: pitiful(2)

Experience: pitiful(2) +1

he will be trained along with:

Marvin Alexander Lezius (23873587)

Marvin Alexander Lezius was pick 6 in the season 18 draft by Roter Stern Konstanz

Age: 18
Height: 6'8" / 203 cm
Potential: perennial allstar

Jump Shot: average(6) Jump Range: inept(4)
Outside Def.: mediocre(5) +1 Handling: mediocre(5)
Driving: awful(3) Passing: average(5)
Inside Shot: inept(4) Inside Def.: strong(8) +1
Rebounding: inept(4) Shot Blocking: pitiful(2)
Stamina: pitiful(2) Free Throw: atrocious(1)

Experience: atrocious(1)

"He is crap, both are crap, potential is to low!, starting skills are to low!" most of you thought.

tell u what? i'll just give 'em time. both will contibute, augsburger already does, helping my ballclub get into extratime and win my away-tv-game yesterday with a key stop and a key 3pointer in the final 1:20 of regular time.

2 other own draftpicks (but no trainees anymore):

Rickleff Distler (4599748)

Rickleff Distler was pick 14 in the season 4 draft by Roter Stern Konstanz

Age: 32 +14
Height: 6'4" / 193 cm
Potential: superstar

Jump Shot: marvelous(15) +9 Jump Range: prolific(11)+4
Outside Def.: tremendous(13)+7 Handling: prolific(11)+4
Driving: prolific(11)+5 Passing: strong(8)+1
Inside Shot: sensational(12)+5 Inside Def.: sensational(12)+7
Rebounding: sensational(12)+5 Shot Blocking: awful(3)+2
Stamina: respectable(7)+3 Free Throw: sensational(12)+5

Experience: proficient(9)+8

Patrick Platthaus (13312224)

Patrick Platthaus was pick 15 in the season 11 draft by Roter Stern Konstanz

Age: 26+7
Height: 7'3" / 221 cm
Potential: perennial allstar

Jump Shot: mediocre(5)+2 Jump Range: atrocious(1)
Outside Def.: mediocre(5) Handling: respectable(7)
Driving: awful(3)+1 Passing: respectable(7)
Inside Shot: prominent(10)+4 Inside Def.: marvelous(15)+8
Rebounding: marvelous(15)+9 Shot Blocking: tremendous(13)+6
Stamina: average(6)+4 Free Throw: prominent(10)+2

Experience: inept(4)+3

guess what? i gave 'em time ;-)

my 2 cents

Augsburger will drive you crazy when he caps way too early - been there done that, with one of my own allstar draftees... xD

well, obviously he wont get an international player or a regular starter for my ballclub, but he will contribute. a ballclub is more than the regular starting5, there are cup games, there are injuries, there are different tactics.
i know what u want to say and i know the cap isnt that far away with some pops in his main-skills as an pf. but i know what i do, or at least i think so ;-) if he caps, he caps. life goes on.

btw: from what i know now i'd give distler a different skillset than he has now or e.g. train od/ps/is 2more levels before i max out his js and rebounding skill.

my point is: here are div.V managers, thinking the trainee HAS2HAVE superstar+, optimal height, a 7 in all starting skills, is not older than 20 etc. and in my opinion this is just wrong.

get a training plan, trust in your trainees, give 'em time ;-)

Last edited by schubrakete at 2/29/2012 2:22:25 PM

Age: 18
Height: 6'0" / 183 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Game Shape: strong

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

Experience: atrocious

He'll get to 9/8/9/8/8/9 this season. So 2 JS 1 JR 3 OD 2 passing.

DMI: 15600
Age: 18
Height: 6'10" / 208 cm
Potential: MVP
Game Shape: average

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

Experience: atrocious

Here an up date on my trainees:
18y/o new trainee, 19 Trained since draft week, 20 a trainee for profit

DMI: 8900
Age: 18
Height: 6'0" / 183 cm
Potential: allstar
Game Shape: mediocre
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: mediocre Handling: inept
Driving: inept ↑ Passing: mediocre
Inside Shot: awful Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: inept Shot Blocking: mediocre
Stamina: average Free Throw: mediocre

DMI: 31400
Age: 19
Height: 6'0" / 183 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: strong
Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: mediocre
Outside Def.: prolific ↑ Handling: proficient
Driving: inept Passing: proficient
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: pitiful
Rebounding: atrocious Shot Blocking: mediocre
Stamina: inept Free Throw: respectable

DMI: 28100
Age: 20
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: star
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: average Jump Range: strong
Outside Def.: proficient Handling: strong
Driving: respectable Passing: strong
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: awful ↑
Rebounding: mediocre Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: strong Free Throw: pitiful

lvl.4 trainer feeling good about them. Training Passing and then JR after a pop or two.

Haha Manon, everyone is replying to you since you are so helpful in this thread...no wonder you have so many balls. I'm also giving you a ball few times a week, maybe you'll set a record!

Back to the topic...anyone has experience with training guards in IS and ID? So far my trainee has been popping regularly once every two weeks and I want to get inside skills out of the way as soon as possible, but I fear there will be a big drop in speed when he turns 23. I want to get his ID to 12 and IS to 10 (IS will be trainable also via 1 on 1 for SF/PF).

Dean Polh (18383496) Shooting Guard

Weekly salary: $ 47 178
Role: backup
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DMI: 230500
Age: 22
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: superstar
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: wondrous Jump Range: sensational
Outside Def.: prodigious ↑ Handling: wondrous
Driving: wondrous Passing: prolific
Inside Shot: mediocre Inside Def.: strong
Rebounding: awful Shot Blocking: atrocious
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: awful

Experience: awful

Weekly salary: $ 4 465
Role: rotation player
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DMI: 77900
Age: 19
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: superstar
Game Shape: proficient
Jump Shot: strong Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: strong ↑ Handling: strong
Driving: prominent Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: atrocious Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: awful Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: strong Free Throw: strong

Experience: pitiful

What do u think ?