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If he is trained in Jump Shot at PF or SF, his Inside shot will also improve, albeit a tad more slowly. One-on-One will also improve both his JS and IS, while focusing on the driving the OP wants to train him in. Just a thought...

A decent suggestion for team training, but why not attack the huge problem of Atrocious IS directly? Remember, the lowest level ratings take the longest time to upgrade, if we are to believe the rules.

hmm, I thought the exact opposite...

I should go read it again I guess, maybe you should too.
One of us is obviously wrong...
;)

Remember, the lowest level ratings take the longest time to upgrade, if we are to believe the rules.

From the rules:

For the other training types, players will improve more quickly not only with additional playing time, but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly. For example, a great inside defender and rebounder will find it easier to improve his shot blocking than a poor inside defender and poor rebounder would. This encourages you to develop players with a combination of skills, but there are many combinations of skills which work well together -- you can develop players who will be a good fit for your team's needs.

The part in bold seems to disagree with you ;)

Remember, the lowest level ratings take the longest time to upgrade, if we are to believe the rules.

From the rules:

For the other training types, players will improve more quickly not only with additional playing time, but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly. For example, a great inside defender and rebounder will find it easier to improve his shot blocking than a poor inside defender and poor rebounder would. This encourages you to develop players with a combination of skills, but there are many combinations of skills which work well together -- you can develop players who will be a good fit for your team's needs.

The part in bold seems to disagree with you ;)

Absolutely not. It is 100% in agreement with me. It is the wording I referred to, in fact.

hmm, I thought the exact opposite...

I should go read it again I guess, maybe you should too.
One of us is obviously wrong...
;)

Seems to be you :)

Hope this discussion helps everyone else who was mistaken, as well.

indeed.

Remember, the lowest level ratings take the longest time to upgrade, if we are to believe the rules.

From the rules:

For the other training types, players will improve more quickly not only with additional playing time, but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly. For example, a great inside defender and rebounder will find it easier to improve his shot blocking than a poor inside defender and poor rebounder would. This encourages you to develop players with a combination of skills, but there are many combinations of skills which work well together -- you can develop players who will be a good fit for your team's needs.

The part in bold seems to disagree with you ;)

Absolutely not. It is 100% in agreement with me. It is the wording I referred to, in fact.

It disagrees with you 100%, and I'll diagram it for you if it will make more sense that way. But first, here's the sentence from the rules again:

a great inside defender and rebounder will find it easier to improve his shot blocking than a poor inside defender and poor rebounder would

Let's throw in some player skills based on that sentence:

[A]
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: prolific
Rebounding: prominent Shot Blocking: atrocious

Notice how this player is a "great inside defender and rebounder"? The line I have now quoted thrice suggests that this player would "find it easier to improve his shot blocking" than, say this player:

[B]
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: pitiful
Rebounding: awful Shot Blocking: proficient

A "poor inside defender and poor rebounder". Given my understanding of both this line of the rules and the English language, one could easily assume that player A can expect to improve his shot blocking much more quickly than player B, even though player A has what you refer to as "the lowest level ratings".

So, unless that specific line in the rules is poorly crafted, it disagrees with your assessment that "the lowest level ratings take the longest time to upgrade". Either way, I am currently testing this theory with one of my centers, so I should be able to either prove or disprove that portion of the rules within a season or so. ;)

I thinks he was talking about the piece of text directly in from of your bold part...

but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly

The sentence that follows "but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly" is what explains the meaning of "but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly"; i.e. the higher his complimentary skills, the faster he trains.

edit: underlined complimentary so you guys will better understand me.

Edited by darykjozef (12/29/2007 2:32:20 PM CET)

Last edited by darykjozef at 12/29/2007 2:32:20 PM

you don't need to convince me...
I just pointed out what I thought was why he said he was right.

:)