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189196.5 in reply to 189196.1
Date: 7/9/2011 9:33:14 PM
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Date: 7/10/2011 6:11:41 AM
Koopasaurus
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hehe is this regarding BB players or rather another subject?

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Date: 7/10/2011 11:10:59 AM
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As with all decisions, it depends.

For example, I bought 3 key older players to get a leg up on you back in our DV.3 days. Once my trainees got better than the two big men, I sold them off for more or less what I spent on them. I kept a PG around until this season when I no longer had Cup games in which he could play effectively. His skills had begun to drop, but Solid passing and handling are still valuable in the lower leagues so he went there for about half what I bought him for.

And don't overlook the real value of the Experience rating on players. Older players with RESPECTABLE and higher EXP do outperform their ratings.

I think most BB managers don't appreciate or understand the value of experience in this game.

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Date: 7/10/2011 12:43:05 PM
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Why does a player start to decline when they are 29 anyway? A professional ball player wouldn't start to go cold that early. I'd say that we change the start of decline from 29 to something like 33 or 34. I mean look at Jason Kidd, he's still kicking butt and he's 38.xD

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Date: 7/10/2011 1:07:30 PM
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That is true, but not everyone is a Jason Kidd they get worse with time. He is not the normal NBA player, he has lots of stamina and practices a lot which lets him still compete at the top level at an old age.

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Date: 7/10/2011 5:43:03 PM
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Why does a player start to decline when they are 29 anyway? A professional ball player wouldn't start to go cold that early. I'd say that we change the start of decline from 29 to something like 33 or 34. I mean look at Jason Kidd, he's still kicking butt and he's 38.xD



the player decline also with 33 skillwise(or was it 32?), but like in RL maangers tend to get younger guys for their franchise first.

But i think often older guys a are better decision because of it, they are cheaper and even when they might get worse the overall loss of value is still better then a 21/22 year old who mostly loss value when they didn't get trained.
I think betwen 25-28 maybe it is the best area, because the prices look for me relativ stable.

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Date: 7/10/2011 8:08:48 PM
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I totally agree.. I buy my G's at around 25 and keep them for about 4 season. I also agree with the post about EXPERIENCE being very important. I would also agree that 30(unless a NT player) is the cut-off for my team...
This was a great thread, it is nice when you find out so many people are thinking like you.

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189196.15 in reply to 189196.1
Date: 7/10/2011 9:40:00 PM
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My thinking could be wrong, but I think a lot people are missing the boat on the 30+ players.

Other than the teenagers I've been training, I've had about six 30+ players on my roster all season and I can only remember 2 negative pops, so to me their skills aren't slipping as much as many people think.

Because I'm in a lower division I'm already assuming that none of these guys will be with me by the time I get to the top divisions, so having a long term non-trainee is pretty much pointless in that respect.

Also, they obviously go for much cheaper on the transfer list which being in lower division allows me to build a stronger team for less $$$. And from what I've noticed, a 30-34 year old appears to be a more productive player than a 24-28 year old with the exact same skills. I'm assuming this is where the experience part of their makeup comes into play.

Last edited by Beener not Beanerz at 7/10/2011 10:33:37 PM

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