suit up only 7 players
How does dressing 7 players instead of 9 help? The players who get subbed in if you have 9 or less player cannot be a backup or a reserve. Math is really simple: 5 starters, 4 backups. It should be common sense you can't have 4 backups filling 5 spots.
For this game I had 5 starters and 3 backups (PG, SG, C).
• http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/75130404/reportmatch.aspx?realTime=2775
ca 46.15 the SF gets subbed out, SG replaces him till the end
• http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/75130404/reportmatch.aspx?realTime=2830
ca 47.10 the PF gets subbed out, the C replaces him till the end
It has happened to me also in non-blowout games (with a backup instead of another starter) when I fielded a low stamina trainee (the 2 trainees I just linked have 3 and 4 stamina respectively).
It looks clear to me that stamina is a huge factor. Another factor seems to be whether your trainee worse and how much worse than other starters and backups at a position. If you train (especially at a position of weakness) a 18yo guy with medium to low stamina while the rest of the team are vastly superior, odds are he'll get subbed out, especially if some of your starters also have much better stamina. It used to happen to me with starters or backups (in a different position) with high stamina replacing a 1 stamina 18-20yo big man trainee in the PG slot. Example here with a backup taking the trainee spot in the first half:
• http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/69295503/reportmatch.aspx?realTime=1400.
So there is no clear cut answer. Everything people have mentioned here, me included, are just speculations and whatever seems to be working for them (apart from fielding a 5 man roster for obvious reasons).
Last edited by Lemonshine at 8/6/2014 6:24:30 AM