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I have a Center that I want to train as a SF and a PF I want to train as SG. I chose my training set to BALL HANDLING >> PG/SG/SF. How can I make my Center and PF train with them?

You just need to play your Trainee at any of those required positions for Training... and use the
I want my X to play defense as Y ... So atleast your Trainee that would play on awkward position during Offense will play on the Best Position he can during Defense.

That's pretty smart, thank you.

Important to keep in mind that the position is only an indication ! You can put a player at any position you want and make him defend wherever you want.

You may have a player indicated as a PG who is more suited to play AND defend as a SF or even PF.

Thank you. At first, I assumed there might be a penalty for the players if they play in a different position but the same thing is written in the guide.

I'll try to rephrase my question earlier. I understand that players get training once a week, on Fridays, based on my setting AND they train full efficiency if they play at least 48 minutes THAT week.

But can I train players individually? For example, I want player A to train Handling, B driving, C rebounding, D Free Throws etc. Can I do that?

Because from what I understand I can't. I can only train the same skill/skills to certain sections/whole team.

Another example, let's say all my Guards' Handling skills are good, I want to train them shooting except one guard, whose Handling is 1. How do managers handle that?

Thanks.

Thank you.

I have 2 questions regarding stuff.

1. Are all staff that has the same trainer skill the same? I am confused because when I search for trainers with advanced skill, I see one with a weekly salary of 11k and another with 55k. What's the difference? Do they have different effects on training?

2. I currently see this on my staff page.
Last week's salary: $ 2 000
This week's salary: $ 2 020

Why does it change weekly?

I am thinking I still have till Friday to get a decent trainer so I didn't rush to get one right away.

Hey there! Your questions are actually quite related.

Every staff member increases his respective salary each week by a fixed percentage based on staff level, starting from 1% for minimal and increasing +0.25% for each next level (world renowned is +2.5% per week). That's basically what makes the same levels of staff have very different salaries. The ones that are fired go back to the market looking for a new job. The staff effects are absolutely the same for each member of the respective tier. There's no difference.

It will cost you a lot more to sign a cheap salary staff member though, as many other managers are also looking for bargains. Especially at the higher levels. You will have to find an optimal trade-off between salary and signing fee for yourself.

A piece of advice - do not rush to get staff asap. Take some time to figure out how training works, what makes a trainee good/profitable etc, what the optimal costs are for each type and level of staff and only then go and hit the staff market. You will probably be kicking yourself later if rush this now.

Best of luck!

Last edited by mink0ff at 10/20/2021 10:05:44 AM

Thank you. Training in this game is VERY different than most games I've played and there is almost no official information. That's quite unfortunate because I have been searching around and seems like most people quit the game because they couldn't figure out how training works.

They are not wrong. In my days, I trained with professional basketball players (they are huge) and there is no way a trainer would say "I'll only train guards this week, forwards and Centers can rest". That practice of the came is extremely counter-intuitive.

I am not convinced with your "It will cost you a lot more to sign a cheap salary staff member" statement, however. I saw a 15k salary trainer go for 60k while 40k salary for 1k with the same level of skill. 60k may seem much higher than 1k but it will make up in only 3 weeks; 105k < 121k

Follow-up question: What does the "Secondary Staff" do?

Training in this game is VERY different than most games

True. Player development as a whole is far from realism (even the best draftees are actually terrible players and need a lot of dedication to reach the top level) but for me at least (and many others on the forums) it is actually the best part of the game, once you wrap your head around it, that is.

I am not convinced with your "It will cost you a lot more to sign a cheap salary staff member" statement, however. I saw a 15k salary trainer go for 60k

Yeah... I may be wrong but I'm guessing that was a level 4 trainer. Up to lvl 3-4 the difference is negligible and it is easy to grab a low salary coach. If you go for a trainer lvl 5 or higher the difference is quite evident. A ~20k salary lvl 6 coach usually goes for ~1.5 million.

Follow-up question: What does the "Secondary Staff" do?

Youth trainer - increases speed of training for players aged 18 & 19. Speculations are that it is a percentage equal to the respective staff level.

Sports Psychologist - improves game shape

Nutritionist - decreases stamina drops


You can find more about staff here: (https://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/rules.aspx?nav=Staf...)

just speculating here but i think you don't lose the merchandising advantages but only the picture of it. in any case, it should be fixed.