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From: AZ
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Date: 4/17/2014 12:40:05 PM
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What others said, if you want a trainee and still want to compete, you have to buy a 23-24 year old and work from there. If you get someone younger, then they'll play a max of 48 minutes a week, and it'll likely be a scrimmage. Training youngsters in the NBBA really hurts their experience gains. Since they'll go multiple seasons without any real game experience and minutes.

The experience mechanic greatly complicates things. It's also why I'm paying more attention to BB right now, I'm able to train youngsters in Utopia and they're getting real minutes.

From: TnT
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Date: 4/18/2014 3:49:20 AM
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Thanks for the advice and comments guys. We all agree that training youngsters (and maximizing the training slots) like we used to at the lower level is out of the question here. I'm not even sure how effective it's to train players like Sault's Quinn. I'm sure Quinn is much better than my trainee Rush but I was having problem hiding him as the season went on and the competition got tougher. Often time I trained him in area that I prefer to do later in the training program simply minutes were not there or I couldn't played him in the proper position. I will be following your progress closely, Sault! :)

At this level, probably the most effective training while still be competitive is what AZ suggested ... buy near complete players and round them out to fit your needs.

From: Jason
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Date: 4/18/2014 11:42:15 AM
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Ahhhh Friday morning...the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, happy hour is awaiting tonight....and I have youngsters on my team with little green arrows ...the world is right again!

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Date: 4/18/2014 11:53:46 AM
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Hey Jason, are you sure training ran correctly yesterday because I'm looking for mine. :/

Happy Good Friday everyone!

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To: TnT
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Date: 4/18/2014 12:02:24 PM
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Hey Jason, are you sure training ran correctly yesterday because I'm looking for mine. !


That would be great if it hasn't, because I'd love to get some more pops!!

Happy Good Friday everyone!


The really good thing about Good Friday, is that Sunday is coming ;)


Last edited by Jason at 4/18/2014 12:02:46 PM

From: AZ

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Date: 4/18/2014 1:31:03 PM
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I love training in Utopia, I just had a player pop from respectable to strong and in my mind I said, "Oh it's on, he's going to dominate now". It's a nicer feeling to think that each pop matters more.

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Date: 4/18/2014 5:38:24 PM
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it's just dawning on me now what a strategic error i have made with my Utopia team: i was going to train a squad of home-grown heroes and do it on the cheap but it would take several seasons. but i forgot i was not doing this in a vacuum -- that talent levels will be rising for all teams. relatively, speaking, i am doomed to treading water, because i scrimped on training, and i insist on doing two-position training. i will have money, but, as with talent levels, so too with prices of trained players.

i suppose it is not too late to go out and get some out-of-country oldsters (sorta like bringing Beckham to LA?) who can immediately raise me above the average dreck, but i really would like to know what it is like to have a squad of Utopian players, some of whom i have trained -- but it's kinda rough to realize two weeks into the season that i have already blown it.

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Date: 4/18/2014 6:05:40 PM
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Eh, if you actually had any trainable players on your Utopian team, it's an amazing feat. It sounds like you had 4 somehow. That's freakishly lucky.

Oh wait, I see you bought some. But they basically all have starter potential? I'm confused. Were you planning to train these, then sell them, then buy trainees with higher potential?

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Date: 4/18/2014 6:54:01 PM
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no, this is my "system" at work.

i have a miserable training record. when i rebuilt, i bought 19 and 20 year olds who already benefited from someone who knew what they were doing. doing two-position training, i added, i figure, 25 skill points over the remainder of their trainable years. i expect to do the same now.

so for the four or so i have now (one will get trained, but will always be miserable), i hope to get to 75 -80 skill points. those guys will provide my base. from there, it is spend money on the draft and train single-position (which i have never done).

fulfilling this plan will take close to rest of the time we have a sun, give or take a billion years. this plan makes building the pyramids look like the construction of a cheap tract home in the suburbs. building this team will be an achievement i will have carved onto my headstone.

have i told you of my plans for my stadium -- to cap my bleachers at 4500?

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