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dont be hasty... train up his inside skills to make him more attractive... if you get a good draft and gotten better trainees, sell him. if not get his JS up since he could be an alright PF, if not keep training inside skills for a C.

I would personally go a different way with this player. I would train rebounding up to strong first up.
Then I would rotate training between one on one and passing until driving is at strong. By this time handling will be at around proficient/prominent. And passing will be around proficient. And Jump Shot will be around awful or inept.
Then I would train Jump shot until it got to strong. Inside shot will probably receive 2 pop ups during this because of the one on one and jump shot training, and jump range will receive 1 pop due to the jump shot training.
This will take you about 1.5 seasons to do from now I think.
So in 1.5 season's time you could have a player that looks like this:

Age 19
Height 203cm 6 foot 8
Jump Shot: strong Jump Range: pitiful
Outside Def.: atrocious Handling: prominent
Driving: strong Passing: proficient
Inside Shot: prominent Inside Def.: strong
Rebounding: strong Shot Blocking: strong
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: strong

Experience: pitiful

This would be a fantastic player. He would be worth lots of money on the transfer list, and his salary will be low so you get a lot more out of him. After you get him to this stage you can then just train his inside skills for ages.
Definitely the way to go in my opinion.

Last edited by Naker Virus at 8/23/2010 11:18:16 AM

Hmm seems a bit confused with advice i been receiving. i got one side saying i should focus on ID IS and Reb, while another group suggest the jumpshot driving etc... what are the pros and cons of how i develop tis playa?

Okay there are 2 ways:

First way: Going with ID, IS and Rebounding
Pros: He will play well as a center but nothing else.
Cons: He can't play at PF well. His salary will skyrocket. He will be a monoskilled player that will be worth very little on the transfer market and will not be unique.

Second way: Doing what I said and training the guard skills.
Pros: He will be able to play at center or power forward. He will play much better because of great secondary skills. You would be able to sell him for 3 times the amount compared to if you just trained the inside skills. His salary will stay low so you get a great player with a cheap salary.
Cons: None.

But i heard from forums that it take forever to train team skills?

I didn't say anything about team skills...

Hi Phil Jackie Chan:

I can't say I am the best at putting together a team, but here are some thoughts for you to chew on. In the end, the decision to train or not to train, and how to train, is ultimately yours.

You also have a good problem - a good potential player with obvious strengths and flaws, and a decision on how to build around him. I wish I had your problem when I started out.

First, I would suggest that you try to bbmail Jelme, who is the manager for the U21 National Team. Based on the profiles of the current U21 players, he can give you advise on how to get your player to the levels needed to be an elite player.

Personally, if I had your player when I first started, I would train him a little bit on the inside skills and then sell him before he becomes 19.

why?

here are my reasons -

1) he has atrocious outside defense. As you promote, you may find this a problem. not so much in div 4 or 5, but when you get to div 3, there are lots of pivots and forwards with decent outside shooting skills that you will need to defend against.

2) it looks like your center fouls a lot. this could be combination of an aggressive nature, poor OD, and poor stamina - but as you promote and your competition gets better, it will be get harder to give him 48 minutes of training in 1 single game.

3) He has HOF potential so he will get attention from div 1-3 teams while he is young. You are in div 5, and probably don't have a level 5 or more trainer, so you will get more $$$ than the value from which you try to train him yourself.

4) He is rather short so he will train slower on the inside skills as he gets older.

5) shot-blocking is very expensive salary-wise. And lots of managers have different opinions on the value of shot-blocking, which will be reflected in his market value over time.

Either way, I would not train him too much before I try to sell him - why? because I don't think div 1-3 teams will buy him if his salary is too high and he gets too old. too low outside skills, stamina too low, too short etc. At that point, he may become too expensive for a div 3-4 team (less revenue and savings).

Personally, I think he is a good sell right now, or for even more money with just a little more training. Sell closer to playoffs if you want to maximize.

With the money you have, you can expand your arena and pick up some veterans (so many good deals right now) or other good 18-year olds to train (save your money and get just all-star potential until you can get a level 5 trainer, then go for the superstars and HOF).

The minus of it is I reckon your fan survey is going to plummet if you decide to sell. Most probably.

But in the end, it is your player, and your choice. Definitely get more advise from more experienced and better managers than myself, because you will want to make a decision that you do not regret (sell or not/how to train).

Good luck, welcome, and remember - it's a game, so have fun.

He is 6'8" which isn't ideal for training pure centres. It is a great height for training secondary skills on a big man, but his outside skills are very low to start off with. He has Hall-Of-Fame potential so could be sold for a lot of money on the market. I would consider selling him at the beginning of next season and find a trainee that is easier to develop.

Second way: Doing what I said and training the guard skills.
Pros: He will be able to play at center or power forward. He will play much better because of great secondary skills. You would be able to sell him for 3 times the amount compared to if you just trained the inside skills. His salary will stay low so you get a great player with a cheap salary.
Cons: None.

There is a huge con: His atrocious OD makes him a huge liability in man to man defense in the long run and won't be useful after a few promotions. Any advantage he has with higher outside skills will be mitigated by the advantage his opponents will have (prolific JS vs. Average OD is more or less the same as respectable JS vs. his atrocious OD).

I think there's a third option: train him to be a well rounded C with good guard skills.

I said there was no con in training guard skills. Not that he will have no weaknesses :P
His OD is going to be bad no matter what happens, unless someone is crazy enough to train it up but I don't recommend it.
And I'm not saying to keep him forever, I'm saying that if he trains him like I said and then sells him in about 1 season he could get about 2 million for him.

And if he follows the training I said it will result in a well rounded C with good guard skills anyway. But with the jump shot he would be able to play him at power forward in lower divisions, and will be able to sell him before he gets to higher divisions anyway.