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241797.63 in reply to 241797.61
Date: 6/6/2013 10:39:55 AM
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I disagree somewhat. To me a capped 26-29 year old is a glorified 31 year old. If you are in Div 1 you may not care either way.

But if I am going to try to win titles I would rather have a player(s) with some cap room. If he can be a starter from age 23 (say Div III)...while still training, he can lead the team to better results.

Besides A+ vs A may mean 7 weeks of training depending on the skill.

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241797.64 in reply to 241797.62
Date: 6/6/2013 10:48:52 AM
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I had the first pick in the draft a couple seasons back. Scouted a 5/5 A+ 6'7" 18 year old SF with by far the best boxscore I've ever seen (I remember he had perfect shooting, perfect 3's, perfect FT's, multiple steals, blocks and no TO's). Then his skills came out and he had 1's for both passing and handling along with MVP pot. I sold him immediately.

Until you actually see the skills you don't know exactly what you're getting but if you drafted a 19 year old with terrible secondaries, a couple of 1's like my guy had I just don't think there's any recovering from that. He could be 22 years old before you get his secondaries to a decent level or as I said, the alternative is that you create a mono-skilled player with poor secondaries. Looking at the assists and TO's for my draftee today, that looks like exactly what has happened to him. (26110110)

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241797.65 in reply to 241797.60
Date: 6/6/2013 11:17:39 AM
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I don't disagree with you. I happen to like having high potential players on my team, just for the sake of their high potential. I think the greater training possibilities and potential builds are fun to imagine and try to achieve. So I personally might take a a 5/5 A+ 19yo, but then again I find training to be the most fun part of BB. Someone who sees training as a means to an end rather than an end in itself would probably prefer an 18yo, who will be able to help their team faster and still has very good potential in his own right.

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241797.68 in reply to 241797.65
Date: 6/8/2013 2:46:46 AM
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What a great discussion from everyone involved. I really appreciate getting differing opinions on the matter.

I decided to rate them 3, 1, 2. I figured if I somehow get lucky enough to get both of the two I liked best (the 5-4 A 18yo, and the 5-5 A+ 19 yo), that ranking gives me the best chance to get them both. I actually pick 7th, but 2 of the the people before me are inactive, and another is new, so I like my chances to get at least one of the three.

I figure whichever way I go will end up being wrong anyway. I'm lucky like that. :-p

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241797.69 in reply to 241797.64
Date: 6/8/2013 6:51:31 PM
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that obviously a pretty unfortunate situation. But its the worst possible scenario.
There is a chance the 19yr old is only MVP vs the 18yr old being superstar. 18yr old wins hands down
There is a chance that the 19yr old is an all time great vs the 18yr old being Per Allstar. 19yr old is your man.
Cant predict the secondary skills accurately so saying the 19yr old could have 1s is not a valid reason, as the 18yr old could have the 1s and take all of that first year (and more) to fix, while the 19yr old could have great secondaries and be steaming ahead of him.

FWIW Id take the highest potential first, but Im using a lvl 6 trainer and training is my focus for now. If your using a lower trainer, id take the 18r old. If your looking to sell, the higher potential would hopefully go for higher, but that depends on whether they come out MVP or ATG, and what all the skills are!

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241797.70 in reply to 241797.69
Date: 6/9/2013 8:38:02 AM
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When will I get my 3 draftees today ?

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241797.71 in reply to 241797.70
Date: 6/9/2013 8:47:00 AM
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another 24-48 hours, depending on how end of season processing goes

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241797.72 in reply to 241797.71
Date: 6/9/2013 6:08:25 PM
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Draft list is still up. I was able to spend a few extra points on the list

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241797.73 in reply to 241797.68
Date: 6/10/2013 9:08:34 AM
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Loooks like you got the two 19 year olds with MVP and Hall of famer potential both with high salaries. You should post their skills.

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