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From: shikago

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230495.64 in reply to 230495.63
Date: 1/5/2013 7:20:49 PM
Milwaukee Lethargy
III.5
Overall Posts Rated:
849849
[oh wow, my bad. never even saw your posts from today when i replied! not sure how that even happened...!?!]

Actually I drafted half my team (6/12 players).

actually... 5 out of 6 of your $60k+ players aren't drafted by you! Really, I didn't bother to look at the rest of your team when I posted.


Edit: ah, ok. you're counting 4 scrubs in that #!
Of players that matter it's just Tanner & 1 non-scrub backup, right?

Last edited by shikago at 1/5/2013 7:25:56 PM

From: w_alloy
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Date: 1/5/2013 7:42:09 PM
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In my opinion merch income is one of the most overrated things in the game. My team should be about as bad as it gets, low salary, in a relegation fight, and only one American (who is a recent purchase). I've been making a bit over 40k/week. Ignoring the Cat's NT bonus (I'll get back to it), he's making about 25k per week more than me. Let's say roughly half that is due to him having a great record and more than double my salary. That leaves only a ~13k bonus for having an American roster with multiple self drafted players. This is pennies in D2, and not nearly enough to make up for ignoring 90% of the transfer market.

The NT bonus is one of the few times when the merch bonus can be worth it, but this is only available to a small number of owners, is not that good for NT bench players, and is almost never worth it in D3 or lower due to having half your salary/value tied up in one player. Even in D2 most NT starters are too expensive to make up for the merch bonus.

From: shikago

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230495.66 in reply to 230495.61
Date: 1/5/2013 7:47:58 PM
Milwaukee Lethargy
III.5
Overall Posts Rated:
849849
If Tanner starts/plays a lot then I usually average 80-85K, but if he doesn't then I'm lucky to get 65-70K. It's definitely worth it to have player(s) on the U21/NT though, I mean that's still pretty much a free weekly 20-30k (league average merch: 50k).

But Coco gets to play Tanner at SF however much he wants every week. I get to play my "PF" Tanner at backup SF or PF and then another game 48 at PG. -_-
Luckily he's the 7'0 LeBron of BB haha.

Wow, that's crazy. So even with your all-American team & drafted American star... you *still* aren't making more merchandise $ than I am! In fact even less than me(!) Honestly I thought you'd be at $100k+ every week. Legitimately surprised.

Anyway I'm worried that you're online right now & even posting today too! Do you have some crazy 1-3-1 zone or other tactical magic in store for me?

edit--- fuuu i changed my settings at the last minute. didn't mean to submit. the 1 day i'm actually online at gametime... sadface. well GL & hopefully no injuries. (i probably won't be around to see it live) wish it could have been at my place instead!

Last edited by shikago at 1/5/2013 7:50:36 PM

From: shikago

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230495.67 in reply to 230495.65
Date: 1/5/2013 7:54:38 PM
Milwaukee Lethargy
III.5
Overall Posts Rated:
849849
Yeah, I agree.
Was under the impression that merchandise $ for American teams/stars would be higher than it actually is. Still can't believe my merch $ is equal to greater than Kentucky's!

Anyway GTG, see y'all later.

From: A-Dub

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Date: 1/5/2013 8:51:37 PM
Upsyndrome
IV.21
Overall Posts Rated:
708708
Second Team:
Upsyndrome II
Looks like I'm investing in NT players next time around. Guess it doesn't really matter if they are American or not. Interesting.


"You will lose." -Ivan Drago
From: Lucas

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230495.69 in reply to 230495.64
Date: 1/5/2013 9:41:00 PM
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Actually my "scrubs" play in league games on a regular basis especially during the cup, so I figured I would go out on a limb and count them too. Kenton Anderson played in all games but 1 by the way (27 mpg).

The reason my merchandise isn't as high as it "should be" is because I play my players out of position (or limited minutes at natural position) for training/GS purposes so they don't do nearly as well as they could which means not as much merch money.
Example.
UK's Tanner (playing out of position): 14 ppg 3.4 rpg 6.1 apg
Lethargy's Alas (playing natural position): 26.8 17.9 rpg 3.1 bpg

Hm which player's jersey is gonna sell more....

From: A-Dub

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230495.70 in reply to 230495.69
Date: 1/6/2013 4:52:33 PM
Upsyndrome
IV.21
Overall Posts Rated:
708708
Second Team:
Upsyndrome II
Yeah, I know what you mean. It could be worse, though. Alas is a fan favorite. I sell out seats when ML comes to town. My fan base contributes to lot of ML and KU merchandise being sold. Heck, I think they're even purchasing 'Anonymous.' Jerseys, too.

"You will lose." -Ivan Drago
From: Lucas

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Date: 1/7/2013 2:39:31 PM
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I meant his fans would be more likely to buy Alas jerseys than my fans buying Tanner jerseys, (hence the stats) at least this season.

From: A-Dub

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Date: 1/7/2013 5:52:15 PM
Upsyndrome
IV.21
Overall Posts Rated:
708708
Second Team:
Upsyndrome II
Yeah, I understood that. I've seen what Tanner can do during last seasons playoffs -- when started in the correct position.

Edit: Looked at the box-scores, noticed you and ML recently played. Darn, I wanted to see a Tanner-Alas matchup (At PF).

Last edited by A-Dub at 1/7/2013 5:58:17 PM

"You will lose." -Ivan Drago
From: Lucas

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Date: 1/8/2013 8:45:25 AM
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Hahaha well I'll simulate the results for ya.
Alas - 81 points 39 rebounds
Tanner - 20 points 8 rebounds 22 assists 7 steals

Lol I'm kidding. You know Alas would never score on Tanner ;)

From: A-Dub

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Date: 1/8/2013 7:08:47 PM
Upsyndrome
IV.21
Overall Posts Rated:
708708
Second Team:
Upsyndrome II
I smell a rivalry brewing. Maybe we'll get to see a finals match-up this season -- Alas Vs. Tanner. I'm also curious to whom would win in a fight between the two. Hah.

"You will lose." -Ivan Drago
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