Could you imagine playing Blake Griffin at pg or sg, just to increase his passing, handling or outside shooting? Not gonna happen.
The counter-example is could you imagine some team in the fourth division drafting a player like Blake Griffin and not only being able to train him to his full potential, but also never have to worry about him attempting to force his way into a bigger club? A fourth division team, in any quasi-realistic simulation, basically would only be able to field a roster of local semi-pro players who have no room to grow, and there would never be any way to progress up the pyramid.
There are times when realism must be sacrificed for game design purposes. Requiring a player to play a certain position to receive training is surely not realistic, but it makes it possible for teams who are not rolling around in money to train essentially as effectively as those who are, once they get the right trainees. Having it the other way would mean that top teams would simply continue to run their main lineups and still be able to train up high caliber future players, and there would be almost no way to progress in the game.
Last edited by GM-hrudey at 4/9/2012 11:24:53 AM