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You need to control for the fact that these players play less minutes per game due to the risk of fouling out ;)

That's a really intriguing idea. Looking to my own players probably isnt too useful because the only guys I have who are really aggressive are 19 (although I've used both for at least a full season and both of their experience is atrocious) but I think you could very possibly be on to something here.

There is one thing i have noticed. Most of my team has atrocious/pitiful experience. One of my guys has proficient. 95% of the times when a quarter/game is ending he takes the final shot(I think because of his proficient exp), therefore, does that mean that all my other players will not get the experience they need? I mean, if this is true that the quality of the minutes matter, than all the experience from games will only go to the most experienced guy in the lineup(in my case a 33 yo lost hope). Opinions?

i don't believe that the quality of minutes matter, but i can not guarantee it.

During my team as U21 coach, the XP of the whole team raised pretty much with the same speed(i believe 5-6 weeks after the first up, all the guys of the same age group got their up too)

Here is some data I collected this season on experience pops for my team:

Buddy Fraser (11770660) popped after 7/29 cup game (25715838)
He made some great plays and helped the team to a 26 point lead by the end of the third quarter. He made an assist and guarded a shot in his last 30 seconds and did not return to the court in the 4th quarter because it was a blowout.

Tracy Dotson (13005851) popped after 8/5 cup game (25728894)
Played the full 48 minutes, but otherwise nothing spectacular. He did sink a three with just over 5 to play and hit some foul shots in the final seconds of the game.

Ryan Henderson (13025141) popped after 9/4 league game (22983134)
Had the greatest performance on the court, but he also hit a jumper with just over a minute left to play resulting in a timeout being called by the opposing team.

Nicolas Branas (13025140) popped after 9/11 league game (22983152)
Did not have a very notable performance for most of the game, but dunked the ball with just over a minute left to play to extend the lead from 1 point to 3. He missed a few foul shots there at the end and grabbed a defensive rebound with 4 seconds left.

Nice theory. How to implement it on the super-smart players => the 18 y-old draftees with pitiful exp.
Do you expect them to be tranquil guys in their career?

That cool. Din't

That's really interesting. I went through all my players one night, looking at their minutes over the course of their careers....I was surprised at how many players had played very similar minutes, but there were HUGE variations in the experience. Guys that played within a hundred or so minutes of each other in their careeer, but one guy was a 2, and one was a 7.

I don't think anyone knows for sure, and its all speculation..but to me, this shows that there must be at least some varibable that factors in quality of opponents, rankings, importance of games, or something like that.

I appreciate your input, and responding to me personally after some of the garbage I took after saying what I said. Although i don't expect it, I was hoping for similar luck during this cup run...However, after reading your comments, if you are right about quality of opponents/Country Ranking...it would be highly unlikely I see that in light of the fact that my ranking is considerably higher now.

I appreciate your input, and responding to me personally after some of the garbage I took after saying what I said.

Just don't bold your entire messages and we're fine. :-)