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I think this thread is a very good example of what is actually going wrong (with transfers) in BB.

The BB transfer list works like a stock exchange. However, liquidity of the market is much too low. In my opinion, the main reason is the amount of tax managers have to pay. It's simply too expensive to exchange players frequently. That's why manager rather keep them than sell.
High liquidity automatically leads to fair prices. Low liquidity does not. That's why we see very different prices within short amounts of time.

Also, I think day trading should not be a disencouraged way to approach this game as it is right now. After all, the idea of a game is to find ways to master it. If there's only (roughly) one effective approach it will be boring. In BB it's mostly a matter of focus and patience.

The balance between different strategies is key. Currently, the trading approach is at a disadvantage.

It's simply too expensive to exchange players frequently. That's why manager rather keep them than sell.

It's expensive exactly because BB is not a game designed to be a game about buying and selling.

It's not expensive at all if you buy and sell a couple of players per season.

Buying and selling are just one part of BB.

There are many other important parts of the game.

The day a manager could be successfull only by buying and selling, that day would be the day BB went totally ruined.

Last edited by LA-Bernspin at 1/5/2017 7:14:31 AM

The day a manager could be successfull only by buying and selling, that day would be the day BB went totally ruined.

I disagree.
It's not that long ago that managers could sell and buy rather freely. It didn't seem to me that the game suffered from it. At any point in time I felt able to trader players in a way to leave my team in a better shape than before, e.g. higher quality and/or lower salaries. Whatever was necessary at the time. I didn't even look for profits.

Today, I have to think hard about whether or not I sell a player in order to be able to buy a slightly better player afterwards. The amount of players offered in certain quality regions is simply not that high and prices are very volatile. It could very likely leave me with a non-competitive team if I don't find a replacement soon.

It's expensive exactly because BB is not a game designed to be a game about buying and selling.

It's a game about managing a basketball team which implies managing a roster of basketball players through player development and/or purchase. I don't see how making profits of the 2nd is worse than making profits of the first aspect.

Today, I have to think hard about whether or not I sell a player in order to be able to buy a slightly better player afterwards. The amount of players offered in certain quality regions is simply not that high and prices are very volatile. It could very likely leave me with a non-competitive team if I don't find a replacement soon.

Yeah, man, that's the idea. To think hard. I don't see where's the problem about that.

The amount of players offered in certain quality regions is not high because training is a slow process and not many managers develop players for long. So they become rare and unique. Being rare, they become expensive. Being unique, they tend to be kept for many seasons in a single team because no money can buy a similar or better player.

That said, today you can also sell and buy very freely. You just cannot buy and sell as your only strategy. Or maybe you can. Evaristo's proving that one can make a profit even with the current taxes (which sucks, but still).

Last edited by LA-Bernspin at 1/5/2017 8:05:40 AM

thompson is there to rebound and what else?
not to mention he gets dominated by most of the centers in NBA due to his lack of height and weight.
why there is no so much baskets under the rim is because of lues defensive schemes and because he always gets help...
real basketball works a bit different that this "simulation" because you can send people to drive on weak side,to get help,to double team etc...
and as nba and buzzerbeater doesnt have anything in common its complete nonsense to compare those two...

PS selling twice as higher was never and never will be a problem if you use common sense and you are active in searching transfer list,what is the problem is that you get punished by all these taxes that you people have put in the game...and i guess since its a manger game you should be able to buy/sell...but whatever,it feels like im speaking to wall when i try to discuss d2d trading...