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259739.8 in reply to 259739.7
Date: 6/25/2014 12:28:59 PM
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My 2 losses this season were actually league games that I threw away and used just for minutes and training while using my main players in Cup matches. I ran into a tough team early so my Cup run was short. Essentially 8 players is good for 2 games a week. It's just a decision of which 2 you want to win early in the season.

I have 1757 players for sale and I'm $25,835,360 in debt. Buy them at outrageous prices, or be selfish and make me go bankrupt. You decide, BB.
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259739.10 in reply to 259739.9
Date: 6/25/2014 4:43:02 PM
Kalevipojad
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Not really sure about the 8-man rotation. Yes, it can be done but still.. I find it much easier to have 10 players, ideally you would have 12 players for even better GS management.

You have 3 games a week, 48 minutes per position adds up to 720 total minutes you have to allocate between 8 players. That is 90 minutes per face and that is assuming perfect distribution. Probably you will have at least 2 players with ~100 minutes played. The optimal minutes for good GS is around 72-74. I dunno. Training gameshape all the time would be a solution though.

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259739.11 in reply to 259739.10
Date: 6/25/2014 7:38:02 PM
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An 8 man rotation and having 10 players are different. The poster before you has 12 players on his current roster but runs an 8 man rotation in the games he's trying to win. He forfeits a 3rd game, most likely the scrimmage and plays a trainee, 3 of his 1k scrubs and the backups of his 8 man rotation. He manages the minutes just fine, no need to train game shape.

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259739.12 in reply to 259739.1
Date: 6/25/2014 8:36:07 PM
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I believe a good way to setup your bench is, basically have one good big man and one good guard. Then have a good SF.

The SF can fit into the SG, SF and PF position coming off the bench. andh e will be low cost. This will also help you with your training regime.




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259739.13 in reply to 259739.12
Date: 6/25/2014 8:55:19 PM
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The optimal bench depends upon your goals.

If you are going for a title, then having a more productive players available makes sense.

In general, if you want to be able to manage gameshape you need 10 players with each player having a single backup.

Ideally, in that scenario, you would want your starters to be worth 3X more than your backups. This is because your starters are playing 36 minutes vs 12 minutes for backups.

If you go with a shorter rotation such as a 8 man rotation, you will run the risk of injuries causing problems, and cup games will be more difficult to manage. To me this is ideal if you are not trying to go for a title and are simply trying to have a decent team. Obviously, you can save money in this method.

Going with a bare-bones lineup of 5-7 might make sense if you do not need to win games and have a solid position in the league.