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This is my first full season and so my players are awful, and I'm wondering if anyone would mind looking over my team and giving me some advice as to how to train.

My best potential players are a HOF SF, a SS SG, and MVP C and PF.

I've read that it's best to focus on one position and consistently train them, but that's hard for me given that I have several high potential players who really aren't any good yet. Right now I'm training FTs because my team was 10-30 in my last game. I'd like to focus on my SF and SG, but since I'm new I don't have the cash to buy other skilled players, and think it'd be pretty hard to ignore my MVP big men.

Any advice is appreciated.

It depends what tactics u gonna use. Where do u have better players? On outside or inside? Dont train FT now - train it on All-Star break and in off-season. When season going train other skills - and I suggest: focus on two position training - SG/SF or PF/C. Buy better trainer - lvl 4 or 5 its optimal, cause on lvl 1 u wont do s*** ;) Read forum - Important threads, newbie help and others and u will find all answers. Good luck man :)

my two cents: don't panic. things don't look so bad, and your first game suggested you will be at least competitive, if not superior.

i would recommend broad-based (two-player) training. players with a respectable skill are good at your level. i would suggest focusing on defense -- i remember teams at that level in love with Run and Gun and piling up numbers; be contrarian, play defense, rebound, pass well. watch your game shape. 10 - 30 suggests your FT is bad; i don't think you have wasted your time, but most teams don't get 30 FT a game. Hatcher (your SG) is a solid player; build some others to balance his skills (inside scoring, for example). dont' obsess about being tactically versatile -- play to your strengths.

building up some savings is important -- for that reason, i think a level 4 trainer is too expensive for you. add seats over time. winning will fill the stadium. save money on the pr guy; the doctor is a good insurance policy. i would go level 1 pr, level 3 for doctor and trainer.

keep an eye on the transfer list. get an idea of your weakness and look to fill that hole. buy an older player -- more useful to you and generally cheaper. one, two good players will get you into div. iv.

two cents goes pretty far these days. good luck and have fun.

Last edited by Hassan Donnelly at 3/30/2010 5:00:45 PM

Yo, if i were you id be training eric hatcher. Superstar 20 years old. What i did when i first played the game was to find out in which perspective my team can really do well at, or in other words, in which perspective my players can improve the most on and I found out mine was Outside/Mid-range focus. I gotta tell you, you REALLY have a decent team for a starter, when i played at first, if i sold all my players I wouldn't even get $500,000. Gud luck!

You have three great guard trainees for a DV team in Hatcher, Moore, and even Reeves. Focus on them. Put Beaty on the transfer market, as the value of his MVP potential is outweighed by his low skills, but you could still receive a nice sum from someone who disagrees. Himes is too tall to train effectively with your guards, but I'm not sure what the best course of action is with him.