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In my scrimmage ( http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/35688905/boxscore.aspx ) my minutes were set up like this:

PG Houle Houle Houle (1k nobody eating minutes)
SG Genty Karlsson Karlsson (Genty had 35 minutes going into the game, Karlsson 46)
SF Carrilho Rizzo Carrilho (Carrilho had 11 minutes going into the game, Rizzo 37)
PF Scagliarini Cote Scagliarini (Scagliarini had 11 minutes going into the game, Cote 37)
C Canellas Benoit Benoit (Canellas had 37 minutes going into the same, Benoit 48)

Everything set up so my trainees get ~48 minutes and other starters don't go over 75.

Substitutions on strictly follow, fouls on let them play. Double checked just now.

Game result: Karlsson and Benoit both play only 3 MINUTES? Genty and Canellas play 48 MINUTES? THE WHOLE GAME? The subs are better than the starters, plus the coach was told to strictly follow, so don't give me the game was close so he stuck with the starters.

WTF? Now Genty and Canellas have 83 and 85 minutes this week? Why why why? I don't understand AT ALL. Nothing like this has ever happened.

At least my trainees ended up with 48, 48, 47, 47, 49, 49 minutes this week but still, game shape for 2 of my players will be shot.

Hey...How about this...
I never play my star in scrimmiages
yesterday I wanted to get his minutes up as a back up...8-20 or so
the starter gets hurt 11 minutes in, and he plays the rest of the game
that's 92 MINUTES for the week
and I play YOU this week!
Battle for first...Good luck

Take your star out of the lineup for scrimmages, then this can't happen.

Hope you don't expect to get your post rated for that!!??

I don't expect anything. But there's no reason to yell at me. All I'm telling you is that if your guy has enough minutes, don't take him to your next game, especially if it's a scrimmage. That's the only way to really make sure he won't play. After all, why should he sit on the bench if the coach isn't allowed to let him play?

Oh, and your case looks like the perfect case for using coach follows depth chart until fourth. That way the better bench guys come in in the last quarter and get 10 minutes guaranteed.

I didn't yell at you
I was just trying to point out that your advice was kind of obvious
and it would NOT have helped to 4th quarter it
as I said
the starter got HURT
he was gone
as in...NOT COMING BACK
thanks for your help nonetheless

sorry mate, did read something wrong.

my advice at the OP still stands though.

and thanks, Manon, but I really messed up here.

Didn't mean to upset anyone
just saying
I understand the mistake I made...bonehead really
but the advice was not needed
it was obvious, that's all
he ended up with respectable GS
not the end of the world

And by the way Shuff man
looks like YOUR 2 guys ended up with strong & Proficient GS after all