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Hi guys I have a very nice trainee whom is listed below. I am torn as to whether I should train him as a SF or a PF. I have posted the lines of each below how I would like the player to look. I guess what I am asking is what is more valuable a good SF or PF. Thanks in advance

JS JR OD HA DR PA IS ID RB SB
SF 16 10 14 13 17 10 13 11 10 2
PF 12 7 9 13 17 8 18 18 16 5


[Srbija]
Jovan Marinkov (19719192)
Shooting Guard
Weekly salary: $ 3 575
Role: rotation player
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DMI: 36700
Age: 18
Height: 6'9" / 206 cm
Potential: MVP
Game Shape: proficient

Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: average ↑
Driving: mediocre Passing: inept
Inside Shot: strong Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: mediocre

Experience: pitiful

With his size, you shouldn't make him an outside or even balanced SF. The question boils down to either inside SF or PF, which are very similar positions. Perhaps the following skillset could be interesting:

14-8-12 13-17-9 15-15-13-4

This player would predominantly be a PF, but could play SF just as well if needed. If his outside defense isn't good enough that way, make that OD 14 and reduce his Driving a little. That way, you get versatility on your forward positions.

If you don't like that idea and don't want to go for a tweener, make him a PF because of the size. However, even in that case don't train his inside skills that far; it'll be incredibly expensive to do. IS/ID/RB 15 for a player is already 80k in salaries minimum, no matter the other skills.

Make him a PF, at 6'9'' his OD training would be pretty slow.

I'd not train OD past 8, but thats your choice.

You should try a way that keep his salary low at least as long as you're in the lower divisions, hope you can go up quickly, but I think you'll end up selling him because of the salary. That' not bad, you can make a lot of money if you do things right.

I like this suggestion and I think I will go on with this plan. I have two others that I am training with him they are below. Once done I should have three very versatile players to play between C, PF, SF and be able to dominate with mismatches everywhere.

[Italia]
Antonio Cornaglia (19462353)
Point Guard
Weekly salary: $ 3 623
Role: backup
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DMI: 14300
Age: 18
Height: 6'10" / 208 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: respectable

Jump Shot: awful Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: average Handling: average
Driving: strong Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: inept Free Throw: inept

Experience: atrocious

[Hong Kong]
Tai Tak Cheung (19783503)
Power Forward
Weekly salary: $ 3 422
Role: rotation player
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DMI: 19800
Age: 18
Height: 6'9" / 206 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: strong

Jump Shot: strong ↑ Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: mediocre Handling: strong
Driving: respectable Passing: average
Inside Shot: average Inside Def.: average
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: mediocre

Experience: atrocious