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I just started playing a few days ago and I purchased a few guys to train and so I am looking for advice. I was planning on training PG's (one position, I think 3 at a time?). How would you train them (I'm sure they probably aren't the best trainees so bear with me)? Any help is appreciated.

Artur Rand (24301133) Point Guard
Weekly salary: $ 4 704
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 31500
Age: 18
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: starter
Game Shape: strong
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: respectable
Driving: respectable Passing: average
Inside Shot: awful Inside Def.: pitiful
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: respectable Free Throw: awful

Experience: atrocious


Milan Jawarski (25657716) Point Guard
Weekly salary: $ 3 569
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 8900
Age: 18
Height: 6'0" / 183 cm
Potential: starter
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: awful Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: average Handling: average
Driving: respectable Passing: mediocre
Inside Shot: inept Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: respectable ↑ Free Throw: pitiful

Experience: atrocious


Roger Tornos (23845789) Point Guard
Weekly salary: $ 2 995
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 5100
Age: 19
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: 6th man
Game Shape: inept
Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: inept
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: mediocre
Driving: respectable Passing: mediocre
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: atrocious Shot Blocking: atrocious
Stamina: inept Free Throw: strong

Experience: atrocious

Well first you should get a Level 4 (Advanced) trainer if you haven't already.
These guys have good starting skills but their potential is low but its ok, in the future look to get atleast All Star or Perenial All Star.
I would start of with 2 pops in Passing and OD the rest of the season (probably 2 pops).
Next season I would probably start off with +2 JS +2 OD +3 DR +2 Passing. And if you can probably put some JR in there but it is so hard to train these guys since they all need different skills and since they cap so early.

1 position training is a good idea. Artur Rand looks like a good prospect make sure he gets 48 minutes at PG each week.

Potential is an issue if you plan to develop them for more than two seasons

Most important skills for Point guards: PA, OD and AG.
DR is less important, Shooting skill depend on your strategy, if you expect you big guys to score.

value of 6-7 are OK for D.IV. train to have 9 in PA and OD. Passing and Outside defense looks like the best way to start.

Free throw is also an issue as two of them start very low. Yet guards tend to get fouled less often than big guys. Also it's a good idea to have a team with the same profile in Stamina and Free Throw. As you train all the team at once. It is much easier if they are all good in one of the two skill. It is not efficient to train a team with some player with good Stamina and poor FT and other players the opposite.

BTW Stamina of 7 is good, 6 is OK, but avoid to reach 9 in Stamina, as it could ruin substitution schemes.
FT of 1 or 2, means around 10-20% success rate, which is painfully low. try to reach at least 4; but it could take several seasons.

Thanks for the assistance guys. What is AG and DR that you are referring too?

Ah, DR is driving. I just noticed that. What is AG?

While I agree with most of your advice, because the highest level of potential is only starter I wouldn't waste money on a level 4 trainer. Unneccesary way to budget himself until he gets prospects with higher potential.

Last edited by Beener not Beanerz at 3/27/2012 10:46:07 PM

I think he meant "handling" because handling, outside D, and passing are the three most important skills for a PG.

I recommend that you dont train any trainees below the potential of all-star. It is better for your team in the long run because of resale value and usefulness to your team if and when you promote. A capped 6th man or starter potential wont help you much in upper divisions so its better to start training a player that can be as good as you need him to be for the foreseeable future.

In the short run, there wont be much difference but in the long run, I guarantee you will be better off either in player value, and/or team finances with training a higher potential trainee. It's just easier than buying better players as you promote, when you can keep training for free essentially.

allstar/perennial allstar trainees dont go for much, especially at this time of the season. If you want to be fancy, then picking up a superstar+ potential is ideal (that is if your finances allow you to do so)

a few guys up there pretty much covered the training/staff portion of your question so im not gonna repeat others.

Well first you should get a Level 4 (Advanced) trainer if you haven't already.

Just adding something extra, don't get lvl 4 trainers with more than 15k salary, its not worth it :) try getting as low as possible

My bad, I get lost in translation, AG is Handling.
In french they translated Handling by Agility.

Thanks guys. Should I sell the trainees I just bought and purchase new ones with better potential?