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Hello, I've been trying to sell this draftee I got but he doesn't look like he wants to sell. So, now I'm considering training and would like help on where to go with it...



Owner:
FSU Seminoles


Weekly salary: $ 3 683
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 12700
Age: 18
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: mediocre
Driving: mediocre Passing: pitiful
Inside Shot: atrocious Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: average Free Throw: awful

Experience: atrocious

Can he be trained as a SF? Any ideas?

Height and lack of current inside skills don't say SF to me, I'd say SG since his passing is also pretty low.

Thanks, so his respectful ID and OD don't really mean much? I guess OD does then. I'll see what happens

I actually glossed over the inside defense after seeing the atrocious inside shot. With double respectable defense outside and in you might try to make him a defensive specialist to shut down whatever the opposing SF specializes in, but 1. I'd do inside first because of his low height, and 2. I'll let someone with more experience tell you if it's worth it or not.

I would say sure he can be trained as SF, but it will take a long time and training that IS will be a little painful. He has some similarities with the starting skillset that my SF has, Dwight Catic, who is about 120k salary and a three time Div II MVP winner.

He started with awful IS, and his weak guard skill was handling rather than passing. He was trained as a SG for the U21 team, but played as an outside SF. It was only after turning 22 that I started pumping his inside skills, which was a long, slow, arduous process.

So ultimately it's up to you, either way I'd recommend at least an advanced trainer if not a superior one, the choice would be between the easy path to make him a SG or even a PG if you were willing to invest more time into his passing, or the harder road which will mean playing him out of position a lot and your team succeeding at a slower rate. If you do want to take the SF route, it would be most optimal to train those inside skills first, but that would mean he'd be no chance of U21 as well, so that may factor into your decision, do you also want a potential U21 player?

Good luck to you, you have the basis for a great player there!

Thank you for the input. He's on Utopia, so no NT or U21, but I will really consider making him a PG for now and then SF later on after a few seasons. Thank you!