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A simple yet effective way to increase the competitiveness of BB would be to decrease the price of JR, thus encouraging managers to train outside-based players, triple-scoring machines and etc. At the moment, this is impossible, while LI seems to be dominating more than ever, based on couple of facts:
1) OD is cheap
2) DR is cheap
3) JR is expensive (duh!)
4) IS is free for guards

For seasons now, I've been buying players with JR<9, and I've done nothing but earned money and firmly established myself as a stable member of League I of one of the world's leading nations. At the moment, JR is useless, it just drastically increases salary while basically giving nothing in return.

I'll illustrate with an example, using BB calculator:

a) A SG with HIGH JR and HIGH OD - http://i.imgur.com/dSqKkoT.png - 184k salary, great player but quite expensive
b) A SG with HIGH JR and LOW OD - http://i.imgur.com/dSqKkoT.png - 97k salary, but pretty much useless for a Div I and II teams
c) A SG with LOW JR and HIGH OD - http://i.imgur.com/zIfbS30.png - 98k salary, a beast, would go for 4M+ any day.

P.S. Motion works just fine with low JR, if you have good HA and DR :)

I think that increasing the efficiency of JR would be a better solution than decreasing its price.

I think that increasing the efficiency of JR would be a better solution than decreasing its price.

That's what's up. In addition to that, the cap hit of JR is gigantic and thus any investment in JR is lost money, especially as this skill seems to have no significant impact on shooting percentages.

Yes yes yes yes. I agree with this soooooo much.

But as to the comment about it not helping shooting percentages - that's not true. The problem is that OD is just so high on so many players that JR needs to be at a level that's say hard to find in today's market if it's going to start having an impact offensively.

seems like it only affects three-point shooting so if you build a neutral/inside team JR is the first thing I would punt except maybe one guy so you could run a patient

You'll probably see the same % with a 18/7 or a 15/15 player. Latter will cost double the money.

You'll probably see the same % with a 18/7 or a 15/15 player. Latter will cost double the money.

And they'll both shoot a lower percentage from 3 than the PF with an 11/8.

On more attempts.

Buzzer manager.

Calling me a liar is a classy move for an official. Maybe that behaviour damages BB too, who knows.