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290713.1
Date: 11/10/2017 11:30:27 AM
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I was excited to draft a 6'3 PG with MVP potential but after a week or two he was suddenly listed as PF. This obviously hurts his training future big time and is a big blow to our franchise. Now his inside shot is better than his outside shot for instance.

[USA]
Cole Burks (43142692)
Power Forward
Weekly salary: $ 3 075
Role: backup


DMI: 8700
Age: 19
Height: 6'3" / 190 cm
Potential: MVP
Game Shape: average

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

Experience: atrocious TSP: 55 (33 + 22)

This happened to me last season as well with this player who was a veteran. He switched from career PG to listed as a SF.

[Polska]
Felix Kuzmich (25345282)
Small Forward
Weekly salary: $ 8 861
Role: end of the bench


DMI: 29400
Age: 38
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: average

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

Experience: sensational TSP: 73 (55 + 18)

Can you guys fix this for me and provide my franchise with fair compensation to me for lost training time? With MVP potential every week is critical his rookie year.



Thanks

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290713.2 in reply to 290713.1
Date: 11/10/2017 11:57:58 AM
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Don't know if I get your question, but the suggested role has nothing to do with trainings. It is simply a game indicator based on his skills on which position fits better for him.
Training depends only on minutes played during the week into the trained role (plus height, plus potential..).
You're not forced to put a "suggested" PF always on PF position.
If you train Outside Def for example, just put your Cole Burks as a Point Guard for at least 48 minutes (to get full training) during the week.

Not a bug indeed.

Last edited by NdR619 - Pilipinas U21 at 11/10/2017 11:59:14 AM

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290713.3 in reply to 290713.2
Date: 11/10/2017 12:10:13 PM
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Thanks for your quick response. I appreciate your training explanation.

Just to clarify, Burks was drafted as a PG but then I woke up one day a few weeks later and he was suddenly listed as a PF. And my career veteran PG Felix Kuzmich was suddenly listed as a PF last year after a career as PG. Are you saying that sometimes these position designations just randomly change for no rhyme or reason?


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290713.4 in reply to 290713.3
Date: 11/10/2017 12:19:49 PM
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They are actually calculated based on skill levels. When skill levels are raised via training or drop due to age, the designation can change too.

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290713.5 in reply to 290713.4
Date: 11/11/2017 10:47:42 AM
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Interesting. Thanks for the explanation.

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290713.6 in reply to 290713.5
Date: 11/13/2017 10:51:19 AM
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This obviously hurts his training future big time and is a big blow to our franchise. Now his inside shot is better than his outside shot for instance.

It actually has zero impact on his training future.

Can you guys fix this for me and provide my franchise with fair compensation to me for lost training time? With MVP potential every week is critical his rookie year.

Not only does it have zero impact, but you aren't giving Burks 48 minutes per week at a training position as far as I can tell, which is self-inflicted as you control that.

Are you saying that sometimes these position designations just randomly change for no rhyme or reason?

The reason is pretty self-explanatory, as long as you have a good grasp of some basic things. You obviously don't. I'd recommend reading the training section of the game manual and then hitting the help forums. The people there are smart, experienced, and friendly and can get you up to speed.



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290713.7 in reply to 290713.6
Date: 11/13/2017 1:27:27 PM
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Seems odd to take time out of your day to act so snooty and not actually provide any real information. I understand how the training works. I am simply curious as to why I received a PG with MVP potential in the draft and a week or two later his position was suddenly listed as SF. It doesn't seem like there was any reason to change his position designation and I still haven't heard a reason why this happened. All the best!


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290713.8 in reply to 290713.7
Date: 11/13/2017 2:40:20 PM
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From the Game Manual http://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/rules.aspx?nav=Rost... (emphasis mine):
When you link to a different team's roster from their home page, you'll see only each players weekly salary, age, height, and best position.


When Burks was drafted, the game took a look at his skill distribution and determined that the "best position" for his current skill set at that point in time was PG. However, you then proceeded to give him further training and improved his skill set from pops he received from training. Every time training is run, the game looks again at his skill distribution and determines what the "best position" is for his current skill set. Because of training he received (I am assuming he increased one of his ID/IS/RB/SB skills) the game determined that his "best position" to play him would be PF.

This "best position" is simply Buzzerbeater's way of looking at a player's skill set and making a suggestion about where they might fit into the team and where it might be best to play them. This is beneficial to opposing managers to help give an indication of what kind of skills a certain player might have. If I were to be scouting your team and see that Burks is listed as a PF, then that would be an indication to me that his inside skills on average might be higher than his outside skills. Additionally, since he is listed at PF and not C, that would imply to me that he has more outside skills than a player which would be listed as a C. As there are no benefits from or requirements to play Burks at his listed "best position" (which changed from PG to PF), there is no impact to your team's performance or training due to this change.

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290713.9 in reply to 290713.8
Date: 11/13/2017 3:02:14 PM
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Thank you for your thorough explanation.

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290713.10 in reply to 290713.7
Date: 11/13/2017 5:52:45 PM
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Seems odd to take time out of your day to act so snooty and not actually provide any real information.


Yeah, I know. I tried to say it in a way that sounded as less snooty as possible while still being completely honest. I thought the help forums would have been a more appropriate place for the discussion, didn't mean to intentionally withhold any real information. Rufus explained it better than I could have anyway