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Hello, in the most recent draft, I managed to get a draftee with the following details, can you give me some tips on training him?

Weekly salary: $ 3 643
Age: 18
Height: 6'6" / 198 cm
Potential: Perennial allstar

Jump Shot : Respectable
Jump Range : Average
Outside Def. : Average
Handling : Respectable
Driving : Mediocre
Passing : Average
Inside Shot : Respectable
Inside Def. : Respectable
Rebounding : Inept
Shot Blocking : Respectable
Stamina : Atrocious
Free Throw : Awful

I would like to train him as my future SF, any suggestions will be helpful. Thank you.

What kind of SF are you going for?

Personally, I'd probably hit him with 1v1 F for a bit and then move to ID for the season.

I would like him to be a rather balanced SF, but focus a bit more on outside shooting.

I'd go for 1on1 for a season or two first, until you feel his handling & driving are set for life, then depending on how tough your league competition is, train for passing (if you have a tough league) or OD (if your competition is lower) until you are satisfied with both skill.

From there you can choose to go either shooting or ID. In the shorter weeks (all star & playoff weeks) you can always mix in the rebound training as well

btw, congrats for getting an extremely well rounded player. I have not seen a 60+ 18 yo draftee for a long time. Maybe you should try to talk to your U21 coach and see what he suggests. I'm sure he will be an important player for that team in 4 years

Thanks, some luck is involved. I really hope to develop that player, thanks for the suggestions.

I'd go for 1on1 for a season or two first, until you feel his handling & driving are set for life, then depending on how tough your league competition is, train for passing (if you have a tough league) or OD (if your competition is lower) until you are satisfied with both skill.

From there you can choose to go either shooting or ID. In the shorter weeks (all star & playoff weeks) you can always mix in the rebound training as well

Excuse me, but... why? Both skills are trained by playing at PG so whats the point on train PA if the league is more difficult and OD if it's easier? I would say the opposite of that... If the league is tough, train OD as soon as you can so the player at least won't be a black hole.

we are basically using a similar school of thought here but defer in how threatening a defensive "black hole" is I think.

Short answer:
because defensive weakness can be shielded by defensive strategy and offensive weakness are much harder to deal with as PG.


More detailed answer:

It's possible to hide the trainee's defensive weakness through various switching defense and zones. You can always try to find the least offensive threatening position of your opponent and make a switch, then pray that your opponent doesn't punish you too severely.

On the other hand, since you have to play him at the PG position offensively, getting his PS up first will allow you to have a tolerable offense sooner at least.

Additionally, having PS up first gives you the option of playing the player at C as a passing bigman while bigman skills are slowly being developed.



If the competition is less than threatening and the team could stomach a can't pass PG while still winning games though, training OD first will reduce the chances of the trainee fouling out.

Last edited by Bigeasy at 1/3/2018 7:09:24 PM

Mmmh yeah, I didn't thought about it but you may be right from you point of view. Thank you!

Nice draftee mate.
I'll just give you a fast copy paste.

Small Forward (Balanced)
Primary Skills: Outside Defense, Inside Defense, Jump Shot, Inside Shot
Secondary Skills: Rebounding, Passing, Jump Range, Handling, Driving
Tertiary Skills: Shot Blocking

Focus on his primary and secondary skills. Cheers!