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97862.1
Date: 6/19/2009 10:33:45 AM
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I have a 18 year old PF that has been playing great for me averaging 20pts and 15rebs in league games. I have been training him along with some other posts on Inside Shot (C/PF).

I was wondering what you guys thought about what skill to train him in...is Inside Shot right?

Also, I am in Division 5 having just started the game. If I keep training him will he be good enough to keep playing for me if I move up to other divisions in the upcoming seasons? Thanks for the help




Lolo Téllez (9917888)
Weekly salary: $ 5 934
DMI: 35500
Age: 18
Height: 6'5" / 196 cm
Potential: star
Game Shape: strong

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

Experience: atrocious




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97862.2 in reply to 97862.1
Date: 6/19/2009 7:42:09 PM
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He's a really good player. I train my PF's only as well.

I would recommend training him about three weeks in driving. Then, try to increase passing a bit(team training, or play him as PG and move a PG to SG, SG to SF, and SF to PF). Then, keep on increasing inside shot, defence, and rebounding.

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97862.3 in reply to 97862.2
Date: 6/19/2009 10:27:52 PM
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The fastest way is to train one on one with PF/SF(Forwards) which trains Driving, Handling, IS, JS.

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97862.4 in reply to 97862.1
Date: 6/20/2009 1:42:07 AM
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I really like those skills for a new 18 year old. I think he will be a very good player for you, and should be well worth training.

If you want to train him as a big man, I would recommend rotating Inside Shot, Inside Def, and Rebounding (perhaps 2 weeks IS, then 2 weeks ID, then 2 weeks RB, etc.). These three skills are probably the most important for a PF, and he will benefit greatly from improving in all of them.

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97862.5 in reply to 97862.4
Date: 6/20/2009 3:36:55 AM
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Thank you guys for the advice. I will keep training him.

I have a question about what you mentioned though. I should train him or play him as PG for a week or two? If I do that how fast will he increase in certain skills and will my team suffer from having a big man at PG?

Also, someone mentioned training one on one...how many weeks should I train in this way? Is it better to do that than train IR,R,ID?

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97862.6 in reply to 97862.4
Date: 6/20/2009 3:40:21 AM
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Also, I have another young PF (19) and two young centers (19 and 20) that I am training at the same time. He is clearly the best and training the fastest. Should I stop training PF/C and just focus on my PF so he trains even faster?

My plan was to get all 4 of those players better and then sell one of them (not him) so I could buy a SG. What would you guys suggest.

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97862.7 in reply to 97862.6
Date: 6/20/2009 4:00:03 AM
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I think training both C and PF is what I would do. If you decide to train 2 positions, you can buy a 5th trainee as well. With a little practice, for 2 positions you should be able to set your lineups so that 5 players get at least 48 minutes each week (needed for full training).

As those trainees improve, it is a great idea to sell some of them to raise money, and then buy upgrades for the positions that you aren't training (as well as new trainees to replace the ones that you sell). I think that is a solid plan for long term development.

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97862.8 in reply to 97862.7
Date: 6/20/2009 5:06:37 AM
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Thank you. That is great advice. I will try to do that.

How difficult is it to train 5 players at a time?

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97862.9 in reply to 97862.8
Date: 6/20/2009 2:06:16 PM
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It is not that difficult. I train 5 players on 2 positions, and only rarely do I have a player receive less than 48 minutes (and usually just by a few minutes). I recommend experimenting and figuring out how to do it yourself; that will give you the best sense of what works for your team. Also, while experimenting with setting your lineups, you can ensure that your most important players always receive full training each week (which minimizes any training loss from the learning curve).

Last edited by The Mogul at 6/20/2009 2:07:09 PM

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97862.10 in reply to 97862.9
Date: 6/20/2009 3:54:16 PM
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I think I would be able to figure out how to get 5 players 48 minutes but I am afraid that it would involve not starting my two best players for one game a week.

Last week I started the same PF and C in both league games and they ended up playing close to 40 mins a game. Then I started the backup PF and C in the cup game and both of them got over 48 mins that way. Is there a way to squeeze that 5th player in without benching one of my best players for a league game?

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97862.11 in reply to 97862.10
Date: 6/20/2009 4:45:03 PM
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You should be able to start 1 player (perhaps Tellez) in both league games, and work everyone else's minutes around that. Unfortunately, I can't think of an obvious way to start 2 players in both league games and still have the minutes work out well. Despite this, I still think it is well worth training 5 players.