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I was able to get my players up to proficient game shape with 48 min. No problems with that.

I know what you are saying.

This was what I was doing as I have described:
Starter Backup Reserve
PG Player1 ( ) ( )
SG Player2 ( ) ( )
SF Player3 Player6 Player6
PF Player4 Player7 ( )
C Player5 Player8 ( )

Player6 would slot in if my PG/SG needs to be taken off as I said. Yes sometimes he would still get subbed for the odd 30 sec-1 min for the PG/SG position but it's acceptable to me.

Now it seems it doesn't work anymore and when I don't want to reduce my chance of winning some important matches I would do this:
Starter Backup Reserve
PG Player1 ( ) Player6
SG Player2 ( ) Player6
SF Player3 Player6 Player6
PF Player4 Player7 ( )
C Player5 Player8 ( )

This way player6 would usually (not always) get 1-2 min of PG/SG. But this way I can guarantee he would replace my trainees when they are in trouble.

Last edited by 7ton at 12/31/2009 5:01:35 AM

Thank you all for sharing your experience. That was very helpful.

So from a GS perspective, are you saying playing 48min is better than 70min? Will your game GS goes down or up playing 48min vs 70min? If I remember correctly, I have played my guys in the 70ish range and didn't see much negative impact on GS. I don't know about 48min since I rarely have guys at around 48min (either way below 48 or >60).

it is comparable with 70 minutes, the only stufdy about i see pointed out that 55-60 minutes are the ideal contribution, and every minute more or less counts the same ;) This was the time before the massage quality so i believe the extra 2 min with 70 min get balanced through this speciality.

hey mate

This has never worked for me...

Starter Backup Reserve
PG Player1 ( ) ( )
SG Player2 ( ) ( )
SF Player3 Player6 Player6
PF Player4 Player7 ( )
C Player5 Player8 ( )

The reserve player 6 would start playing when player 1 or 2 would be too tired.

It only worked for me when I did this. There is only a small change, but a very important one. The risks this involves are worth it for me. Perhaps I have been lucky so far, but I had barely had any injuries. Secondly if you train 6 players at a time you arent training to keep the players but to sell. Because if you would train to keep, you would not double position train but single position train...

Starter Backup Reserve
PG Player1 ( ) ( )
SG Player2 ( ) ( )
SF Player3 Player6 ( )
PF Player4 Player7 ( )
C Player5 Player8 ( )

This is indeed true. if you put your players like the following it indeed works as you say it does.

PG Player1 ( ) Player6
SG Player2 ( ) Player6
SF Player3 Player6 Player6
PF Player4 Player7 ( )
C Player5 Player8 ( )

So from a GS perspective, are you saying playing 48min is better than 70min? Will your game GS goes down or up playing 48min vs 70min? If I remember correctly, I have played my guys in the 70ish range and didn't see much negative impact on GS. I don't know about 48min since I rarely have guys at around 48min (either way below 48 or >60).

I have always have decent gameshape when my players play between 48-70 minutes. Some people ideally say it is around 60 I think, but during the season I have most players at respectable or strong game shape...

I want to add to this that your coach might bench players who are in foul trouble so I allways set the option for foul trouble : let them play.

This way I allways get 48 minutes unless someone is fouled out... I also put the substitions option to stricly follow the depth chart. Hope this is a helpful additional explanation.