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In training speed. Bigger guys train inside skills (ID,IS,RB,SB) faster, and smaller guys train outside (OD,PA,HA,DR) skills faster

Lets make an assumption that we have two players jumping for the ball, one being 7'2" and other one being 5'6" tall center mentioned in a post above, and then lets make another assumption that their rebounding skills are identical.

Now, making those assumptions, what would you say which player would get the rebound?

I would personally say first one and I would not think about it for a second either. I would go even further and say that first one would get that rebound even if his rebounding was two skills lower then second one's, but, apparently, that's not how BB works, right?

I don't know about you, but I think that's stupid. And you know what else, I might be completely wrong on this too, but I think I'm not the only one who feels that way. 7'2" center should have rebounding advantage over 5'6" center. As a matter of fact, there should be no 5'6" centers in the game, period.

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Now, all that been said, please, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this is your fault or anything like that, but, seriously, what were they thinking? And most importantly, is anyone working on fixing this apparent issue?


Last edited by Mr. Hyde at 5/29/2009 3:14:29 AM

And most importantly, is anyone working on fixing this apparent issue?

Seeing as it's not viewed as an issue in the least, the answer is no.

then lets make another assumption that their rebounding skills are identical.

Now, making those assumptions, what would you say which player would get the rebound?

You said yourself, they are identical in skills. So why would you expect one to rebound better? Apparently, your big guy can only compensate with his height his obvious lack of talent...

This is not an issue at all. A 7'2 guy will almost always have higher rebounding than say a 6'1 C, because they learn faster. Most people who get C under 6'6 cut them, because they suck. It will take literally, ages for that guy to get up in rebounding, meanwhile, the 7'2 guy can pop in a mere 2 or 3 weeks max.

this discussion is pointless... the influence of height on rebounds and other skills is explained in the rules so there's no point in discussing it further....

Hey mate,
I have picked up a guy 6'3 who came with Strong RB & ID.... I assume his ID will go up after a few sessions of OD this season.. just wanted to ask how long you reckon for RB (age 22) at this height.. Also when training JS is it best to train Forwards so that he has a chance of his IS popping as well?
Cheers,
SG

Well that guy is looking like a complete SF at the making, so i would invest on ID/OD/IS/JS and maybe JR. I don't feel that rebs are that important to get more than 8, considering that he will be the 3rd rebber on ur line up. From my experience training a 6'3 guy big men skills its hard, and considering his age, you cant afford to train rebs too.

Your big man Garcia that is on the market, looks great prospect as SF too. Little tall to get decent dwarf training but still very nice secondary skills

Thanks for replies..
I actually rate RB pretty high and believe that it proves quite useful throughout the whole team.
I'm really experimenting with the SF position and have yet to decide the type of SF I prefer. I favour the small guys (i guess cos they are rarer)....Ramos is my new SF project and i just hope that he still has some skill-ups in him at OD... but the complete SF is still a way off. Everyone still has 1 or more niggling deficient stat and my attempts with Bastias showed me how long a 6'10 guy takes to train at OD.... having said that I think it is definitely worth the effort.