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Hollingworth and Butler are the 2 brightest prospects by far.. I leaned towards butler as his potential makes him likely to be the most valuable asset you have.

Levesque's RB at level 2 is simply a no go... that for want of a better word will be like polishing a turd. (sorry to say!) SELL or keep and play but dont expect much from him.

Queneville needs more work than Butler but with him also having good OD and Passing to start he definitely fits the bill so far for a no2 trainee.

Question now is do you cash in on Hollingworth? He is good and should fetch a decent amount to re-invest in a 3rd trainee OR you could play Hollingworth at PF, Butler & Queneville at SF and train 1-1 for a few weeks so they will all benefit from HD/DR and possible JS/IS.

Thanks for sharing the stats - i think you have a promising start with the 2 guards - do whatever you can to find money for a 3rd guy (preferably with as high potential as possible) and train wisely. The OD/PA will prove to be valuable at resale - I am sure of this.

Feel free to BB mail me but again it would be nice to seek another opinion (other than one that supports training 24yo in 3 position or team training!)

Ha ha ha. Good point!

As for your comment on rampant daytrading i'd prefer if this was referred to as skilltrading

I was forced to follow another skill trader in Japan otherwise I would have been destined to be the bridesmaid forever and never the bride!

I also don't think I'm that bad at managing minutes! ;-)

My bad. I'll change it.

Feel free to BB mail me but again it would be nice to seek another opinion (other than one that supports training 24yo in 3 position or team training!)

I will concur with Superfly for an overall training plan. Also feel free to BB mail me if you have any questions from a Canadian slant.

there are many ways to be successful in this game, i think you even could use teamtraining (if you able to get 15 young trainees with a lack in a specific skill which you could improve with teamtraining)
back to topic defense isnt all, you have to train both i guess plus the secondary skills
some believe real allrounders are the best, but i think its better to train only skills for the positions in combination with the height.

Feel free to BB mail me but again it would be nice to seek another opinion (other than one that supports training 24yo in 3 position or team training!)

I will concur with Superfly for an overall training plan. Also feel free to BB mail me if you have any questions from a Canadian slant.

Well thank you sir.. can't ask for a more glowing endorsement.... ive just taken on a mentor so I would act quick if jbm is offering his words of wisdom......

Edit..i meant to say I am now mentoring someone...... although I would also welcome a mentor to improve!!

Last edited by Superfly Guy at 1/25/2009 12:54:12 AM

The last "mentee" that actually listened and followed my advice is the NY Wahoos - playing this week in the USA cup semifinals. So, go Wahoos! To his credit, I gave him rather vague recommendations, but he managed to apply them to his own situation. Surprising how many teams ignore good advice ...

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

if you could give this guy 4 pops before the end of the season how would you use them??!!

Which stats wouldnt you even try to increase?

sorry dont know height but assume he is guard size

Last edited by Superfly Guy at 1/25/2009 11:49:18 AM

I would definately go for Outside Defence. Perhaps to proficient. So that's 3, the other to Passing. Inept just seems so much better than awful.

I'm not sure he could get 3 pops in OD till the end of the season (at the current rate of OD training).