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Yeah, I miss your forum activeness as well, but I don't think I miss the ass whoopins to the same degree. lol. Hope to see you down here again, if I don't promote this season.

Well as you guys know I see value in incorporating old players into running your team.

Build/Rebuild System:
- Pick or Purchase 3 trainees.
- Pick or Purchase 2 Scrimmage players. <$2000 salary ea.
- Purchase a Career Extension trainer with a low salary for his level.
- Pick or Purchase 4 32+yr old starters >$10000 salary ea.(3 if you're a new team, since you get a "star" player for free now)
- Buy and Sell the old players as necessary, whether it's to keep your expenses low or to make small skill upgrades.
-Once you have two trainees that can both start, do so, and alternate their starting positions every week, so they receive their training. Sell off an old player, since you don't need him anymore.
-Expand your Arena a few times during this rebuild period.
-Once your trainees are ready to contribute to winning a title, start replacing your old guys one by one with a young player.
-Switch to a fitness trainer once you're down to 2 old players.
-Once you're running 4 young players, continue to buy and sell the last old player slot.

It's very important to purchase the old guys as cheap as possible so you get as much value as possible out of him in combination with your CE Trainer.


Last edited by Matt D at 4/26/2018 11:14:26 PM

I try to run my team realistically. I know that may not always be the best way to go, definitely in this game (buzzer beater)
But it's been working, I mean it's gotten me to 2 finals.
Like I'm the kinda coach who knows you can't run with the same 5 players for 22 games. Can u imagine how burnt out your players would be. And I started out with picking up older players, but it never really got me far in this game. You could make the argument that's because of how deep this league was back then.
But I started having success when I picked up younger players and trained the hell out of them. And it really just paying off when Romeu turned 30, and Ed 24, Lee 27. Albert and Eike fill in the rest.
And now it's about building my young players, who are on the team. My 19 and 20 yr olds, so when I do have to get rid of guys like Lee, Romeu, Albert, Eike. Hopefully I don't lose a whole lot, it all depends on my training program. And how will I can develop my players.

I know playing buzzerbeater this way, may not be for everyone, but I like trying to build my team, as if I was a real life coach lol. That's just me. I think this works for people who has an idea, and doesn't mind taking their hits, because they can see the bigger picture.
I know there are some coaches here like that, and I may not have won it all, but I hope I have at least showed you, that the system does work.

I think it's important to purchase the young players (18-22)with good potential, and building them up. Older players just take spots away from the younger players. Who then lose, training. Which hurts your team in the long term of things.

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Will be easier for everyone with me having sold two top players
I’m more interested in training and making money right now,
Promotion is easy but my last draft was so much better than expected

You got a nice core of young players on your team. Build those guys up plus with the money u have. Your still in line to be a high threat in this league. To be successful tho, u probably need to train your players up a bit. I mean successful beyond this league.
But yeah, you got the right idea lol.
I'm in the process also, in training my younger players. And also adding more money.
I didn't do to will in the draft. But I did get a PF. Which is really all I needed.
Win lose, or draw. My thing has always been training my players and watch em improve. Pick up young players as needed with high potential and train em up. My main 5 are definitely reaching the end of their careers. At least as everyday players.

Good luck to you this season

I'm not sure if I should go for 3 pops in Outside Def or 2 pops in Outside Def and 4 in Inside Shot. Both would cap out Darren, but the latter would obviously take longer, since he's short. I'd also have to play him at Center. I do like the second plan more though, since he'd be a more versatile scorer. decisions...decisions...

Last edited by Matt D at 4/28/2018 4:15:25 PM

I'll do the power rankings tonight. I'm grinding on another game atm, but I'm almost done. I forgot to do players of the game. I'll do those too

Last edited by Matt D at 5/7/2018 8:50:14 PM

Okay, no problem. I was looking for em Saturday, and when I didn't. I thought maybe u forgot or something. Hope your kicking ass in your other game!

Guys (and gals?), I made a separate power ranking thread and deleted my rankings from this one. My next ranking will be week 5 (after the next 3 games). I might start doing it every three games, so each ranking list has more context behind it, not sure though. There's 15 games left so going by threes works out nicely as. It even leads us into a ranking right before all star break.

Also, can you guys post in season 42 please? lol

Last edited by Matt D at 5/8/2018 1:59:03 AM

Would appreciate any thoughts you have on finding the right offense and defense for my team. thx

I don't know your players like that. My best advice just mess around with it and see what clicks.
You may not be able to know right now tho.
It took Lee quick like 3 or 4 seasons before I trusted him in my starting line-up. At first I had him starting and it was terrible to say the least. And Ed was coming off the bench, backing up Romeu. And i was playing look inside. But when my players improved, I realized that wasn't were their strength was. It took about 5 good games against the better teams in the league at that time, to realize my team has FINALLY turned things around.
And since I know I had or have a fast team I work alot on their energy, so they don't get tired as fast, they can last longer in quarters.

But I think you gotta give your players time to grow and see what you got, and once u figure that out, u can get rid of players that don't fit your scheme and pick players up that'll fit your team