Frequently asked questions
"What kind of player should I buy" is often a question I get asked. Again, I don't want to get bogged down in the specifics, but I wouldn't advise spending much on your first batch. I would advise buying 18 year olds as they train the fastest and I would advise buying players in the starter-allstar potential region. I would also look for players with balanced statistics - a center who can hit a 3 is very valuable, for example! It's hard to train certain positions certain statistics, as you'll find out as you move along. A good price tag for your first round of trainees would be between $20,000-50,000. If trained correctly I would expect these players to be worth around $200,000 each in a season's time - quite a profit, you'd agree!
"How many trainees should I have?" You can single position train or multi-position, as explained earlier. Single position training is for experienced users, as it demands very specific control and it can lead to high salaries very quickly. I would advice multi-position training, so if you are training inside defense for example, I would advise training PF/C. This technically allows you to train 6 players (3 games a week, 2 positions), but I would advise training 5, or even 4 to start with, as it allows you a bit more flexibility with fouls and game shape. I've been playing for 7 seasons now and I still train 5 players.
"Should i train guards or bigs?" Both have advantages and disadvantages, and there's no clear answer, and no real monitary advantages to training either. What I'd do is look at your roster - if you have more trainable players at guard, train guards. Sell your guards that are too old to train and buy young guards and older bigs.
"What about small forwards" Small forwards are tough to train. Real tough - I wouldn't attempt this being 7 seasons in, haha. Leave it to the pro's while you learn the game!
"If I have an 18 year old with good skills and high potential, should I train him or sell him?" My advise would be to ask one of the older players if you're not sure. A good, young, high potential player sells for a lot of money and the early injection of cash can be great, but it's also an advantage to get one of these players for free (via the draft or your initial, starting, roster). So it all depends!
"How often should I train stamina and free throws?" Any week where you do not play 3 games (All star week, playoff weeks when you're not involved in playoff games) is a great time to train free throws and stamina, as your trainees will not be able to get the minutes for effective training anyway, and as explained earlier stam and free throw do no require minutes to train. In these weeks look at your sqaud - if they are generally low (below medocre) train stamina, if they're ok, train free throws.
"How about game shape?" Never train game shape! Game shape should be managed by controlling your player's minutes (see my other guide!)