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Some useful posts:
(144856.1) Never read this in full myself, but RiP is a great communicator and very knowledgeable, you can probably find anything you need to know in his guide

(140400.1) (127791.1) These are very old guides from some English manager from years ago, most of it is still valid, although GS has now been linked to ST

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Basically just google buzzerbeater topics you will find some threads with suggestion. Generally speaking the only no-brainer pointer is to train 1 on 1 first for any kind of player and definitely for guards and SFs, unless you are trying to do something unusual.

Other than that you need to use Coach Parrot or the Training Simulator, decide on a realistic final build (in line with the potential) for your trainees and plan in advance so that you get as close as possible to it.

Last edited by Lemonshine at 7/24/2020 6:31:51 AM

So let's say for next season i come with this plan:

- Buying 5 trainees (small forward & power forward) 18 years with a potential of Perennial allstar - superstar
Those players i can train on 3 things (inside defence, jump shot & inside shot) because it's the 3 main attribute of all those players, so i could keep them for a good period of time! So training those 5 players for the short term future.

For the rest i would buy veterans for center - point guard & shooting guard, don't know how strong they'll be, but i'm not planning on paying giving money away on them as i will probably mainly play against bot teams.

on the trainees side i'll try to find small foward with already some outside defence & power forward with already some rebounding, as that is not a skill i'm planning to train in the near future but those are skills that are important in their position.

As of this season i've read that i'll probably need to upgrade my arena a lot as it is probably too small.

so how's that for a plan? doesn't seem that bad to me. Would be a team of 11 players, 2 for each position except the small or power forward, one of them will have 3 players!

think i'm gonna do this! Doesn't sound like a bad plan to start & learn the game!

for now i'll continue with the trainees i've bought without buying a youth trainer yet, as it's probably not worth the money, but for the time being i can learn from training them and see how i'll do it next season! I'll not buy veterans yet, as i don't really see the need for now! Prefer to start fresh next season!

Anyone has an opinion on this?
I have 2 question tho, how much should i spent on the trainees?
What is considered as a veteran player? a +30 player? or even older like 35+? or younger?


Last edited by Furyian at 7/24/2020 8:44:11 AM

but if i understand it correctly? don't i choose as last in the draft because my team is 'first' atm? Or do botteams don't choose players?

Also, is close height to each other that important? Just asking, i'm a noob in this game! ^^

And really thanks for the answer!! Really good info!

Last edited by Furyian at 7/24/2020 2:16:32 PM

ok interesting, should i put more money into the draft then? i've started with 7 points, and 0 scouting done? shall i put 2 points a week in it & discover more?

So height makes a massive difference in the learning of skills too? is it that big?

Thx again! i've directly put 2 scouting points now!

ok interesting! Need to remember that! Anyway i'll join the discord! i can use every help i can get, probably gonna ask for a mentor aswell to answer my stupid questions! I need to learn ;)

Do not scout this season. That is, do not use the points and yeah, it may be wise to start putting some money to increase the initial allowance. I have never scouted unless I had one of the first 3 picks and LOTS of points (like 80+).

There is value in investing in the draft but only if you have a high chance to actually get the best prospects in it. The best chance for you would be after you promote and presumably fight not to relegate in D2. I drafted this guy (41118782) without relegating (before they changed the relegation system, so I could have the 2nd pick and still play the relegation series) and when I drafted this guy (47035117) I pulled the same stuff (piloted to the best draft pick without relegating directly), but lost the relegation series. Consider that a 5 ball potential prospect can be MVP, HoF or ATG potential, so I have been quite lucky to get these 2 (especially the second, since he was my second choice and my first choice turned out to be an MVP).

In a bot league it may also make sense because bots will pick at random, so you actually have a high chance of getting several of your top selections.