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True. I was just poking a little at having to demote in order to redo your team and get good trainees. It doesn't really have to be that way

I get to test that theory this season. Wonder if I can survive some of this season and the whole of the next. Right now I'm pessimistic at the prospects, I'll have to become less picky in terms of the new boys that'll arrive at the Outback.

I think you should start testing this as soon as possible. Sometime before next week would be perfect.

True. I was just poking a little at having to demote in order to redo your team and get good trainees. It doesn't really have to be that way

I get to test that theory this season. Wonder if I can survive some of this season and the whole of the next. Right now I'm pessimistic at the prospects, I'll have to become less picky in terms of the new boys that'll arrive at the Outback.

I think you should start testing this as soon as possible. Sometime before next week would be perfect.

For that matter, you've still got 15 minutes to get a start on it tonight...

All those players you either already had or drafted.

If you're going to drop down anyways why not buy a couple high potential 18 year olds?

If I ever get forcibly moved down I will be taking the opportunity to start training at least two 18 y/o's that first season is the hardest to train them and win. Almost impossible at our level.

If I ever get forcibly moved down I will be taking the opportunity to start training at least two 18 y/o's that first season is the hardest to train them and win. Almost impossible at our level.

O RLY

Really Edju? You come back to the conference, and THAT is what you comment on? Such a BB...

Really Edju? You come back to the conference, and THAT is what you comment on? Such a guy that is training two 18 y/o...

::flexes::

What a d-bag. I'm going all out against you when we play. Maybe I'll get within 20 points of you.

Hit me up on AIM when you can - 8/14 is fast approaching

Your loss on 8/7 comes first.

Point being you received/had money, bought some trainees and now you're arguably one of the top teams in the league.
He received some money, did not get noticeably better and has no apparent long term plan.

i really feel i dont have to justify myself to you, since you're team looks f***ed long term, but why not.

when i sold off last season i had 10 mil in the bank. i also had an overdue need to change trainer/pr manager/etc. The last two are cheap the first isnt.

i still had some saleable assets. there were 3 scenarios i was facing with the 10 mil.

1) player prices crash. if this happens. quite rightly i should have not only sold off 10 mil of players, i should have sold off EVERYONE, i kept my best two guards which could have been another 3 or so mil each, a mediocreish center and some useful depth pieces. Lets say i raise 18 mil and am left with no one with a salary over 6k. In that case if prices crash by half my 18 mil isnt worth 36 mil (since wages are the same), but i can buy alot more player for sure.

THis is what i thought would happen. It was my feeling wih the aging of all the good players at once (remember season 4 or 5 trainign speed was stupidly fast, and the best players were getting old)

I couldnt prove this though. Talked to some people i respect in this forum and more offline, so i didnt plan for this scenario

2) player prices stay the same. this would be caused by an increasingly juicy sponsorship/tv/what have you deal. The end of season announcements seemed to point that potential direction, with wage reductions etc. In which case there is an economic advantage to being competitive in whatever division you are in (ticket sales/merch etc!), and at the same time, i could rebuild with my 10 mil more effectively.

3) player prices go up dramatically (i think at this point that could really only be caused by buzzerbeater doubling in membership. Since i dont see bb adds on ussmariner.com anymore or a few other sites), i figured that WOULDNT happen.

i planned for mostly #2. i sold most of my old players, put most of the money into a 23 something with friendly wages who i can occasionally give one-one training to and jump shot training (he needs it most as a pf, the wages are quite low for the huge skill set)

i bought a center who was younger, same wages, and almost 2x as good as ortega. I kept my best merchandise players.

i drafted an excellent trainee, whatever all y'all think witht he #2 pick (i was really planning to sell him and buy a guard)

i have a plan. i will be ok.

You're right, you don't have to justify yourself to me. However, I can assure you I am decidedly not F-ed long term.

In the spirit of healthy conversation I will say that I am a little confused with why prices crashed a little bit. Wages went down and income stayed the same at worst or went up at best. So more money in the pot = higher prices right? Or did the lower wages, higher income cause more people to hold onto their guys, limiting demand for replacement players?

I also highly doubt you bought someone 2x as good as Ortega. How do you measure the scale of "goodness?"