Any higher player will pop more in the stats you mention if everything about both of the regarding player is the same excluding their heights, potential won't have effect on training unless you have trained that player until he has reached his potential cap from this analysis made by GM-rip and naker virus:-
0 Announcer: < 6k
1 Bench warmer: < 8k
2 Role player: < 13k
3 6th man: 15-18k
4 Starter: 26-30k
5 Star: 45-50k
6 AllStar: 60-80k
7 Perennial allstar: 95-140k
8 Superstar: 140-220k
9 MVP: 215-315k
10 Hall of famer: 500k+
11 All time great: 1M+
By the way, I found this on the game manual which is quite useful for your training:-
players will improve more quickly not only with additional playing time, but also a more skilled player will improve more quickly. For example, a great inside defender and rebounder will find it easier to improve his shot blocking than a poor inside defender and poor rebounder would
Edited and additional info.: If it is compare with a tall player which is bad in inside def. during game and a shorter player but is good in inside def. during game, then I do not know the answer on which will make a better C. I'll try and ask in the help forum, just only thought about this matter.
Last edited by Vandar at 10/14/2010 4:48:01 AM