Perhaps some time in the future I will try that.
Thru using strictly all game I have managed minutes well since starting this game. I'm not about to switch that up right now and have my trainees not get 48 minutes.
This was the first time I had a player set as backup and reserve get only 3 minutes. I still have read no reason why this was the case this time. As I see it, it's not a skill or a stamina issue, but just "one of those things" that BB does from time to time to drive us managers insane.