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No, no, no, no. You're missing the point. Of course a team with only a defensive big man like that would be in trouble. But one team could have both of those players at the same time because their salaries are so low compared to an all-around center: (14, 14, 14, 14 salary: 111k pot. needed: perennial all-star ). That way the team could change the tactic for every single game if they want. If those salaries are still too high/low --> simply lower/higher them all, but maintain the differences.
With those players I originally tried to prove that a defensive big man with SB is cheaper than the #1 with IS, but yes one needs both kind if one wants to be many-sided.
But when you consider that so many teams are running LI offense, player #2 might have even higher ID and SB and be more useful nowadays than number 1. For that use let me present you player #3:
PA, ID and SB 19
RB 14 and IS 1
JS 11, JR 13, DR 13, HN, 9
OD 5
Salary 66K, potential needed: superstar

Okay, he may be a little too rough example, but his salary is almost the same as player #1's but he'd be way more useful in BBB. Don't you (people) agree?
rubbercube


Last edited by rubbercube at 1/8/2012 12:42:39 PM

No, no, no, no. You're missing the point. Of course a team with only a defensive big man like that would be in trouble. But one team could have both of those players at the same time because their salaries are so low compared to an all-around center: (14, 14, 14, 14 salary: 111k pot. needed: perennial all-star ). That way the team could change the tactic for every single game if they want. If those salaries are still too high/low --> simply lower/higher them all, but maintain the differences.
With those players I originally tried to prove that a defensive big man with SB is cheaper than the #1 with IS, but yes one needs both kind if one wants to be many-sided.
But when you consider that so many teams are running LI offense, player #2 might have even higher ID and SB and be more useful nowadays than number 1. For that use let me present you player #3:
PA, ID and SB 19
RB 14 and IS 1
JS 11, JR 13, DR 13, HN, 9
OD 5
Salary 66K, potential needed: superstar

Okay, he may be a little too rough example, but his salary is almost the same as player #1's but he'd be way more useful in BBB. Don't you (people) agree?
rubbercube

The probelm remain the same,you are forced to play oustide offensive tactics that can be easily stopped by your adversary playing outside defense

You can simply avoid to have 14 SB and have TWO players with 14IS,14,ID and 14 Reb,for 120k salary

I would let that guy play only if the opponent was running an inside offense. Yes I would have to use outside offense myself but how is it so easy to defend? That guy with three times 19 in ID, SB and RB could stop world class centers and block the opponents guards driving to the hoop. In the offensive end he could pass the ball brilliantly and wouldnt be so bad at shooting himself from range for a big man. Of course my team would in that case need excellent outside offense guards too.
Atleast I dont believe that inside offense is a lot more difficult to defend than outside offense, instead theyre pretty equal.
A team with those big men you suggest could use both offenses yeah, but it would be crushed with LI as the opponents guards get easy lay ups game after another like everybody else in this days BBB...
rubbercube


Last edited by rubbercube at 1/8/2012 3:30:57 PM

Is great actually, isn't that how the NBA is modelled now? Players brought in for what they can do, having different roles. And I don't think it limits much of your offensive possibilities; I think, for example, even LP is still possible as it looks for the best inside matchups (even point guards can have more shots, posting up if they have a lot of IS) so it won't go much to this low IS C..

I know he can pretty much compete with the national PF, which he happened to play a couple of times during his career
http://www.buzzerbeater.com/player/6742609/overview.aspx

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..slippery slope my friend..dont compare ur dude with the living LEGEND!! :-D

allways have in mind that u didnt have enough competition in ur league..ur player is allways at the top of the rating chart ;-)

btw: 35 skills difference r not "pretty much compete" ;-))))))

Thanks Will for that one.

I´m pretty sure Fagot (great name to have on an international board...) has these 35 skill points extra, and you never saw me discussing my player for the national team. I actually slowed down training for keeping him affordable (I know, I know...) Still, as I said, the gap between these two is not as high as 35 skill points and 160k salary gap might assume.

I would let that guy play only if the opponent was running an inside offense. Yes I would have to use outside offense myself but how is it so easy to defend? That guy with three times 19 in ID, SB and RB could stop world class centers and block the opponents guards driving to the hoop. In the offensive end he could pass the ball brilliantly and wouldnt be so bad at shooting himself from range for a big man. Of course my team would in that case need excellent outside offense guards too.
Atleast I dont believe that inside offense is a lot more difficult to defend than outside offense, instead theyre pretty equal.
A team with those big men you suggest could use both offenses yeah, but it would be crushed with LI as the opponents guards get easy lay ups game after another like everybody else in this days BBB...
rubbercube

You let a 66k big man play only against teams who play inside offense,and in that game you are forced to use an outside tactic that your adversary can easily defend?
Only 3 or 4 super-rich team in the world can afford to WASTE 66k/week on a player like that that can play maybe 1/3 of the games because of his big lacks in key skills...and you can't suggest a thing only because 3 teams in the world could SOMETIMES have little benefits from it
In addition to that,your hypotetical players can't be created,because training ID and RB you train IS too,and to reach 19 in ID and RB you bring your player to at least 3 IS with the conseqeunt growth in salary(and you should add the effect of cross-training too
And is impossible to build a player with such skills

PA, ID and SB 19
RB 14 and IS 1
JS 11, JR 13, DR 13, HN, 9
OD 5

to cover his deficiencies,because even if you could train him in IS,ID and REB to 19 level without raising IS too,and to do this you need to have a tall player;you don't have the time to train guard skills to that level with a so tall player

So basically,you are supporting your opinion using as argument things that can't realistically happen

You let a 66k big man play only against teams who play inside offense,and in that game you are forced to use an outside tactic that your adversary can easily defend?

Yes, I would play that guy basically ONLY against inside offense teams. But if I'd play in BBB (or NT games) that would mean, some 90% of all games! From the 32 team round 13 of the 16 winners used LI this year (not sure if it was exactly like that but just about).

And this I'd really like you to explain: How is my outside offense easy to defend if I have that guy on the court?

In addition to that,your hypotetical players can't be created,because training ID and RB you train IS too,and to reach 19 in ID and RB you bring your player to at least 3 IS with the conseqeunt growth in salary(and you should add the effect of cross-training too
And is impossible to build a player with such skills
to cover his deficiencies,because even if you could train him in IS,ID and REB to 19 level without raising IS too,and to do this you need to have a tall player;you don't have the time to train guard skills to that level with a so tall player

So basically,you are supporting your opinion using as argument things that can't realistically happen

There I agree about everything with you, but that is not an important thing. Yes, he couldn't have precisely those skills, but the idea is important: high ID, SB, PA and pretty high RB, JS, JR, DR, HN. And to train those guard skills, yes, it might be pretty slow, but with good starting skills I think its pretty much possible.

And I know I'm quite weak in this discussion, saying that SB is a great skill, because there isnt any real evidence to speak for that, but thats just what I believe in. :)
rubbercube

You let a 66k big man play only against teams who play inside offense,and in that game you are forced to use an outside tactic that your adversary can easily defend?

Yes, I would play that guy basically ONLY against inside offense teams. But if I'd play in BBB (or NT games) that would mean, some 90% of all games! From the 32 team round 13 of the 16 winners used LI this year (not sure if it was exactly like that but just about).

And this I'd really like you to explain: How is my outside offense easy to defend if I have that guy on the court?

11 JS isn't much more than what the actual top PF have.This player would suck against the big mans that plays in BBB,because these big mans have pretty high IS and many times they have good JS(8-9)too.And for a team that isn't playing in BBB or a team that is aiming to win the first division of a national championship,is just a waste to have such a player

In addition to that,your hypotetical players can't be created,because training ID and RB you train IS too,and to reach 19 in ID and RB you bring your player to at least 3 IS with the conseqeunt growth in salary(and you should add the effect of cross-training too
And is impossible to build a player with such skills
to cover his deficiencies,because even if you could train him in IS,ID and REB to 19 level without raising IS too,and to do this you need to have a tall player;you don't have the time to train guard skills to that level with a so tall player

So basically,you are supporting your opinion using as argument things that can't realistically happen

There I agree about everything with you, but that is not an important thing. Yes, he couldn't have precisely those skills, but the idea is important: high ID, SB, PA and pretty high RB, JS, JR, DR, HN. And to train those guard skills, yes, it might be pretty slow, but with good starting skills I think its pretty much possible.

If that player had lower PA,JS,JR,DR,HN would become useless also for an outside offence,so you would basically have a player that is useless with ANY offensive tactic,and is useless agaisnt ANY offensive tactic of your adversary that isn't an inside tactic.And,because it's impossible for a big man with 19 IS,ID and REB to have the guard skills to such an high level,your player with high SB become automatically useless

And I know I'm quite weak in this discussion, saying that SB is a great skill, because there isnt any real evidence to speak for that, but thats just what I believe in. :)

Maybe you should ask yourself why there aren't eveidences that says that SB is a great skill...maybe because evindences shows that SB is useless(worst salary/performance ratio)?


Last edited by Steve Karenn at 1/9/2012 10:42:09 AM