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Also using level 3, never had much problems with injuries.

Also think it's quite realistic, Minnesota has been crippled by injuries for seasons now..

Had a lvl 4 or 5 doc last season, now sporting a lvl 1 dude and I can't see a difference. #swag

I'd say injuries are actually pretty consistent in the NBA as well. There were so many players injured for the playoffs this last season. GS won based on talent but also because they remained relatively healthy for the whole year. If he is having that many players injured however, I'm curious to know the level of his doctor, as a higher level doctor minimizes the injuries that can happen as well as how long they are injured for, so perhaps he simply needs to invest in a more qualified staff.

And we're back to the argument someone made at the time they removed blank lineups. If you give players 40 minutes/game you're more likely to get injuries than if you play them 28...it works both in real life and in this game. Except that in this game you can't decide to play players under 30 minutes at will like the Spurs or the Warriors have done in the last couple of seasons.

I don't think it is too incredibly hard if you have a good team. These are all from this season for me. Note: B. Moreland only played 48 minutes in that last game because of training purposes. An argument could be made that these games of mine were probably all wins (which they were) but If you have a deep team and a good team to have the lead for a lot of games then it is easier to balance the minutes like this. Thinking of the Spurs and Warriors, they went a combined 129-35 when they won their championships these last two years. IF you win a lot of games and have a deep roster, balancing minutes are easier and you can only player players for under thirty minutes and still be productive.

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Once again, Moreland is only playing 48 in the second game for training purposes, but everyone else's minutes look solid and balanced even in closer games. I think these still may have had some garbage minutes thrown in there in the fourth but the point is that it isn't hard to balance the minutes, if you have a good team. These two games are vs the 2nd and 3rd seeds on my side of the league (I'm first seed) and are certainly not walkover games. Thoughts?

Last edited by E.B.W. at 7/2/2015 4:42:29 PM

I clearly stated that there was probably garbage time involved with those games. I was simply stating that even against stronger teams in my league, it was not much of a problem to get balanced minutes. Obviously this is easier for my team because I am one of the strongest teams in the league, but the argument was made about the Warriors and Spurs being able to manage minutes and that not applying to BB, when it actually does in my opinion. The fact that they dominated the league helped them manage their minutes more. This is all I was trying to point out. When you team is much more on level with your opponents and you win less than 15-16 games in a season, minutes are harder to manage and I agree with you on that! The fact is that better teams will have more garbage time in their games, which means they won't have as many players getting over 35 minutes in a game. Just like in the NBA, if your team in BB does not win 66%+ of your games, your better players are going to be playing more minutes because the games are harder and closer. Sorry if I didn't clarify my opinion and points very well in my last few posts. I'm lazy.

if a better player starts and there is no garbage time, you can't get those splits, I'm sure you know that yourself. But if you can provide examples of starters who play less than 30 minutes when:
- they are not in foul trouble/let them play had been selected
- they have no injury
- there is no garbage time
- their rating is better than the rating of the backup

I can provide you with dozens of examples where situation with all the conditions fulfilled...before they removed blanks.

the Warriors and Spurs being able to manage minutes and that not applying to BB, when it actually does in my opinion.

This is funny. The Spurs got fined for sending Duncan, Parker and Ginobili back to Texas instead of Miami 2 years ago. They almost beat the reigning champions on the road even without those three. Suggesting that the Spurs or the Warriors put in the 2nd and 3rd lines because the starters could accumulate enough margin is just untrue. They both had a balanced roster, they had great players coming off the bench (Diaw, Belinelli, Mills, Joseph, Splitter, Iguodala, Lee, Livingston, Ezeli etc) and the drop in production on both sides of the floor was minimal when the backups were mixed in. Even under these circumstances, you cannot get a sub 30 minute game from your starters in this game, it's just not doable at the moment.


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