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where does it say in this topic title "lets keep possible future NT players in good teams", that the players need to stay in England??

Last edited by Astragoth at 3/15/2010 2:42:50 PM

my bad about that. i misinterpretated it.

Even and in this case it may be a mistake if you keep a player in order to be trained in a good team...It depends on how you mean a "good team"..In most cases the best teams in developing a player are these who are a step down from the top..The reason?Their coaches know how to train a player and their schadules allow them to use a young trainee as much as it needs..Also the max number of good trainees in a team is 2,with more players training you will miss some training for sure..

These are my current crop of young english players, I would love to know what people think of them. How to train them properly. Which to move anon d how to pick a new good player etc etc.

Michael Butler (12339933) Point Guard

Weekly salary: $ 3 793

DMI: 13800
Age: 19
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: strong
Outside Def.: average Handling: mediocre
Driving: respectable Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: mediocre Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: atrocious Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: strong

Experience: pitiful


Guido Cruz (11994128) Small Forward Injury! 1 week(s).



Weekly salary: $ 4 425

DMI: 12500
Age: 19
Height: 6'6" / 198 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: average Jump Range: inept
Outside Def.: average Handling: respectable
Driving: average Passing: average
Inside Shot: awful Inside Def.: respectable
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: mediocre
Stamina: inept Free Throw: awful

Experience: atrocious


Anthony Clayton (11994231) Point Guard

Weekly salary: $ 3 066

DMI: 5400
Age: 18
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: starter
Game Shape: inept
Jump Shot: awful Jump Range: inept
Outside Def.: awful Handling: respectable
Driving: mediocre Passing: average
Inside Shot: atrocious Inside Def.: average
Rebounding: mediocre Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: average Free Throw: average

Experience: atrocious


Ewan Gilbertson (12339921) Power Forward

Weekly salary: $ 4 221

DMI: 19400
Age: 19
Height: 7'1" / 216 cm
Potential: allstar
Game Shape: strong
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: mediocre
Outside Def.: pitiful Handling: awful
Driving: atrocious Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: strong
Rebounding: awful Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: pitiful Free Throw: respectable

Experience: atrocious


Clint Mullan (11994094) Center

Weekly salary: $ 5 209

DMI: 75100
Age: 18
Height: 6'10" / 208 cm
Potential: allstar
Game Shape: proficient
Jump Shot: pitiful Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: pitiful Handling: inept
Driving: inept Passing: awful
Inside Shot: strong Inside Def.: respectable ↑
Rebounding: prominent Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: awful Free Throw: inept

Experience: atrocious


Jonathan Yates (9442384) Small Forward

Weekly salary: $ 3 873

DMI: 7200
Age: 20
Height: 6'0" / 183 cm
Potential: allstar
Game Shape: mediocre
Jump Shot: average Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: inept Handling: pitiful
Driving: average Passing: pitiful
Inside Shot: pitiful Inside Def.: mediocre
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: awful Free Throw: inept

Experience: atrocious


I know people have mentioned they think Mullan can be good. But any extra help and advice is much appreciated. At the moment I have 7 SG in the top 8 slots of my Draft 6 have been scouted once and have 5star Star Rating the other is a 4star Potential player. So that what ive got coming in potentially. My idea will be to sell any SG that I get so i can keep training Mullan and Cruz. Any thoughts??

just curious, why wouldnt you want to train a guy like that yourself??

Cause I am/was training Clint Mullan and Guido Cruz. What do you think I should do.

Looks like my division have a few good Guards and a Power Forward fromwhat i have seen so far

That guy looks pretty darn good to me...granted the potential is not amazing, but his skill-set is good enough that he wont drag your teams performance down when you get him playing time.


Personally, probably my best draft pick was this guy;


Joe Fleishman (13411748)
Power Forward

Weekly salary: $ 2 456

DMI: 0
Age: 18
Height: 7'0" / 213 cm
Potential: MVP
Game Shape: respectable

Jump Shot: mediocre Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: pitiful Handling: average
Driving: mediocre Passing: awful
Inside Shot: awful Inside Def.: average
Rebounding: mediocre Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: atrocious Free Throw: respectable


His base ratings are far from spectacular, but the age and potential are great...not sure whether i want to train him myself though, since i am very much focused on the outside.


My other half decent choice was;

James Southam (13411744)
Shooting Guard

Weekly salary: $ 5 147

DMI: 0
Age: 19
Height: 6'8" / 203 cm
Potential: star
Game Shape: respectable

Jump Shot: average Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: average Handling: atrocious
Driving: awful Passing: atrocious
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: mediocre
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: respectable Free Throw: inept


Age and potential not amazing, but the base ratings are good enough that i can use him right off the bat.

Southam is perfect if you're going to train 1 on 1 next season, either at SG or SF. Better at SF, as that's his future.

Manage the skill progression correctly and you can train a star pot player to around 35k in salary. Trained properly he could be an attack-minded starting SF in tier II and a back-up in the EBBL when he reaches his skillz softcap.

Fleischman is an epic project and will be difficult to find players to train with, but he could eventually (we're talking eight seasons) be a very good player. I think you're better off seeing if anyone else wants to train him - but it may well be nobody will be prepared to take him on.

Yeah, i figured to use Southam as an SF due to the decent rebounding, and luckily my focus on the outside players mean i train 1 on 1 a fair bit, so will be sure to get him the necessary training time.

As far as Fleischman goes, i think you are probably right about trying to move him on...not sure i wanna switch to training inside skills since all my good players are at the Guard positions, so guess i will have to hope someone else in interested


Nato2010, as far as signing Charlie Abbott is concerned, i would love to bring him in as a backup and get him trained up, but i am not sure i will have the necessary funds...i am not entirely sure i will be promoting, as i am relying on bot teams relegating due to my playoff fumble, and if i dont promote i only have around 200k cash