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Hi
Just started this game, and unsure about who to train. below are my 3 least rubbish youngsters...Are they any good? Aubry looks OK, but he is 20, is this too old? Is it better to try and buy a couple of 18 year old plyers?

thanks very much in advance for any advice!



[Canada]
Mike Free (13917977)
Shooting Guard

Weekly salary: $ 2 902

DMI: 6900
Age: 19
Height: 6'4" / 193 cm
Potential: starter
Game Shape: respectable

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

Experience: atrocious
[Canada]
Michael Aubry (13917983)
Small Forward

Weekly salary: $ 4 246

DMI: 11700
Age: 20
Height: 6'4" / 193 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Game Shape: respectable

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

Experience: atrocious
[Canada]
Julius Canales (13917978)
Point Guard

Weekly salary: $ 2 877

DMI: 7800
Age: 20
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: allstar
Game Shape: respectable

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

Experience: atrocious

To be honest, you could probably pick up better trainees for very little cash now as it's just after the draft.

Aim for 18 year olds, with average-respectable in at least a couple of their positions main skills. Allstar+ potential is good, but slightly lower is still trainable to start with.

thanks for the reply. another question,. is it ok to spend most of my initial cash on trainees, or do i need to save some for another purpose?
i have hired a level4 trainer

Last edited by de Selby at 3/28/2010 7:42:43 PM

Well I wouldn't yet buy a trainee. With your current squad you should be able to win your league. I would train Aubry for the rest of the year and scout lots. With the money you have right now you should buy a player with probably 7-8 k salary. Besides you probably do not have enough money to buy a good trainiee yet. So scout lots, buy a servicable player, train Aubry, and trim your roster down to about 12-13 players.

Dont scout if you think you're going to win your league, you will get last pick anyway.

cheers

to be honest i never really considered the possibility of winning my league first up! maybe i will wait a few games before deciding on scouting.
I think i will: check out the transfer list, if as you say a good trainee may be too costly, i will go for an older guy with decent skills.

will also take pleasure in firing a few duds!

thanks for the help

Last edited by de Selby at 3/28/2010 8:03:28 PM

I agree with DonutDunker. I'd work with what you've got. Aubry is a decent trainee, I would keep him and make him your first training project. And Canales isn't a terrible prospect. Outside defense is a good skill and he's starting at respectable (the highest level), with "allstar" potential which is plenty for a new team, and most of the important guard skills are at least "mediocre". He might show some results if you can work him in to a tandem training with Aubry at PG/SG or SG/SF, and get his jump shot up. With a Level 4 trainer you'll see some improvement in both players even at age 20. If nothing else, you'll get the hang of training.

If new teams should be shopping for anything on the transfer list, it's cheap veterans.

He's in a crappy league there will most likely not be a human picking in front of him.