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Hey guys...I was just wondering what you guys think about training these guys? they look very good but soon ill have to go one direction or the other as far as continuing training guard skills or switch to bigs skills...

Nic Noble
Weekly salary: $ 4 678
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 29300
Age: 18
Height: 6'6" / 198 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: strong

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

Experience: pitiful

Jonothan Yi

Weekly salary: $ 4 077
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 17600
Age: 18
Height: 6'0" / 183 cm
Potential: superstar
Game Shape: respectable

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

Experience: atrocious

I just cant decide which one i want to train after this year and which to get rid of lol

Last edited by Isaiah at 2/7/2011 1:55:30 PM

I don't understand why you want to get rid of either one. You drafted both of them, correct?

Yes i drafted both of then...i may not have to get rid of 1 but im wanting to turn noble into a great SF/PF combo because im weak there but idk how to work it in with YI

I'd make Noble into an outside SF and Yi into a SG. Train their outside skills until they are where you want them to be, then train both of them some inside skills. Once Noble is capped or so expensive that further training hurts your finances, switch back to guard training and finish off Yi.

I'd make Noble into an outside SF and Yi into a SG. Train their outside skills until they are where you want them to be, then train both of them some inside skills. Once Noble is capped or so expensive that further training hurts your finances, switch back to guard training and finish off Yi.

I agree with most of this, but I think it's a waste of time to train Yi in inside skills. His IS (not to mention RB & ID) is just too low to make it worthwhile IMO, mostly because you'll have to play him at C on offense, and atrocious IS can't be hidden at another position like atrocious ID can. The problem with not training him is that he has more potential than Noble, and it might take quite a bit of convincing to have Yi just sitting on the sidelines while Noble gets his inside skills (and Noble's ID is also low, so this could take some time).

What's more, since Noble's JR is atrocious, he's either never going to be an outside SF as you suggest, or Yi is going to end up with some retarded levels of JR (i.e., in the time it will take to get Noble to respectable JR, Yi could have wondrous JR (and a ridiculous salary to boot)).

@the OP:
If they were my draft picks, I think I'd simply concentrate on Yi as a guard for the time being, and let Noble get whatever scraps training throws at him. Just get Yi to where you'd like him, where you're getting the performance you want for the salary you can afford, and let him play for a while in a semi-finished state (there's no race to train a player to his potential cap). Then you can work on Noble's inside skills for a few seasons, and if he were mine I'd aim to make him a nicely-balanced PF.

When that's done, you can go back to training Yi along with a new set of trainees, as he'll still have plenty of room under his cap.

argh, I missed that atrocious JR. Guess you're right, your approach makes more sense overall.

I pretty much agree with what you said, except at the part of inside training to the Yi. Very low inside skills, and short. No way he can be an SF.


Last edited by JohnnyB at 2/7/2011 6:34:12 PM

I pretty much agree with what you said, except at the part of inside training to the Yi. Very low inside skills, and short. No way he can be an SF.

Oh, I suppose I wasn't very clear. I don't recommend training Yi in inside skills at all. I mean to finish his guard skills with a new batch of trainees, not his interior skills.

Thank you for the replies and that makes a lot of since to me. I dont want to waste Yi's young years just sitting on the bench so i will train him and whatever i do with him ill put Noble in there too(Ive been doing that so far this season so it will continue to work). I agree with the all-around PF because thats what i originally thought about doing with him. I still cant believe i got both of these guys in the draft lol. I got another PF just like Noble as well just with a worse OD and i sold him so i really got 3 great 18YO draftees this past draft.

Thank you for the replies and that makes a lot of since to me. I dont want to waste Yi's young years just sitting on the bench so i will train him and whatever i do with him ill put Noble in there too(Ive been doing that so far this season so it will continue to work). I agree with the all-around PF because thats what i originally thought about doing with him. I still cant believe i got both of these guys in the draft lol. I got another PF just like Noble as well just with a worse OD and i sold him so i really got 3 great 18YO draftees this past draft.

I don't think you're making any friends with this post, you lucky little turd.

so lucky >_< i tanked last season just for 1 rookie and a bot team picks him up now that guy is wasted because someone registered so that player is no longer usable i tanked last season by selling all my players exept tommy saint amand and 2 other guys i eventually sold the other 2 and bought some scrubs =(i swear if i get a good draftee ill be shocked because ill have a near perfect record.