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Let me try to clarify because I guess I caused some confusion.

Here's the player in question.

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Lawrence Coyle
Age 22
Height 6'3" / 190 cm
Potential : 6th Man
Game Shape : Proficient

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

Experience: pitiful

According to the weekly minute breakdown for the week of 11/7 thru 11/13, he has played 30 minutes at PG (his primary backup position) and 16 minutes at SF (reserve backup).

I want to train Pressure because my starting 6'11" Small Forward, Lowell Webber, has Strong ID and OD and I've been seeing that a good small forward needs to have better than Strong on Outside Defense so I'm starting training back up for my perimeter players. Now my starting SF already has 69 minutes for the week and I don't want to see his game shape drop so he will not be seeing the court this coming scrimmage.

So going back to the player in question, Lawrence Coyle. With his 30 minutes at PG and 16 minutes at SF, he currently has 46 total minutes for the week. Since I want to train Pressure for my starting SF, I can only set Pressure Training to PG/SG/SF to ensure that my starting SF Webber receives his training and I was curious to know if in order for Coyle to receive his max training, does he need to play a total of 48 minutes at one of those three positions or because the training is set for PG/SG/SF will he still receive max training based on total minutes?

Basically, do I need to set Lawrence Coyle up as a starter at PG to ensure he receives his 48 minutes at PG so he receives max training or will playing at least two minutes in either of those three positions ensure he receives max training?

Remember, my starter will receive his training no matter what now due to his 69 minutes at SF. This is really about my favorite backup benefitting during the training this week.

Another reason I ask is because I've got another SF that has not played any minutes this week and I would like to start him for the whole game to give him 48 so he'll receive a pop.

Last edited by kaygdanimal at 11/11/2009 9:16:42 AM

Basically, do I need to set Lawrence Coyle up as a starter at PG to ensure he receives his 48 minutes at PG so he receives max training or will playing at least two minutes in either of those three positions ensure he receives max training?

he just need two minutes in one of the position, but this isn't easy to manage. Maybe you could put him also on PF or C as backup, normally these will limit his minutes a bit on the backup position with training minutes.

Just play him as a backup at either PG, SG or SF he will hopefully get 10-15 minutes which will put him around the right amount of minutes for game shape purposes

Last edited by aussie dude at 11/11/2009 10:24:56 AM

If you're training 3 positions you can split your player's minutes. He could play 16 mins at PG, 16 at SG and 16 at SF, for instance. The big argument above was because you didn't mention that you had another SF in line :P. I'm also training an SF in OD, but since I need to improve my two PG's OD quickly (their defense is killing me) I'm playing the SF as an SG in scrimmages so train 2 positions instead of 3

The big argument above was because you didn't mention that you had another SF in line :P

which was pretty obvious in my eyes ;)Because you can not get just 16 minutes there, and it wasn't the question who he liked to get answers.