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i got to thinking about the $2.5 million price Reed Purdy sold for.

i bought him from Yuck late in season 27 for $500,000. i figure he was 26 when i bought him, and he was 27 when he very much helped me to a title. but for some reason or another i got mad at him, he never was good enough for the NT, so i never got a merchandise bonus, and was making a bit more than $200,000 a season, which is 25% of a reasonable NBBA team salary level. for these reasons i dumped him -- a 27 year old super guard -- for $780,000.

my rationalization at the time for such a selling price was i figured the purchaser did a mental calculation that balanced the salary with purchasing cost -- something along the lines that the higher the salary, the lower (relatively speaking) the selling price (that a G with 1/2 Purdy's salary would sell for twice as much). i thought this guided a player pricing on the TL for a good long time.

so when i see his selling price at $2.5 million, i don't know what to think. $2.5 million for a 31 yr old, salary adjusted to $194,000, but still hefty, purchased by a non-USA team, so there is little benefit from Purdy's NT status -- huge selling price for an older player and enormous salary.

i don't know where the teams are getting the money because i would guess the revenue levels for this league are a constant and i seem to recall the salary levels for NBBA teams in the past were approximately where they are today. there are probably a number of contributing factors -- training is not cost effective, for example -- but i really am at a loss to explain what has happened.

Yeah, the lower rating might have something to do with Hunt, Simmons, and Bowen's resting in the 4th quarter -- which was much needed after my previous league game.

Edit: Yo, Jason...thanks for the Supporter! You didn't have to do that you classy guy, you. You're the man.

You are very welcome ;) Couldn't have our USA champ without the ability to put out a press release :-)

Congrats again; you've built quite the powerhouse!

Thanks, now I can use emojis again!

thought i would just run down the various possibilities the last game of the season present, just 'cause i think the drama is interesting and to get the situation into the public record . . .

Great 8
Anchorage has HCA advantage in the conference playoffs, but also has a chance at HCA for the whole playoffs with a win and a ERG loss. At home against Ron Swanson, the win looks good.

Jason is set on second -- GS management the major concern, i would think, possibly some tactic experimentation.

Bananahorns is gone; Toronto will lose their relegation match; because of PD, Ron Swanson is locked into a relegation match with TKI. That leaves Pappy, who will make the playoffs. Dmitri makes the playoffs if Procta loses to Pappy; Procta wins, he is in the playoffs. I figure making the playoffs is $250,000 better than getting fifth.

Big 8

Irvine is taking their rebuild project (and a couple of million) to DII.

TKI faces Ron Swanson in relegation.

IYF tees off on Toronto. Is there a penalty for making that a three-game series?

Chargers could have had a chance at the playoffs, but they sold off their squad, and now look like the Lakers.

Our Cup champs face Irvine, and that should be no contest. The importance of that is that a victory there wraps up second spot in the league, and HCA over the Cacti or the Horde.

The Horde face ERG on their court, and the Cacti host IYF. My feeling is the team ending up in fourth has a better chance of advancing than the team finishing third.

Going out on a limb, assuming no injuries, and all the other caveats, it looks to me quite likely A-Dub has a double championship this season. If he can't win a title with three NT players, then i would say he is the worst friggin' manager of all time.

Jason is set on second -- GS management the major concern, i would think, possibly some tactic experimentation.

Ouch! I thought my GS was pretty solid considering I have made several transfers lately which always results in a GS hit, and I made a deep cup run and haven't trained GS once all season. Also, I have dealt with more injuries this season than the rest of my BB seasons combined.

But maybe experimenting with Tactics will fix all of that :-)

GS: not in the past, but going forward . . . i'm not criticizing how you've managed your team to date, just how may want to make sure everyone is getting the right minutes this week.

sorry if i was not clear.

GS: not in the past, but going forward . . . i'm not criticizing how you've managed your team to date, just how may want to make sure everyone is getting the right minutes this week.

sorry if i was not clear.

No worries...Had to poke fun! You know i appreciate your forum contributions ;)

The latter part of this season has been very interesting; great breakdown. I say the top 4 team's get the W tonight and secure a first round HCA. I'm really pleased with my teams' high finish and hope it help's solidify Bowens MVP chances; adding to his legacy -- a goal of mine coming into this season.

Going out on a limb, assuming no injuries, and all the other caveats, it looks to me quite likely A-Dub has a double championship this season. If he can't win a title with three NT players, then i would say he is the worst friggin' manager of all time.

That would be an incredible achievement. I couldn't possibly be worst than DukeWard, right?


Last edited by A-Dub at 1/30/2016 11:05:34 PM

I figure making the playoffs is $250,000 better than getting fifth.

Wait, do I pay salaries if I finish 5th? I was under the impression it was better to make no money and not pay salaries. Oh well, either way, I'm hoping to get a better draft position.

Xermade is getting some action tonight, nice!

I figure making the playoffs is $250,000 better than getting fifth.

Wait, do I pay salaries if I finish 5th? I was under the impression it was better to make no money and not pay salaries. Oh well, either way, I'm hoping to get a better draft position.

5th pays half their salaries for the week.