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Cool thanks for the info Birdy and Bubbles, very helpful. I can't say I expect to have anyone good enough for the NT because I'm training 2 MVPs and 2 HOFs - going for depth not super-duper-stardom. Maybe that is frowned upon and seen as wasting talent but seems to be working pretty well for the time being.

Good luck to you all and looking forward to our interleague matchups.

Murumets has always been a huge part of the team since I started in S.26, but I feel like his time is gonna start winding down soon. I think this season is going to be my last real push for playoffs and if it doesn't go well, I'm going to go through squad rebuild for the next few seasons purposefully aiming for #5.

I used to do the MVP/HOF training route, but I found that it's not worth it unless you are able to train them to massive salaries (well over 100k). Because I don't really want to support a salary that high, I train stars and allstars, who cap out I believe somewhere between 40-80k. They're much cheaper too. Instead of spending 400k on a HOF prospect, I can get an allstar for 10k that I can train up to a solid starter over 3-4 seasons. My starting PG, Zdeněk Petřek, is at a very well rounded 11k salary, and I only spent 2k to acquire him when he was 18. That's just the philosophy I've developed over time.

I train stars and allstars, who cap out I believe somewhere between 40-80k.

This is incorrect, but I agree with the rest of your post! Stars cap out at about 15-22k and Allstars cap out at about 23-38k depending on sub-levels, so they don't quite get up to that 40k+ salaries but are certainly good options for trainees. My personal opinion is that Superstars are the best trainees to grab because they can get up to 60-90k salaries and play as a starter up to D.II and be a solid backup in the NBBA, plus the Superstars don't attract as much appeal for their potential even though MVPs are not that much better. It's all a matter of opinion though and different styles work.

Also, I didn't realize how tiny your arena was. ;)

Actually, if you have an updated list on salary caps based on potential, that would be really helpful. I've been going off of the BB guide posted 5 years ago, which states this:

0 Announcer: < 6k
1 Bench warmer: < 8k
2 Role player: < 13k
3 6th man: 15-18k
4 Starter: 20-30k
5 Star: 35-50k
6 AllStar: 60-80k
7 Perennial allstar: 95-140k
8 Superstar: 140-220k
9 MVP: 215-315k
10 Hall of famer: 500k+
11 All time great: 1M+

And yes, my arena is pretty small. But keep in mind I'm just starting my third full season, compared to your 13-14 seasons. I've got a long way to go before I can build a D.III+ level arena.

That is very very outdated. If you go on the TL in this day and age you will never see any players above 400k and only a handful of players above 300k (Maybe 10-20 in the BB World).

I base my salary caps off of buzermanager:
(http://www.buzzer-manager.com/estimation_salaire/)

There is a player salary tool on the site that is much more updated (although it too could use a revamp). Regardless, it is much more accurate in judging player salaries and salary caps for potential, so you can play around with it if you want. I'll do a rough estimation based on the calculator since I have time, and it is still not perfect, but It's much lower than the BB guide from 5 years ago.

You're doing a good job expanding early then! It's super nice when you are done with your arena and don't have to worry about it any more and just just focus on getting players for your team, so keep up the good work!

IF THIS HELPS:
My rough estimations for salary caps-

Announcer: <2k
Bench Warmer: 2-4k
Role Player: 4-6k
6th man: 6-9k
Starter: 9-15k
Star: 15-22k
AllStar: 22-39k
Perennial allstar: 40-59k
Superstar: 60-89k
MVP: 90-159k
Hall of Famer: 160-249k
All time great: 250k+

This is based on off the player salary simulator and it hasn't taken into account the changes for SBing cost and the few other changes so it is a little off, but that is the general consensus for the caps right now.

Your friendly neighborhood IV.2 bot watch:

The South Bend Sharks have not logged on for over a month. Doesn't look like they will be lasting much longer.

The Mitsubishi Red Devils have not logged on for a week. I don't think it is anything to worry about too much, but I'll be keeping a close eye on their activity.

Everyone else has logged on within the last few days and are active and well. Go team!

I hope South Bend goes bot before I play them. I need another win, that performance against the Red Devils was probably one of the most disappointing my team has ever played. Expected to beat them by 20. Does anyone know what blanking with SFDC does?

Just beat a human IV team playing TiE and them Normal... Take a bow Hanot and Mursel for both having 17/10 double doubles! Onto Round 3!

Welp, I'm playing an NBBA team. It was a nice run while it lasted.

Sorry dude, that sucks. Some seasons ago I drew the eventual title winner in the NBBA (Delta 9) in the second round, so I know how you are feeling. I shot my NBBA team's manager a bbmail and let them know I was just going to play scrubs and I wasn't going to try any crazy upset over them since they need the money and he had a couple NT players on his roster, so he really appreciated that. Maybe you could do the same if you feel like it.