Thanks everybody. This is the best league anywhere in BB! I'll be posting here next season I'm sure. We all know most other leagues are like graveyards. Good luck to all of you, and I am rooting for all of you to do great things. Next DII relegate to come down here, kick his ass!
So, here's my plan for DII. I thought I'd share with you all my strategy for next season so you can see if it works or not....
These are in order by importance...
1. Buy a 40-70k center to hang with the big boys. My guys are solid but won't cut it against a 70k C for 38 minutes.
Ideally, I want a C that can pass, defend and rebound, as I am tweaking my roster so I can run Princeton every now and again.
2. Get a decent 18 yo PG. I know I won't have much to work with from the draft, so I hope to sell my picks for maybe 200k and use that and other funds to buy a nice 400-600k youngster with at least Astar pot.
3. Get a PF with range. Think Antwan Jamison. Maybe not a high salary guy, but a PF/SF combo who can exploit DII teams using the two C method (which you see a lot of)
4. Get a better backup SF. I have two guys I'm looking at, but I refuse to pay more than 800k. I know I can find a good outside defender who can shoot for 800k, I just have to be patient.
5. Be pragmatic - I will circle games at home I know I can stay close in, and go CT for some of them. I will always TIE against really good DII and recent NBBA relegates if I happen to end up in the same conference as one. I hope for 7-8 wins and a favorable relegation matchup. Just like Scrap :)
6. Stick with two pos. training for now. JR and JS are on the agenda, as Braden and Fennel have been trained in other areas to keep their salaries low for as long as possible. I may do some one pos. training for a 4-6 week span depending on my schedule. I'd like to go one pos.training against really good teams I won't have a chance against anyway.
Feedback is welcome....thanks guys.