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Ok, the season is drawing to a close, with just a scrimmage or two to go.

I feel like we've had a reasonably sucessful campaign, all things considered. I really wanted to make the world cup at the start of the season - however seeing the two teams that qualified from the asian conference (China and the Phillipines) making the semi finals, makes me realise just how difficult that goal was. Along with the group of death in the repacharge, and we were always pushing s*** uphill. In the end, we were so close to making the world cup through both the Asian conference and the repa, but just fell short. That's the way it goes I guess.

I'd like to thank all those people who helped out during the campaign. In particular, iwen and aussie for helping out with the 18/19yos, the people who trained up the Aussie talent to make the team (and those that just missed out) and those that contributed to the discussions on the offsite forum. I would like to encourage people to join the offsite forums at (http://forum.buzzerbeaterstats.com) - much of the match discussion goes on there (for both U21s and NT), and we have a help section now dedicated to helping out new managers. All aussie managers are welcome.

Anyway, I feel like we have a great group of young guns coming through, perhaps one of our best yet. I'm unsure of whether I'll run again (or whether I'd even get back in if I did), but I think the team is in great shape, and regardless of what happens, the team is in fine shape to make another attempt at a world cup berth.

Eric Kennedy (14844153) Power Forward

Weekly salary: $ 5 652

DMI: 39000
Age: 18
Height: 7'0" / 213 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: respectable
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: average Handling: average ↑
Driving: mediocre ↑ Passing: pitiful
Inside Shot: strong Inside Def.: strong
Rebounding: proficient Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: strong

Experience: atrocious
just aflter some feedback on what to do with this bloke and if he will eventually be good enough for u21 nt has popped 11 times this season and came with a message saying he had national potential have been trying to get his passing to pop using one on one training is there a better way

Well for a start, one on one doesn't train passing, so you can scrap that idea.

He's pretty good, his secondaries are nice (except the passing), so I'd suggest smashing the inside skills till he's 20, triple sensational if possible.

After that, work on passing and jump shot by training him as a guard. This will keep his salary down, and make him a very well rounded player.

Maybe when he turns 21 again you can polish off the big man skills, triple wondrous (IS, ID, RB), then go back to guard skills before he caps.

18yo 6'5 Allstar $5892

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

Thoughts on my new draftee? I have to start him on Outside Shooting, then probably pack on the OD. U21 chances?

Only all star potential but great starting skills. Probably get the most out of him if you go the SF route but a little outside shooting and then plenty of OD is always a good place to start.

Wow....nice draftee. If he was MVP potential you could get 3 million for him easily! I wish I got someone with skills like that haha

Hey guys got this bloke in the draft, am only new to BB and just wondering what I should focus on in the training department, I was going to focus on his inside skills IS, ID & reb should I focus on anything else? And is he a chance at NT selection?


[Australia]
Frazer Careless (16765274)
Power Forward

Weekly salary: $ 6 124

DMI: 15500
Age: 18
Height: 6'7" / 201 cm
Potential: superstar
Game Shape: respectable

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

Experience: atrocious

Wow nice player, if you train him right he'll definately be in the mix for NT selection.

You could probably go quite a few ways with him, but I'd make him a PF.

To start with, I'd actually be tempted to get him JR up a few levels (with hopefully a JS pop in there as well). Maybe chuck in a level of OD as well. Should probably take half a season or so. From there, yeah I'd work on IS, ID and rebounding, with the some jump shot training chucked in as well.

That is some sound advice and with a surname like Careless, he is going to be a marketing dream for any team.

Ok guys, here's my draftee who i'm pretty happy to have scored:

Garland Stevens (16764376) Power Forward
Weekly salary: $ 4 517

DMI: 10000
Age: 18
Height: 6'6" / 198 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: respectable

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

I'm thinking i'll start off with some jumpshot training, then move across to ID and rebounding to make him a pf with range, or an inside focused sf.

Any thoughts, suggestions?

Again, you could go a few ways with this guy, my personal opinion is that he may be best suited to the inside SF type role. Therefore, I'd spend pretty much all of this season banging away on his outside skills. Ideally, something like 2-3 pops in OD, JR and passing would be ideal by the end of the season. So his outside skills could look something like:

Average Mediocre/Average
Prominent Strong
Average Respectable

From there, you have a really solid base to work on his inside skills for the next couple of seasons, with some jump shot training mixed in there (and maybe a little more OD when possible).

If you want to make him into a PF, some JR and passing before moving into inside skills would probably be your best bet.