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Thank you for a more detailed answer

Quite honestly, I just want(ed) to train and manage the team normally.
Developing the players and such (managing the team, cap, etc.) is part of the most fun for me.
I'm having an above expectations season (1 loss, so far), so I feel like I'm being penalized and thrown off course for no good reason (in my "gaming universe/league", so bear with me). Part of that success, I'm sure also comes from me managing my team "as well as I can", while others may have gambled (as you point out) and paid the price against me in previous weeks in particular games/situations.
That's why I don't really get the (positive) importance given to the double header cup games.
In my "tiny universe" that effect is already coming across in multiple previous weeks (cup and BBM, for example), without the doubleheader thing interfering (negative) with it, so why mess up with this single particular week? I can only assume that at the top, those variables/gambles are already in play every such week or so?
I do understand that my league/challenges are different from the top teams, so it's normal to have a different perspective and such but it's annoying and frustrating (and un-rewarding this particular time too) to feel like you can't really avoid this "interference"/issue.

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If I'm understanding correctly, you're trying to bring more variables/randomness to the top teams competition, which I have nothing against. But, at the same time, aren't those same top teams getting further and further away from the bottom ones?
It's just one week but, in essence, those at the top (much stronger as they already are) will just have an extra game/training (and what comes with it) on the rest?
Just to make things clear, I also have nothing against the ASG itself, which seems normal to be part of the season.
It's what happens with the (eventual) double cup game that's the issue.
I doubt this would be possible but if the point is spicing up things up top, wouldn't it be possible for the bottom teams to have that game? Not that I want to be favored or anything, it's just that at the same time this might be a good thing for the top, it also can be a bad thing for the bottom.
I'm sure you guys have more info and experience to work/draw from than me so any solution will certainly come from over there, if possible. Just hoping things can somehow improve for everyone (it doesn't hurt to dream ).

It seems to me a bit of a surrender ..
And actually, given the many proposals not always considered on the subject, I think it is really a surrender ..

The coach of the 2 best teams (one by conference) can set the lineup for the allstar game.

I would be against this if it means those coaches get to see the skills of the best players from the best teams in the league. It would give them too much of an advantage for key games such as playoffs. They already have the advantage of likely home court by playoff time, they don't need to know the skills as well.

The game is played with the real GE

I agree with this. I get the boost to shooting as its an allstar game and no-one plays defence, but seeing 'coach rating' in the team ratings is confusing to someone (like me) who didn't play when BB used coach ratings

More like a choice, I think.

If I'm not mistaken, create competition at the top at the cost of full/complete regular season schedules for everyone except the top 16 cup teams.

Not sure if it's possible but it would be a development if the bottom teams could have that game too (3rd division and lower, per example).