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It would still go up faster than atrocious od? Would it not?

I have no doubt :P I'm just saying you wouldn't be too happy about it :P
I understand that having secondary skills already trained would be great, but I just know that I would be frustrated if I got respectable in all guard skills and pitiful in all inside skills.

When I take a C, I'd rather take a 7'0 SG/PG knowing he has guards skills I do not have to worry about later.

Thats my point, you say when you take a C you will waste points scouting guards and not the C's that you need, And like the virus said, if you get a 7 foot PG with with atrocious inside skills he becomes just as useless to train as a C and it will take you 2-4 seasons just to get him to when you can get a good 18y/o C with reasonable inside skills to start with.

You are missing the point, if I would have to choose a 7 foot guy between 2 players, one with decent outside skills (weaker inside skills) and the other with decent inside skills (weaker outside skills). I would choose the one with better outside skills (if we are talking about matching numbers and skills) as those are harder to train. Ofcourse any of you can freely keep playing with those upper level dark blue/black C's. Ofcourse everyone prefers good all around trainees, but if you have to choose then outside skilled is better for training. Inside skilled is better for selling.
All I wanted to let you know is that you should focus on height more than the position, if you are going for SF. Use the scout combine and if you want more precise info, invest more in scouting.
I actually love the new scouting system, as people really now have to put some money in, if they want to see any info at all + you have all the control over your points.

So you are telling us that if you drafted a 7'0" PG with respectable handling, driving and passing but atrocious inside defence, inside shot, rebounds and shot blocking you would be so happy and would just get training on the 3 seasons it would take him to get up to the place where the other draftees start in their primary skills, but because you have good handling it will all be worth it in the long run?

I don't believe you.

Ofcourse I would not be happy if he had 4 atrocious skills.
Try to understand once again. If there are ONLY 2 players you could choose from.
I would take the guy (height 7'0) with respectable outside skills and atrocious inside skills. Rather than respectable inside skills and atrocious outside skills. Ofcourse none would be happy with 4 atrocious skills, but if you had to make a choise between these 2 players, the choise would be obvious for me.
It would have to be a really special player that would get a backup spot in my team. So basically draftees get their training at cup/scrimmage anyway. He does not have to start contributing right away.

I agree partly with LA-Kukoc. I would rather draft a player (with a high potential) of 7,5" with 6 x respectable on the outside skills and 4x inept on the inside skills than drafting a 7,5" with 4x inept + 2x respectable on the outside skills and 4x respectable on the inside skills. Simply because the latter skills train much faster, and in the end the player will be better than the other player.

However you should take into account that this way of thinking is better when you will be owning + training a player for a long time.