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175811.1
Date: 02/25/2011 11:37:59
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I've been around for a few seasons now, and I'm in the middle of selling my top SF because he is consistently underachieving, and constantly turning the ball over. So while looking around the transfer market, I notice very few really good SFs available. Is this because the SF position is really important, and no one wants to deal theirs? Or is it because there simply isn't a high demand for them??

I'm doing well in my league right now, but I have a lot of cash and am looking to upgrade somewhere to make sure I can advance. Should I focus on replacing my SF, or look to upgrade elsewhere?

Thanks for the help.

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175811.2 in reply to 175811.1
Date: 02/25/2011 12:07:00
Bisamberg Torpedos
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The demand for SFs is quite high, but they are difficult to train well, thats why there are so few well built SFs .. right now most Teams use a SG (or sometimes a PF) as SF. This also means that a lot of work is put into creating those Players so many keep their trained SFs.

A well skilled SF needs to be well rounded and good in every Skill, your SF is lacking severely in Passing which is why he constantly turns over the ball.

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175811.3 in reply to 175811.2
Date: 02/25/2011 12:19:01
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Yea, that's why I'm selling him. I have a sufficient enough backup to hold off until I find the right replacement.

Here's another question, assuming I wait to find a great SF with the cash I've saved, what's the best offense to utilize a SF. Currently, my Center is my horse, and play with Look Inside. Is there an offense which can utilize a C and SF?

Thanks again!

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175811.4 in reply to 175811.3
Date: 02/25/2011 13:44:03
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SF's can be part on any offense with the proper skill set..

From: Dodor

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175811.5 in reply to 175811.4
Date: 02/25/2011 18:37:57
Dodor Utd
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I'm also looking for a good SF, but there are very few that are really worth spending the cash for. A lot of them are underdeveloped in passing, which is important to me... Or they look more like SGs or PFs.
Since I'm playing an Outside offense, I may have to make a compromise and buy a SG with average inside skills for this role.

From: JohnnyB

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175811.6 in reply to 175811.5
Date: 02/25/2011 19:12:39
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Almost anyone is looking for a good SF...

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175811.7 in reply to 175811.6
Date: 02/25/2011 19:49:24
Aussie Pride
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SF's are almost too valuable to sell if you train one up yourself seeing they can give u a big edge over someone starting a SG or PF at SF.

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175811.8 in reply to 175811.7
Date: 02/25/2011 21:29:42
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They are by far the hardest players to find and I would guess that for most teams their SF is really a SG who has a couple of respecatbles and maybe a strong in their inside skills.

One odd thing I have one (a SG with strong ID like I described) that the TPE constantly tells me is worth only about $150,000-$200,000 but every time I try to find someone just a tiny bit better or even the same they are always without fail in the $600,000-$1,200,000 range when they finally sell.

In my opinion this is the rarity of players
5 centers - a dime a dozen, anyone can just train up the three basic skills and in 3 seasons you have a $40,000 + big man.
4 shooting guards - how often do you see guys on the TL with very high JS and nothing else, any guy who has had 2 seasons of JS and 2 seasons of OD training will be a SG for the next 10.
3 power forwards - there is a massive drop off here but there are a ton of those 3 skill centers who at some stage got a little JS and there they are. Real PFs who can pass, have high JS, good OD etc are as rare as true SFs.
2 point guards - I just don't know why they are so rare but have a look on the TL yourself. Guys with great passing and OD, good driving and handling and not totally sucky JS or JR are rare.
1 small forwards - to train one yourself you have to be a very special person who loves pain. To buy one you have to be rich. So instead as I said most teams just have a SF with some ok inside skills or a PF who isn't horrible at outside. Just search for guys with tremendous OD and ID and see how many you can find let alone afford?

Last edited by yodabig at 02/25/2011 21:38:21

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175811.10 in reply to 175811.8
Date: 02/26/2011 01:54:34
Aussie Pride
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There are no players with Tremendous OD and ID on the market and only 5 players with at least Prolific OD and ID and yes most of the are very expensive :)

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175811.11 in reply to 175811.10
Date: 02/26/2011 04:07:01
Dodor Utd
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95% of the players on the market with good ID,OD, etc.. have at least one atrocious or pitiful skill (passing, rebounding, etc.) which makes them useless (though they still sell for quite a lot of money).
I don't want to train a SF as it seems like a very difficult job. So I'm going to search the transfer market till I find one I can afford (it's been a week already).