1v1 training is generally considered to yield the highest overall TSP gains, despite being a two position training type. So it's only natural that it has become a common way for us to start a draft prospects road to the junior national team. But I think the rush to gain Handling and Driving first might be a trap in some cases.
On paper, they seem like good skills to have, but during my run at the top of the ABBL, Hampshire rarely turned the ball over despite only having 14 handling and predominantly playing point guard. And whilst we know that driving is useful in some way, shape or form, is it worth giving up passing, something you have to sacrifice if you want high HA/DR without going bankrupt?
Hence, I would argue that the idea of pumping up HA/DR on 18yo's with the idea of using the elastic effect on other skills later might be misguided. Said effect works both ways after all, and training 1v1 in weeks where you have 3 games means you're not improving primary skills, which are fast to train anyway at 18.
There are player archetypes where I can see high HA/DR being worth it (like volume scoring swingman), but for what I'm trying to do with Laga'aia (point forward), I do wonder if the 1v1 training I did was a mistake. And that was only 6 weeks in all, half of which came on 2 game weeks anyway. Jump Shot, Outside Shooting, Pressure, and especially Passing all boost HA/DR as a secondary, so it's easy to end up with more of it than you might want.
Maybe I'm just talking too much without saying anything. I'd like to hear what the rest of the country thinks about this and maybe breathe some life into these forums whilst we're at it...
Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 06/21/2019 06:08:55