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Under the current system, your ideas are certainly thought-provoking – especially when the arena has a medical center, which most people tend to ignore.

But honestly, I think the current injury system should be completely scrapped. BB is a manager game, not a realistic basketball simulation trying to mimic real-life authenticity.

The problem with the current injury system is that it's purely random. In a manager game that tests how well players manage operations and set tactics, having uncontrollable random factors decide the outcome of key matches is nothing short of a frustrating experience.

Under the current financial constraints, the average team can only afford a 7-man rotation, at most 8. Losing any player to a long-term injury is devastating. Even earlier, some teams only had 5 players – it was the stamina system change that forced managers to start looking for backups.

So for injuries, my idea is to remove the current in-game random injury system altogether. Even if it absolutely must stay, it should be limited only to the regular season. For the playoffs, as well as international competitions like BBM, B3, and national team games – injuries should be disabled.

In its place, we could adopt a system similar to the NBA: a fatigue accumulation system. If a player plays all three games in a week, he accumulates fatigue and becomes more likely to need time off for recovery after those games – similar to how it works now.

Good medical facilities could help slow down fatigue accumulation, but injury risk would still increase over time. The ultimate goal is to force BB teams to maintain at least 10-12 man rotations, rather than running star players into the ground throughout the long regular season.

This is just my two cents – I hope other people can share better ideas. Also, to those who think random injuries are perfectly realistic and need no changes at all, please just don't reply. Thank you.

This is no longer just about injuries. I’m not sure if discussing this here is slightly off-topic, but since you asked, I’ll share some thoughts.

We have to recognise that many of BB’s systems are quite old and need optimisation. Moving a team from a 7–8 man rotation to a 10–12 man rotation is not something that can be achieved by changing just one system.

First of all, player salaries increased significantly after the youth system was introduced, but neither club income nor the existing minimum salary cap were adjusted accordingly. As a result, it’s very difficult for teams to afford a larger squad. In my opinion, given current training speeds, the minimum salary cap needs to be raised substantially.

Finance is the core issue. BB has neither a max salary nor a team salary cap, so it’s already possible to have, say, five all-star players on one team. Under these conditions, as long as you’re willing to run at a loss every week, there is simply no need to keep lower-level players on your roster.

Secondly, as I mentioned before, we need changes to the stamina and injury systems to encourage managers to use deeper rotations. For example, if you only have 7–8 players, and your starters play 40–44 minutes every game, their stamina will drop over time due to weekly fatigue. This will naturally lead to worse performance and an increased risk of injuries. If you cut their minutes to 28–32 and rely on the bench, fatigued starters can recover their overall fitness over the course of the season and lower their injury risk.

This is similar to real-life basketball, where pseudo-benches and strong sixth men may still play 20–30 minutes a night and have a real impact on the outcome of games.

Which brings me to the current game engine. It doesn’t allow detailed minute management. Player still needs to play 48 minutes to receive full training — a mechanism that many consider outdated. I won’t go into detail here, but in short, both the match engine and the lineup system must support and encourage more rotation.

I haven’t thought too deeply about this yet. Mostly, I doubt BB has the resources to make such complex changes. And I have no idea what direction the new management plans to take on this front.

Hello,

As a high-level manager, of your liking and prestige ,your take hits the nail on the head: BB should be about training strategy.

I completely agree with shifting to a fatigue accumulation system. To make that narrative work, we really need a Rehab Gym. It bridges the gap perfectly:Management over Luck: Instead of a player just being "out," the Gym lets us actively manage recovery

.Sustainability: It helps those of us currently stuck with 7-man rotations survive the transition to the 10–12 man rosters you're proposing.

Strategic Investment: It gives a real, tactical reason to invest in the arena, much like your point about the Medical Center.

Also I'm very surprised, Thanks for speaking up on this—it’s great to have a manager of your stature pushing for these changes. Which make for a better the game for all.



Last edited by Big city at 5/11/2026 10:37:08 AM

Again You’re spot on—the finance and stamina systems.

I love your fatigue idea because it finally makes a deep rotation a tactical necessity. To me, the 'make it make sense' part is adding a functional rehab system.

I Dislike to.hound this point of view but, if we are going to be training a player for seasons just to have a random injury it basically 'setting our money on fire' its just bad game design. If we are going to reward long-term development, we need a Rehab Gym to let us actually protect those investments.

It turns the game into a true management challenge instead of a dice roll. I think we half way there with all of the brilliant suggestions. And honestly feel they can occur. Because some of them are just minor update.

Some very interesting idea's especially the fatigue accumulation system you describe

Reminds me of a baseball simulation i used to play which was called CSFBL, i think it rebranded as basehit. They had a dynamic called 'season fatigue' linked to their endurance attribute where if a player played too many games they would get a penalty on their endurance and recovery which in turn limited their effectiveness and it could quickly get out of hand.

You had to make the conscious decision as to whether you wanted to rest your players or just roll with it. You were in a close battle for a playoff spot? You might need to roll with it because you lose a couple of games resting key players then you could miss the postseason. Feeling brave? Rest some guys and try and clutch out a win anyway and get benefit in the playoffs with fresher players. Lots of opportunities for strategic managers to get an advantage and it was one of my favourite parts of the game which otherwise was basically solved at the meta level.

I’m refining my idea for the Rehab Gym. I’m all for it being an option,

We all know a Level 6 doctor costs a fortune. My idea?

You get the fast recovery times and elite protection without the massive weekly salary of a top-tier staff member. But it will be a level 4 tc upgrade. a Level 4 Rehab Gym at $4 million is completely fair, and it should be available to everyone in every division. The perk? It comes with Level 6 medical care built-in for just a $8k weekly maintenance fee.

Also if you already have. Training court level 3. Or level 3 gym. It only 1 million additional cost . Which make this very affordable.

Last edited by Big city at 5/11/2026 12:35:32 PM

Here's another way that 10-12 player teams can be indirectly encouraged:
The number of minutes played during a game should have an larger impact on their in-game GS.
Besides the minutes the player has been active in a game, the player's stamina and experience, as well as the team Attitude (Take it Easy, Normal, Crunch Time) should also have an impact.

For example, if a player stars with GS 9, if they have stamina of 5 they will lose 1 GS after 18 mins, 2 GS after 24 mins, etc.
If they have stamina of 9, they will lose 1 GS after 24 mins, 2 GS after 30 , etc... you get the point.
Similarly, the higher experience the slower the impact on GS, because presumably XP helps players better manage their in-game energy and intensity.
Attitude should also impact in-game GS: TIE might make a player start with lower GS, but it lasts longer because they're taking it easy. While on the other end, CT gives a player a higher starting GS, but deteriorates faster (higher intensity).

In other words, GS has a default curve based on in-game minutes played, and stamina, experience, attitude are modifiers.
And then, after the game, GS is restored by a certain fixed amount (or could also depend on stamina, experience, attitude, age etc.).

I would also argue that stamina should decrease by age, possibly drastically after a certain age.

Finally, it would be cool if stamina increased if players play more minutes and it should similarly decrease if players don't play many minutes. This can probably be implemented regardless.

If done correctly, it could result in a need for teams to have more depth, because a $100K sub with GS 9 would perform better than a $200K starter whose in-game GS has deteriorated to 5 after 40 minutes.

I'm sure there are several holes in this suggestion, and some of these ideas may already be part of the game, but putting it out there as a thought-starter.