. The "20 PPG" Goal requires Passing (The Flow Hole)
8 Passing (PA) is enough for lower leagues.
My rebuttal ~In lower leagues, defense is usually terrible. If your guard has 8 PA, he’s "fine." But if you want him to drop 20+ points every night, he needs to be the primary ball-handler.
New age ~Low passing leads to "bad shot selection." Even against weak teams, an 8 PA guard will force contested jumpers or turn the ball over 4-5 times a game. If you boost that PA to 11 (Prolific), his "Offensive Flow" goes up, and he finds the open looks he needs to hit that 20-point mark consistently.
The "400k" vs. "1 Million" Profit (The Speed Hole)
Train 6 players (2-position) to sell for 400k each.
New age~: Training 6 players at once is 30% slower. By the time 6 players hit those "14s" (level 14 skills), they will be 21 or 22 years old. A manager who trains 1-position (3 players) will have those same players at "14s" by age 20.
The Bottom Line: A 20-year-old with those skills sells for double what a 22-year-old does because the buyer still has time to train them. What your telling is working harder for less money!
The Draft Buying Misconception
The "Sub-Skill" Myth: A higher salary in a draftee doesn't always mean "high subs" in useful areas. Salary is heavily weighted by primary skills. For example, a "Small Forward" draftee might have a high salary simply because they have high Rebounding, which actually creates a "potential cap" problem later if you intend to train them as a guard.
Experience vs. Math
Anecdotal Fallacy: By Claiming "you need to show it on your own team" ignores the community's collective data. Training speed and market trends are well-documented; a manager doesn't need to "experience" a financial loss to know that 2-position OD training for 6 players is less profitable than 1-position training for 3 high-quality prospects.
Times have changed and you can train many things faster than before .
Need of gym?
"I see where you're coming from on the upfront cost, but I think you're underestimating the 'compound interest' of training. In a low league, the Gym isn't an expense—it's an accelerator. If it gets my trainees to market just one week faster, or with one extra level of passing, the profit spike covers the upkeep easily. It’s about building a better product, not just a cheaper one."
Last edited by Big city at 3/22/2026 11:33:41 AM