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That's a good point, but I do think there's good reason to design a team with a particular tactic in mind. Imagine how USA Elite would fare with the same model but an extra 200k in salary upgrades.

That's a good point, but I do think there's good reason to design a team with a particular tactic in mind. Imagine how USA Elite would fare with the same model but an extra 200k in salary upgrades.

Also a good point. As for the team build, the only problem I have with a one-dimensional team is that a single modification to the match engine can destroy your entire team, rather than just nerfing a single element of it.

For instance, what if the BBs decided to reduce the effect of OD and increase the effect of ID?

I have recently gone through somewhat the same exercise althouhg I am not in a full re-build because I want to hang around D.III. You definitely need to set some goals for your new team. If you want to make it to D.II then you need a minimum potential of all-star for a passable starter at the D.II level (probably an exception here or there). Use your experience from past seasons to determine if you need to re-balance your training. I had a solid defensive team (on of the better ones in my league before I started re-building) but had trouble scoring, especially from the perimeter, so I am trying to focus a bit more on offensive skills in training now. I am also trying for more balanced players that aren't confined to single positions. So I am moving away from bigmen with poor OD that will only be able to play C. Or guards with poor JS/JR that can only play PG.

I am not following the US born route. I find it confines me too much and I have never drafted a player I thought it was worth training

I sure hope that doesn't happen any time soon, I'd need to do some major restructuring. But I don't foresee any major changes to tactics in the near future, so if a team is training bigs, buying guards with OD/PA/DR/IS that may be lacking in JS/JR will often be a good decision.

Last edited by SM at 10/1/2011 12:20:33 PM