Is there really any benefit to changing a player's official position, other than getting a better picture of your team depth on the roster page(s)? If you optimize the depth chart, you can see the role ratings for each player at different positions. So then you can shuffle players around the depth chart based on their best role ratings. But I'm wondering if I have a player listed as a PF but he has a better role rating as a C, would it benefit the player, as far as development and performance go, if I officially switched him to a C?

nope, the only hard impact is window dressing, although some speculate changing positions to make your team as ridiculous as possible might benefit game planning. not sure if anyone has ever given that a serious go

I mess with positions strictly to maximize the # of conference all-americans I can get.

I change positions based off where I'm going to play the kid that season. My players might be listed at 3 different positions throughout their career. For example.......

Often times, my PGs are extremely focused on ball skills. My SGs focused on PER shooting. Well I offer starts often to freshman guards that will be future stars. So my SF spot is basically my throw away spot. So if I recruit a player that's say green 30/50 ath, and green 40 per/bh/pas he's going to be a future PG. But I'll change his position to SF that freshman year. And start him at SF.

The changing of position is for no other reason but easy on the eyes for myself. Next season after growth, if he's ready, I may change him to PG. And as a Sr if that PER grew to 100, maybe even SG

But I reevaluate all players each season, and label them as I feel needed

i never change the listed position of players. my brain does not appreciate that kind of trickery. one time chap changed the position on a soph dude or something and a week or so into the season i was looking at the team for the first time that year and i was so disoriented. im like WHAT IS HAPPENING!?!? it wasn't something he did prior so i had no idea what was going on and it was like, my entire life had been a lie

I use customized player roles for overall rating in user settings, to give me a picture of how my players stack up. For that purpose, having a guy in the position I intend to use him matters, and is the main reason I change positions.

I try to keep the positions balanced. So if I have 10 players I will change the positions so I have 2 at every position. Usually I just choose their positions based on their height. It has no bearing on the game and doesn't affect where I play anyone. Just pure window dressing.

Actually a q - does depth at a position influence a player's willingness to accept a redshirt? If so, that's another reason to change positions.

Posted by sol_phenom3 on 9/2/2020 7:24:00 AM (view original):
Actually a q - does depth at a position influence a player's willingness to accept a redshirt? If so, that's another reason to change positions.

Tried that. Had a guy who would would be my 5th best point guard and he wasn't even that good a player. No dice.

Posted by sol_phenom3 on 9/2/2020 7:24:00 AM (view original):
Actually a q - does depth at a position influence a player's willingness to accept a redshirt? If so, that's another reason to change positions.

I don't know for sure, but I will say I can't ever remember a player rejecting a freshman redshirt when there were 3 players at his position.

Posted by tdiddy3 on 9/2/2020 8:16:00 AM (view original):

Posted by sol_phenom3 on 9/2/2020 7:24:00 AM (view original):
Actually a q - does depth at a position influence a player's willingness to accept a redshirt? If so, that's another reason to change positions.

I don't know for sure, but I will say I can't ever remember a player rejecting a freshman redshirt when there were 3 players at his position.

I wouldn't think it matters much with freshman since they almost always take it anyway, barring promises.

usually change all my guards to PG and all my bigs to C, if I even remember

Posted by cubcub113 on 9/2/2020 4:59:00 PM (view original):
usually change all my guards to PG and all my bigs to C, if I even remember

8.2.4

When I was still getting the hang of the game I used to do that to try and maximize my overall player rating since PG and C tend to be the highest rated positions.. But it doesn't really tell you much, honestly.

Posted by marl_karx on 9/2/2020 10:13:00 AM (view original):

Posted by tdiddy3 on 9/2/2020 8:16:00 AM (view original):

Posted by sol_phenom3 on 9/2/2020 7:24:00 AM (view original):
Actually a q - does depth at a position influence a player's willingness to accept a redshirt? If so, that's another reason to change positions.

I don't know for sure, but I will say I can't ever remember a player rejecting a freshman redshirt when there were 3 players at his position.

I wouldn't think it matters much with freshman since they almost always take it anyway, barring promises.

I disagree with this a lot. I think the division matters. So (maybe) if you're talking about D1, then this may be true. But as a D2 coach, recruiting D1 pool players that are generally ALL elite for that level, it's rare I can get ANY freshman to take a redshirt. Especially if they had the wants to play preference.

I had this discussion with a coach recently. I assumed it was "a thing" in this game, where D1 pool players with "wants to play" will NEVER accept a redshirt as a freshman if they sign with a D2 school. I've never seen it happen in my career. And I've tried probably 50+ times. If anyone has evidence that this is false, and has screenshot proof, I'd like to see so I can know for sure going forward.

But often times, if you're recruiting a kid that is 580 ovr to D2, and maybe ranked as a top 300 and top 50 by position, he "knows" his role on the team to an extent. And isn't accepting a redshirt, since he is likely the future cornerstone of your team. I'm NOT saying that players "think". They don't. But I am saying that elite players are so much more difficult to get a redshirt on, when their on a team that is much less prestigious than their ability. And I don't mean just the letter grade, I'm talking about division levels also.

Obviously I'm aware that it's fairly easy to redshirt SOME players from the D1 pool at D2. But the better they are, the more difficult it is. (And my theory, if they had the wants to play preference, it's 100% certain they WON'T accept a redshirt..... until someone shows me otherwise)

Posted by topdogggbm on 9/2/2020 9:34:00 PM (view original):

Posted by marl_karx on 9/2/2020 10:13:00 AM (view original):

Posted by tdiddy3 on 9/2/2020 8:16:00 AM (view original):

Posted by sol_phenom3 on 9/2/2020 7:24:00 AM (view original):
Actually a q - does depth at a position influence a player's willingness to accept a redshirt? If so, that's another reason to change positions.

I don't know for sure, but I will say I can't ever remember a player rejecting a freshman redshirt when there were 3 players at his position.

I wouldn't think it matters much with freshman since they almost always take it anyway, barring promises.

I disagree with this a lot. I think the division matters. So (maybe) if you're talking about D1, then this may be true. But as a D2 coach, recruiting D1 pool players that are generally ALL elite for that level, it's rare I can get ANY freshman to take a redshirt. Especially if they had the wants to play preference.

I had this discussion with a coach recently. I assumed ir was "a thing" in this game, where D1 pool players with "wants to play" will NEVER accept a redshirt as a, freshman if they sign with a D2 school. I've never seen it happen in my career. And I've tried probably 50+ times. If anyone has evidence that this is false, and has screenshot proof, I'd like to see so I can know for sure going forward.

But often times, if you're recruiting a kid that is 580 ovr to D2, and maybe ranked as a top 300 and top 50 by position, he "knows" his role on the team to an extent. And isn't accepting a redshirt, since he is likely the future cornerstone of your team. I'm NOT saying that players "think". They don't. But I am saying that elite players are so much more difficult to get a redshirt on, when their on a team that is much less prestigious than their ability. And I don't mean just the letter grade, I'm talking about division levels also.

Obviously I'm aware that it's fairly easy to redshirt SOME players from the D1 pool at D2. But the better they are, the more difficult it is. (And my theory, if they had the wants to play preference, it's 100% certain they WON'T accept a redshirt..... until someone shows me otherwise)

I have no experience in regard to what you're talking about.