Since the positions listed are only cosmetic, Colonels, I'm not sure I really see what you are making such a fuss about.

Posted by aidiamo on 7/30/2010 6:54:00 PM (view original):

Posted by colonels19 on 7/30/2010 3:13:00 PM (view original):
A PF or C with a 9 REB rating or a PG with a 9 BH or PASS rating isn't cute, cool, or creative...it's just dumb. Guys in real life with these kinds of ratings don't play college basketball, they play HD because they aren't/weren't good enough to be athletes in their respective heys.

Right on the money. 

To sum up HD and recruiting, I like having guys with 99 speed be truly special, along with SG's with top end perimeter, PG's with top end BH and Passing, anyone who is a lockdown defender or interior players who are monsters with high 90 rebounding or low post moves.  That said, having top ranked recruits having crappy ratings in core areas and then putting caps on top of that in many areas is one reason I personally am probably going to walk away from the game soon - as others have suggested.  Caps are idiotic in the first place.  I see durability, speed and maybe free throw % as areas you can cap, but can you honestly tell me a PG isn't going to improve his passing when he leaves HS for a college team (with arguably better coaching)?  I don't know many college basketball players who play for 4 years in college who haven't improved in all aspects from when they left HS. 

THey do.  Its \called IQ improving.  Even if their ratings stayed exactly the same, they would improve due to IQ improvement.  Why does the rating specifically have to change rather than their performance?  If their three point percentage improves, regardless of whether the perimeter rating improves, are they not a better three point shooter?

And there are plenty of players who enter a bad shooter and leave a bad shooter.  Or enter a weak rebounder and leave a weak rebounder, or are a bad free throw shooter from start to finish - so your statement is flat out not true.
 

Posted by arssanguinus on 7/30/2010 7:11:00 PM (view original):

Posted by aidiamo on 7/30/2010 6:54:00 PM (view original):

Posted by colonels19 on 7/30/2010 3:13:00 PM (view original):
A PF or C with a 9 REB rating or a PG with a 9 BH or PASS rating isn't cute, cool, or creative...it's just dumb. Guys in real life with these kinds of ratings don't play college basketball, they play HD because they aren't/weren't good enough to be athletes in their respective heys.

Right on the money. 

To sum up HD and recruiting, I like having guys with 99 speed be truly special, along with SG's with top end perimeter, PG's with top end BH and Passing, anyone who is a lockdown defender or interior players who are monsters with high 90 rebounding or low post moves.  That said, having top ranked recruits having crappy ratings in core areas and then putting caps on top of that in many areas is one reason I personally am probably going to walk away from the game soon - as others have suggested.  Caps are idiotic in the first place.  I see durability, speed and maybe free throw % as areas you can cap, but can you honestly tell me a PG isn't going to improve his passing when he leaves HS for a college team (with arguably better coaching)?  I don't know many college basketball players who play for 4 years in college who haven't improved in all aspects from when they left HS. 

THey do.  Its \called IQ improving.  Even if their ratings stayed exactly the same, they would improve due to IQ improvement.  Why does the rating specifically have to change rather than their performance?  If their three point percentage improves, regardless of whether the perimeter rating improves, are they not a better three point shooter?

And there are plenty of players who enter a bad shooter and leave a bad shooter.  Or enter a weak rebounder and leave a weak rebounder, or are a bad free throw shooter from start to finish - so your statement is flat out not true.
 

Wish someone could explain to me the infamous HD "senior slump".  IQ's should be at their peak then, but we've all seen countless examples of the slump.  I know, you're gonna tell me different teammates, different defenders, different defensive settings, etc., but a player whose IQ should be at it's highest level at this point should be able to overcome most of those obstacles.

angmar, it's mostly sample size.

THey ARE 'able to'. But just because they are 'able to' doesn't mean they always will.

Add in the fact that:

• they're upset at seeing former teammates in the NBA, thinking they should be there too
• they have runners for agents constantly inviting them to parties
• they're big man on campus now, and that means college girls are throwing themselves at them
• they get really annoyed when the hot shot freshman shiny new thing doesn't pass to them when they're open
• their ID finally gets them into a bar without favors
• there's the dreaded senior thesis in physical education
• expectations are now really high, because their coach expects them to get better each season

All of these factors contribute to a senior year performance that's disappointing, compared to the promise they showed in their first few seasons.