I've been experimenting with Target Minutes instead of using Fatigue and discovered from reading the PBP in my last game that my backup PG was playing C for a short stretch even though he wasn't set to play C on the depth chart. Is it normal for the Sim to ignore the depth chart and play guys out of position to fulfill the target minutes or was that an anomaly? Is the depth chart even considered when using target minutes?

Thanks for any feedback!  

I've heard of this happening in the NBA sim with some regularity which seble (the HD programmer) also runs, so I can't say that it surprises me...it's rather ridiculous, yet unsurprising.  You might want to send a ticket to see what WIS says.

and then when they blow you off you can send it again pushing for more realistic info, and maybe you'll get a real answer some day

Was there a foul situation in the game? Or perhaps the others on the depth chart were in the game at other positions (unlikely since we're talking a C, but just in case...). The only time I've seen it is when fouls/injury impacts the depth chart to the degree that the Sim literally has to grab a random player to serve as a backup at the position (in my case it was a PG playing PF...).

To answer your second question, yes the depth chart still is important for target minute -- the players toward the top will be subbed in to try and achieve their minute range before those in the 3/4 slots. I've heard it said there is some difference in how the "give more time to backups" command is executed between fatigue and target minutes, but I'm not sure if that's fact or forum rumor.

No foul or injury situation during that stretch of the game.  My starting C and PF, who I also have set to backup each other on the depth chart but in the 4 positions, were not in foul trouble at the time.  My 2nd string C was playing PF when my PG was in at C at that point of the game.   I did have "give more time to backups" checked and it was a blowout game.  So I wonder if that might have anything to do with it. Really weird to see in the PBP, especially since I don't have any of my G's slotted in the PF or C positions on the depth chart.