Hey guys, brand new to HD (I'm a HBD player and I want to get into this as well). I've read through zhawks' excellent guide for new players, but there's one thing I don't believe I saw in there.

Obviously for D-I players, guys with ratings in the 90-100 range would be considered stars. But what would be considered a "good" rating for a D-III player? Is a guy with 50's across the board considered really good in D-III? Maybe 60's or 70's? For example, I'm looking at the team I inherited and I've got a junior PG whose perimiter rating is 64-- would he be considered a "great" shooter for D-III? I've got another guard who's 51 in perimiter; is he still considered good, for example?

Another, related question is how well guys in D-III can get away with having attributes in a vaccuum. For example, I have a PG with 97 defense but only 21 athleticism and 38 speed. Maybe in D-I this guy couldn't be a "great" defensive player, but is it a lot more possible in D-III?

Thanks a bunch in advance for any help! Most of the game looks like it makes sense to me but I was just hoping to quickly calibrate my brain to the average D-III ratings so recruiting will be a little less bumpy in my first year.

Still fairly new to this myself - quick response:

64 Per would be nice. As I am learning more things make a good shooter - others have told me Alth/speed/BH have big impact. Of cousre you can look at his past performance too.

gotta run

Thanks for the help! Any other assistance from experienced players would be most appreciated as well.

Fifties across the board woudl be popped into the SF slot were it me. . .

For me, given I'm still a newb, look for guys at D3 that do somehing very well. In my mind that is usually 70+. But maybe some more experienced guys have a take better take on it. I'd be very interested in what some of them say.

Quote: Originally posted by prezuiwf on 2/12/2010Hey guys, brand new to HD (I'm a HBD player and I want to get into this as well). I've read through zhawks' excellent guide for new players, but there's one thing I don't believe I saw in there.Obviously for D-I players, guys with ratings in the 90-100 range would be considered stars. But what would be considered a "good" rating for a D-III player? Is a guy with 50's across the board considered really good in D-III? Maybe 60's or 70's? For example, I'm looking at the team I inherited and I've got a junior PG whose perimiter rating is 64-- would he be considered a "great" shooter for D-III? I've got another guard who's 51 in perimiter; is he still considered good, for example?Another, related question is how well guys in D-III can get away with having attributes in a vaccuum. For example, I have a PG with 97 defense but only 21 athleticism and 38 speed. Maybe in D-I this guy couldn't be a "great" defensive player, but is it a lot more possible in D-III?Thanks a bunch in advance for any help! Most of the game looks like it makes sense to me but I was just hoping to quickly calibrate my brain to the average D-III ratings so recruiting will be a little less bumpy in my first year.

those guards' PE ratings are serviceable for sure...but if the guards had better ATH/SP/BH skills they'd be even more potent. Brookover's 51 in ATH isn't too shabby, however.

Carroll's 97 in DE is pretty nice to have, esp. if you keep the MM defense. Again, it would be better if he had considerably better ATH/SP, but he definitely serves a role in D3. 97 DE in D3 is pretty high, almost regardless of other skillsets.

Many experienced coaches will place a high premium on great ATH/SP ratings and/or potential in those categories at all positions. You won't find many of them in the D3 recruit population, so you should consider some D2 dropdowns.

It does seem like you're ahead of the game in reading z's tutorial and asking the right questions on this forum. Good luck at Chicago!

Your question about stats in a vacuum is astute. Most game statistics (shooting %, rebounds, steals, etc) are not solely dependent upon 1 rating stat, i.e. a player with a 90 REB rating but only a 20 ATH might not be as effective a rebounder as someone with only a 70 REB but a 60 ATH for example.

Full court press is very popular for defense, and SPD is at a premium when running it, IMHO even more so than DEF. ATH is always desirable. Potential when recruiting is a key. At D III, you may be able to purchase FSS for your home state and then seek out and try to pull-down (or wait for drop-down) D II players with high potential in position specific core areas. Don't neglect Work Ethic when recruiting. IME anything under 30 means the player will not improve significantly over the course of his career, so unless you'd be willing to accept his numbers as a senior don't waste your time.

Additionally, you can usually site-mail any of the vets to get pointers and tips and for answers to specific questions.

Welcome to HD! Its always great to get more coaches on board!

I wish i had some good D3 ratings on my squad.

Sharon: 84 ATH, 83 BLK
Ward: 68 SPD
BRownell: 98 REB, 74 BLK
Vancleave: 85 REB, 91 BLK
Dionne: 68 REB
Heitmann: 69 DEF
Postma: 67 PER, 71 BH, 65 PASS
Pitts: 76 Pass

Thanks for all the help guys! jdno, really appreciate you taking the time to look at my team.

no problem prez, feel free to sitemail me if you ever have questions