Which would you have:

30-40 ath 40 def 90 reb

or 

50-60 ath 50 def 70 reb

I currently don't have a true center, the highest rebounding I have on my team is 61 and should max out 85 ath 75 reb 80 def 

I don't know if the ath is enough makeup when I face true centers with 60+ ath and 85+ reb however if I go 30-40 ath and 90 reb he'll get killed on defense.  And again the 50-60 ath with 70 or below reb is not a true center.'

Would I be better starting to more athletic less rebound than 1 athletic mild rebounder and 1 low ath high rebounder?  I'm assuming two average rebounders with good ath is better especially in men.

In my book, ATH + DEF easily trumps RB

Definitely option B.  I won't take any big with less than 50 ATH in D3...unless they have 90s across the board everywhere else.  And 70 REB really isn't that bad...

I think it would have to depend on your team needs; if you think you will desperately need a rebounder, then option A might make sense, all other skills equal. But I agree with the other gents that the second player is more talented overall, even if the gap between their athleticism was only 10 points. 

ok i was leaning with the more athletic less rebounding as well, just wanted to guage other opinions since I would be without a true center and how much that would hurt me.

Posted by rak on 3/2/2015 1:38:00 AM (view original):
In my book, ATH + DEF easily trumps RB

I don't feel that way. Rebound is pretty damn important. In the OP case, his other post player will be very good defensively, a good rebounder may be the right call. The other thing you are missing is block. Are they similar? And WE? That affects IQ.

I'd take B, but I would be on the hunt for more players with REB of 75+ 

B...

I do think those 90+ rebound guys are very necessary, but player A is not very good any anything except rebounding it appears.  Obviously this person won't be that good at defense either.  I always try to get forwards that will be good at 2 out of 3 skills (defense, rebounding, scoring).

I think 30-40 Ath is doable for some players off the bench and for M2M or Zone defenses.  Generally championship teams usually have better players than that from what I see....  but you have to start somewhere and sometimes the players aren't available or not within reach due to competition, etc.

I have reached the NT finals with a center in the 40s Ath it all depends on the rest of the lineup and the rest of the ratings. Sometimes a player whose very good it only rebounding is necessary if you have everything else already in the other four positions.

heres what the rest of my lineup will look if that makes a difference:

PG: 73 ath 67 spd 99 def 74+ per  80 bh 80 pas

SG: 54 ath 80+ spd 53 def 83+ per 56 bh 53 pas

SF: 58 ath 70 spd 35+ reb(if enough practice) 60 def 38+ lp(depends on practice) 75 per 55 bh 40 pas

Then depending on how I would recruit would affect my PF/C lineups without recruiting a center it would end up like:

PF: 65 ath 25 spd 60 reb 55 def 60 blck 56+lp 

C: 85 ath 22 spd 75 reb 85 def 55 blck 55 bh 53 pas

my only other "big man" is 60 ath 50 spd 50 reb 85 def 46 blck 68 lp 50+per 64+bh 44 pas so more of a SF

so I'm pretty sure I have talent its just depends on is another PF with good ath or less ath and more reb to either move my current C to PF or play as a backup if he really isnt that good.  last season while developing as a soph my current c avg 6 rebounds, I'm assuming once he gets 70+ reb he'll be able to get around 7.5 /gm with his ath but the rest of my team is not capable of rebounding that well and my current PF does not have the "elite" ath like my C does to make up for it.

I had another recruit I was looking at that would be great, but another team has managed to take him and I don't have the money/prestige to do so.

Again the recruit I'm debating is a 30-40 ath 99 reb 40 def 99 blck or focus on a better ath and lower reb recruit I also have back-up

Posted by pepwaves on 3/2/2015 2:30:00 AM (view original):
Definitely option B.  I won't take any big with less than 50 ATH in D3...unless they have 90s across the board everywhere else.  And 70 REB really isn't that bad...

It makes you think if athleticism should be that important. IRL, I might actually definitely consider the 90 rebounder.

Also, in the game itself, I think Ath+Reb  30/90 is comparable to 50/70 when it comes to rebounding, plus you get the added defense and speed. Athleticism enhances other attributes, which is the reason you should take Player B.