Down the road...Pro basketball dynasty? Topic

When I first started browsing whatifsports, i was disappointed to see a lack of pro basketball/football dynasty games. like many people i'm sure, i thought "well, that would be cool if you drafted players straight from the college sim leagues".

will this ever happen?

the pro leagues would obviously be matched up with individual college worlds, probably with international or feeder leagues to fill up the extra coaching slots.

the early entry problem could potentially be fixed. say when early entries declare for the draft, they can also choose to sign with an agent. lower quality players are less likely to sign with an agent, as are more intelligent players (high school IQ/personality test would show this inclination). if a player doesnt sign with an agent, and doesnt get drafted, he can return to school (assuming some coach in the italian league doesn't offer him a lucrative deal).

obviously you'd want certain players to have higher potentials than they do now...in the pros, i'd say players peak athletically at 26-28 and mentally around 30...so the recruit generation may have to be adjusted accordingly. for example, when brandon roy was drafted he was probably at 80% of his potential (and he was considered a pretty polished product, at least physically) while rudy gay may have been at 50% of his potential.

i think the potential for awesomeness would make this a worthy investment down the road.
5/6/2010 6:42 PM
This was addressed in the recent Dev Chat


Q:One thing missing from the game is a pro-level. Are there any plans of adding a pro-level or associating these leagues with a pro simulation where our players could "live on" in a professional season? A real annual draft with 30 or so "Pro owners" would be a cool addition, IMO. (ermackey - Hall of Famer - 2:13 PM)

A:That's a cool idea that's been around for a long time. No immediate plans for that, but never say never.
5/6/2010 6:46 PM
really? i was gonna read that soon
5/6/2010 10:16 PM
Quote: Originally posted by jetwildcat on 5/06/2010really? i was gonna read that soon

That is why I am a Hall of Famer. :)
5/6/2010 10:28 PM
Quote: Originally Posted By tannermcc on 5/06/2010This was addressed in the recent Dev Chat


Q:One thing missing from the game is a pro-level. Are there any plans of adding a pro-level or associating these leagues with a pro simulation where our players could "live on" in a professional season? A real annual draft with 30 or so "Pro owners" would be a cool addition, IMO. (ermackey - Hall of Famer - 2:13 PM)

A:That's a cool idea that's been around for a long time. No immediate plans for that, but never say never.

I'll go ahead and say it, this will NEVER HAPPEN.
5/6/2010 10:43 PM
Next dynasty game on the menu is a hockey one.
5/7/2010 12:20 AM
Pro Basketball dynasty would honestly be better if it were totally disconnected from HD, and functioned similar to HBD.

As much as we'd like to see "our players" advance to the pro league, I don't think it would work. Too much backlash, when a 90s across the board HD player is 50s across the board in pros.

Keep it separate IMO.

But this is really far away, at least that's my guess.
5/7/2010 11:50 AM
Man I think that would be really cool. I have only ventured out of d3 a couple times but I would want to move up to d1 just to see my players advance. It would be fun following their pro career and site mailing the coach for not starting him lol.
5/7/2010 3:21 PM
Quote: Originally posted by hitman1979 on 5/07/2010Pro Basketball dynasty would honestly be better if it were totally disconnected from HD, and functioned similar to HBD.

As much as we'd like to see "our players" advance to the pro league, I don't think it would work. Too much backlash, when a 90s across the board HD player is 50s across the board in pros.

Keep it separate IMO.

But this is really far away, at least that's my guess.

i dont think you'd re-scale the ratings. less players with ratings that are 90's across the board would allow the ratings to stay consistent
5/7/2010 4:32 PM
Quote: Originally Posted By blackdog3377 on 5/07/2010Next dynasty game on the menu is a hockey one
That's disappointing.
5/7/2010 5:19 PM
I mean basketball has HD, football has GD, baseball has HBD, racing has CR, and soccer has a dynasty game now. Only sport without a dynasty game of some kind is hockey.
5/7/2010 6:21 PM
Quote: Originally posted by blackdog3377 on 5/07/2010Next dynasty game on the menu is a hockey one.


I guess this proves that WIS isn't ALL about money.
5/9/2010 6:58 PM
what is hockey?
5/9/2010 7:08 PM
Down the road...Pro basketball dynasty? Topic

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