New Recruits Generated in Smith Topic

ryanderson
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I just saw the new class of recruits that just rolled out with this new system, and I am getting somewhat confused. I was noticing this, then did a quick search, and there are 86 recruits (all divisions) in this world with a defensive rating of 1!!!!. Is this serious? Correct me if I'm wrong, but to me a rating of 1 means they have no clue what on earth they are doing. How can these players have played at least 4+ years of basketball and not have any idea how to play defense?

Did anyone in a test world see a lot of clueless defenders while recruiting?

[Edit]:
Other things new (for Smith world):
68 guys with ath of 1, meaning they are extremely weak/uncoordinated
49 guys with speed of 1, meaning I can walk faster than they can run
Reb, SB, LP normal for guards to have 1 ratings (many players seem to have a rating of 1 in 2-3 of these categories)
Per, BH, Pa normal for big men to have 1 ratings (many players seem to have a rating of 1 in 2-3 of these categories)
16 guys with a stamina in the 30s

In all, it seems to be very common with these new recruits to have a rating of 1 in several categories
5/19/2010 3:55 AM
hughesjr
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You are not in any of the old worlds and neither am I ... but I would wonder how those numbers match up with older generated recruits as I have never looked at that in the past.
5/19/2010 10:07 AM
FW_Kekionga
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I noticed the 1 ratings as well, It's especially evident in the DII/DIII guys. I saw what looked to be a great DII SF recruit until I got down to his work ethic of 1. How well does a player like that develop?
5/19/2010 10:16 AM
ike1024
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Not well. I once had a good D3 player with a WE of 1, but his ratings never improved.
5/19/2010 10:19 AM
FW_Kekionga
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I've had decent success with WE's as low as 17, but have never tried a 1 before. Thanks for the tip.
5/19/2010 10:36 AM
toysboys
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Definitely more high potential across the board. I think SFs are most highly impacted. I saw a SF at D2 with 9 high potential categories! Usually I would be happy to find a SF with 4 high potential categories. Maybe this is the dawn of the super SF? Lebron James?
5/19/2010 10:42 AM
udm_mike
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I think you need to temper what you think a 1 represents. It's not totally clueless. It's just **** poor in relation to his peers (other college level talent players), not in relation to the world in general.
5/19/2010 11:08 AM
ryanderson
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I know I was exaggerating, but I still don't think any college player should have such a low rating in a category as core as defense
5/19/2010 5:21 PM
jbob23
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This is a potential Div. I dropdown for my A prestige school. I don't understand a 1 athleticism in a guard. Personally, I'm trying to picture what J.J. Redick was and maybe that would be a 1. It will be interesting for sure.
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Athleticism1
Speed64
Rebounding12
Defense20
Shot Blocking1
Low-post38
Perimeter72
Ball Handling51
Passing50
Work Ethic54
Stamina75
Durability57
5/19/2010 8:28 PM
dalter
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Years ago, they used to have players like this -- guards with 1 sp or ath, etc. I'm definitely a fan of varying the player ratings, but stuff like this above is ridiculously dumb.
5/19/2010 8:44 PM
jbob23
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Quote: Originally Posted By dalter on 5/19/2010Years ago, they used to have players like this -- guards with 1 sp or ath, etc. I'm definitely a fan of varying the player ratings, but stuff like this above is ridiculously dumb.
I agree and like you I don't understand the guards with sp or ath that low. I did come across another player (sf) with 83 ath and 19 reb.

I don't mind varying ratings but to the extreme may not be the way.
5/19/2010 8:58 PM
tmacfan12
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Quote: Originally posted by ryanderson on 5/19/2010I know I was exaggerating, but I still don't think any college player should have such a low rating in a category as core as defense

The ratings compare the players to each other.... 1 is the worst you can be. Some people need to be the worst, its that simple.
5/19/2010 9:51 PM
kmasonbx
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Quote: Originally Posted By tmacfan12 on 5/19/2010
Quote: Originally posted by ryanderson on 5/19/2010 I know I was exaggerating, but I still don't think any college player should have such a low rating in a category as core as defense

The ratings compare the players to each other.... 1 is the worst you can be. Some people need to be the worst, its that simple.


This makes a lot of sense and I think that's what Seble was going for with the new engine. If players are judged on a scale of 1-100, than the least athletic players should have ratings of 1. Same way the worst shooters have PER ratings of 1.
5/20/2010 12:49 AM
blackdog3377
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Somebody has to be the worst right?
5/20/2010 12:59 AM
dalter
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Quote: Originally Posted By kmasonbx on 5/20/2010
Quote: Originally Posted By tmacfan12 on 5/19/2010

Quote: Originally posted by ryanderson on 5/19/2010
I know I was exaggerating, but I still don't think any college player should have such a low rating in a category as core as defense

The ratings compare the players to each other.... 1 is the worst you can be. Some people need to be the worst, its that simple.



This makes a lot of sense and I think that's what Seble was going for with the new engine. If players are judged on a scale of 1-100, than the least athletic players should have ratings of 1. Same way the worst shooters have PER ratings of 1.
No, it still doesn't make sense to have a guard with sp or ath of 1. If it was a morbidly obese center, I could buy it, but not a guard.
5/20/2010 7:22 AM
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