Okay so I think I am starting to get a hang of this ratings nonsense. What do you guys focus on first when recruiting a solid SF? So far this is what I have picked up on, core ratings are the FIRST ratings that I look at , if those are acceptable then I move on to evaluate Secondary ratings. At the D3 level, studs need to be GREAT in only ONE core/secondary area.
PER and LP are always important for every position but have the largest growth as far as potential so those can be groomed with practice.
Core ratings to focus on:
Guards: Ath/Spd/Def. Secondary: BH/P
PF/Center: Ath/Reb/Def Secondary: SB.
SF: ???

personally i don't focus on anything with SF. i get the best player i can who can play that position, regardless of label. i do want more ATH than a guard and more SPD than a PF, but other than that I am happy to plug in basically a 3rd guard or a 3rd frontcourt player.

depends on my team needs and my defense. usually I try to find a guy with high ath/decent speed/decent BH/Pass. I want them to be good at something - either really good at defense, or a scorer. I typically don't figure much on rebounding at that position. I try to make sure my SF can defend a guard (so at least one SF on your team might look more like a guard). I have seen good coaches grab super high rated defense and athletes and plug them in there (even if they can't play offense or rebound).

playing a third guard there is a good option too, but I still like to have at least one of my SFs be able to defend forwards (and guards ideally).

if you are playing a press team, you'd use the guard SF more likely. against non-press teams, you could use the less skilled BH/pass SF type. Try to exploit another teams weakness, regardless.

BTW, I think at least at PG you need to focus on BH/Pass in the core ratings.

+1 on carl3298's comment. I don't even look at position generally, just the core ratings and their potential and the needs of my offense/defense. To me, a good SF has high ATH/SPD/DEF/(with reasonable REB). If I am a run n' gun team, I'd have High ATH/SPD/DEF/ and balanced PER/LP. At the DIII level, there are not many SF's I recruit. I almost always run a 3 guard lineup at DIII.

You can get some great scorers out of your SF. Here are two of my favorite

https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerHistory/Ratings.aspx?pid=3407827

And
https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerHistory/Ratings.aspx?pid=3292706

Or I'll just sometimes go for super high Ath/Def and little else. Like these guys

https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerHistory/Ratings.aspx?&pid=3174509

and

https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerHistory/Ratings.aspx?pid=3197562

I think everyone is going to say ATH/SPD/DEF so no point in repeating that but I sort of look at SF as a "weakness" fixer. Last season I had 97/100 REB at C/PF at D3 so I didn't really care if my SF could even spell REB. He was at 31. This season I've got guys in the 70s(one will hit 80 soon after the season starts) so I'm looking at moving that SF to SG and running two guys in the 40s at SF.

One way to learn about this is to look at players on other rosters - focus on teams that run your offense and defense. Look at some excellent teams and some competitive teams. Check out who they have at SF - you will likely find lots of different patterns - SF can vary more than other spots.

If you run man, you have to have good defence.

beyond that, I think of SFs in a few ways

1. minimums - I want certain minimums at several categories - ATH, SPD, REB, BH, PASS

2. nice stuff to have - I want either LP or PER - and this depends some on the rest of my roster

3. I want the best player overall that I can get - taking onto account expected growth. I'll bend away from what I had in mind to get the best player I can sign - but I wont go below some minimums - you just cant have a SF with terrible BH and PASS for example.