Posted by bjschumacher on 9/19/2020 4:51:00 PM (view original):
So just an update on how I'm feeling about HD. I've recruited a few more of my own players, and I've picked up a few more tips from reading the forum threads. Learning more about player distribution, and how to set the +/- in my zone defense. So I'm liking this game a lot more now. Now I'm checking my HD scores when I wake up in the morning before I check my GD and HBD scores.

the really exciting part of the game IMO is figuring out how to balance talent and team building

i've played gd..what i don't like about it is the lack of an injury (realistic) factor..not losing a starting player for significant time s\b part of the game

Balancing talent and team building are the absolute best part of this game, no doubt about it. Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?

Posted by tkimble on 9/20/2020 10:26:00 AM (view original):
Balancing talent and team building are the absolute best part of this game, no doubt about it. Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?

This is the part that separates the top coaches (like tkimble) and middle of the road coaches (like myself). For me, the above example goes:

Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?.... Wait, my PG is a senior already? Since when? Crap, now I need to go for the PG and offer him a start despite his ~50 bh/p... OR I could play a backup sg at pg, a backup sf at sg, then go for the heavily contested SF. Alright, it's settled. I'm going for an international big.

Posted by upsetcity on 9/20/2020 1:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tkimble on 9/20/2020 10:26:00 AM (view original):
Balancing talent and team building are the absolute best part of this game, no doubt about it. Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?

This is the part that separates the top coaches (like tkimble) and middle of the road coaches (like myself). For me, the above example goes:

Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?.... Wait, my PG is a senior already? Since when? Crap, now I need to go for the PG and offer him a start despite his ~50 bh/p... OR I could play a backup sg at pg, a backup sf at sg, then go for the heavily contested SF. Alright, it's settled. I'm going for an international big.

I've had a decent amount of success in this game by recruiting talented players (and generally having enough guys at the 1-3 and 4-5 to field a roster) and getting lucky when they mesh together well (or when I get lucky otherwise). But I'm not sure if that is the best way to do it. ;)

Posted by upsetcity on 9/20/2020 1:51:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tkimble on 9/20/2020 10:26:00 AM (view original):
Balancing talent and team building are the absolute best part of this game, no doubt about it. Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?

This is the part that separates the top coaches (like tkimble) and middle of the road coaches (like myself). For me, the above example goes:

Do I go after a super-talented SF with a ton of recruiting competition? Or do I pursue that local pure PG because my current PG is a junior and I don’t have anyone else with 90+ bh/p?.... Wait, my PG is a senior already? Since when? Crap, now I need to go for the PG and offer him a start despite his ~50 bh/p... OR I could play a backup sg at pg, a backup sf at sg, then go for the heavily contested SF. Alright, it's settled. I'm going for an international big.

Love this post!

Posted by bjschumacher on 9/19/2020 4:51:00 PM (view original):
So just an update on how I'm feeling about HD. I've recruited a few more of my own players, and I've picked up a few more tips from reading the forum threads. Learning more about player distribution, and how to set the +/- in my zone defense. So I'm liking this game a lot more now. Now I'm checking my HD scores when I wake up in the morning before I check my GD and HBD scores.

We reeled him in boys! Good stuff. Now wait till you can start really competing and grasp what your adjustments are actually doing. It gets better