Posted by MikeT23 on 1/9/2017 1:22:00 PM (view original):
Arizona, motion/man. Essentially a 9 man rotation with 3 others getting minimal minutes.
Towles doesn't have the SPD to play.
Burbank is the worst with low ATH/SPD/DEF.
Haubrich is a FR who just doesn't have the BH/P/SPD of the other guards.
Truth is, it's a guy like Burbank that I think is "serviceable". He's out of place on your team but he's not terrible. He's not in the ballpark athletically of your other guys and well below average in D but he's B+ in IQ. He's also OK as a BH/P and has 5th best PER on your team.
on this, we 100% agree! i would happily take a couple "burbank-quality" players on every team to replace my EEs. as you suggested, he'll never be a starter, but he can eat minutes without killing you and by his jr/sr year, he will be a good outside shooter. if i could usually get a guy like this in the second session, I'd be happy. the problem is that he's the exception not the rule. usually the choice is take D2-rejects or walk-ons. if it's 1, it isn't a big deal, of course. more than this can be an issue, especially if some of your backup plans need redshirts or are ineligible....or if you've changed teams and you're recruiting 6 players in the second session....
i've said this from the start of HD3, but I still think the path of least resistance is trying a single signings-free cycle in session 2 where people can either open up 1 or 2 more players or gauge their competition before cycle 2 hits and signings start.
1/9/2017 5:08 PM (edited)