I have always wanted and still want to be a basketball coach in real life. I have known since I was little that I wanted to coach basketball and probably due to the fact my dad is a HS coach. I am not sure yet if I want to be a high school or college coach yet but I still have some time to decide that. Anyways back to the import bit, my dad played HD before I started. One day my dad called and asked for me to do some recruiting for him because he was unable to do so (I was 11 at the time) and he took me through the process of recruiting. I LOVED IT. All the recruits, the teams, the faces, the basketball, the other people involved, ALL OF IT. I immediately asked if I could play as well. He told me I could try it out when the next free season rolls around. I think I was 12 when I got my very first team, and I still remember looking at my Lakeland team nearly all day because I was so intrigued. Now I stick around because despite all the flaws I see in the game, I still love to play it and I just love games like this. I am trying to get more involved on the forums so I can learn more and get more involved, there are just times during school/basketball that I do not have time to dedicate to posting and commenting. But overall, this game is still fun to play and I like building basketball programs, seeing players develop into stars, and trying to win.
*Sidenote- if you love simulation games, Out of the Park Baseball is an excellent baseball simulation game, so in depth/challenging/fun. Definitely recommend taking a look at getting it if you love to play simulation games.