Subject: Hockeyarena question

Information about player Barney Williams, id 10314107
Age 17 Country USA
Contract 6 days Team Nanook of the North
Injury Healthy Quality 89
Salary 0 Potential 94
Ability index 43 Loyalty
Satisfaction neutral Weeks in team 0
Goalie's weak spot None Star 19%
Attributes
Goalie 0 (0%) Speed 0 (0%)
Defense 2 (0%) Strength 22 (0%)
Attack 0 (0%) Self-control 2 (0%)
Shooting 13 (0%) Form 50 (0)
Passing 4 (0%) Experience 0 (0%)
Energy 100 Training 0%

Sell him or train him?

How badly do you need the money? I say keep him, but that's mostly because I'm having trouble finding good young players at a reasonable price.

train him. You dont need the money that badly, your core infrastructure is built. this guy will probably be a USA U20 player in two seasons.

Scout him, and train him 100% attacking for a long time. Til 35, then add passing and self control to him (say 8 of each).
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I don't really need the money all that much - I'm going to make the playoffs this season, maybe get an upset win, and then get drummed out. I'm happy with most of my starters, and their replacements are busily training once I sell those I don't like.

Ok, I'll keep him.

keep or sell?

Age 19 Country USA
Contract 12 days Team Pig Barn
Injury Healthy Quality 84
Salary 0 Potential 71
Ability index 86 Loyalty +00
Satisfaction neutral Weeks in team 0
Goalie's weak spot None Star 23%
Attributes
Goalie 0 (0%) Speed 50 (0%)
Defense 20 (0%) Strength 8 (0%)
Attack 0 (0%) Self-control 4 (0%)
Shooting 0 (0%) Form 50 (0)
Puck control/Passing 4 (0%) Experience 0 (0%)
Energy 100 Training 0%

Train him up a few skill points in Defense and sell him.

Strength too. I have a theory that people searching for players put in round numbers (e.g. 10, 20) when the put in minimums. If I am close on a player, I always train up until the next round number. It seems to work quite nicely.

Get your guy from 8 up to 10.

so 25 def and 10 str then sell?

I'd either do 30/10, or 21/10. At this point, your market for trainees may be a bit lower than it will be in a few weeks when the playoffs are over, so I'd probably shoot for 30/10 (assuming your training facility is decent)

100%

LOL, your theory is old news my friend ;)

no no no...

I'd train him a good 3 seasons. He's got talent (Q = 84) Get his defemse to 50 and his strength up to whatever you can.
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ok, I'll keep him.

We shall see for how long.

I wasn't claiming secret knowledge. I was claiming that it was a good strategy. Not as good as pulling a 17 year old like mine - now THAT was a great strategy.

Matson blows your guy out of the water.

Who? The 19 year old? Blows the 17 year old out of the water? You are kidding, right?