Hello! Glad to see there will be some forum activity here. By the way, I love your best memory!
User Name: Dangrel
Seasons in BB: 56
Seasons in D4: I just demoted, so this is my first time in D4 since season 48.
Coolest Prospect: Tyler Lytle - This will be his first season as a full-time starter, and I expect him to be my starting PF/C for many seasons to come. He's a well-rounded player with all his skills (except JR) at respectable or higher.
Best Draft Pick last season: Roy Sorensen - Not great, but not terrible. Whether or not I keep and train him depend on if I win any of the auctions I'm currently betting on.
Best BB memory: It's tough to try and narrow it down. I won my very first game on a buzzerbeater, so that was pretty cool. Promoting to D2 for the first time felt good. Training players and having them get picked to be on the U21 is always neat, and extra special when they win a gold medal.
Questions I have for other managers: What is your goal for this season? I'm in rebuild mode, so training is my #1 priority. If losing a few games is necessary to make sure the right guys get their training minutes, that's fine with me.
What do you think is the minimum skill required for primary attributes for starting D4 players. Do starters need only one skill at this level to be trusted, two skills, three? Hard to say. I think one of the things that was talked about in recent seasons was doing a better job consolidating the leagues to make them more competitive. I think it will take more than one high skill for your starters if you want to win a championship here.
What is more important tactics or skills? I think a team playing just the right tactics to counter their opponent will win a majority of the games against a higher skilled team, within reason. If the skill gap is too big, I don't believe any combination of tactics will save you.