Now back on (relevant) topic. I got an 19y MVP with my scrub team. Not so horrible starting skills, but he wasn't trainable because of the awkward skillset, atrocious JR coupled with 6'8 height. Because of the JR he couldn't be a PF, because of height he couldn't be a center. If he had 7+ height he could be trained in primary skills much better(since I'm talking about a 7-8 seasons of training).
Now that guy was a fools gold. So this was a lot of theoretic discussion from my side. In reality, I wouldn't train either of them. I'm currently training two allstar guys trying to make them universal(SF) 30k players. I'm also training that MVP, but I'll just stack him with secondary skills and he'll reach maybe 40k salary. But in theory, the OP's trainee is surprisingly good for training, and that's what I was trying to point out.
The thing I'm preaching here, is that generally, TSP could be deceiving. People should take a second look when evaluating trainees. Sometimes a trainee could look worse than the other, at fist glance, but is better when you run them through a simulation.
Something like people who say that high level trainers are useless. In a short span, sure, but take a NT prospect, he's going to be trained for 8 seasons maybe, it makes a massive difference in that case. I'm currently using a level 3, since I don't have high pot trainers. I wouldn't even pay a level 4 at this point. But if I ever draft a future NT star, I'm jumping to get a level 7, no matter the cost.
Last edited by Aleksandar at 10/21/2013 6:31:13 AM