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To be clear, I really have no problem with people acquiring these large sum of cash over time. After all, it is a game and there are many ways to play this game. The surprising part for me is how many people are doing that. It used to be that only top teams were throwing around >3m bids. Now, even d3 teams have 3-5m to throw into the TL. We are definitely in a different era.

To be clear, I really have no problem with people acquiring these large sum of cash over time. After all, it is a game and there are many ways to play this game. The surprising part for me is how many people are doing that. It used to be that only top teams were throwing around >3m bids. Now, even d3 teams have 3-5m to throw into the TL. We are definitely in a different era.

Maybe it's just me but I feel like this era of high spending on the TL snuck up on everybody. I really was not expecting these high prices.

It really surprised me, for almost two years I was kind of inactive... I just logged in every few weeks to keep my account alive and maybe made a change here or there but mostly I was just in free fall earning money. When I had time to start really playing again I had amassed well over eleven million dollars. I thought that would be enough to buy a B3 team, no problem, but with this new economy it wasn't easy to make it this far and I can tell I will be hard pressed to simply buy my way to the top when 34 year old players are selling for 2 million, and the top NT prospects are selling for over 7.

My best tip for rebuilding teams: invest heavily into the draft & train! You'll save a lot of money training home grown prospects.

Remember: If you're going to lose, then lose -- always aim for that top selection; chances are, you're going to acquire a really nice player...eventually.

My best tip for rebuilding teams: invest heavily into the draft & train! You'll save a lot of money training home grown prospects.

Remember: If you're going to lose, then lose -- always aim for that top selection; chances are, you're going to acquire a really nice player...eventually.

Yeah I feel like if I had put the effort into my rebuild I'd be ready to make a move similar to the one you did, unfortunately for about eight seasons all I did was freefall without real training or scouting... I made a ton of money but not nearly what it could have been if I'd been more involved rather than simply logging on to stay alive.

Exactly, you never want to tank aimlessly. I've always improved my team after each rebuild, reaching higher levels than before and gaining experience along the way. If I'm not competing for titles I'm going after that #1 draft selection. There is no in between for me. My favorite part of "tanking" is drafting and training US NT prospects; this gives me a goal to focus on while I'm losing.

Last edited by A-Dub at 3/7/2016 12:59:08 AM

Exactly, you never want to tank aimlessly. I've always improved my team after each rebuild, reaching higher levels than before and gaining experience along the way. If I'm not competing for titles I'm going after that #1 draft selection. There is no in between for me. My favorite part of "tanking" is drafting and training US NT prospects; this gives me a goal to focus on while I'm losing.

Normally, if you finish second, it just means you spent too much money to not promote.

Exactly, you never want to tank aimlessly. I've always improved my team after each rebuild, reaching higher levels than before and gaining experience along the way. If I'm not competing for titles I'm going after that #1 draft selection. There is no in between for me. My favorite part of "tanking" is drafting and training US NT prospects; this gives me a goal to focus on while I'm losing.

Normally, if you finish second, it just means you spent too much money to not promote.

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I assumed he was using himself as an example of someone who had spent too much money to not promote (win). Although he is still competing for the title, so it's understandable why he hasn't begun a new rebuild yet.

Exactly, you never want to tank aimlessly. I've always improved my team after each rebuild, reaching higher levels than before and gaining experience along the way. If I'm not competing for titles I'm going after that #1 draft selection. There is no in between for me. My favorite part of "tanking" is drafting and training US NT prospects; this gives me a goal to focus on while I'm losing.

Normally, if you finish second, it just means you spent too much money to not promote.

LOL, well, that's why I said "Normally" First, things are a little different in the NBBA....Silver Trophies in the NBBA and the Cup do carry a little value. More importantly, my team is overachieving...I promoted to the NBBA at least 2 full seasons faster than I should have. I am winning NBBA games starting a trainee with less than 18K salary, my starting SG is just 33K.

Last season I had the 5th lowest payroll in the NBBA. In the NBBA there is nothing to promote to, nor is there a promotion bonus or any extra money for winning the championship. It's a little different than in the lower divisions where promotion aspirations create an all or none scenario. In the NBBA being in a position to win a championship has value, especially if you don't have to have the highest payroll in the league to do it...there is a running total of NBBA wins that is tracked, the 100 win club, Trophy Count, etc.

While I still take the position in the NBBA that it's not worth overpaying to finish with anything less than a trophy...there are other variables and measurements to consider. And, 2 more of those Silver Trophies * I tie the all time record for Championship losses in the NBBA Finals and Cup Championship lol

Normally, if you finish second, it just means you spent too much money to not promote.

My motto: promote or demote