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In some sports, NT players are owned by the NT on "central contracts" who loan them out to clubs, but dictate when they play (and thus manage their fatigue).

Something like this could work for Buzzerbeater. At the end of the season, the NT coach could have the option of offering a limited number of players on the NT roster contracts with the NT association (with the owners receiving a standard compensation fee. Owners who turn down the offer would be committed to retaining their player for the following season). These players would be made available by the assocaition for B3 games only, and also play for the NT.

A B3 draft could be held to see who gets which players.

A number of variables would need defining (how game shape is calcluated, how many central contracts are allowed, what the compensation fee is, how the players would be allocated to clubs in B3, what happens to players who lose their central contract at the end of the season) but the essential idea might keep the highest salaried players available for NTs but take them out of league and tournament play where thye do more harm than good.

Hence the provision that clubs can turn down the central contract offer (but then have to keep the player for a set period of time).

This would protect clubs from having their PGs, SGs and SFs taken out of their clubss while allowing to receive some compensation for training PFs and Centres past the point of economic efficiency for their club.

Last edited by Elmacca at 3/31/2011 4:56:02 PM

600k center in average ... is still probably better than 100k proficient...

I guess the 100k would be better in that case ;)

Not necessarily, that can be controlled by the number of central contracts made available. Also anything upto 300k for a franchise player is economically feasible for top league teams; there are few non big men who earn more than that.

There are quite a few 'farm' teams who do make training an NT player their main purpose, unfortunately. They have a limited shelf life (they all run out of money eventually) and the playes they've created bounce around the TL. With a central contract system, they'd have a different ending. Or at least, the numbers of these players on the TL would be greatly reduced.

to be honest I don't see much in common between the topic discussed in this thread and latest posts... I see that NT-mutant-idea as a separate suggestion, much more difficult to implement, I'd prefer if it wouldn't get in the way of the discussion started here (another words, I suggest you to open another thread for it)

players should be on the transfer list for 7 days instead of 3.

and maybe, we need to implement the idea of franchise players...

players should be on the transfer list for 7 days instead of 3.

3 days is a standard in many on-line manager games, there are many reasons behind that and I don't see why it should be changed.... also I see nothing related to the topic in your post

I have read every single post here. The only thing that made the most sense to me is having to pay the salary for 4 weeks no matter what and pushing the deadline back two more weeks for players eligible for playoffs.

I have read every single post here. The only thing that made the most sense to me is having to pay the salary for 4 weeks no matter what and pushing the deadline back two more weeks for players eligible for playoffs.

glad to hear that, those are the two suggestions that seem the best to me too