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202839.64 in reply to 202839.62
Date: 2/19/2012 9:37:19 PM
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He is actually a lot better now than he was when he was drafting. And would you rather train his primaries through the roof to start and train his guard skills when he is 20 or 21 years old or get the primaries out of the way early? Seeing the quality of bigs on the U21 in the past, he could get two full of seasons of training and maybe sneak on the U21?

Preferably someone will see him like this and make a commitment to just make him a NT'er? Asking a lot, but dare to dream!

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202839.65 in reply to 202839.64
Date: 2/20/2012 12:03:20 PM
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I would've rather seen more of a mix of inside and outside training. He obviously still needs outside training, but my personal opinion based on training a couple high potential bigs from the beginning is that that is best chipped away at year by year. I did the same thing with Hall, training him almost exclusively outside for almost two seasons and in hindsight don't think it was necessarily the right move.

That said, the new training algorithm purportedly awards more balanced players with a slight bonus (something I've seen with Hall's training actually speeding up a bit), so perhaps he was right to train as he did and I've over-stated my disappointment. Doesn't really matter now, I guess - somebody with a good trainer pick him up!

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202839.66 in reply to 202839.1
Date: 3/5/2012 8:20:26 AM
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Mathew Williams is going to be available soon if anyone is interested. His current owner is looking to sell him for no less than $2 million. Any takers? Williams will probably be the starting PG the next few seasons if his game shape is good. The up and coming PG's are probably not going to pass him due to potential.

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202839.67 in reply to 202839.66
Date: 3/5/2012 9:24:01 AM
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Interesting. If I sell O'Dwyer I may be able to afford him. Do you know when he is going to list him?

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202839.68 in reply to 202839.67
Date: 3/5/2012 12:06:40 PM
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I would be happy to take O'Dwyer off your hands. What do you think he is worth? I will need to sell Goulders first but would be very interested in making his move. I am hoping to put an all canadian team together and this would be a nice step in that direction.

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202839.69 in reply to 202839.68
Date: 3/5/2012 12:20:31 PM
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Well, the estimates are 1-1.2 million. I would like to get at least 1.2, maybe even 1.5 out of him. I don't know if that is overpriced or not, but in order to get Williams, that's what I'd need. It still may not be plausible though, with Stronks steadily increasing his salary each year. It's something to think about though for sure and I may make the move.

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202839.70 in reply to 202839.1
Date: 3/20/2012 8:18:16 PM
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Leaning towards becoming a farm team next season. I'm not making enough money or progress to be worth the time and seasons being expended (mostly user-related since my weekly resources are being used on such unnecessary mediocrity) and I probably don't have the patience for a rebuild.

The good news is that I'll only be targeting Canadian players and might pay silly prices for players I truly like. Keep in mind that I am picky, though. Not sure if this is allowed, but feel free to PM me the skills of any trainable Canadian players you have for sale that aren't on the TL and maybe a deal can be reached.

Looking mostly for:

-MVP+ potential
-Monster salary players or players who can become monsters (including centres). Mono-skilled = meh.
-Players on the cusp of NT or U21 NT
-Solid secondary skills usually a plus
-Young players who have received training
-Other nifty players with desirable skill sets that can become NTers.

From: Stajan

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202839.71 in reply to 202839.70
Date: 3/20/2012 8:26:52 PM
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After looking at the transfer list, I'm not enthusiastic about this.

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202839.72 in reply to 202839.71
Date: 3/20/2012 9:26:47 PM
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Well, assuming I stay in Naismith, I'll keep Stronks. If I get demoted or can't afford him, you could be the perfect person to buy him. I plan on training him to ridiculous salary to be one of the best in the world if possible.

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202839.73 in reply to 202839.71
Date: 3/21/2012 7:51:04 AM
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Good luck. Will let you know if I hear about any good players for sale or potentially for sale. There's not a lot of great players in Canada, so to be an actual farm team, you would basically need to buy some prospects and demote while you train them, then come back up with those trainees as your stars.

I bought Demers, Gaize, and Hadley for almost $9.5 million, but the only way to get them is to overpay.

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202839.74 in reply to 202839.73
Date: 3/21/2012 8:17:32 PM
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I may know of an All-Time Great player. I just down-graded my trainer because his salary was getting out of control. With the amount I'm saving each week, plus my attendance hopefully picking up after inexplicably crashing this season, I should be able to purchase a solid trainer shortly. However, if I can't do it, I don't want all that potential to go to waste. Any changes would be made during the off-season.

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