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Dont expect a FCTB/Yokozuna lay down from me.

Painless, i doubt it. ill bite back a couple times before its over.

I wouldn't expect anything less - still almost 5 days before we meet & they do say that $$$ talks & BS walks....

Quiet week on the boards.....

Maybe I'll have to stick to getting my kicks in the Japan forums only..... 90% of my posts this week have been deleted across other forums :D

You'll be pleased to know I overpaid & under-received on my transfer activities this week... can't believe that people will pay $2.7 for Kuanhong & only $2.5 for Yinglun but hey this game is crazy..... overall I'd take the $5.2 for both but still can't believe people will pay more for a player that has no chance of influencing a major game.....

Oh well - some new faces for the cup games tonight... surprised Wolph stopped at adding only 1 new player... can't see Stunners being worried enough to CT on the back of 1 purchase.

I came close to buying Yoks monster big man with Prodigious SB... he is a nicely built player & again $1.2 mil... its such a shame that the formulas weren't revised in time to keep training a worthwhile option...

I think Izamans training = increase in salary makes the most sense whether you are building a rounded SF or tri-skilled big men.

I came close to buying Yoks monster big man with Prodigious SB... he is a nicely built player & again $1.2 mil...

I reposted him for $1. He's all yours or whoever else wants him. I won't pay his salary again.

He was great for me but need to build for the futuresuccess. Cutting down to a lean payroll with just priority players for the long-term plus maybe a few scrubs.

As the game is now, my kicks are in training players....well rounded players.

It kinda sucks to look in the bin for good players and they are always chinese or spanish.

Its time (at least for me) to put some TLC into some Japanese players. It will help my merchandise, and it will make me feel better about my team direction.

With the game as it is, jump shot guards isnt necessarily obselete, but i getting tired of seeing guards with prodigious js and freaking atrocious inside shot. In this game its a tragedy. Not only because the players arent well rounded, but becaue those players are demanded to be on national teams.

For guards, inside shot is a must. For bigs, handling and driving are musts. So i dont feel im doing anything special really.

Honestly, im having fun trying to win on a budget.

Sure the strategies are out of wack, but the upset is the fun part of the game. Back in the day when i went on my princeton run and shock some people, those where the funnest times of the game for me.

In this game we already know we can win buying players.

Its fun right now for me trying to SURVIVE while training players. Each week is a head scratcher.

I would like to break the bank to take you on, but i know from the past, sometimes its just not worth the cost.


Let me get a couple mil in the bank first and stop scraping by week to week, then ill worry about throw some money at a title....until then...

...Im punching raw cattle hides.

Its not tanking.

Its about evaluating the benefit vs. the cost.

I know i can beat Sharman with well spent money...but 1) i dont have the money to spend right now and two, if i did, i still have holes else where that can be exploited.

Truth be told, im not "tanking". I am Training.

You simply cant compete and train at the same time. Its nearly impossible. It takes a good 3 seasons to get a guy good enough to even PLAY in a league game regularly.

And a fourth season to get that guy goo enough to start.

Ill make that sacrifice for half a season and bulk up for the playoffs. But winning regular season games just isnt worth the cost if you want to train.

If you indeed are going to train, you have to plan on your merchandise offsetting your drove in gate receipts. Its just a reality of the game.

To win the Cup or the JBBL, you have to lose money. That simple.


So ill wait until i can do it and lose money with Japanese players.

Following up on Izaman's post....

Just to be clear I am not completely tanking my team. I will be keeping two high quality players and have targeted another on the TL now. I also have a key Japanese prospect I am training. I will be working to grow the quality of these players to be invinsible while saving money for a big push in the future. I guess its a simlar approach to Izaman, less the focus specifically on local talent.

Then I guess Stunners & I will go hammer & tongs at each other for a few seasons then step aside to let you guys all go for it.

Mizik - I like our chances! 50/50.... we can go quiet & let 5/6 others go for it :D

I've simply spent too long assembling my Chinese talent & Choi is almost good enough to play BB3 v the big boys despite his low wage.

This week you can make $1.3mil (if you win the cup)....theres margin in renting more beasts Wolph, a BB3 ticket to boot (I'd give you the final as per previous discussions)

I know now that my guys will depreciate fast from age 25-28 but the top teams of the JBBL (whoever they are) should be able to operate at $1mil a week..

I guess looking forward it will be fun to contest in the coming seasons but also to be one of the chasing pack in seasons to come that can throw the occasional spanner in the works for the 'New Generation'

Lets put this one to bed...

Thanks for the congratulatory messages - I'm sure many of you just think I bought the trophy again this week...

In actual fact it was a cracking final & I enjoyed a great chat during the match with Mizik. The game was littered with fouls & with Junhans early injury, it looked as though Stunners were going to prevail... Koster racked up 4 fouls but then behaved, Quinsong came on to rack up 4 fouls in 9 mins & with Guangyao fouled out we nearly saw some lucky fans grace the court!

I think we were both surprised with the 4th quarter score that ultimately decided the contest. In the post mortam, I think we have both identified the areas we need to work on to ensure that we can keep our distance from the chasing pack for a good while longer.....

Kitakyushu at mine in week 1 next season please :D