SSBA

Well, it the right offer came along, I would be interested in trading Mike Dunleavy.
Name              Pos Age Height Weight In Out Hn Df Reb Pot
Mike Dunleavy SF    23    6'9''     230   C+ B   C   B   C   A

What will it take to get him?
Either a lottery pick conditional on the player I want to be available.
Or a young top flight point guard.
My draft pick could also be included, if the deal was good enough.

If he were in the draft this year, he would easily be the 1st or 2nd small forward taken.

Bump....

SF who is already decent with A potential, and no interest at all???

I am a bit surprised.

Not at what youre asking, i dont believe hes worth a lottery pick, I'd also take Jamal Del Negro over him any day, so hed probably be the 2nd SF taken. And even if he was, I think there are more than 13 players id take in the draft if he were available.

Well, I may be willing to lower my requirements...   but no one has even tried.

I'm gonna PM you right now.

Should of never set your goal that high in the beginning.

You always start off higher than the lowest you're willing to accept.  bargaining 101 here guys...

 :wink:

I wouldn't take Jamal Del Negro over Dunleavy but I would take Ethan Terpening over him.

you wouldnt take del negro over dunleavy????

Do you see what I'm seeing? Because Dunleavy's grades are definitely better.

Del Negro-  B- B- D+ B- C- A

Dunleavy- C+ B C B C A

I guess you're right.

But Del Negro is alot cheaper. And he has alot more bulk.

I have never been through an SSBA draft, so this interests me... Does his (Ethan's) D potential turn you off a great deal?

You just have to realize what you see is what you get.  He's not likely to improve, at all, throughout his career.

That said he'll be one of the more productive rookies.

It's all what your team needs.  If you're looking for a superstar, don't take him.  If you need a role player that can help you get over the top, take him.  Heck, it's not out of the realm of posibility that he wins ROY.

In that same breath, you look at someone like Oscar Ferry.  In real life, I compare him to someone like Elton Brand.  Elton came into the league averaging 20/10 with 2+ blocks.  He hasn't really improved upon those numbers, but he's been a consistent 20/10+.  Oscar's like that.  He may never have that extra *umph* to improve as he gets older, but he's a guy who's going to come in here and put up 20+/10 right from the getgo.

I am very curious to see how everyone drafts...  Will a player like Oscar Ferry be a lottery pick, or will he drop?
It is tough to project, especially when you do not know the tendencies of the players of the elague.  This first draft should be a good learning experience...

Big men go quick in this draft.  I'd say there's no way someone with ratings roughly equal to Kenyon Martin's doesn't go top 10.

Good thing I am set with big men.. lol.

Seriously, though, I think I was looking at the draft and thinking people would be hesitant about picking players with bad potential ratings...  I have to readjust my draft board accordingly...

Centers and SG's in this draft...

i think with wing players and pg's people are more hesitant with potential, less so with big men.

I've done mockdrafts right before the draft before.  Of course, I think I'm going to pass on doing so because I don't want to let people in on how I view them.  I'm always looking to acquire extra picks and don't want to alert people to any sleepers :)

Interesting...  Do the big men typically have better starting stats, or is it just a human nature thing?

No, it's just big men typically are in higher demand.  Even if a guy only ever gets to B inside, B defense and B rebounding for a big man it puts him in short compoany.

The bottom line on potential is that it's rare for a guy to improve vast amounts even if he has A potential. I've never seen an across the board C player develop into a star.
In training camp, even a guy with great potential will only improve in 2-3 (possibly 4) areas, and most of the time the difference is only a plus/minus fraction of a grade.

For the most part, starters are only found in the lotto, although sometimes in a decent draft a pg or even a sg/sf will slip through to the later part of the draft.

For the most part after the top 10 you're looking for role players, but there are exceptions.  In our last league, David Padgett went 13, and he turned into a good center.  Shannon Brown went 11 and he was a virtually superstar at pg.  Sean Dockery at 28 was a good pick.

2-3 is pretty good...  depending upon if that player mainatins that A potential level another year or two...  If I get 2-3 improvements in Biedrins, I will be jumping up and down with joy.. lol

It is pretty similar to the NBA draft then...  PG-SF occasionally slip into the later rounds, but centers almost never do...

This draft is a very talented draft that will probably end up being unpredictable after the 1st 2 picks....i think most people know who will go 1 and 2 but maybe that's just me

ugggh dont tell them this, I was hoping theyd fall because of theyre potential lol.

Actually, I think it is pretty predictable up to at least pick 5...  depending upon the draft order...

After the first pick I think it greatly depends on the draft order.

Especially if you happen to have two great post players already...   :wink:

Will Ferry be a lotto pick? I can't name five players I'd pick over him, let alone 13. I'm sure he will be chosen somewhere in the top five.

Ferry will be a lotto pick imo...if i had a pick anywhere from 4- the end if Petit or Housbreg aren't there