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Franklinnoble
07-16-2003, 07:01 PM
I'm playing a bot team in round one... the Puerto Rico Gladiators.
Well... at least I know I'll win ONE cup match. :D
NAIWF
07-16-2003, 07:08 PM
Ditto. My opponent puts up about 20-24 NSI and a wretched midfield. I think I can do well this season with 3 PICable games in the 1st 2 weeks before I play my biggest threat in week 3.
terpkristin
07-16-2003, 07:10 PM
I play a team that puts up a disastrous midfield. This is GREAT, meaning even my B-squad should be able to win. :)
~terpk
PilotMan
07-16-2003, 07:16 PM
We have a bot team as well, Miami Huns (226081).
They finished fifth in their division and actually survived to round 2 last year.
PIC #1
TargetPractice6
07-16-2003, 07:21 PM
Poor bot team has to play my starters.
Franklinnoble
07-16-2003, 07:22 PM
Originally posted by TargetPractice6
Poor bot team has to play my starters.
Why? Why not start your scrubs?
Masked
07-16-2003, 07:27 PM
Originally posted by Franklinnoble
Why? Why not start your scrubs?
Form! No league match the first week. Everybody should play their starters.
TargetPractice6
07-16-2003, 07:27 PM
I'm training stamina and I want to do all I can to help fight form loss for my starters :) I also play the first cup match with starters.
Franklinnoble
07-16-2003, 07:31 PM
Originally posted by Masked
Form! No league match the first week. Everybody should play their starters.
Noted... thanks for correcting the resident Hattrick Idiot...
(Note to self... I wonder if SkyDog will change my official title from "Starter" to "Hattrick Idiot" if I ask nicely...);)
terpkristin
07-16-2003, 07:31 PM
Originally posted by Masked
Form! No league match the first week. Everybody should play their starters.
I forgot completely about the no league match in the first week, thanks so much for the reminder!!!! My A-squad will definitely play (and 90% likely win) the first cup game.
Does PIC/MOTS have affect (effect?) in Cup games, or are they like friendlies?
~terpk
illinifan999
07-16-2003, 07:32 PM
Yes, they ahve an effect.
TargetPractice6
07-16-2003, 07:33 PM
Yes! PIC bots teams in the cup! It's a great way to get your team spirit up. If you PIC your first two cup matches and your first league game you can get TS up to POE. So I always PIC my first league game regardless of the opponent.
Franklinnoble
07-16-2003, 07:33 PM
Originally posted by terpkristin
I forgot completely about the no league match in the first week, thanks so much for the reminder!!!! My A-squad will definitely play (and 90% likely win) the first cup game.
Does PIC/MOTS have affect (effect?) in Cup games, or are they like friendlies?
~terpk
I asked this earlier, and therefore know the answer for you... (by the way... my Dad is a U-MD alum, and I grew up near College Park - go Terps!)...
Anyhow... MOTS/PIC is in full force for Cup games.
Coffee Warlord
07-16-2003, 07:43 PM
I can't underestimate the power that is the California Vikings, so I think I'll MOTS. :)
DukeRulesMAB
07-16-2003, 08:03 PM
Bot team, I should be able to lead off the season with 2, maybe 3 PICs, then MOTS a big early road match in the series.
TargetPractice6
07-16-2003, 08:10 PM
Eh I don't MOTS while I'm in the cup. Once I get my TS up that high I get MOTS-like (actually better than MOTS) effects for every game I play. So MOTSing to win one game would hurt my plan in the long run. I suppose its a bit different for you though since you probably won't make it as far in the cup (PICing in the cup is what keeps my TS up). But actually you could probably PIC your league matches have you are out of the cup. PIC with TS that high would be better than playing normal with normal TS.
MacroGuru
07-16-2003, 08:53 PM
I have a bot team in the cup, which will be a PIC, and then I play a team I tied that ended 2nd in my series last season. And then I play the number one team in the series.
This is going to hurt.
Considering, I went to youth for training before 6.5 was announced.
Does anyone NOT have a bot team?
FrogMan
07-16-2003, 09:58 PM
We're even drawing bots in Canada, at least I am. What else is new? As if I had not played enough of them bot teams :)
I hope they're all scared shitless after the 10-0 drubbing I gave one of them in the last game of the season :)
FM
DukeRulesMAB
07-16-2003, 11:13 PM
Yeah, I figure to be out of the cup by the 3rd round at the latest. The second game of the season is a road game against one of the two teams I will be competing against for the #3 spot in the series, which is my goal. If I win there, they are likely out of that race. Very important game for us.
On a side note, all 3 of my series bot teams got human owners tonight. I will have to keep a close eye on their login/transfer activity.
FrogMan
07-17-2003, 07:00 AM
Originally posted by TargetPractice6
I'm training stamina and I want to do all I can to help fight form loss for my starters :) I also play the first cup match with starters.
That is the automatic reason, as most everybody has understood by now, but there's also another reason: this is kind of the "freebie" cup match in terms of experience. This is probably the only game that most of us, teams in the lower divisions, will have to play all of our starters in. With the importance now placed on experience, this is something that should never be forgotten... After that first cup game, we will all start playing league games, and unless you play in an all-bot league (or play your starters in bth league AND cup), you will not be able to play all your starters in one cup match...
FM
I plan on playing starters in the cup game as well, with the exception of my scoring trainees.
MacroGuru
07-17-2003, 08:07 AM
Starters for me.
It sucks having to train my keeper up, and not being able to touch the rest of my squad, but I need to get my keeper to passable at least.
The minute that happens. I will be back to normal Forward training.
BishopMVP
07-17-2003, 09:44 PM
Originally posted by indoorsoccersim
Starters for me.
It sucks having to train my keeper up, and not being able to touch the rest of my squad, but I need to get my keeper to passable at least.
The minute that happens. I will be back to normal Forward training.
Just go buy a passable GK. You can find one for 70,000-80,000. The 3-4 weeks training you will need to do to get both yours up to passable are worth less than the forward training you can do in that time. Besides, having a low passable versus a high inadequate only makes a big difference when selling them.
TonyR
07-18-2003, 12:23 AM
Another Bot team for me.
Franklinnoble
07-18-2003, 11:45 AM
Originally posted by BishopMVP
Just go buy a passable GK. You can find one for 70,000-80,000. The 3-4 weeks training you will need to do to get both yours up to passable are worth less than the forward training you can do in that time. Besides, having a low passable versus a high inadequate only makes a big difference when selling them.
Yeah... I have a passable listed now for $75k, with no bids yet. Go buy him! ;)
MacroGuru
07-18-2003, 11:50 AM
Don't have the cash to buy one right now.
I have around 7 or 8 guys on the market, if I sell them, I might buy a passable keeper.
My one inad is sitting at 115K right now, Is he middle inad? or high inad?
Just trying to gauge it.
My youth squad should pop to passable, so when it does, I will pray for the good, positive youth pull for keeper.
FrogMan
07-18-2003, 12:04 PM
Originally posted by indoorsoccersim
Don't have the cash to buy one right now.
I have around 7 or 8 guys on the market, if I sell them, I might buy a passable keeper.
My one inad is sitting at 115K right now, Is he middle inad? or high inad?
Just trying to gauge it.
My youth squad should pop to passable, so when it does, I will pray for the good, positive youth pull for keeper.
I'd say don't buy one. Keep pulling keepers until you get one. Your 115k inad keeper isn't very close to popping IMO.
Anyway, that's what I did. I had a 140k inad keeper for about 4-5 weeks, until I finally pulled a low passable. I kept pulling keepers, got another passable a bit higher, so i sold the first one. After 11 keeper pulls, I finally got a 340k solid keeper. Took a bit of time, but in the process, I sold off 2 passable, 1 middle inadequate, two high inadequate...
Remember that your keeper that just popped to passable isn't that much better than a very high inadeaquate who is already pulling 2 stars...
FM
FrogMan
07-18-2003, 12:05 PM
dola, keepers usually pop to passable around 150k or so...
FM
Who cares about keepers? It's all about the scoring :)!
FrogMan
07-18-2003, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
Who cares about keepers? It's all about the scoring :)!
You certainly learned that when my team creamed yours 7-0 :D
FM
Disclaimer: it was my "A" team vs his "B" team, but who cares about letters anyway ;)
MacroGuru
07-18-2003, 12:29 PM
Well, I can win a shootout with most of the teams in my series, as I have one of the better MF's, it's the keeping, I want to keep their shots from coming in.
BishopMVP
07-18-2003, 02:23 PM
Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
Who cares about keepers? It's all about the scoring :)!
Exactly. Stick an excellent/formidable keeper back there and you can Run N' Shoot out of the 2-5-3 ;)
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