FBCB: How do you decide starters?

[kingnebwsu]

I think this is the thing I've struggled most at with FBCB. I'm the dumb guy who likes to have an "overall" score to use as a tiebreaker when deciding what players to go with. I use the recommend button to get started, but then when it comes down to the final few starters, I got nothing.

I'll give my current situation as an example:

I hit the "recommend" button and the game wants me to start 3 big guys (all 6'8" or bigger). But the guy they have as the SF gives up too many things that I want at that position (speed, perimeter defense, and he fouls too much). So I think I'm gonna put that guy as the #1 backup to my big guys. Plus I'm going to go with a 3-2 defense, so I want a quick guy on the perimeter. So I put the only SF on my roster in his "natural" spot.

Then it comes to deciding my SG position. This decision seemed easy before I did the training camps, but apparently my redshirt freshman had a fannntastic training session. Here are the guys:


PLAYER DETAILS

#3 SG Stephen Hall - Wright State - Senior
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Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 206
High School: Angola High School
Hometown: Angola, IN

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 30 90 67 34 71 44 6 30 49 35 74 19 32 76 55 55 86
Potential: D A B D B C F D C C B D
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2004 High School: Rated *** and #300 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



Then there's the youngin'...



PLAYER DETAILS

#11 SG Leonel Mitchell - Wright State - Freshman
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Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 189
High School: Enterprise High School
Hometown: Enterprise, UT

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 59 61 64 77 6 12 39 24 17 41 34 37 64 65 37 93 77
Potential: B B B A F F C D F C D C
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2007 High School: Rated *** and #168 overall by the FBCB scouting service.



So who do I start? I'm leaning toward using the senior as the starter and having the freshman as the first guy off the bench for the SG&SF positions. For me it'd be a much easier decision if it weren't for the frosh's INS ability. Coming off a year where I struggled to get points, I think that could help a lot. Oh well, if my team struggles, this will be the first switch I make.

Any other lineup suggestions would be welcome. Especially with how to successfully set "PT" for all players. Thanks :)

[ahbrady]

Do you have a great PG already starting? If not, I might look at Hall being the starting PG with Mitchell starting at SG. I'm not sure that my opinion should be worth much though. I'm not exactly shaking up the world in my game.

[Easy Mac]

Mitchell looks like he'll hurt you as a full time player, at least this season. he'll be good for points of the bench, but he'll get burned on the defensive end. try and work on his ball skills, or else he'll be a Trajan Langdon type spot shooter.

[Axxon]

In close cases I always go for the older guy. Experience seems to count for something even if it isn't much.

[kingnebwsu]

I do already have a PG with mad mad passing&handling skills. He's improved slightly over last year, but this year my team has more guys who can "make plays" so his assist numbers are way up. As are my team numbers.

I think I made the right choice having Mitchell come off the bench. Both he and the senior Hall are scoring like crazy.


Wright State Raiders Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Perry Maxwell C 4 4 32.3 9.5 2.3 7.5 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.3
Conrad Blood C 4 4 29.3 6.8 2.3 8.5 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 2.5
Burton Hughs SF 4 4 22.0 14.0 2.0 5.5 2.5 1.8 0.0 1.3 3.3
Stephen Hall SG 4 4 31.5 19.8 0.8 5.0 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 1.3
Elias McKean PG 4 4 32.0 10.3 0.8 3.0 6.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 3.0
Leonel Mitchell SG 4 0 19.5 16.3 0.8 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.0 2.8 1.3
Steven Walden PF 4 0 8.8 2.5 0.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.3
Dante Shortridge PF 4 0 6.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.8
Danilo Gulick PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brian John PF 4 0 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.5
Hubert Dixon PG 4 0 7.0 2.5 0.5 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.3
Zack Harris SF 4 0 7.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.5
Gregory Dement C 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Emmett Forrest SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Buddy Flores PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0



Mitchell might be the most explosive offensive player I've ever had. Too bad he can't handle the ball worth a sh...hey hey kids!!! ;) His defense skills don't scare me as much as his awful ball-handling ability. Plus for the first time ever my team doesn't struggle with TO's, but Mitchell still has 2.8 TO/game. I think this is a great role for Mitchell, and he may end up in this spot all 4 years. That's projecting a bit too far for now, but I'll take what he's given me so far. Hopefully he can average 10 PPG for his first season. This year is shaping up to be a solid one :)

[ahbrady]

That's a pretty impressive points per minute ratio. If he can keep that up all year, you'll do pretty well.

[MrBug708]

Let the AC decide

[kingnebwsu]

PLAYER DETAILS

#11 SG Leonel Mitchell - Wright State - Junior
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Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 201
High School: Enterprise High School
Hometown: Enterprise, UT

Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK PFS QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 68 67 73 89 6 14 45 26 19 53 40 46 64 66 42 97 97
Potential: B B B A F F C D F C D C

Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 82

Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2009 32 5 19.7 12.6 0.6 2.2 1.2 2.4 0.51 1.0 0.2 1.7
2010 25 10 21.7 16.4 1.2 3.6 1.4 2.3 0.62 0.9 0.1 1.9
2011 1 1 34.0 52.0 3.0 7.0 1.0 6.0 0.17 5.0 2.0 3.0
Career 58 16 20.8 14.9 0.9 2.9 1.3 2.4 0.17 1.1 0.2 1.8

Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2009 4.1 10.2 .402 2.5 3.3 .771 1.8 4.9 .376 1.23 5.13
2010 6.0 13.6 .441 2.6 3.4 .786 1.8 4.9 .369 1.21 3.24
2011 16.0 28.0 .571 17.0 17.0 1.000 3.0 8.0 .375 1.86 15.00
Career 5.1 12.0 .428 2.8 3.6 .796 1.8 4.9 .373 1.25 4.48

Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2009 32 5 631 402 19 70 39 77 33 6 53
2010 25 10 542 411 30 89 36 58 23 2 48
2011 1 1 34 52 3 7 1 6 5 2 3
Career 58 16 1207 865 52 166 76 141 61 10 104

Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2009 131 326 81 105 59 157 164
2010 150 340 66 84 45 122 81
2011 16 28 17 17 3 8 15
Career 297 694 164 206 107 287 260

Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 52 3 7 1 5 2 6 16 28 17 17 3 8
Career 52 3 8 6 5 3 6 16 28 17 17 6 11

Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 6
2007 High School: Rated *** and #168 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2009 Freshman All-Conference (Horizon League)
2009 Conference Freshman of the Year (Horizon League)
2010 2nd Team All-Conference (Horizon League)



I decided this season to let this guy start his junior year as a starter. He rewards my #22 ranked Wright State Raiders with an absolute thumping of a solid Xavier squad. CHECK OUT HIS NUMBERS!!! A new WSU school record for points in a game. Absolutely amazing. It boosted our rank in the polls to #12 with a 1-0 record. This is the highest I've ever been ranked. It will disappear, but for now I'm dancing :)

Question about team strategy: for the inside/balanced/outside thing, if I say "inside," does that mean ALL my guys will look to drive to the basket/take more closer shots? Or does it mean that we'll go to the inside players? I'd guess the former, but I'd like clarification.

If this guy averages 20 PPG like I think he can, we should be dancing in Dayton, Ohio this year! :cool: :cool: :cool:

Edit: He "only" played 34 minutes. In the other six minutes, my redshirt freshman came in and got TEN points! What a sweet 105-81 victory! ;)