how to progress players in myleague?

[tetoleetd]

im just wondering if anyone has some good tips on how to get the most of player progression in myleague?

it seems like most of my young players with high potential only improve by 1 or 2 points in a season. i havent gone very deep into myleague yet so idk how they end up progressing in the long run.

are there certain training tips or something that can get a player with high potential to jump up 3 or 4 points in a year?

edit: ive also seen some young players with potential not progress at all some years which makes me wonder if they are even worth keeping around or what.

[Vtownwaves]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

I know for mygm this works for me, but it will be much less on myleague.
You need to train each player individually, best to train them in a style instead of certain attribute unless you've built everything else. Compatibility matters a lot, but dont be afraid to develop a player as a different position in the same style. Every single style under every position builds a player differently. Inside scoring for a pg is layups, sg layups and dunks fairly equally, sf dunks more than layups, pf post mainly fade some hook and standing layups more than standing dunks. Center more hooks than fade, more standing dunk than layup. See the difference? Its a spectrum, for everything. A center builds more strength and little speed, pg is the opposite. Sf is usually the balanced mix of anything. If you want a pf or c to be able to shoot 3s, work on progressing smaller. If you want to teach your pg a post game, work towards sf inside scoring very compatibility. You have to train areas that you're already good in. You will improve faster that way, if you need to build something up that is low, you're gonna have to go all around at a position that would focus more towards it(ie pg needs reb so sf all around) until you can get a high or very high compatibility in rebound itself at pg or sg. Your staff matters as well, so if you have a trainer thats a c, it kills their potential as well as their durability.

I personally change the individual training once every month or two to better suit what the player needs at that time. You can better choose what they train at if you go to roster and see what their stars are, and build up from there, then branch out. I dont build up higher than avg in anything if they're young, they'll grow better than avg over time. Also, under team focus there's a distribution option where you can choose how to portion out your training to physical tactical and fundamental. Personally, I run 24 34 42 in order, but I play on my gm with the bulls and tom thibs(who has the badge for 4th quarter iq boost). Rare training days of the inverse and every once in a while I flip the tactical and fundamental depending on roster needs.

The younger the team, the more athletic usually. You dont need more than 24 for 75%+ of the training days in a year on physical to improve. The other two are usually lower anyways for young players as they're unpolished. One last thing, there's an option under team training where you can choose to rest after a back to back game. TURN THAT OFF. You can set a day for rest if necessary but in general, you want to train that day and then take the next day off(if you have 2 days off). Only time you shouldnt train on the day after back to back is when you verse a contender on a 3rd in 4th night. If its a scrub though, play tired.

But myleague is meant to be a grind. Its meant to be difficult to develop talent quickly, putting a premium on stars. Mygm on the other hand? Once you sim like 20 seasons, you can develop anyone into a one of a kind superstar, given enough time(depends on the rating to start with).

[dmankey1]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

Great info. I've not gone in-depth with training myself so could you share the steps of actually changing their position via training? I've not seen that option in the player training screen

[BigT34]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

It can be a little counterintuitive, but...

You need to utilize player training types. To do this, open up player training, then, press A (or PS4 equivalent) to bring you into the area where you can select "by player type," or specific skills. Press Y (or equivalent) to change that.

Here's why this is important--if you want to focus a player's development, you need to use player types so that other skills don't fully atrophy. Let's say you draft a C or PF with 65 standing 3-point rating--this guy can be a legit stretch big in 2-3 years and sport an 80+ standing 3-point rating. But if you set his type to PF/C-Defensive, he will not develop that rating AT ALL. I've found it useful to set it to either PF-Outside Scoring or, alternatively, SF-Outside scoring.

I use "outside scoring" a lot because I tend to like to have at least 4 shooters on the court at a given time. Once a player's outside shooting is at least competent, I might switch that up--often I'll switch it to defense next.

Another tip--I put training intensity on at least high for young kids who aren't getting much PT. I don't really care if they're fatigued, but it helps offset their lack of playing time.

There are often guys in the draft who have a potential rating between 75 and 80 but who fall to the end of the 1st round or even into the 2nd round--or even better, to the free agent pool. They'll usually be 58-60 OVR with NO meaningful skills right away, so you'll have to develop them. If your team is winning, and your chemistry is good, they can sometimes reach OVR higher than their potential rating. I've developed some really great role players this way. I picked a PG 28th OVR, developed him up to 82 OVR (IIRC his potential was 78), traded him away when he became to expensive to keep, and he went on to be a 2-time all-star for the Spurs. It was great fun.

[dmankey1]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

select "by player type," or specific skills. Press Y (or equivalent) to change that.

I've totally missed this somehow. Well good to know and I'm going to pay attention tonight

[BigT34]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

It took me FOREVER to find that--all by accident. It is completely counterintuitive.

[dmankey1]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

It took me FOREVER to find that--all by accident. It is completely counterintuitive.

And a little frustrating because I could have been developing rookies much better and attempting to mold them into what I what/need. Geez

[BigT34]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

Yep, completely agree.

The useful thing is that complementary attributes don't get totally neglected. For example, if a SG is already a solid 3-point shooter--make his training type to be "SG--defense" if you want to bring him towards being a 3 and D type player--but his outside shooting will still develop, the focus will just be on his defense.

I find SF-Outside Shooting to be the best way to develop the shooting skills of my big men. I recently started a new Knicks MyLeague and ended up with the #1 OVR pick in year 1--I used it on a PF with 97 potential who's a freak athlete/shot blocker/alley-oop catcher. He didn't have much of an outside touch, though. I prioritized defense in year 1, and by year 2 he was an elite paint protector so I set him to SF Outside shooting. Now, in year 5, fresh off an extension, he has a 73 rating for Standing Mid Range at age 25. It's not amazing, but it enables the pick and fade as an option in my offense, and also seems very realistic--an uber athletic big man gradually developing a mid-range game as he ages, kind of like Blake Griffin.

But without using that setting, he'd have never developed that skillset.

[Midnitewaters]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

So is it best to give good players the least amount of game time minutes enough to keep them happy? That way they have more stamina to take on training minutes?

Playing and getting them tired is just a waste because stats in game mean nothing in terms of progression right?

[tetoleetd]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

It can be a little counterintuitive, but...

You need to utilize player training types. To do this, open up player training, then, press A (or PS4 equivalent) to bring you into the area where you can select "by player type," or specific skills. Press Y (or equivalent) to change that.

Here's why this is important--if you want to focus a player's development, you need to use player types so that other skills don't fully atrophy. Let's say you draft a C or PF with 65 standing 3-point rating--this guy can be a legit stretch big in 2-3 years and sport an 80+ standing 3-point rating. But if you set his type to PF/C-Defensive, he will not develop that rating AT ALL. I've found it useful to set it to either PF-Outside Scoring or, alternatively, SF-Outside scoring.

I use "outside scoring" a lot because I tend to like to have at least 4 shooters on the court at a given time. Once a player's outside shooting is at least competent, I might switch that up--often I'll switch it to defense next.

Another tip--I put training intensity on at least high for young kids who aren't getting much PT. I don't really care if they're fatigued, but it helps offset their lack of playing time.

There are often guys in the draft who have a potential rating between 75 and 80 but who fall to the end of the 1st round or even into the 2nd round--or even better, to the free agent pool. They'll usually be 58-60 OVR with NO meaningful skills right away, so you'll have to develop them. If your team is winning, and your chemistry is good, they can sometimes reach OVR higher than their potential rating. I've developed some really great role players this way. I picked a PG 28th OVR, developed him up to 82 OVR (IIRC his potential was 78), traded him away when he became to expensive to keep, and he went on to be a 2-time all-star for the Spurs. It was great fun.

thank you so much. this helps a ton and i never knew you could do all this. before, i would just pick certain areas for my players to train and then i would switch it up every couple of weeks to try and balance their training out. this is much more streamlined and works a lot better(or at least seems like it will, i havent finished my season yet).

[madmax52277]

Re: how to progress players in myleague?

Wow..this is good info, i had no idea to press y or triangle to train players types..thanks BigT.