I don't have a link to anything (I actually asked this on here a month or so ago when I first got the game but never got a good answer) but after spending some time with the game I can mention a few things.
First off, give
this a read to make sure you understand the new "player type" system and how it affects player overall ratings.
With regards to training itself: I generally ignore the team training screen as I like to set each player's progression myself anyways via "player training" (you only have a dozen players so it's not that much). By default, a player will train according to his player type. This is useful as it will usually result in the best progression for the player in terms of his overall. Another option is to make a player focus on one or two individual skills. I suppose this could be useful if a player is particularly deficient in one crucial skill, but overall it will stunt his development and he won't progress as well.
A better way to get a player to focus on different skills would be to have him train as another player type. This took me a while to figure out, but to do so within the training screen you need to be selecting the player type and press either Y/triangle or RB/R1, I can't remember which (it will tell you on the screen). At this point a list pops up showing the player's compatibility with other player types, ranging from low to very high. Kevin Love, for example, is "rebounding" by default but he should also have a "very high" compatibility for "outside scoring." You can even train a player as a player type for another position, but this will be with limited returns.
There are plenty of reasons you might want to train a player as his current type would dictate, or deviate and train as another type. To mention Love again--since he is a rebounding type, if left alone his rebounding will be trained and other stats largely ignored. In a few years his outside shooting will regress and his rebounding will not really have progressed since it's already nearly maxed out. He would be a good player to change his training type.
Ultimately, train players in a way that they will become the player you want them to be. If you like all your guards to be able to hit 3s reasonably well and your bigs to be rim protectors, train them as such. Just keep in mind that training a player as a type with which he has limited compatibility will mean limited returns that will stunt his development.
As far as intensity goes, I still hardly know what to do. Generally speaking, I set my reserves to "very high" as they will never play in games, young role players to "high," and starters to "medium," "low," or "very low" depending on minutes played, age/stamina, and work ethic. You can view a player's overall fatigue level from the player training screen. I typically try to work players are hard as they can without letting the fatigue meter get out of hand...I don't fine tune it as much as you probably should, though.
I really don't know what setting training to "injury rehab" does; my best guess is that it helps to lessen the durability hit players receive from major injuries. If anyone else knows more I'd love if they could chime in.
The new training system (combined with the amazing dynamic injury system) is pretty fun, even if it could use some work. There's nothing like the feeling of drafting a 70ish overall 20 year old and shaping him to become the role player you want him to be. Don't be concerned, though, if you see your players regressing sooner (as soon as 26-27 for most role players) or more rapidly (3-4 overall every year) than you expect. It seems the general consensus is that regression is a bit overdone this year; after a few seasons in MyLeague veteran players will be a scarce commodity. Having players frequently out of the league at age 29 doesn't necessarily mean you trained them poorly.
Sorry if these were scattered and overexplained, I just sort of wrote things as they came to mind.
11-26-2014, 05:37 PM
