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BigT34 · 01-07-2015, 01:56 PM

A regression slider would really fix this--then people could adjust it accordingly.

FWIW, I'm NOT seeing this issue as much anymore with CPU-generated players.

I think the issue could be fixed by a combination of tweaking the regression curves for a FEW attributes and possibly

Overall, the league is slightly too young, but there are MANY teams in my current MyLeague who have 4-6 guys who are 30 or older, which is VERY realistic. I think what may be happening, though, is that players OVR rating is leading them to be undervalued despite having valuable skills.

Superstars seem to age well, KD is currently 35 in MyLeague and 85 overall, still torched me. I've seen some pleasant exceptions for non-stars, too, e.g. Jeremy Lin managed to stay in the mid/high 70s well into his 30s. The best player in the league is a 97 OVR SG who's 31 years old and showing no sign of slowing down, and basically hasn't regressed. I actually traded him away around 28 in anticipation of his regression, and turned out to be totally wrong, which was kind of cool. Suggests to me, though, that this issue may have worse effect on pre-existing players rather than generated players.

But let's remember: Roughly 18% of the NBA is 30 or older--that's it. The guys who do make it past 30 are usually pretty remarkable. So the leagues don't need to get DRASTICALLY older, and in fact most role players don't make it past age 30. It just seems like a few more should.

01-07-2015, 01:56 PM	#7
BigT34 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Jun 2003	Re: MyLeague Regression - (Because the issue should not be forgotten) A regression slider would really fix this--then people could adjust it accordingly. FWIW, I'm NOT seeing this issue as much anymore with CPU-generated players. I think the issue could be fixed by a combination of tweaking the regression curves for a FEW attributes and possibly Overall, the league is slightly too young, but there are MANY teams in my current MyLeague who have 4-6 guys who are 30 or older, which is VERY realistic. I think what may be happening, though, is that players OVR rating is leading them to be undervalued despite having valuable skills. Superstars seem to age well, KD is currently 35 in MyLeague and 85 overall, still torched me. I've seen some pleasant exceptions for non-stars, too, e.g. Jeremy Lin managed to stay in the mid/high 70s well into his 30s. The best player in the league is a 97 OVR SG who's 31 years old and showing no sign of slowing down, and basically hasn't regressed. I actually traded him away around 28 in anticipation of his regression, and turned out to be totally wrong, which was kind of cool. Suggests to me, though, that this issue may have worse effect on pre-existing players rather than generated players. But let's remember: Roughly 18% of the NBA is 30 or older--that's it. The guys who do make it past 30 are usually pretty remarkable. So the leagues don't need to get DRASTICALLY older, and in fact most role players don't make it past age 30. It just seems like a few more should.