How do you play your Association?

[kokaine]

I enjoy playing Association, but I struggle with the longevity of it. Essentially, I'll choose a team at random. Then immediately I check out the roster and see who I want to get rid of, CAP Hogs, Bums, Guys who I don't play with, etc.
Once that's done, I have a good core of 5 guys, who are decent enough for me to play with and maybe one decent enough 6th man. Then off season comes, and I have cap to play with, so I'm able to sign a star, more or less.
Then it just seems like by that time I've got a stacked team, and it's boring to me.

I'm wondering how do you play your association, and are there any teams who are extremely difficult to begin an association with, who could possibly prevent me from doing this?

[HighCmpPct]

Yeah I know what you mean. In my experience the more you change your team, and the faster you do it the less immersive it becomes.

What I've started doing is playing until at least the trade deadline without any moves, then if we're in contention maybe try and make the championship trade. If we're out of it I'll usually go ahead and sim to the end playing a few here or there. Then make some moves in the off-season and do it again next year.

Bottom line the more moves you make the less fun your probably gonna have, because lets face it we play the game to get the NBA feel and when you start making all those moves it just takes away that feel.

[Megs]

2 words; Fantasy Draft. even if the CPU sucks at picking players. they just base on OVR mostly. -_-

[briamonto]

Then make some moves in the off-season and do it again next year.

[HighCmpPct]

Quote: Originally Posted by Megs

2 words; Fantasy Draft. even if the CPU sucks at picking players. they just base on OVR mostly. -_-

If I was going to do a fantasy draft I would throw some of the legends in there just to mix it up a little bit, and to force you to stay on your toes in every game on D.

[Satomiblood]

Honestly, I think the Magic are difficult to build with. But that might just be me.

[Raider131]

One star, bunch of role players. Never sign any star out of free agency. My rosters are always butchered by the time I get to the draft since I like rebuilds, I build up teams that are good in the first year contending by the 2nd year. Never resign guys over 30 unless they're just solid big men off the bench, never resign guys after rookie contracts unless they are just rotation players usually,sign a cheap guy to a 4 year contract build him up then let him go usually unless I really like him.

[AntiBandwagoner]

Quote: Originally Posted by kokaine

I enjoy playing Association, but I struggle with the longevity of it...

I have never really played more than 5-6 games in any association without changing teams or quitting.