Rookie Training Threshold Change Proposal
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:05 pm
Right now, the requirement for getting a rookie training is 30mpg and 60 games.
I'm proposing amending this criteria slightly to the following . . .
To get rookie training, you need to meet either of the following:
1) at least 30mpg and at least 60 games
OR
2) at least 2000 minutes
This keeps the current criteria and opens it up slightly with another category, all with the spirit of the rule in mind. A player who plays 2000 minutes MUST play at least 30 mpg or MUST at least 60 games, but they can make it without both. So, at one of the "consistency criteria" come in for free.
At least 2000 minutes with at least 30mpg will add in guys who play high minutes but not quite make 60 games. Chris Paul in his rookie season played 1993 minutes in 58 games, or 34.4mpg. He did not make the cut. Playing 30mpg over 60 games gets you 1800 minutes, so asking for 2000 is not only something Chris did not reach, but it means anyone qualifying under this more than meets the intent of the original rule. For reference, going 2000 minutes at 48mpg still makes you play over half the season, so you never get a "minority player" under these conditions.
At least 2000 minutes with at least 60 games does allow for lower minutes per game than 30mpg, and this my be a bone of contention. However, it's still more minutes than the 1800 of the original rules and, if the player plays 82 games, they still have to play over 24mpg, so, again, no "minority" players get this.
In fact, a player is eligible to play 82 games* 48 minutes = 3936 game-minutes each season. 2000 minutes is just over half that number (1968), whereas 1800 is not. This is one reason why no "minority players" ever achieve this. A player has to play in at least half the games or average at least half of every game played.
I can see cases where injury or trade or a weird DC affect a GM's ability to get a player the 30mpg or the 60 games. Allowing a bulk minutes criteria that forces one of the consistency criteria is a simple fix that would perhaps include guys who deserved training but missed out.
I'm proposing amending this criteria slightly to the following . . .
To get rookie training, you need to meet either of the following:
1) at least 30mpg and at least 60 games
OR
2) at least 2000 minutes
This keeps the current criteria and opens it up slightly with another category, all with the spirit of the rule in mind. A player who plays 2000 minutes MUST play at least 30 mpg or MUST at least 60 games, but they can make it without both. So, at one of the "consistency criteria" come in for free.
At least 2000 minutes with at least 30mpg will add in guys who play high minutes but not quite make 60 games. Chris Paul in his rookie season played 1993 minutes in 58 games, or 34.4mpg. He did not make the cut. Playing 30mpg over 60 games gets you 1800 minutes, so asking for 2000 is not only something Chris did not reach, but it means anyone qualifying under this more than meets the intent of the original rule. For reference, going 2000 minutes at 48mpg still makes you play over half the season, so you never get a "minority player" under these conditions.
At least 2000 minutes with at least 60 games does allow for lower minutes per game than 30mpg, and this my be a bone of contention. However, it's still more minutes than the 1800 of the original rules and, if the player plays 82 games, they still have to play over 24mpg, so, again, no "minority" players get this.
In fact, a player is eligible to play 82 games* 48 minutes = 3936 game-minutes each season. 2000 minutes is just over half that number (1968), whereas 1800 is not. This is one reason why no "minority players" ever achieve this. A player has to play in at least half the games or average at least half of every game played.
I can see cases where injury or trade or a weird DC affect a GM's ability to get a player the 30mpg or the 60 games. Allowing a bulk minutes criteria that forces one of the consistency criteria is a simple fix that would perhaps include guys who deserved training but missed out.