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  1. 2 points
    Paul T

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    /\ I will add to the above, which I have stated before, that I STRONGLY feel there is an element of randomness to this game. As there should be! I think some of the information that you are looking to obtain just isn't as simple as it seems (like rainsilent said), and that you're going to end up not enjoying the game as much as you should. So I don't mean to imply that you aren't enjoying the game, but I think that your current mindset will lead you to not enjoy the game. The randomness that I talk about could be anything from: - puck luck (that crazy biscuit takes some weird bounces sometimes). - players just having off games (they do in real life)... Ovechkin had a game a few nights ago where he scored 3G + 1A, then followed that up with 3 games of 0+0 and a -1. - the fact that the player ratings aren't as far apart as most people view them. A sub-90 rating doesn't mean the player sucks at that specific skill. Even an 85 rating in certain skills is considered a natural for certain roles. - there's probably 5-10 other things I could list here, but I'm losing my train of thought. Sometimes inferior teams beat more dominant teams. Sometimes teams with low winner instinct win close games. By the way, Winner Instict is something that I have NEVER been able to figure out. I've had a Heroic team, at most, for a couple of games, before it slid back down the bar. I'm going to be pumped when I finally figure it out, but I hope it's by chance... I don't want someone to give me the magical formula. And after seeing your second comment about you implying that you aren't enjoying the game, here's some reasons why you SHOULD enjoy the game - you are current GHL champ - you are currently in 1st place - you have a great team now and into the future (this doesn't mean that sometimes you won't get beat by an SHL team here and there... it happens). - despite it's minor flaws, the game is still REALLY F*CKING COOL You are a good manager. I like the league being filled with good managers. Simple as that. I was bummed out when Eric left (Fairbanks Union)... I was bummed out when Matt H left (Brass Castle Berzerkers). It was clear to me that they both left because their teams weren't doing as good as they wanted them to. But in the end, nobody really cares. To me that is just insane. The object of the game is to win. Sure. I want to win. But that's not why I enjoy the game. It's the escape from real life that I enjoy. Just as much as winning, I also enjoy scouting the draft, developing players, trying players in new roles and positions, chatting with Wendel and Naekfor about various things. There are times I get BS after a loss to an inferior team, but then I step back and have a "who gives a sh*t" moment. Failure isn't losing a game or having a losing record or getting relegated. Failure is getting upset in real life about fake game failure and not being able to just enjoy it for what it is (that isn't directed at anyone in particular... it's directed at EVERYONE!). See - I went off on another tangent again. Take from it what you will.
  2. 1 point
    Paul T

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    I didn't mean to imply that. Sometimes when I start writing my posts, I continue to expand on them based on where I am with my own thoughts. I try to give others a glimpse of the logic behind my thinking as opposed to trying to attack what the other person is saying. I've been doing that since the beginning of time... check some of my posts from 2017 So, sorry if it came across that way. I enjoy having analytical discussions about the game, but don't enjoy when it becomes argumentative. There's plenty of room for that in other aspects of my life... like work... and marriage I think at this point we are just thinking about the game differently.
  3. 1 point
    Paul T

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    I wasn't accusing you of anything. I was simply providing my own opinion. By making comments like " I am really trying to understand why is my winner instinct in blue, while clearly some other teams that are in green and if you ask me they shouldn't be there. Whatever you say, I really don't find it fun trying to guess formula to get good winner instinct." leads people to believe you aren't really enjoying the aspects of the game that are meant to be fun and that winning is your most important priority. And if winning is the most important part of the game, that's fine too. But most others don't feel that way. Many people enjoy the trial and error aspect of the game. No, because I enjoy the trial and error aspect of the game. I think that's what makes good managers. If I wanted to know which roles produced more shots, I would either look at the existing data/stats or set certain lineups to test it out. Look at player stats and see which players are taking more shots. See which role combinations are getting more shots in comparison to their ice time. See if certain line focuses are getting more shots. See which position C vs. F are getting more shots. Even go beyond my own team to see how the teams that are getting the highest number of shots are set up and which players are getting those shots. It's all stuff I've enjoyed figuring out over the past 10 slow seasons. \/