v1.07 released...

[Calvenn]

I was able to transfer excel columns from your new roster to my old one. So far, this has allowed me to circumvent the previous limitation and I'm now able to incorporate your changes into mine without the worry of losing all my painstaking adjustments

Anyhow, I haven't tried this for season rosters, but I don't foresee any setbacks if one were to apply the same principle. Has anyone tried this yet? If so, have you encountered any problems? So far I must say that the roster is working wonderfully!!

[Andrew]

As long as you only copy the appropriate columns, there shouldn't be any problems. Older versions of Excel would corrupt DBF files when saving the changes, but there shouldn't be any problems using the more recent versions of Excel. Still, you should always make a backup of your season if you're going to tinker with the DBF files, and check for errors (ie simulating to the end of the season and through the offseason) before continuing to play season games.

[idiot]

hey Andrew.... i finally got 04 to work your rosters are great

one thing though.... how come Jordan lost his speech recognition in the 96bulls?

[Andrew]

I wish I knew. Some people encounter that problem, others do not. I can't seem to reproduce the error, so I'm unsure how to fix it. Looking at the database, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

[Repole]

hey Andrew.... i finally got 04 to work your rosters are great

how have you enjoyed it so far?

[FanOfAll]

just went through some more ratings today...and

Chucky Atkins, Jiri Welsch, Jason Williams, and Mike Miller should all be non-3 pt specialists. IMO the highest rating that is not a 3 pt specialist is the best for all of them. And James Posey should definitely be one of them 3 pt specialists .

[idiot]

how have you enjoyed it so far?

um.... I lost every single game I played so far.... except vs bobcats or when i was using 96 bulls....

[Filip]

I haven't download this roster yet, but I will soon.
Just on Q, when will we see more custom teams ?(since the new EA update allows it)

And Congrats to iDiot who finally got his game to work

[iamarookie]

bender has 3-point range
20 ft range for him is not right

stojakovic should have a better FT rating, he is the best in the L

[Andrew]

just went through some more ratings today...and

Chucky Atkins, Jiri Welsch, Jason Williams, and Mike Miller should all be non-3 pt specialists. IMO the highest rating that is not a 3 pt specialist is the best for all of them. And James Posey should definitely be one of them 3 pt specialists .

No problem.

Just on Q, when will we see more custom teams ?(since the new EA update allows it)

I'm not sure. Right now I'm working on the 95/96 rosters, so probably not until this offseason.

bender has 3-point range
20 ft range for him is not right

stojakovic should have a better FT rating, he is the best in the L

I'll look into those ratings and make the appropriate changes.

[alexboom]

andrew, i've got to ideas to tweak the rosters :

- to compensate slow generated rookies, maybe you should decrease speed for everyone in the league, then we'll just increase the game speed slider ton compensate then everything should be right !

- to compensate the all stars who got stuck in free agency, maybe you should raise the salary cap adding 5.5 M$ (the 1M exception and the mid level exception). That would remain realistic as this is just including the money we can't offer in the game. And it would help some teams resigning or signing new players so less big stars will remain in free agency


what do you think of it Andrew, and other users ? those are cheap ideas but maybe could be nice

[Andrew]

It wouldn't really be realistic, sorry.

[Calvenn]

Andrew, I have a question for you. I was recently playing a game against the Spurs and noticed that Turkoglu was rated at 90 for 3pt shooting? Is this accurate or a mistake? I know he is good, perhaps in the lower to mid 80's, but this was surprising to say the least. If you can, please let me/us know the justification for such a high rating. (Btw, this gives him the best 3pt % along with V. Lenard)

Thanks.

[Hannibal]

Can someone email me the roster patch? I can't seem to log on to gamespy.

Pls. send the file to this email address: mclopez@datagrafix.net.

Thanks.

[Andrew]

I was asked to raise his rating as he was leading the league in three point field goal percentage during the regular season. Lenard's rating was raised as he was a participant in (and the winner of) the three point shootout at the All-Star Weekend.

[Calvenn]

Thanks Andrew I guess the man has been on fire this year hasn't he? I wasn't aware of this, but I already knew of Lenard's performance. We truly appreciate the update.

[Andrew]

You're welcome. I appreciate that so many people are willing to give constructive feedback.

[FanOfAll]

Andrew, I have a question for you. I was recently playing a game against the Spurs and noticed that Turkoglu was rated at 90 for 3pt shooting? Is this accurate or a mistake? I know he is good, perhaps in the lower to mid 80's, but this was surprising to say the least. If you can, please let me/us know the justification for such a high rating. (Btw, this gives him the best 3pt % along with V. Lenard)

Thanks.

I agree, Hedo should be mid 80's...he's a consistent 3 pt shooter, but not necessarily a threat...which is why personally i find it debateable to rank guys like houston and ward as 3 pt specialists, but that's another topic.

btw andrew, howard eisley's 3 pt rating should be high 60's, max.

and theo ratliff should have a strength in the high 80s, not in the 60s where he is now. i was wondering why he couldn't block that many shots in my dynasty

[Andrew]

No problem, I'll make some changes.

[Calvenn]

Thanks for taking all our input into consideration Andrew. The ratings are quite good IMO! On the topic of ratings, why don't we just use the ratings at nba.com as a guide? I was able to view the top 50 in the nba for the various ratings, I believe Tim and Lutz used a similar method which proved to be very accurate albeit time consuming. The key here is that it helps in removing all the speculation I've been seeing on this board regarding various player ratings and provides a more accurate measure and reference point. I'm sure we can find a way to appropriately rate the players based on past and present performance. This way the stats are no longer open to questions or debates regarding accuracy. I just feel that there are quite a few subjective ratings floating around (I'm aware you try to scrutinize these before applying to roster), if you know what I mean. All this info is available on the site.

Perhaps you've contemplated this. It might be more feasible to apply these stats to only the top 50 players in the major categories, I'm sure we can figure something for the rest of the L. Let us know what you think .

Thanks

Ps. Hoiberg definately needs to be adjusted. He ranked #4 in the league in 3pt fg%.

[Andrew]

I don't like to use a lot of stats to ratings formulas as I feel they're a little too rigid. Sometimes players are better than statistics indicate. Still, I'd be interested to hear exactly which formulas you had in mind, as I might be able to use some of them without having a negative impact on simulated performance or gameplay.

[Filip]

Yo Andrew, I downloaded your roster yesterday and I think it's great as usally.

However, I don't know if it's already been mentioned but would it be awsome if you could include the rookie/sophmore teams on your next update

[Andrew]

I'm not looking to add any more custom teams until the offseason (ie after the 95/96 patch is finished, polished and released), but I don't know about adding the Rookie/Sophomore teams to the patch. After all, Mikki has already released an update that already does that, complete with individual player jersey art.

[DLirag]

Does FT rating = FT % in most cases?

[Andrew]

Yes, in most cases.