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Welcome to `bright cyan`Franchise Basketball`bright green`. This game is the culmination
of over three years of research, development, and programming. It is
a basketball league simulator. BBS users dial in to the host system
and manage a basketball franchise. The game play is not conducted
on-line. Games are played at night. Players coach and act as a teams
general manager, trading, drafting, and otherwise acquiring players.
The goal is to win games, and progress through the playoffs to win ...
The FBB World Championship.
The draft is the single most important part of `bright cyan`Franchise Basketball`bright green`.
If you can acquire talented players in the draft, your team will prove
to be strong. But what do all the numbers mean?!?
`bright yellow`Offense
The offensive rating, sometimes referred to as "O" or "OF" is
the players general offensive ability. This has little to do
with shooting, but rather getting open for a good shot and
being able to hold on to the ball while on offense. Players
with a high offensive rating will rarely turn the ball over
and will get better shots due to their ability to get open.
`bright yellow`Defense
Defense, also known as "D", is the players ability to play
defensively. Good defensive rated players will cause turnovers,
create steals, and block shots. It is very difficult to shake
a good defensive player, thus shot selection is limited for the
offensive player being guarded.
`bright yellow`Shooting
Sometimes referred to as "S", shooting is the players ability
to shoot the ball from the field. This is the players ability
to sink the shots. This is not a score for three point shooting.
`bright yellow`Rebounding
This rating refers to a players rebounding skill. Seen here
abbreviated "R". A player skilled in rebounding will pull
down many rebounds ( resulting from missed shots ), a key
ingredient in many successful teams.
`bright yellow`Three Point Shooting
Abbreviated "3" or "3P", this is a players shooting ability
beyond the three point arc. High scores here mean that the
player is a good three point shooter for THEIR POSITION. A
20 guard would be genuinely good, however a 20 Center is very
good for a Center, but may shoot like a 5 Guard. Center's don't
get many chances to shoot three's!
`bright yellow`Fatigue
This also seen as "F", is a players fatigue rating. Low fatigue
ratings mean that the player tires easily. These players will
have to be substituted for often, allowing them less playing time.
It is important to remember that all scores are relative to the position
the player plays. Guards and small forwards rebound less than center's
and forwards. Due to this a guard with a rebounding skill of 20 will
most often get less rebounds than a center with a score of 10 or less.
This is simply due to the fact that a guard will get less opportunities
to bring down rebounds, however, when presented with an opportunity
the 20 guard will most likely take the rebound. Likewise, center's and
forwards don't take many three point shots, their services are needed
elsewhere.
After you have your team selected you can do several things. You can
shuffle the starting lineup, scout other teams, check out the standings,
league leaders, release players and more. In the commercial version
(registered), trading, releasing and signing waiver players, and several
other options are available.
It is recommended that you check your team every couple of days to make
adjustments as needed. Players will experience slumps and streaks so
beware if a player has a couple of bad games. When you login to check
your team, you may see the results of the last games played by going
to the sports page option.