6) Write 800 words or more on something about anything in the league that interests you. It could be related to statistics, a league issue that you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 800 words about your team’s participation on a Werewolf server or something.
WR Statistics - Since my player is a rookie WR in ISFL (Mario Messi from S26), I am interested in the WR build and the efficient use of TPEs. Certainly, I can train harder to secure more TPEs, but conditioning on certain TPEs, how to efficiently use them is a pretty important issue. Since the league just got a new SIM environment, it is quite unclear to what extent the old knowledge can still be applied to the new environment. I decided to look into the players' build and the WRs' stats to gain some insights. WRs' performance is relatively easy to be evaluated - I only need to focus on three main performance stats - Yards, receivings (No), and TDs.
Yards/Games - The best WRs are always those with the highest TPEs. For example, Lim, W. have about 1200 TPEs, and this lead to around 140 yards every game. Lim did not purchase any trait, but as a speed receiver, he has reached the max values on all possible traits - e.g. speed = 100, hands = 95, endurance = 90, competitiveness = 75, strength = 65, agility = 85, etc. He is from S22, so he has reached his prime time in the league. Hard and consistent working definitely pays off. Another player I can learn from is Podolak J. from Hahalua. As a veteran from S19, he still got about 102 yards per game using around 800 TPEs. I kept track of how he removed his traits from week2 to week16. In week 2, his strength = 65 and endurance = 83, but in week 16, his strength = 30 and endurance = 75. At the same time, Podolak kept other attributes at the maximum values: speed = 100, hands = 85, agility = 80. The veterans have a lot of wisdom to learn from. Given Podolak's impressive efficiency, his move suggests that the strength really does not matter to a speed receiver.
Receiving/Games - Ranking the number of receiving per game, it is not a surprise that the slot receivers tend to do well. A S26 rookie (Delacour R.) had got about 8 receiving for each game. This number is ranked as the highest among all the WRs. It is just an unbelievable achievement for a rookie with 500-600 TPEs. This can be attributed to his wise traits allocations. Delacour R. has attributes: agility = 80, speed = 90, hands = 90, endurance = 70, and he bought the trait Slot Receiver. Basically, he has targeted to maximize the strength of a slot receiver by receiving balls as much as possible. Besides, some star speed receivers also got very high receiving numbers. For example, both Podolak J. and Lim W. got about 7.5 receivings per game. Interestingly, both only purchased the DeepThreat trait, and did not buy any of the other two. Although I hate to mention those who did not do well, some variations in the performance and traits are actually very informative. Passmann (TPE = 1000) from S22 got about 3.5 receivings every game, which is roughly of the same magnitude as Messi. Passmann's attributes are: Agility = 85, intelligence = 80, speed = 100, hands = 85, endurance = 86, and competitiveness = 80, without any trait purchased. In fact, Passmann has also almost maximized his attributes. If we just compare William Lim and Passmann's traits, I can see that they are quite similar, except for a 4-point gap in endurance (Lim's endurance = 90 while Passmann's endurance = 86). The difference can only be attributed to the two teams' different styles. Yeti is the team with the second highest throwing attempts, while Outlaws ranks as the third lowest. It just suggests that besides individual efforts, it is really important for a WR to choose a team with good throwing QBs.
Take away - First, hard training is really important. All the analysis above just shows that the achievements are positively correlated with TPEs. There is no way to get around. Second, if a WR cares individual achievements, the player really needs to get to a team that likes to throw a lot. The case of Passmann shows that your individual efforts cannot counter the team style. When all the plays are running plays, how can a WR get nice stats? The best WRs come from the teams with the highest pass attempts (Hahalua, Yeti, etc.) Lastly, it comes down to a smart way of using your TPEs. Based on the lesson from Podolak, the priority list should go as speed > hands > endurance > competitiveness > agility > all other things. I have a strong belief that many attributes do not matter for a WR. Maybe I should just ignore strength and intelligence for now. Probably nobody cares whether a WR is stupid or not.
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WR Statistics - Since my player is a rookie WR in ISFL (Mario Messi from S26), I am interested in the WR build and the efficient use of TPEs. Certainly, I can train harder to secure more TPEs, but conditioning on certain TPEs, how to efficiently use them is a pretty important issue. Since the league just got a new SIM environment, it is quite unclear to what extent the old knowledge can still be applied to the new environment. I decided to look into the players' build and the WRs' stats to gain some insights. WRs' performance is relatively easy to be evaluated - I only need to focus on three main performance stats - Yards, receivings (No), and TDs.
Yards/Games - The best WRs are always those with the highest TPEs. For example, Lim, W. have about 1200 TPEs, and this lead to around 140 yards every game. Lim did not purchase any trait, but as a speed receiver, he has reached the max values on all possible traits - e.g. speed = 100, hands = 95, endurance = 90, competitiveness = 75, strength = 65, agility = 85, etc. He is from S22, so he has reached his prime time in the league. Hard and consistent working definitely pays off. Another player I can learn from is Podolak J. from Hahalua. As a veteran from S19, he still got about 102 yards per game using around 800 TPEs. I kept track of how he removed his traits from week2 to week16. In week 2, his strength = 65 and endurance = 83, but in week 16, his strength = 30 and endurance = 75. At the same time, Podolak kept other attributes at the maximum values: speed = 100, hands = 85, agility = 80. The veterans have a lot of wisdom to learn from. Given Podolak's impressive efficiency, his move suggests that the strength really does not matter to a speed receiver.
Receiving/Games - Ranking the number of receiving per game, it is not a surprise that the slot receivers tend to do well. A S26 rookie (Delacour R.) had got about 8 receiving for each game. This number is ranked as the highest among all the WRs. It is just an unbelievable achievement for a rookie with 500-600 TPEs. This can be attributed to his wise traits allocations. Delacour R. has attributes: agility = 80, speed = 90, hands = 90, endurance = 70, and he bought the trait Slot Receiver. Basically, he has targeted to maximize the strength of a slot receiver by receiving balls as much as possible. Besides, some star speed receivers also got very high receiving numbers. For example, both Podolak J. and Lim W. got about 7.5 receivings per game. Interestingly, both only purchased the DeepThreat trait, and did not buy any of the other two. Although I hate to mention those who did not do well, some variations in the performance and traits are actually very informative. Passmann (TPE = 1000) from S22 got about 3.5 receivings every game, which is roughly of the same magnitude as Messi. Passmann's attributes are: Agility = 85, intelligence = 80, speed = 100, hands = 85, endurance = 86, and competitiveness = 80, without any trait purchased. In fact, Passmann has also almost maximized his attributes. If we just compare William Lim and Passmann's traits, I can see that they are quite similar, except for a 4-point gap in endurance (Lim's endurance = 90 while Passmann's endurance = 86). The difference can only be attributed to the two teams' different styles. Yeti is the team with the second highest throwing attempts, while Outlaws ranks as the third lowest. It just suggests that besides individual efforts, it is really important for a WR to choose a team with good throwing QBs.
Take away - First, hard training is really important. All the analysis above just shows that the achievements are positively correlated with TPEs. There is no way to get around. Second, if a WR cares individual achievements, the player really needs to get to a team that likes to throw a lot. The case of Passmann shows that your individual efforts cannot counter the team style. When all the plays are running plays, how can a WR get nice stats? The best WRs come from the teams with the highest pass attempts (Hahalua, Yeti, etc.) Lastly, it comes down to a smart way of using your TPEs. Based on the lesson from Podolak, the priority list should go as speed > hands > endurance > competitiveness > agility > all other things. I have a strong belief that many attributes do not matter for a WR. Maybe I should just ignore strength and intelligence for now. Probably nobody cares whether a WR is stupid or not.
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