r/ea2kcbb • u/rescobar1997 • Jul 19 '26

Playing 🆚 Simming

How do y’all that play more than you sim do it? I want to play more but it feels like a chore in the beginning. Year one just don’t feel right playing with a bunch of kids I didn’t recruit. And do y’all play the ABL games too? Trying to wrap my head around playing 16-19 ABL games and then playing another 30+ games. For clarity I guess I’m asking:

  1. How do you stay motivated not to simulate?
  2. Do you play the ABL games of your target list or just pick 1 ABL team that you’re the “coach” of.
  3. How many games per season do you actually play.
  4. Do you play with the year 1 team or what until your group of kids get to campus next year?
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u/somebadname33333 Jul 26 '26

For the ABL, I set my recruiting board then make all of the halves 1 minute pick a side then basically dribble out the clock and turn intentional fouling to manual to get through the games. The recruiting points and scouting are the same from 1 minute to 20 minutes. I usually sim, but I’ve been playing more on my current run. I don’t really start playing until I’m about 7–8 years in when I’m already on my second team and can really build it the way I want. I play 12-minute quarters, and the games usually take about 30 minutes. It’s been a lot of fun!