Grizzled GM Basketball is a single-player basketball management simulation game. Set your roster, make trades, draft prospects, manage your finances, and try to build a dynasty. Play it in your browser now, completely 100% free!
August 4, 2020 - New Feature
Why do draft busts happen? Why do some 2nd round picks become great players?
There are two ways of looking at this. Are players developing in some random way? Or are we just essentially ignorant about players in major ways?
Grizzled GM takes the view that a lot of the errors are from ignorance. That isn't to say it is realistic to have that knowledge. It is just that to truly know a player and how they will fit in at the NBA is just really complicated.
When you look at ratings in Grizzled GM Basketball there is a fuzz around those ratings that represents the ignorance your organization has about that player. So you are not seeing the true picture of a player. It is the best guess of your organization of where that player is at.
Now the game better reflects the ignorance GM's have when trying to make draft picks in particular. The fuzz in ratings, which represents ignorance, has been overhauled to be more in line with our view.
So when it comes to draft busts, 2nd round surprises, and general realism the game should be greatly improved.