1 week, a lot of changes

[JCarson 623]

1-week changes everything 

 

One week ago, I was contemplating how my next season would look given I had just retired Molly the Cat and had created Felicia Hardy. I was looking at how I would want to build a defensive specialist defender who was tough on the competition. I was looking forward to being drafted, to joining a VHLM team and potentially meeting some new people. I was looking forward to earning and applying TPE and seeing immediate growth. It was a chance to go back to the VHLM and do things differently, this time with a little knowledge. I could repeat successes and avoid mistakes. I felt relaxed as I waited for the offseason to finish and Season 93 to start. 

 

Oh, how things change in a week. A week of change in the league and change personally. In the last week 5 individuals were named to the position of GM in the VHLM. Among those 5 was the naming of yours truly to the position of GM of the Mexico City Kings. I still don’t really know why I applied. Maybe I thought I had been around long enough that it was a natural next step. Maybe I was just testing the league to see if they would name a complete newbie to a job. Whatever it was I am now stuck with the outcome. As I said in my article last week, if I am going to do something I am going to do it all in. 

 

So much has changed in the week, now having been named the GM of the VHLM Mexico City Kings I am also looking at how I go about building a competitive VHLM team. I must learn a new series of systems, gain a better understanding of the SIM engine and how minor changes impact the outcomes. I need to engage and mentor several inexperienced players to potential greatness. Start a process of evaluating each potential draft prospect, determine which ones I will scout and create a draft list. I now must focus less on my player and turn my attention to everyone else. 

 

The good news is that I think I have a basic understanding of things now. I had the opportunity to sit with a VHL GM and review the systems that allow for drafting, trades, line submission, and I think I have a handle on them. We will see when I finally need to use them. I feel like I have integrated into the VHLM GM discord, although I am still trying to figure out which GM has what team. I have also started my process of draft scouting. Wow is that not an easy process. I think at this point I only have several questions and very few answers, maybe that doesn’t matter, maybe it does. Who knows? So, the questions I have right now: Who is going to be picked before my turn? Who is going to stay around for the season? What positions do I need/want? What positions are the most important? Does player build matter? 

Time will tell, but this is definitely a different week than last. 

[Thunder 851]

Congrats

 

[Scurvy 1,185]

Congrats !!!!   Best of Luck

[Banackock 7,785]

GL dog

[LucyXpher 745]

Congrats! And I can totally relate being another one of these new GMs.  It's a lot of new things to think about and navigate, but I'm sure you'll do great!  I'm gonna go add a tag to my name in the VHLM GM discord so you know what team I'm on lol