My MyPlayer sucks. Did I ruin him?

[JWL3]

Aaggh! I think I might have ruined him. I don't even remember being given the option of choosing balanced, inside, or outside when I created him. And now I spent an assload of VC to level him up from 55 to 87 through grinding. I have 4 upgrades left and he absolutely stinks in MyPark.

My main problem is that he (a PG) cannot freaking hit midrange WIDE OPEN jumpers. Never mind that he is 2 levels from maxed out (78). That's the other thing: his max is 80 rated jumpshooting. WTF man??? Last year, I got him to 85 (90 max) and drilled every single open jumper. I never take contested shots so it was a guaranteed in. Now, I look around MyPark and everyone rated 75+ is nailing every single open jumper. What is my guy's problem? I don't think it's me because a lot of my releases are in the middle (not green but smack in the middle of the yellow) and it still bricks!!!

So I used all my VC to max out Jumpshooting, Athleticism, Defense. I have zero upgrades in inside scoring, 4 racks in rebounding, and about 8 racks in ball control. I think I chose poorly. My goal was to create a pass-first PG, but I don't wanna be the weak link in my team either. It sucks when guys pass to me wide open and I brick a 15 footer while they're drilling defended 30 footers.

[blueseven]

No shots are guaranteed in man. I think you have to learn the time to release shot ( i mean position of hand) to make it in, not to hit the middle of shot meter. And even green release can miss ( happened for me several times).

[I Hate Mondays]

IF you haven't changed your playstyle, you are probably on default. That is ofcourse the inside player. You are pretty much Westbrook or Rose right now. You like to slash and get the ball in the paint. You need luck or a little bit of space if you want to hit mid range or 3pt shots.

[JWL3]

That's really a shame. Last year, I upgraded jump shooting to about 87 and mid-range open shots were guaranteed ins. I don't remember missing a single one, as long as the release point was in the middle 50% band of the shooting meter.

Sure, that's not realistic in real life (no one drills every single midrange), but it just seems to me everyone in MyPark shoots so much better than me, even those rated around 70 average.

[JWL3]

Does anyone think it's necessary to update inside scoring? I haven't upgraded it a single slot (about a 25 rating) yet I still hit 99% of my unchallenged layups. I don't see a reason to upgrade it.

This is bizarre: 80 shooting and it sucks. 25 layups and it's great.

[blueseven]

This year is different, the shot meter is like a joke, its all about how you mastered your shooting form and release. PG has only 25 layup? Are you sure?

[JWL3]

This year is different, the shot meter is like a joke, its all about how you mastered your shooting form and release. PG has only 25 layup? Are you sure?

Oops, you're right. All my post ups are in the 20's with no upgrades to inside scoring. My standing layup is 58. Driving is 55. Have not missed a single one unless a guy is close to me. I even hit about 10% of contested layups, which is not bad, considering. I don't think I hit 10% of my jumpshots with a 60+ jump shot rating.