[endgame]

After my roster expansion, finally ran the program for its second time and had the two baselines for comparison. Totally immersed five minutes into the analysis. Great stuff! Before I knew it, Andy Mitchell (my scouting director) and myself were engaging in an occasionally heated debate about the reliability of his assessments. "Hey, I'm looking at the latest info from the Neags Report and Chavez is showing some real progress being able to connect with the ball. Do you honestly think he's hit a plateau over the last three months?"

This is an outstanding tool for an overview from a lot of vantage points, but providing a resource for additional immersion tops the list for me. Will the program preserve multiple baselines, or will I always have a choice of not only the oldest, but other timeframes as well if I want to measure specific intervals of changes?

Again, it's just a first look at what actually results from the data presentation, but I am impressed and surprised at how quickly I was into the game within the game with these records at hand. As a supplement to the Manager's Developmental Report, personalities began to emerge, coaches and scouting personnel were beginning to come to life, and I 'played that game' almost as long as I spent on the OOTP screens themselves.

Exceeded my expectations and looking forward to my recaps prior to the playoffs and as a preview for next season. Any routines or evaluation criterias you've been using would be welcome. The possibilities, as it stands, are exceptional. Thanks, Neags.