Welcome to `bright cyan`Franchise Basketball`bright green`.  This game is the culmination
of over three years of research, development, and programming.  It is 
a basketball league simulator.  BBS users dial in to the host system
and manage a basketball franchise.  The game play is not conducted
on-line.  Games are played at night.  Players coach and act as a teams
general manager, trading, drafting, and otherwise acquiring players.
The goal is to win games, and progress through the playoffs to win ...
The FBB World Championship.

The draft is the single most important part of `bright cyan`Franchise Basketball`bright green`.
If you can acquire talented players in the draft, your team will prove
to be strong.  But what do all the numbers mean?!?
`bright yellow`Offense
        The offensive rating, sometimes referred to as "O" or "OF" is
        the players general offensive ability.  This has little to do
        with shooting, but rather getting open for a good shot and
        being able to hold on to the ball while on offense.  Players
        with a high offensive rating will rarely turn the ball over
        and will get better shots due to their ability to get open.
`bright yellow`Defense
        Defense, also known as "D", is the players ability to play 
        defensively.  Good defensive rated players will cause turnovers, 
        create steals, and block shots.  It is very difficult to shake
        a good defensive player, thus shot selection is limited for the
        offensive player being guarded.
`bright yellow`Shooting
        Sometimes referred to as "S", shooting is the players ability
        to shoot the ball from the field.  This is the players ability
        to sink the shots.  This is not a score for three point shooting.
`bright yellow`Rebounding
        This rating refers to a players rebounding skill.  Seen here
        abbreviated "R".  A player skilled in rebounding will pull
        down many rebounds ( resulting from missed shots ), a key
        ingredient in many successful teams.
`bright yellow`Three Point Shooting
        Abbreviated "3" or "3P", this is a players shooting ability
        beyond the three point arc.  High scores here mean that the
        player is a good three point shooter for THEIR POSITION.  A
        20 guard would be genuinely good, however a 20 Center is very
        good for a Center, but may shoot like a 5 Guard.  Center's don't
        get many chances to shoot three's!
`bright yellow`Fatigue
        This also seen as "F", is a players fatigue rating.  Low fatigue
        ratings mean that the player tires easily.  These players will
        have to be substituted for often, allowing them less playing time.

It is important to remember that all scores are relative to the position
the player plays.  Guards and small forwards rebound less than center's
and forwards.  Due to this a guard with a rebounding skill of 20 will
most often get less rebounds than a center with a score of 10 or less.
This is simply due to the fact that a guard will get less opportunities
to bring down rebounds, however, when presented with an opportunity
the 20 guard will most likely take the rebound.  Likewise, center's and
forwards don't take many three point shots, their services are needed
elsewhere.  

After you have your team selected you can do several things.  You can
shuffle the starting lineup, scout other teams, check out the standings, 
league leaders, release players and more.  In the commercial version
(registered), trading, releasing and signing waiver players, and several
other options are available.

It is recommended that you check your team every couple of days to make
adjustments as needed.  Players will experience slumps and streaks so 
beware if a player has a couple of bad games.  When you login to check
your team, you may see the results of the last games played by going
to the sports page option.


