How to Use Team and Era Pages
How to read the browsing pages as scouting tools without overrating familiar names or raw player counts.
Key takeaways
- Team pages are scouting references, not automatic draft boards.
- Era pages reveal category patterns across decades.
- Player counts matter less than top-end fit.
Use team pages to learn pools
The team pages show which players are available for a franchise across eras. They are useful because the game draft is built around franchise-era pools. If you know which teams are deep at guard, wing, or center, you can make faster decisions during a timed run.
Do not treat the list as a universal ranking. A player who ranks lower on a team page may still be the right pick if his position or category profile solves your current lineup.
Use era pages to understand decade shapes
Era pages help you see how player production changes by decade. Some eras are rich in high-usage scorers. Others may offer more interior size or specific guard types. This matters because the game asks you to draft one legend per era.
The practical value is anticipation. If you already selected a high-scoring 2000s player, you can look for a different role when another scorer-heavy era appears.
Player count is not the same as draft quality
A team with hundreds of available player entries is not always better than a team with a smaller but sharper top end. In 82-0, only the best available legal pick matters in the current round.
When browsing, focus on the top of each pool and the positions represented there. A deep list of replacement-level players does not help as much as one elite guard or one elite big in the exact era you need.
Turn browsing into memory
The browsing pages are most useful before playing HoopIQ. Spend a few minutes learning which teams have surprising stars in older eras and which franchises have thin pools at certain positions.
That memory reduces panic in the draft. You will know when a spin is secretly useful and when it is time to spend a skip.