Motivation and and Work Ethic

[Your_Imaginary_Friend]

I'm not sure what the function of MOTIVATION is for the game. WORK ETHIC is the ability for a player to reach his potential more quickly. However, I have seen players gain an extra half-star to even a whole star in potential at times, and NOT have particularly high WORK ETHIC ratings. These players have had high MOTIVATION ratings. So does MOTIVATION only effect potential, or does it have an impact on game performance? I have yet to see any real evidence that MOTIVATION impacts in-game performance, so I'm looking for answers here.

[Andyc94]

That would certainly be a reasonable conclusion, like you I’ve heard that work ethic is the main deciding factor in how well they achieve their potential through hard work, and motivation could certainly be an Isaiah Thomas situation with the chip on his shoulder and being the last pick in the draft. Looked like that motivation allowed him to show that motivation. Good take

[Gary Gorski]

Work Ethic is important for reaching potential

Motivation has more of an impact on daily results. If a player is not motivated (maybe he is unhappy with the team or just got a fat new contract) his performance could suffer but if he's playing for a new contract or maybe to get traded or is just really happy with his situation he could perform better than expected.

[Your_Imaginary_Friend]

Thanks!