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@JonoMarshall
Rotating weight is THE number one performance altering part of your setup that you can change, if you want to accelerate/stop quickly in a game (who doesn't?) then try and keep it as low as possible.
The ideal would be something like: rims = 400g each, tyres = 400g each, 36 spokes = 200g, giving you a rotating weight of 1kg per wheel (hubs rise/fall so little that you can basically ignore their weight).
Compare this to my current (heavy-ish) setup of: rims = 665g each, tyres = 740g each, 48 spokes = 270g, giving a rotating weight of over 1.5kg per wheel. (I imagine some players have a rotating weight in excess of 2kg.)
If you take the conventional logic of 1g of rotational weight being worth 10g of static weight then the above change would be like shifting 5 kilos from your ride, you will feel that in the turns (nippy/nimble), in fatigue (play harder for longer) and in (crucially in my opinion) acceleration.
Don't build heavy wheels unless you love to crash and don't skimp on spending money on light (and relatively strong/wear resistant) rims/tyres... going front brake heavy on your ride will allow you to run lighter tyres on the rear.