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326265.24 in reply to 326265.23
Date: 7/14/2025 6:54:28 AM
Swan River Serpents
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Funny to read our January discussions about wether 32 zone is meta or not

World Cup and BBB answered this season: everyone plays 32 zone now. This is META and this is becoming a big problem.

Changes are needed


Yes, and perhaps in a similar way that LI was the dominant offensive tactic for so long...

Peace to all living things...
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326265.25 in reply to 326265.23
Date: 7/14/2025 8:32:15 AM
QQguest
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BB is probably still in the process of converting the code base to modernize it, so they probably can't make any changes to the salary system or game engine for now.

Otherwise, I was also thinking that
if the defensive gain caused by inside defense specialization with high SB in 3-2 and 1-3-1 zones is much greater than the offensive drop,
then SB could be gently adjusted depending on the type of zone defense — for example, slightly reducing the chance of a block when using a 3-2 or 1-3-1 zone.

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326265.26 in reply to 326265.25
Date: 7/16/2025 4:39:29 AM
KK Sveti Vid
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I personally wouldn't like anything to be removed concerning tactics; I would just like to add to them if possible. And if a tactic seems overpowered just look at real life basketball nowadays, everybody is shooting 3 points, classic post-up centers have mostly died out. So yeah, outside tactics in BB being dominant reflects the real basketball pretty well.

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326265.27 in reply to 326265.23
Date: 7/27/2025 12:17:36 AM
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Nothing else works, only base offense.


I honestly think defenses like full court press are for top teams&, 2-3 zone. Managers who can afford. Very expensive guards.

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326265.28 in reply to 326265.25
Date: 7/31/2025 1:18:47 AM
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Otherwise, I was also thinking that
if the defensive gain caused by inside defense specialization with high SB in 3-2 and 1-3-1 zones is much greater than the offensive drop,
then SB could be gently adjusted depending on the type of zone defense — for example, slightly reducing the chance of a block when using a 3-2 or 1-3-1 zone.
I have a new idea.
(I'm not sure whether it has already been implemented or not.)

The concept of "open shot" could be divided into different levels, and both defense and shot blocking could have varying effects depending on the level of openness.

In theory, zone defense tends to result in larger open shots more often than man-to-man defense, but it also tends to have more help defense.
Shot blocking would have less impact on wide-open shots compared to less open ones, which can also be seen as another way to counter shot blocking.
This might make zone defense more realistic and may offer a chance to achieve better balance between man-to-man and zone defense.

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326265.30 in reply to 326265.29
Date: 7/31/2025 11:21:29 AM
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It's not just that.
I think each change should be gentle.
If, all of a sudden, the current mainstream strategy becomes way too weak or the salaries increase too much, the gameplay experience for players could become really frustrating and make them want to quit the game.
This part also takes time.

Update: Added "It's not just that." at the beginning.

Last edited by little Guest at 7/31/2025 11:40:39 AM

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326265.32 in reply to 326265.28
Date: 8/1/2025 12:22:45 AM
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Hello

From the guide. Shot blocking. Doesn’t work with guards on the three point line areas.

A good. Defender has more than just Sb Id,OD. I assume there’s hidden traits.

Your basically talking about team flow, open shots is based on passing, positioning, jump shot. Handling

I can help you with jump shot % if your willing to discuss it.

Last edited by Big city at 8/1/2025 12:23:34 AM

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