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I've been saying that for awhile
but got shot down
watched that U21 team end up in some weird allignements while watching the games

I remember Pug44 trying to explain why he didn't use it
when he had one strong player trying to get the right match-up in a patient
It was his best chance at a surprise victory

have used it recently and don't like the minute distribution sometimes
check our last game when you didn't start any of your top players
why didn't my coach decide to take his starters out say when we were up by
I don't know...80..

I dressed 12
1 played 10, 1 played 4...3 did not play at all
I won by 121

Last edited by Headless T Gunner at 1/7/2015 2:30:00 PM

in blank lineups coach always plays optimal team, no matter what the end result is, so there is no such thing as a garbage time

And I dont believe Stajan is arguing against blank lineup. It got him to BBB final!
It is true that minute disstribution is sometimes weird but most likely its because we dont understand GE

Won't matter in 2 weeks or so
Looks like blank will be done for
and now if they can do something about GS training....

I think the problem isn't so much GS training as it is randomness in GS updates. GS training has already had its effectiveness reduced and, this season, I could clearly see the effects of this. One week, when I trained GS, my best player had 71 minutes and dropped to strong GS. Another week my player had 88(!) minutes and popped from strong to proficient GS and this was without GS training. What needs to be done is either make GS more predictable and easier to manage or reduce the impact GS has on a player's effectiveness in games. This would make GS training less important and would provide more incentive for managers to focus on training.

By the way, congrats on the big win Stajan and good luck in the final.

Don't say that.
RIP lost in the semi-finals and finals plenty of times and never won!

GS training is flawless if you do watch the minutes
both of my teams pretty much had perfect 9's the last 2 weeks right through
and only reason I trained GS was because of the uselessness of managing minutes
again 62 minutes good for one guy, 65 another 68 another
and those minutes are bad for some, it's crazy
I HATE training GS, it gets in the way of the best part of BB
Real training
I will be glad when the playoffs are over

Well, I spoke too soon sadly
78 minutes with GS training 9 to 8

Struggling with tactics.

Offensive considerations: Motion, Push the Ball, Look Inside, Low Post

Motion pro: Surprisingly great for my overall ratings with my good OS and OF. Opponent should miss GDP big.
Motion con: rebounding and opponent OD

PtB pro: It's good for ratings with my OS/ID/OF. More IS than OS, and less 3's than Base. Opponent should miss GDP.
PtB con: rebounding and opponent OD. Weaker for me than motion.

LI pro: great for ratings and function. Maximizes my REB which is my fav skill.
LI con: opponent will hit GDP. opponent looks better than me inside versus inside.

LP pro: great for ratings and function. Less SF involvement than LI which is probably a good thing.
LP con: opponent will hit GDP. opponent looks better than me inside versus inside.

Defensive considerations: M2M, 2-3 zone

M2M pro: not a zone
M2M con: My ID and REB is low due to my enthusiasm

2-3 pro: Boosts my ID and REB. My enthusiasm is so low that 2-3 isn't as damaging to my overall ratings as usual.
2-3 con: My opponent can shoot and pass at all positions so 2-3 would really suck.

GDP considerations: Inside/fast, inside/slow, inside

My opponent played a PF at SG in Princeton in blank last week. His outside ratings were fine, but the substitution pattern speaks to his depth. I think he'll play inside. I'm currently set to double GDP. I'm scared of any tactic of his, though.

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Tell me I'm wrong for considering motion/M2M. Regarding both teams' cumulative ratings, I'd actually benefit most from this as long as he missed 1 of 1 GDP and I hit 1 of 2 GDP.

edit: so, this is an eye sore. this is more for me than anyone else though, just laying out all my options. but anyone can feel free to chime in.


Last edited by Stajan at 1/13/2015 3:35:24 PM

Also, my regular starting PF is strong (low) GS and the proficient GS player who likely take over as for him starter is a completely different player. Less inside oriented. A bit more outside oriented.

Not sure I have the balls to use motion but it's awfully tempting.

Last edited by Stajan at 1/13/2015 3:43:22 PM