Run your Offense Through __________ Option? Topic

metsmaniac2
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The way it is set up now, you can only set up your offensive distrobution, but that seems like its only for shots.  Is it possible that there could be an option added for who to run your offense through?  This would make Passing only, ball handling experts more effective in the sim. 

9/27/2010 3:08 PM
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Just posted something related to this. I think this would definitely work well for teams with High-BH, High-P point guards who couldn't hit the side of a barn when shooting.

9/27/2010 3:12 PM
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this is pretty much handled by the engine already... i personally don't see the need for a setting for this. the engine can figure out that you want the better bh/p type guys to control the ball, not your bigs etc... i imagine it already does a pretty good job of this, so really i would think the setting would just add complexity without allowing you to set your team up better than it currently is. i think new setting options that allow your team to be more effective than they are today make more sense. that is just my opinion though!
9/27/2010 3:23 PM
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But there are teams with great players at other positions like SF and SG.  For example,  The cavs ran their offense through Lebron.  My college runs our offense through our SG.  There are ways to run an offense other than through the PG.
9/27/2010 3:28 PM
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I dont think the engine even uses this logic.

Turnovers and assists are randomly generated based on all 5 players on the floor. Telling the engine "who" is starting the play has no effect.
9/27/2010 3:47 PM
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Posted by mullycj on 9/27/2010 3:47:00 PM (view original):
I dont think the engine even uses this logic.

Turnovers and assists are randomly generated based on all 5 players on the floor. Telling the engine "who" is starting the play has no effect.
*who* gets the turnovers and assists are randomly generated based on all 5 players on the floor (and its not just random, at least not the way i understand it - its a random factor in conjunction with the the ratings and possibly player distro for each player). the frequency of overall assists turnovers most certainly relies on the players on the floor, and i would be very surprised if it wasn't weighted by the player's ability to control the ball, or to run the point, whatever you want to call it.
9/27/2010 4:29 PM (edited)
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Posted by metsmaniac2 on 9/27/2010 3:28:00 PM (view original):
But there are teams with great players at other positions like SF and SG.  For example,  The cavs ran their offense through Lebron.  My college runs our offense through our SG.  There are ways to run an offense other than through the PG.
lebron would have great bh and pass. if there was another player with equal bh/pass, why run it through one instead of both? i know having the primary scorer having the ball in his hands in non scoring positions is definitely a factor in real life but in the sim engine, i don't think that is part of it.
9/27/2010 4:28 PM
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