Think what abita is saying is that it doesn't matter if it totals to 100 or 99 or 67 or 42.  He's not saying you should leave as all zeros.  I, personally, agree with him - adding up to 100% exactly is kind of artificial and leads to all sorts of pain-in-the-*** situations.

Thanks, you guys are awesome! 

This seems to be where you can tweak your game plan the most.  You're not going to be switching offenses during the year and if you see a potential matchup, you can try and exploit it. But it depends if a human coach not counter planning and moving stud SF (with a good outside shot) to SG where I might be weak defensively.

Posted by cheeznsweet on 5/12/2011 5:10:00 PM (view original):
Think what abita is saying is that it doesn't matter if it totals to 100 or 99 or 67 or 42.  He's not saying you should leave as all zeros.  I, personally, agree with him - adding up to 100% exactly is kind of artificial and leads to all sorts of pain-in-the-*** situations.

Yes...thats exactly what I'm saying.  I definitely was NOT advising setting at 0.  I was saying that there is no difference than setting 100 or 10...other than that you can then make the percentages more precise the higher you go.

Posted by arssanguinus on 5/12/2011 2:44:00 PM (view original):
Well, I like not reaching 100 because it makes it easier to readjust distribution numbers without having to redo all of them if you think a particular player might merit more distro, or you want to up someone's distro against a certain team, etc.

 

This is exactly one reason why I prefer to use all 100. When I want to up the distro on one of my players I am forced to take into consideration that other players' production may decrease. By using all 100 I am forced to decide where that extra distro comes from, and can fine tune output. YMMV.

Posted by abitaamber on 5/14/2011 10:55:00 AM (view original):

Posted by cheeznsweet on 5/12/2011 5:10:00 PM (view original):
Think what abita is saying is that it doesn't matter if it totals to 100 or 99 or 67 or 42.  He's not saying you should leave as all zeros.  I, personally, agree with him - adding up to 100% exactly is kind of artificial and leads to all sorts of pain-in-the-*** situations.

Yes...thats exactly what I'm saying.  I definitely was NOT advising setting at 0.  I was saying that there is no difference than setting 100 or 10...other than that you can then make the percentages more precise the higher you go.

Additionally, regarding the 0 setting. If you use the 0 setting the engine ignores your 3 pt setting.

that's very good infor dacj501, can I ask how you know that? Have the DEVs stated so? Or just personal testing and trials?

I'm not trying to pick on you, just wondering and it generally would apply to all answers from anyone.

Posted by btetzl50 on 5/14/2011 4:52:00 PM (view original):
that's very good infor dacj501, can I ask how you know that? Have the DEVs stated so? Or just personal testing and trials?

I'm not trying to pick on you, just wondering and it generally would apply to all answers from anyone.

it came from admin/CS in some form, I don't remember if it was a CS ticket response or a dev chat...someone else might know...

ETA: ok, it is in the FAQ (info from which may or may not be currently accurate depending upon the info in question...I have found and reported errors in the FAQ)


NOTE: If you leave all of the distribution points to zero for all players, the engine will determine the frequency at which players will shoot and their frequency of 3 pt. shots. This is not recommended as the computer only looks at your offensive skills - ignoring the opposing team and their defensive style completely.

Posted by dacj501 on 5/14/2011 4:31:00 PM (view original):

Posted by abitaamber on 5/14/2011 10:55:00 AM (view original):

Posted by cheeznsweet on 5/12/2011 5:10:00 PM (view original):
Think what abita is saying is that it doesn't matter if it totals to 100 or 99 or 67 or 42.  He's not saying you should leave as all zeros.  I, personally, agree with him - adding up to 100% exactly is kind of artificial and leads to all sorts of pain-in-the-*** situations.

Yes...thats exactly what I'm saying.  I definitely was NOT advising setting at 0.  I was saying that there is no difference than setting 100 or 10...other than that you can then make the percentages more precise the higher you go.

Additionally, regarding the 0 setting. If you use the 0 setting the engine ignores your 3 pt setting.

That's supposed to be the case -- the FAQ says it and everything -- but it's not.

Go ahead and play a pair of 2-3 zone sims. In the first game set all your guys to 0 distro but +2 for 3pt frequency. In the second game go 0 distro and -2 3pt frequency. I guarantee you'll see it's wrong.