I run a man to man but would like to be able to press in certain situations, like losing at the end of a game or against teams with less depth than me.  At what IQ level would I need to get my players so that a press is at least a little effective or at the very least not hurting my team by using it? 

I think B to B+ range is good for all schemes. I notice players start contributing more consistently at B+. I would think its the same for defense. 

Posted by rednation58 on 1/31/2012 10:15:00 PM (view original):
I think B to B+ range is good for all schemes. I notice players start contributing more consistently at B+. I would think its the same for defense. 

That sounds about right.  And I think they go from horrible to meh at a B-, which might be good enough for what you're looking to do.

you could also consider the half court press, which seemingly can work with F iqs (or at least Cs or something). not sure if anybody plays that anymore.

Posted by coach_billyg on 2/1/2012 1:33:00 PM (view original):
you could also consider the half court press, which seemingly can work with F iqs (or at least Cs or something). not sure if anybody plays that anymore.

I've been temped to use that as an 'end of the game and behind' option.

I tried it on another team where I put 5 minutes into press just for those end of game and behind times.  I didn't keep track of any data, but I saw very few come from behind victories. 

I was thinking doing half court press then m2m, so a C might even be good enough to at least not hurt me?

I do FCP in the last 2 minutes down 8 on all my teams regardless of IQs.  At that point it's a wing and a prayer anyway.