How do you use your SF? Topic

Just curious what strategies others use to score from the 3 position. Do you prefer a guy with high LP that can score down low or a guy with high PE that can pop out and shoot? I assume this will vary depending on offense.

I've had some pretty good SFs on my motion/man teams, but never really had one pan out to be a star. They usually end up being a 3rd or 4th option on offense, but a decent defender and rebounder. On my FB teams, I usually end up with a player that's more like a secondary SG playing the 3 position.
12/6/2017 9:55 AM
I'm OK with either type of offense from my SF - since they typically have the best combo of ATH and SPD on the team, they should be efficient scorers either way if their LP or PER is high enough.

I really base my decision of who to play at SF on defense, not offense. If I'm playing press, I want a high-speed guy (basically a second SG) at SF to maximize steals. If I'm playing zone, I want a true forward - good ATH / REB. In M2M, I can go either way (depending on how much I need rebounding help vs more speed).
12/6/2017 10:09 AM
"I really base my decision of who to play at SF on defense, not offense. "

I do the same thing. In a 3-2 zone my SF tends to be a high ATH/DEF/PASS guy who doesn't shoot much. In press, it'll be my next best guard or best perimeter shooter, in man I am pretty flexible and look for the more balanced guys.


D1-SF-3-2 Zone

https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerProfile/Ratings.aspx?tid=4227&pid=3716094

This guy is sometimes my third option in the triangle but he is mostly there to boost my defense.

D2-SF-MAN

https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerProfile/Ratings.aspx?tid=0&pid=3772886

A little slow to be a guard....

12/6/2017 3:10 PM (edited)
I need a SF with a enough speed to match up with the fast guards you see at SF. Rebounding/LP is just a bonus.
12/6/2017 4:51 PM
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
12/6/2017 5:16 PM
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 5:16:00 PM (view original):
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
"Low D1"

:)

congrats on the FF cubcub
12/6/2017 5:24 PM
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 5:16:00 PM (view original):
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
"Low D1"

:)

congrats on the FF cubcub
12/6/2017 5:24 PM
Posted by Benis on 12/6/2017 5:24:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 5:16:00 PM (view original):
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
"Low D1"

:)

congrats on the FF cubcub
Low baseline DI. I did nothing, Benis. Tonight will test my coaching skillz.
12/6/2017 8:52 PM
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 8:52:00 PM (view original):
Posted by Benis on 12/6/2017 5:24:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 5:16:00 PM (view original):
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
"Low D1"

:)

congrats on the FF cubcub
Low baseline DI. I did nothing, Benis. Tonight will test my coaching skillz.
That guy would be welcome on any and all D1 teams.
12/6/2017 9:29 PM
Posted by mrslam34 on 12/6/2017 9:29:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 8:52:00 PM (view original):
Posted by Benis on 12/6/2017 5:24:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 5:16:00 PM (view original):
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
"Low D1"

:)

congrats on the FF cubcub
Low baseline DI. I did nothing, Benis. Tonight will test my coaching skillz.
That guy would be welcome on any and all D1 teams.
12/6/2017 10:59 PM
Posted by grimacedance on 12/6/2017 10:59:00 PM (view original):
Posted by mrslam34 on 12/6/2017 9:29:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 8:52:00 PM (view original):
Posted by Benis on 12/6/2017 5:24:00 PM (view original):
Posted by cubcub113 on 12/6/2017 5:16:00 PM (view original):
Low DI I like guys with 90 ath 100 de 100 LP 50-70 REB 55 sp 50-70 Bh 50-70 pa.
"Low D1"

:)

congrats on the FF cubcub
Low baseline DI. I did nothing, Benis. Tonight will test my coaching skillz.
That guy would be welcome on any and all D1 teams.
Yep. And it was a good one. Didn't seem like everyone got it though.

To answer the original question, it really depends on what defense I run. If it's man I like to change my lineup often. Which means I usually want both a 2/3 type SF and a 3/4 type SF. That way I have maximum flexibility when game planning.
12/7/2017 12:22 AM
SF to me usually ends up being the guy who has high ATH and DEF, mid range REB/BH and high Stamina.
12/7/2017 12:31 AM
How do I use my SF's? Like a politician uses their constituents. I do whatever I want with/to them and don't give two ***** if one or two get angry because the rest of them are too stupid to realize they're being had. I just let 'em watch reality TV, let them waste all their spare time on Facebook/Twitter, and then when they're good and ignorant and apathetic, I change the team rules. Only none of them notice because they're too busy trying to text while they drive to their safe spaces and only after I've screwed them over and all the promises I made to them in recruiting go up in smoke, only then do they even remotely begin to give a ****. But of course by then, it's too late because my new rules have already been put in place and made team law. Had they been paying attention and actually voiced their dissent to my new rules, I probably wouldn't have finalized them, simply because their voices could have cost me my job (although with all the "gifts" I get from alumni who want their input on the team rules as well, I'd never have to work again anyway. You'd be amazed how much green an envelope can hold. And all so some rich bigwig can shape my team rules as he, his cronies, and their businesses see fit, getting all the good perks in the process. Of course that leaves all my SF's with little more than jack **** but they aren't paying attention anyway so they never even notice).

But they weren't, so I implemented rules that helped out my assistants and I, helped out the administration, helped out all those alumni with their fat envelopes and big businesses and screwed all the SF's because they were too busy tweeting what they had for breakfast that morning and posting all kinds of ridiculous **** on Facebook, instead of paying attention to the things that actually affected them. Suckers, every last one of them.

That how I use MY SF's.....


It's an old one but very apropos: What's the opposite of CONgress? PROgress.
12/7/2017 5:33 AM (edited)
Solid rant. I give it a 9.5.
12/7/2017 9:57 AM
Ehh, B+/A-. Not my best work, for sure, but it "was" damn near 6 in the morning.

Sorry for getting your thread off track. My apologies.
12/7/2017 12:58 PM
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