Posted by llamanunts on 6/9/2014 2:58:00 PM (view original):
Oh, you.  Dawwww, you.  That's adorable, you asking questions like those.  It's almost like you don't know better than I do!

What scores do you need to "survive the press"?

I dunno, exactly.  I do know that a sum total BH/P of 109 at SG and 84 (!) at SF is going to lead to a lot of turnovers against any decent team, and more against press teams.  Using the Trentonjoe Rule Of 70 (D2), I want the BH/P at the 1 and 2 to be pushing 140 at a minimum.  I want other things too, of course, but in BH/P I'm not comfortable below that.  I often treat SF's like you do (little guys) and I want them comfortably into triple digits.

What should I be comparing my BH/PASS to?  Their DEF/SPD?

I dunno, exactly.  I compare them to my standards as loosely described above.  I don't compare them with what the other team has.

What are your answers to those questions, TJ?

You know, I kinda got a way from that.   I think I need to go back to my own rule.....


I don't have an answer to the comparison question.

I suspect that the first decision the sim makes "Does the ball get past 1/2 court"  is something like 

DEFENSES- SPEED, DEF, ATH (in that order?)
vs
OFFENSES- SPEED, BH, PASS, ATH (in that order?)

With IQ factored in there somehow and running the press has to have a multiplier or something.

I think I am going to start looking at:

SPD vs SPD
BH/PASS vs DEF
IQ vs IQ

I know the games lumps them all together but I think it is easier to see the individual matchups and try to find a pattern.