What exactly is uptempo and how does in differ from a fan using the word uptempo, a RL basketball coach or this game itself. Do they all have different interpretations?

I know some coaches claim that uptempo is not pushing the ball up the floor, however I haven't seen any evidence this isn't the case.

We all agree that uptempo is looking for the quickest shot, whether they push the ball up the floor or not is debatable. However, just from my experience, it appears uptempo leads to higher FG%. However, on the flip side of the coin, looking for the quickest shot should also lead to poor field goal percentages, because you aren't working the ball around for the best available shot.

Would it be possible to walk the ball up the floor and use an uptempo? It can't be a fastbreak, it has it's own setting. In real life basketall the average fan used the word tempo to refer to a team's fastbreak.

That's correct, the makers of the game have indeed bastardized the word tempo to mean something different in HD. We've been told time and time again that in HD, tempo is not reflective of how quickly you push the ball up the floor, but rather how quickly your team looks to shoot.

10:25 Brown comes down with the board 10 - 18
10:20 Shepley hits mid-range fadeaway 12 - 18

I had a few instances from the last game, where it took 5 seconds to grab the defensive rebound and get a shot off using a flex uptempo system. Unless they were heaving 50 foot bombs, 5 seconds to get a defensive rebound and travel to the other end of the court seems pretty fastbreak to me.

Fan = lots of speed up and down the court and quick passing

HD = less time than normal to get off a shot

Whether they push the ball up the court is not debatable - in HD they do not. It also does not increase or decrease FG%. There is a recent trend in HD to use uptempo regularly game after game. That is not how it was designed for HD. It was designed for teams to use when they are better than their opponent - period. Some coaches will claim success because of it but the fact is they are successful in spite of it.

Weena,

I respect your opinion, but how would you explain getting a shot off in 5 seconds from the time a team gets the defensive rebound.

I'm not trying to be a smart ***, but are you saying this because everyone has said so?

wizard you are wrong if you think that tempo has anything to do with how fast your players run / push the ball, whatever it is you want to call it up the court.

Maybe something is broken. There have also been plenty of instances where it had taken 20-25 seconds for a shot. But that doesn't appear that they are looking for the quickest shot either.

Quote: Originally posted by zhawks on 12/27/2009wizard you are wrong if you think that tempo has anything to do with how fast your players run / push the ball, whatever it is you want to call it up the court.

If I'm wrong, you are also wrong if you are unable to come up with a detailed description of exactly what it is. I'm not saying I'm right either, but it should be looked into more carefully.

No offense taken. I am saying it because I got into a long debate with the former Admin, tho original programmer for HD, and that was his response. I agree, it is not logical or realistic but it is what it is in HD.

Argue all you'd like but you are wrong, tempo has nothing to do with pushing or not pushing the ball up the court. That is just how WIS has decided to define tempo in HD.

I'm going to stop it at here and let others discuss. Once upon a time, someone determined it was a "forum fact" and everyone believe it, I must assume. It's not a matter of being right or wrong. I want someone to provide a detailed explanation of "exactly" what it does.

Read past dev chats it has been in there, search for threads I know that dalt has had a few big threads devoted to tempo alone, they may have fallen off the edge though not sure how old they are.

Nobody here is arguing with you about what tempo means in real life but your definition of tempo doesn't apply to HD.

You opened a can of worms here zhawks. You said I was incorrect......okay fair enough. If I'm incorrect, from your experience you can tell me exactly what uptempo does.

Yes it increases the number of possession your team has by having your players take the first shot they get, very early in the shot clock.

It is as simple as that.

Slowdown does the exact opposite the team doesn't shoot until very late in the shot clock.

It has nothing to do with how fast your players run or how slow they walk.