That, or he's covering his butt in case Peter goes into cardiac arrest on the court...

Posted by flashlantern on 9/2/2012 10:53:00 PM (view original):
Sorry, I was chuckling as I typed out that response. I've noticed others taking such offense to opinions, I wanted to join in on the party. I am the first to admit my team looks a lot better overall than if you took a magnifying glass to it. No perimeter shooting is chief among my weaknesses. I think I have a solid make the NT team, then bow out in the first, maybe second round if the matchup was right.  I should have posted that it was meant sarcastically, no worries.

Posted by flashlantern on 9/2/2012 10:55:00 PM (view original):

That, or he's covering his butt in case Peter goes into cardiac arrest on the court...

Posted by todd43615 on 9/3/2012 9:36:00 AM (view original):
I am no WIS expert by any means but from what I have seen there are teams out there that have been very successful in D1 (Rupp) that run the FCP. So if it is the weakest def I would hate to have seen those teams running one of the "stronger" defenses.  It seems if you have the right set of players you can be successful running the press even at the D1 level.  The half and full court press are defensive strategies used in college basketball, I think it would weaken the WIS game to eliminate these as defensive options for coaches.  If you have the right set of players and strategy I would assume you can be successful running any of the defenses.

Posted by gillispie1 on 9/3/2012 4:47:00 AM (view original):
i dont know where the idea that stamina has no effect is coming from, it very much limits the playing time of my players in the press, and is still a major factor in the effectiveness of my players. press may be the ideal defense in d3, but i don't think that is the case in d2, and its so far from the case in d1, it would be unplayable with any nerfing. i don't think this game should be made to balance d3 as much as it should be to balance d1... and in that respect, id argue WIS should actually make the press stronger. (note, i really dont think it should be made stronger, and i would be all for eliminating it as a defense. i just dont see how it could be weakened, its already the weakest defense on the big stage.)

i dont know where the idea that stamina has no effect is coming from

 

Posted by mullycj on 9/3/2012 9:37:00 AM (view original):

Posted by gillispie1 on 9/3/2012 4:47:00 AM (view original):
i dont know where the idea that stamina has no effect is coming from, it very much limits the playing time of my players in the press, and is still a major factor in the effectiveness of my players. press may be the ideal defense in d3, but i don't think that is the case in d2, and its so far from the case in d1, it would be unplayable with any nerfing. i don't think this game should be made to balance d3 as much as it should be to balance d1... and in that respect, id argue WIS should actually make the press stronger. (note, i really dont think it should be made stronger, and i would be all for eliminating it as a defense. i just dont see how it could be weakened, its already the weakest defense on the big stage.)

i dont know where the idea that stamina has no effect is coming from

 

Thats not what I said at all.  I am saying the engine plays players too long based on their stamins ratings.   Separately I think WIS adjusts too much for offensive tempo.  I also personally have seen NO difference in performance between fairly fresh and getting tired which allows more team than ever to play 8 man games.

Posted by fd343ny on 9/7/2012 12:34:00 PM (view original):
I wish that depth and stamina mattered more.

Posted by mullycj on 9/3/2012 9:37:00 AM (view original):

Posted by gillispie1 on 9/3/2012 4:47:00 AM (view original):
i dont know where the idea that stamina has no effect is coming from, it very much limits the playing time of my players in the press, and is still a major factor in the effectiveness of my players. press may be the ideal defense in d3, but i don't think that is the case in d2, and its so far from the case in d1, it would be unplayable with any nerfing. i don't think this game should be made to balance d3 as much as it should be to balance d1... and in that respect, id argue WIS should actually make the press stronger. (note, i really dont think it should be made stronger, and i would be all for eliminating it as a defense. i just dont see how it could be weakened, its already the weakest defense on the big stage.)

i dont know where the idea that stamina has no effect is coming from

 

Thats not what I said at all.  I am saying the engine plays players too long based on their stamins ratings.   Separately I think WIS adjusts too much for offensive tempo.  I also personally have seen NO difference in performance between fairly fresh and getting tired which allows more team than ever to play 8 man games.