Posted by fd343ny on 9/2/2010 8:06:00 AM (view original):
I've been wondering, how do these changes interact with the halftime adjustments - a team misses their three point attempts in the first half, therefore the automatic adjustment by the other team (if activated) moves them to a minus setting on defense - and THEN the adjusted randomness makes the opponents into better three point shooters.....?
am I missing something?
is this too small to matter?
I am not sure you would adjust to a minus if the team missed their 3 pointers. I would think you would adjust to a minus if they did not take many 3 pointers.
If they are taking and missing 3 pointers and if you adjusted to not cover the perimeter, then the shots would become uncontested and you would expect them to make those shots, right?
I would think you would only shift to a minus defense if the team is not taking many 3 point (or other perimeter) shots, not if they are missing them. If they are taking and missing those shots, then you are playing the correct defense.
Also, I don't think there is an emphasis on the half for the "variance" adjustments. If you miss 5 shots in a row, the coaching staff grabs you at the TV timeout and tells you what you are doing wrong and you adjust and start doing better .. that is what I think the variance adjustments would be trying to simulate.