So i was happy a while back when the stamina changes moved the press out of favor. As time has gone on, smart coaches have figured out how to make it viable again. D2 and D3 in all my worlds the press is by far the dominantly practiced D. In my most recent D2 tourney, I was the only team in my half of the bracket not a press team. The entire elite 8 was press.
Despite the quality of my teams, even bad press teams force me into 16 turnovers a game. Excellent ones, it's 24. I can't see how to compete when realistically every third possession is a turnover. Can anyone give some advice on how to recruit against the 6 press teams I'll have to play in the tourney? I'm already usually more athletic, equally fast, with solid D ratings across the board. It's nigh impossible to recruit all the stats I need, esp bh and pass in my bigs at these lower levels to compete. Do I go crazy with 3 guards and two SF to ensure I have the bh and pass in the 4-5 spot?
I don't want to have to abandon D2-3 because I can't beat the press every year. I'm at 2000+ wins but getting that elusive first title seems farther away now, rather than closer. I'll accept sitemails if coaches aren't comfortable with spreading the info here.
Thx in advance.