Underperforming or not used properly? Topic

Would appreciate more experienced coaches weighing in on this question of mine. I'm currently at the D3 level, and per my rating settings my senior center (player profile here) is arguable the best center in DIII. Yet, I feel like he has not quite lived up to his skill level at least from a points per game standpoint (only 10 pts/game). I understand his rebounding and defense are significant contributors to his rating, but would expect ATH 74 and LP 72 to translate into more productive scoring. I do have a very solid PG who gets a higher distribution, which in combination with my motion/FCP system could result in fewer touches for my C, but can anyone weigh in on any other reason for his seemingly diminished production?
5/20/2021 1:23 PM
70 stamina running uptempo and press.
5/20/2021 2:25 PM
I'd say neither. He's a solid low post scorer but probably not quite as dominant as you think he is. He is an excellent center but most of his excellence, as you said, comes from his defense and rebounding. In my opinion, he is the third best scoring option on your team and that is how he is being used. His scoring efficiency isn't bad as he's scoring 10.1 PPG on 53% shooting. If you want to get him a few more touches you could increase his distribution, but I don't think he's actually being used too poorly right now. He's just better suited to be a secondary scorer. It is more difficult in general for post players to get shots in this game so I often have to increase their distribution to get the results I want.

His 70 stamina and your full court press defense means he is on the bench quite a bit. He is averaging less than 20 mpg. That is one of the biggest reason why his PPG are so low.
5/20/2021 2:31 PM
Triangle utilizes post scoring better than the other sets, but even there, if you have good guards, and are using them well, they will likely get more points against most defenses (unless your opponent is double teaming, or has a significant weakness down low). As slam said, if you *want* more touches from bigs, especially in motion and flex, you really need to bump their distribution up well above the guards. But you often take an efficiency hit doing that.
5/20/2021 5:31 PM
Thank you all for the input!
5/20/2021 9:15 PM
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