Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 11/30/2009#1 - in any specific game, do you feel one of those 11 settings gives you a better chance of winning than the other 10?

c-I think several of them give me the same odds of winning, the others less so

#2 - do you think game to game the best setting changes?

b - no I set and forget

#3 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, over the worst setting?

b - 1 to 3

#4 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, vs the next closest setting (i.e. -1 to zero)?

a - 0 to 1, closer to zero than one

#5 - with the upcoming engine change, how much do you think your answers are going to change?

b - little, I do think the code is going to be very difficult to replicate exactly, hence a little, rather than none at all

#6 - do you wish settings had more or less affect on winning

c - they got them about right

Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 11/30/2009



#1 - in any specific game, do you feel one of those 11 settings gives you a better chance of winning than the other 10?

D - Certain games A, certain games C

#2 - do you think game to game the best setting changes?

C I plan for some (rivals, CT, and NT games) not for others.

#3 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, over the worst setting?

Varies some games

b - 1 to 3

some games as much as

e - 7 or more

#4 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, vs the next closest setting (i.e. -1 to zero)?

a - 0 to 1

#5 - with the upcoming engine change, how much do you think your answers are going to change?

b - little

#6 - do you wish settings had more or less affect on winning

D a little more

#1 - in any specific game, do you feel one of those 11 settings gives you a better chance of winning than the other 10?

c - no, but I think several of them give me the same odds of winning, the others less so

#2 - do you think game to game the best setting changes?

c - i believe it changes, but i dont gameplan till the post season(i'm lazy)

#3 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, over the worst setting?

b - 1 to 3

#4 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, vs the next closest setting (i.e. -1 to zero)?

a - 0 to 1

#5 - with the upcoming engine change, how much do you think your answers are going to change?

a - none

#6 - do you wish settings had more or less affect on winning

a - more

Quote: Originally posted by oldresorter on 11/30/2009one element of gameplanning is the eleven defensive levels, -5, -4, all the way thru zero and back to +5 - i just had a conf mate discuss a perfect gameplan, in his case he did relative to def level, yet it did not work well for him.I have a series of ?'s regarding this:#1 - in any specific game, do you feel one of those 11 settings gives you a better chance of winning than the other 10?a - yes; but in many cases that is essentially the same as c - no, but I think several of them give me the same odds of winning, the others less so; if you are a little lose with "same odds of winning" being within some small amount i would usually go with c #2 - do you think game to game the best setting changes?a - yes but often i am too lazy to actually do it#3 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, over the worst setting?just about 3 on average (varies a lot) #4 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, vs the next closest setting (i.e. -1 to zero)?a - 0 to 1#5 - with the upcoming engine change, how much do you think your answers are going to change?b - little i hope#6 - do you wish settings had more or less affect on winningc - they got them about right

Quote: Originally posted by cal_bears on 11/30/2009When is this upcoming engine change? Isn't it just recruit generation right now?

Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 11/30/2009
#1 - in any specific game, do you feel one of those 11 settings gives you a better chance of winning than the other 10?

a - yes, but there are so many variables in the engine that it's just about impossible to isolate the effect of positioning on any one game's result. My view is that, over the course of a full season, your odds of success do improve.

#2 - do you think game to game the best setting changes?

a - yes I gameplan. I view it as trying to take away, in a general sense, what my opponent likes to do. Again, though, there are so many variables that the effect of my setting alone can easily be overcome.

#3 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, over the worst setting?

c - 3 to 5. Whole lot of variance here depending on the opponent, though.

#4 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, vs the next closest setting (i.e. -1 to zero)?

a - 0 to 1

#5 - with the upcoming engine change, how much do you think your answers are going to change?

a - none. (probably)

#6 - do you wish settings had more or less affect on winning

a - more. Not much more, though. I would like to see extreme sagging defenses get punished by outside shooters more than they currently seem to be.

Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 11/30/2009
one element of gameplanning is the eleven defensive levels, -5, -4, all the way thru zero and back to +5 - i just had a conf mate discuss a perfect gameplan, in his case he did relative to def level, yet it did not work well for him.

I have a series of ?'s regarding this:

#1 - in any specific game, do you feel one of those 11 settings gives you a better chance of winning than the other 10?

a - yes

#2 - do you think game to game the best setting changes?

a - yes I gameplan

#3 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, over the worst setting?

I think this is difficult to answer in the abstract. If the team shoots 100% 3s at 50% and I go (-5), it's probably going to cost me more than 7 points. If the team is incredibly balanced and I go (+2) instead of (-2), it might only be a point or two.

#4 - how many points of differential do you think the ideal setting is worth, vs the next closest setting (i.e. -1 to zero)?

Again difficult in the abstract, although more easily answered. I would say it is probably (b), 1-3, although could be (a) or (c) depending on the matchup.

#5 - with the upcoming engine change, how much do you think your answers are going to change?

a - none

#6 - do you wish settings had more or less affect on winning

c - they got them about right

There could obviously be some changes, but overall, I think it's pretty good. I think people freak out because of odd box scores, but that is the nature of so many simulations. Also, I think some people freak out because they lose to a lesser talented team, but refused to gameplan and think that it shouldn't matter.