i am curious about how others feel about the press in the new engine. so, if some of you wouldn't mind taking this poll, i'd appreciate it!

1) When the new engine came out, I played the press on
a) all of my teams
b) most of my teams
c) some of my teams
d) none of my teams

2) In the new engine, I feel the press's ability to prevent scoring (fg% and 3pt%) has
a) gotten better
b) stayed the same
c) decreased slightly
d) decreased significantly

3) In the new engine, I feel the press's ability to force turnovers has
a) gotten better
b) stayed the same
c) decreased slightly
d) decreased significantly

4) In the new engine, I feel the change (increase) to the foul rate of the press against quality teams is
a) good, but not quite enough
b) good, and the right amount
c) too much by a little
d) too much by a lot

5) Overall, I feel the viability of the press among quality teams (top 30 in the country or so) playing each other has
a) increased slightly
b) stayed the same
c) decreased slightly
d) decreased significantly

6) Since the new engine came out, I will be
a) adding more press teams
b) not changing the number of pressing teams I have
c) dropping press on some of my teams
d) dropping press on all of my teams

Thanks for playing!

1) a/b (two teams, one press, one zone/press)
2) b
3) c
4) c
5) c
6) b

Press was too strong in the old engine, and I think it's now tougher for bad teams to press and still OK for good teams to press. However, I'd like to see teams that have good ATH/SPD/DEF/STAM at the cost of REB, BH, etc. be able to press well - that is, teams like (real-life) Dayton that aren't top-notch on talent but have the specialized skills should still be able to run a convincing press.

1. C
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
B. B

I think it was abundantly clear that press was unreasonably strong in the old engine, and I do feel this fix has addressed that problem. I don't know if it's currently perfect, but I think it's about right. You can still be extremely successful with a press team, but it's no longer as simple as practicing the press and rolling the ball out there.

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. C

If they would fix the fouling problem, I'd be content with the new press

1) When the new engine came out, I played the press on
b) most of my teams


2) In the new engine, I feel the press's ability to prevent scoring (fg% and 3pt%) has
c) decreased slightly


3) In the new engine, I feel the press's ability to force turnovers has
d) decreased significantly


4) In the new engine, I feel the change (increase) to the foul rate of the press against quality teams is
c) too much by a little


5) Overall, I feel the viability of the press among quality teams (top 30 in the country or so) playing each other has
c) decreased slightly


6) Since the new engine came out, I will be
d) dropping press on all of my teams

1.-a
2.-c
3.-c
4.-c
5-c
6.-b

1.A
2.B
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.C

1. B
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. C*

* I have played the first Season of the new Engine with the FCP on a DI & DII team. Due to these changes and the poor quality of recruits, I am leaning on switching the FCP form DI team. I will most likely wait to see the recruits for 4yrs first.

1.A
2.C
3.C - moderate decrease in TOs but steals are WAY down.
4.C
5.D
6.D - too many liabilities for only modest benefits...i'm switching.

Additional factors: The new emphasis on stamina in the press has also constricted the #'s of viable recruits, the ability to RS,  and the ability to go uptempo.

1) When the new engine came out, I played the press on
a) all of my teams
b) most of my teams
c) some of my teams
d) none of my teams

2) In the new engine, I feel the press's ability to prevent scoring (fg% and 3pt%) has
a) gotten better
b) stayed the same
c) decreased slightly
d) decreased significantly

3) In the new engine, I feel the press's ability to force turnovers has
a) gotten better
b) stayed the same
c) decreased slightly
d) decreased significantly

4) In the new engine, I feel the change (increase) to the foul rate of the press against quality teams is
a) good, but not quite enough
b) good, and the right amount
c) too much by a little
d) too much by a lot

5) Overall, I feel the viability of the press among quality teams (top 30 in the country or so) playing each other has
a) increased slightly
b) stayed the same
c) decreased slightly
d) decreased significantly

6) Since the new engine came out, I will be
a) adding more press teams
b) not changing the number of pressing teams I have
c) dropping press on some of my teams
d) dropping press on all of my teams

Thanks for playing!

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. D - I'm still having way too many incredibly high fta games (for and against)
5. D
6. C - 1 zone (before and after), 1 press (before and after), 1 combo (before, m2m after)

Posted by daalter on 7/6/2010 12:20:00 PM (view original):
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
B. B

I think it was abundantly clear that press was unreasonably strong in the old engine, and I do feel this fix has addressed that problem. I don't know if it's currently perfect, but I think it's about right. You can still be extremely successful with a press team, but it's no longer as simple as practicing the press and rolling the ball out there.

I think it's easier to run the press now than before, to be honest.  Before, you actually needed decent defense to be effective (as my horrible experiment with my D3 team will attest).  Now, you only need high stamina and high iq.  What's that mean?  That's right...6 seniors and 6 jr's.

1 - B
2 - C
3 - C
4 - C
5 - B
6 - B

1- b
2- a
3- b
4- d
5- c
6- b

I think what happens now is that the press need a lot better iq to make is usable. You need everyone to have b+ or higher really. Also when playing a team at the same level or better than you it is almost a lost cause and you will be fouling a lot. In the end though it still can get you 20+ wins a season but I doubt it's going to make you win any games you don't already dominate with and defensive type.