I've been looking at these 2 and know which one I'm leaning towards, but I'd really appreciate some of your guys's input here. I run a motion and a m2m/ hc press. Thanks a lot!

Player A

Athleticism	55
Speed	63
Rebounding	40
Defense	81
Shot Blocking	17
Low-post	49
Perimeter	54
Ball Handling	31
Passing	22
Work Ethic	59
Stamina	80
Durability	63
FT Shooting	B-

IQ:
Off: A-          (Motion)
Def: A-/B-    (M2M/press)

Player B

Athleticism	67
Speed	49
Rebounding	45
Defense	68
Shot Blocking	5
Low-post	65
Perimeter	58
Ball Handling	40
Passing	33
Work Ethic	51
Stamina	77
Durability	48
FT Shooting	B

IQ:
Off: B+  (Motion)
Def: B/B (M2M/press)

For what it's worth, I would take #1. I think the spd out outweighs player B's ath edge and the higher def is a plus when you go into Man def. 

It would depend on if your lineup needs defense or offense more to me.  A is definitely the better defensive player, B is probably the better motion offense player.

In most circumstances, #1 after browsing over your team.

Like a_in_the_b and pitino mentioned, besides the obvious player skill and the system you run the key to all of these "which player" questions is often the rest of the team: What are your other players giving you, or lacking(particularly those in the same recruiting class)? Project what your team will look like when the recruits are upperclassmen. Will the team have scoring, but not enough rebounding? Will the team have defense, but not enough passing?  SFs are often good for this because you can find a wide range of skillsets at that position and plug any holes that you might have.

Unless there is a clear difference in player quality it's usually good practice to pick the guy that best complements your other players.

Thanks guys, I like strong defense, but the 2nd guy has done an excellent job as a backup so i wasn't sure...

Posted by pitino27 on 10/25/2010 8:05:00 PM (view original):
In most circumstances, #1 after browsing over your team.

I would go with the legendary rick pitino here