I just lost a game to a sim with 2 offensive options, I doubleteamed them both. One had 20 and the other 14. He shakes off a doubleteam and makes a three!!! That is my favorite, happens all the time. Is this game for real???

it works but not universally

guys who are fast and good passers and ballhandlers tend to handle the double well

doubling one guy better than doubling two - esp if your guys are not hugely faster than the opponent

best case tends to be in my experience when there is one key scorer who isnt great at spd, pass, bh

The effectiveness of the doubleteam is calculated with respect to IQ, ATH, DEF & SB. Speed factors in as well (it really helps in generating turnovers) and fatigue level. The reason your doubleteam was ineffective is that you are starting 4 freshmen. The doubleteam alone really won't overcome poor defensive ratings, lack of athleticism, and unfamiliarity with the base defense. On the offensive end, you had all of your distribution focused on a perimeter player against a man defense. I understand why you did that, but efficiency is programmed to decline slightly when 1 player has too much distro compared to the other players on the court.

So, if you are going for quick development, you just need to suffer through. However, you need to adjust your practice settings for that to work. Gailey is worth starting, but with that 5 WE he will never develop much. Unless you have made promises that prevent it, you should put Terry back in the starting lineup at C.

Once you have a developed team, then my suggestion would be that sim-AI coached teams tend to shoot more 3's. You could control that by shifting your defense to the perimeter (say 2-3 at +2 or switch to 3-2 at 0 or -1). After all that, then you could doubleteam the "if leading scorer" on 2 guys, or "always" on 1, and you might see an effective result.

It sure does and is one of the reason I dislike press.

Double teaming two starters usually doesn't work very well. You'd be better off setting them both at double team if leading scorer (as rogelio suggests).

Don't look at total points, look at FGA's, FG%, and TO's. It isn't a huge penalty but it's probably something like a 10% reduction in effectiveness.

Posted by rogelio on 12/23/2016 10:34:00 AM (view original):
The effectiveness of the doubleteam is calculated with respect to IQ, ATH, DEF & SB. Speed factors in as well (it really helps in generating turnovers) and fatigue level. The reason your doubleteam was ineffective is that you are starting 4 freshmen. The doubleteam alone really won't overcome poor defensive ratings, lack of athleticism, and unfamiliarity with the base defense. On the offensive end, you had all of your distribution focused on a perimeter player against a man defense. I understand why you did that, but efficiency is programmed to decline slightly when 1 player has too much distro compared to the other players on the court.

So, if you are going for quick development, you just need to suffer through. However, you need to adjust your practice settings for that to work. Gailey is worth starting, but with that 5 WE he will never develop much. Unless you have made promises that prevent it, you should put Terry back in the starting lineup at C.

Once you have a developed team, then my suggestion would be that sim-AI coached teams tend to shoot more 3's. You could control that by shifting your defense to the perimeter (say 2-3 at +2 or switch to 3-2 at 0 or -1). After all that, then you could doubleteam the "if leading scorer" on 2 guys, or "always" on 1, and you might see an effective result.

This is an excellent post.

It works. But double teaming 2 guys doesn't make them shoot 25% or anything.

It's a marginal improvement. They shoot 45% instead of 55%.