Posted by thewizard17 on 12/24/2017 12:50:00 PM (view original):
And to be honest triangle sucks, I hate it. I was just keeping it so i could gain an advantage in recruiting. I regret making that decision now.

Triangle doesn't suck. You just have to recruit the right guys to run it efficiently. I didn't look at your team, so I won't offer any suggestions. But I am confused in that you are reaching out for advice, but you don't wanna accept the help being offered.

Additionally, it's best to not blow every thing up and try new things. Just adjust little by little. Going +5 one game and -5 another, and then running triangle one game and fast break with D IQs the next, while (I think) your original question was about M2M.... it sounds like a giant mess and you're throwing things out there out of frustration.

Settle it down a lil, and adjust less drastically .

Posted by pdxblazerfan on 12/25/2017 5:59:00 PM (view original):
I think you need more balance in your defensive game plans. The further you go towards -5 territory, the more you are going to foul and they'll kill you with FTs. The closer you are to +5, the more layups you give up. Try sticking to -1 thru +1 unless the opponent has a clear perimeter or inside game. You can always set the halftime adjustment to "anytime" to let the engine adjust for you if -1/+1 is not far enough.

Also, your backups can't score except for Duffy (who I agree should be starting and taking the most shots). I would recommend inserting Duffy into the PF spot and running a slowdown offense to limit your backups' minutes. You say you don't like the Triangle/Man-to-man, but the overwhelming majority of title-winners in DII in all worlds are running that scheme. You just have to employ it correctly.

The points you've hit on in the first paragraph make a lot of sense. I'm wondering if lack of speed at certain positions are hurting us when we resort to extreme defenses? This might be the answer I'm looking for.

Posted by topdogggbm on 12/25/2017 9:03:00 PM (view original):

Posted by thewizard17 on 12/24/2017 12:50:00 PM (view original):
And to be honest triangle sucks, I hate it. I was just keeping it so i could gain an advantage in recruiting. I regret making that decision now.

Triangle doesn't suck. You just have to recruit the right guys to run it efficiently. I didn't look at your team, so I won't offer any suggestions. But I am confused in that you are reaching out for advice, but you don't wanna accept the help being offered.

Additionally, it's best to not blow every thing up and try new things. Just adjust little by little. Going +5 one game and -5 another, and then running triangle one game and fast break with D IQs the next, while (I think) your original question was about M2M.... it sounds like a giant mess and you're throwing things out there out of frustration.

Settle it down a lil, and adjust less drastically .

I was only asking advice about what to do on defense, not the whole team.

Your defense is really good and it's not the problem. You still need to score points to win.

Posted by thewizard17 on 12/25/2017 9:40:00 PM (view original):

Posted by pdxblazerfan on 12/25/2017 5:59:00 PM (view original):
I think you need more balance in your defensive game plans. The further you go towards -5 territory, the more you are going to foul and they'll kill you with FTs. The closer you are to +5, the more layups you give up. Try sticking to -1 thru +1 unless the opponent has a clear perimeter or inside game. You can always set the halftime adjustment to "anytime" to let the engine adjust for you if -1/+1 is not far enough.

Also, your backups can't score except for Duffy (who I agree should be starting and taking the most shots). I would recommend inserting Duffy into the PF spot and running a slowdown offense to limit your backups' minutes. You say you don't like the Triangle/Man-to-man, but the overwhelming majority of title-winners in DII in all worlds are running that scheme. You just have to employ it correctly.

The points you've hit on in the first paragraph make a lot of sense. I'm wondering if lack of speed at certain positions are hurting us when we resort to extreme defenses? This might be the answer I'm looking for.

It could be but the lack of speed is not super clear when looking at your team. At the D2 level you should be able to compete with the speed that you have (unless you are trying to run the FCP). As others have mentioned, some of it does have to do with your offense. It's a fluid game, and your passing ratings are very weak. Look at some of your play-by-plays and see if intercepted passes leading to layups are common against you. That could explain your opponents' FG%. Triangle works amazing when for every 5 ppl on the floor you have at least 2 outside scorers and one inside scorer AND you have superior passing.

Your defense is amazing. Your rebounding is suspect (it's underrated). The only thing missing, even with bad rebounding is a passing pg and a decent back-up

Posted by zorzii on 12/26/2017 8:21:00 AM (view original):
Your defense is amazing. Your rebounding is suspect (it's underrated). The only thing missing, even with bad rebounding is a passing pg and a decent back-up

After starting off for 3-9 against 0, which moved to -2 at the start of the 2nd half, other team shot 56% for the rest of the game. It makes me wonder if they diminished the value of Ath/Def in 3.0.

Mr. Wizard-

You have played 26 games against humans, zero vs SIMS. Only one of them has an RPI over 100.

You have held your opponents to a oFG% of 42.5% and a o3FG% to 32%.

I think your returns are undiminished.

Increased Duffy's distro and he's 7-17 .412 in 3 games. I'm done listening to you guys.

I appreciate everyone's attempt in trying to help. I will eventually figure this out.

Posted by thewizard17 on 12/26/2017 10:36:00 PM (view original):
Increased Duffy's distro and he's 7-17 .412 in 3 games. I'm done listening to you guys.

I appreciate everyone's attempt in trying to help. I will eventually figure this out.

Dude he went 4-8 and then 3-8 against the other teams' best defenders as a BACKUP in a SLOWDOWN offense. Sounds like a good thing, not a bad thing. For the love of whatif, if you're going to play slowdown start your best player.

Posted by thewizard17 on 12/26/2017 10:36:00 PM (view original):
Increased Duffy's distro and he's 7-17 .412 in 3 games. I'm done listening to you guys.

I appreciate everyone's attempt in trying to help. I will eventually figure this out.

Another "I'm done" declaration?

Posted by pdxblazerfan on 12/27/2017 9:59:00 AM (view original):

Posted by thewizard17 on 12/26/2017 10:36:00 PM (view original):
Increased Duffy's distro and he's 7-17 .412 in 3 games. I'm done listening to you guys.

I appreciate everyone's attempt in trying to help. I will eventually figure this out.

Dude he went 4-8 and then 3-8 against the other teams' best defenders as a BACKUP in a SLOWDOWN offense. Sounds like a good thing, not a bad thing. For the love of whatif, if you're going to play slowdown start your best player.

He's shooting 47% on the season. He might be the best Ath+LP player on the team, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's the best scorer. PE rating
is important, which he lacks, speed which he lacks, ball handling which is average. Another issue is since our team has been getting a lot of free throws, he's a C- free throw shooter, which is worst on the team. Therefore his value even as a 47% shooter from the field is now lower. At some point, you can't just ignore the stats and go all in with your ratings, there is a logical reason he's not the best shooter on the team after 27 games, it's not by accident. What if you had a player that was the best Ath+LP and was only shooting 39% are you still going to make him take all the shots?

My other point on Duffy is that if he was shooting 47% at the time and if you increase the guys distro that will make him a worse shooter, because now you're forcing up shots that he wouldn't take in the normal flow of the offense.

Does he get some minutes at sf? I would play him 3-4 as the first back up
and get his distro higher

Posted by zorzii on 12/27/2017 11:24:00 AM (view original):
Does he get some minutes at sf? I would play him 3-4 as the first back up
and get his distro higher

He's been a back up for the entire season.

If I put him at sf, he would be even less effective with even more turnovers. Can't put a 25 PE player at SF and expect him to score. If I put him at the 5, I lose my best rebounder and shot blocker.

This post has been humorous to read
"Guys I want input on my team's performance"