Google sheets being a real ******* today.

Is anyone willing to share their opinion/advice on what works best in this game on late game with a lead situations?

In the past if I'm running up tempo and ahead in the last few minutes, I have gone slow down, which I would do in real life. However, I felt like I gave up an inordinate number of leads late. So this time around I've gone with staying up tempo with the idea that if its working to this point with the sim, just stay with it.

That said, and I realize it is a severely limited sample size, I have already blown a 7 point lead with one minute left and an 11 point lead with 3 minutes left.

Is there any way to get it right?

Posted by 20ks on 12/10/2023 2:27:00 PM (view original):
Is anyone willing to share their opinion/advice on what works best in this game on late game with a lead situations?

In the past if I'm running up tempo and ahead in the last few minutes, I have gone slow down, which I would do in real life. However, I felt like I gave up an inordinate number of leads late. So this time around I've gone with staying up tempo with the idea that if its working to this point with the sim, just stay with it.

That said, and I realize it is a severely limited sample size, I have already blown a 7 point lead with one minute left and an 11 point lead with 3 minutes left.

Is there any way to get it right?

Half court

I go slow down. The exact lead and minutes may vary, it's always at least a 10 point lead and 3 minutes - sometimes more. But the basic concept should be that you want to limit the opponents ability to make shots. And slow down should turn over less - but also make less shots so maybe a wash there. I read pbp sometimes and I'll say if I have it set to say 3 minutes and 12 points and there's 2 minutes left and my team puts up an up tempo shot in 6 seconds I get ******. I've never analyzed the minutes or leads very closely - but I still say slow down is the way to go.

I wonder if the leads you lost in the past were to good 3 point shooting teams? If you D is set to 0 balanced against a good 3 point shooting team that starts launching with several minutes less - sometimes they start going in. It probably just feels this way, but I swear teams shoot a better 3 pt percentage late in the 3 point offense.

I appreciate your response

I’ll go half court/slow down up by 5 with 2mins left. I’ve had to many games where I’m up 6 and my team shoots a 3 5 seconds into the clock. Although nothing seems to work. No matter what my team will blow a lead. No matter what my team will shoot a 2 with 1 second left down 3. I’ve just accepted that I’ll get ****** over a lot by end of game play and win a lot games when the other team gets ****** over.

Me when I switch to a three point offense and make zero threes:

Posted by robusk on 12/10/2023 11:58:00 AM (view original):
Scoresheet is up to date.

Thanks! As always its a major part of the savage experience for me.

It's going exactly as horrible as I thought it would except that my best two teams are my worst two at the moment.

Posted by steelers821 on 12/11/2023 10:29:00 AM (view original):
I’ll go half court/slow down up by 5 with 2mins left. I’ve had to many games where I’m up 6 and my team shoots a 3 5 seconds into the clock. Although nothing seems to work. No matter what my team will blow a lead. No matter what my team will shoot a 2 with 1 second left down 3. I’ve just accepted that I’ll get ****** over a lot by end of game play and win a lot games when the other team gets ****** over.

It worked this morning! I'm running up tempo the whole time. Tatum shooting after 8 seconds then Howard after 10 is the type of thing you wish could be fixed.

1:38	John Stockton hits the jumpshot on a no-look pass from Jonas Valanciunas.	117 - 109
			Endgame now running 3 pt. offense
1:31		117 - 109	Draymond Green clanks the 3pt jumper.
1:30		117 - 111	Giannis Antetokounmpo tips it up and in.
1:22	Jayson Tatum misses short on a bank shot from close range.	117 - 111
1:21		117 - 111	Dirk Nowitzki snags the rebound.
			Endgame now running Up Tempo offense
1:16		117 - 113	Draymond Green connects on the driving attempt from close range.
1:11	Jayson Tatum makes the the scoop shot off the feed from John Stockton.	119 - 113
1:00		119 - 115	Giannis Antetokounmpo scores on the shot from 8 ft, assist to Jimmy Butler.
0:50	Dwight Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block.	119 - 115
0:49		119 - 115	Mitchell Robinson grabs the rebound.
0:36		119 - 117	Mitchell Robinson converts the dunk following a nice pass from Draymond Green.
0:18	Jonas Valanciunas's pass is too high and out of bounds.	119 - 117
0:08		119 - 119	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes the layup, assist to Jimmy Butler.
0:01	Dwight Howard loses the ball to Giannis Antetokounmpo.	119 - 119
0:01		119 - 119	Endgame call timeout. The ball is inbounded at half-court.
0:00		119 - 119	Giannis Antetokounmpo's dunk attempt is tipped away by Theo Ratliff.

Wow yeah only 1 shot took more than 10 seconds. It’s silly there should be multiple settings. I might want to run half court up 10+ all 4th but slow down in the last 2 mins up 5 and slow down in the last minute up 1

Posted by robusk on 12/11/2023 1:05:00 PM (view original):
Me when I switch to a three point offense and make zero threes:

This was funnier than the monocle. Additionally, this collage also accurately depicts the stages of Taco Bell.

And the award for the last undefeated team goes to steelers!

Posted by robusk on 12/13/2023 2:39:00 PM (view original):
And the award for the last undefeated team goes to steelers!

Shhh. It’s all about schedule though. Imo my world 4 team has very similar if not better stats but I’m 4-4. I guess we’ll see how it all shakes out.

My teams are feast and famine, apparently.

This is better than the usual, which is just famine and more famine.

This was a fail, but it isn't as far off as it looks. We have 1 quarter every game where we can't shoot a lick and get outscored like 35-17.
There are two 9-1 teams out there that we are responsible for their only loss.

There is also a 1-9 team that claims us as its only victory.