looking at going to a fastbreak offense with possible press defense at high D 1 any advice would be appreciated

It’s tough because the ath/speed advantage you can expect at lower levels aren’t really achievable at high d1.

I would recruit almost exclusively 90+ Ath speed and defense. If you have 6 of those guys you’ll have. A chance

I don’t play it in D1, but the game mechanic concepts are the same. Stamina is a bit more important than any other set combination, athleticism, speed and defense are also at a premium, and it’s pretty important to fill your roster and not take walkons. To that point, early entry caliber players are probably less valuable to a high D1 FB/press team than high core, 4 year types.

ETA, it’s hilarious that this goes a day unanswered, and TJ and I answer at the same time.

one thing i would try if i did it again is not using press defense. that seems like a perfect match, but at high D1 with EEs (and maybe a lost battle here and there) its hard to consistently put 11-12 good players on your roster every season. and you just absolutely gotta have depth to run fb/press. and obviously stamina. I feel like that desperate need for depth and stamina might be lessened a tad if defense wasnt press.

also felt fb was less consistent than other offenses... so maybe you win a few you shouldnt... and lose a few you shouldnt.
well... if you think you have the best team and need to win 6 in a row... thats not good.

been a looong time since i ran it at cuse tark, so take it for what its worth. but i dont think the basics of fb have changed since then. being able to recruit more nationally should help so youve got a bigger pool to select the specific type player you need.

if you run fastbreak and zone what type of player is the best ?

I happen to really like FB/zone but I am in the real minority on that.

IMO, that set marries you to the 3-2. I would focus on three guards, almost ignoring REB for the 3. Trade everything for speed! At D3, I would want my 1-2-3 to average 80 speed.

Since speed is such a high importance, pairing that with PER and/or BH is the easiest way to generate scoring.

Defensively, the high speed will cover up lowish ATH/DEF but you still want those to average about 100 for the 3-2. If your 1-2-3 average 80 Speed and 100 ATH+DEF, you should be a solid D3 team defensively.

For post players, I value SPEED a little more important for scorers and BLK more for defense. It's easier to find wing scorers so I mostly focus on DEF/BLK/REB/ATH.

At D1 Fastbreak and zone are the two least played offense and defense, so if there is a player that has those as a preference you have an advantage in recruiting.