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What should i use against 3-2 zone? Motion, Princeton, Run and gun or something else? I have three capable outside man and if my opponents play s3-2 zone which offense tactic should i use? What are the difference between these three tactics? Which bring out the ability of my outside offense the best?

Ideally, you want to use an inside tactic like LI or LP against a 3-2 zone as it is weak on the inside.

Check the guide to BB for further information on the different tactics

yes, ideally. However my inside players suck. My PF has 8 IS, 9 RB, 7 ID. My C has 11 IS, 11 RB, 8 ID and 9 SB. Against my Semi Final team it might work becuz my Gs and SF have 12, 7 and 8 passing. However if i make it to the finals, the team i will be facing have two 60k inside players o.O. Therefore right now i would like to find out which one exactly brings out my outside offense to the max. From what i see every time i switch tactics, my ratings change. It can go from Respectable(low) to Proficient(low). It's highly unstable and i want to make sure i perfom my aboslutly best in the finals.

Since your guards/wingmen are good passers I'd say go for motion or if you have a couple of really good shooters then try run and gun. Princeton would work better if you had a good jump shooting PF and decent passing on your bigs.

I am using motion/R&G very often, and i have some experience with Princeton, but i dont consider my self master of it.

So we have a slow/fast/and a very slow kind of outside focus offenses. Motion is really good when you have good offensive flow, and is giving lots of shots to SF/PF if they can shoot well from outside. Since they are looking for the best shot available, (the same goes to every slow tactic), passing is really important, and makes the JR less important, since if a player cant take the long 3, will not take it.

If you chose to run, then HA/DR/JR are more needed, since the players should create there own shots than wait from the others to do it. With the proper personnel i prefer motion without 2nd thought. If you dont have it, both offenses tend to look very similar.

Princeton: It makes the big men more important, passing as well from every position. Do your big men have very good outside skills+passing? If not dont even consider it. In my book is the most complex offense of the game.

To sum up, there is not a clear answer here, its all about how your team is built. I hope my small analysis will help you to get the best decision.

Thanks. That really cleared my question. =) I think i will go with Motion, however when you say that it will give a lot of shots to SF/PF then should i switch my best shooters there?

No. As with the outside tactics, your guards take the majority of shots. What he is saying is that it gives more shots to the PF/SF compared to if you played a faster tactic like RnG

So to use motion, you ideally need good shooting SF and PF, and then good passing for which positions? And what would be considered "good" in order to run motion?

Dont get me wrong, its still an outside offense, but it gives lots of shots to the forwards too. Good passing to all positions is needed, but it can work with a C without. Now what considered good, its very relative, since i dont have a clue for a such a low division, i cant give you a good answer. Just compare your offensive flow with your rivals and see.