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Oh yeah you definitely have a shot, I would go POCT first and second game, I really think you can beat him. Have you ever thought of trying out some Motion offense? I feel like your team is capable of running an outside offense like that.

The only players that will even come close to performing at their normal level are the players running a GS of Respectable (7)+. Any of his players Average (6) and below will be playing terrible.

It's definitely possible as CoackSK said. Just play the strongest offense you think you can and hope your defense will be good enough to hold him off. Also you don't want to take chances with his team getting his GS in check after the second game if a tie breaker is needed.

Just keep that in mind and you should do fine.

I'll just chime in here too. Do I have a chance? My opponent is a lot better than me, but I'm not expecting him to change anything because he hasn't really done much all season. He always does run-n-gun and 1-3-1 zone. His enthusiasm will be 5 throughout, while mine will be at 10 or 11 on tuesday. My GS is higher, but not by much. My best player is only at average right now, so I think I'm going to dump my first game and get all my players in the best game shape possible for games 2 and 3. I really need my best player to perform well, and average just won't cut it right now. Do I have a chance with this strategy? I'll probably play strong outside D on him, since he's a big outside team.

play TIE and 3-2 zone next game. maybe an inside offense will help you, bit judging from your roster, you have no big man capable (correct me if i'm wrong). my bet on your offense will be patient, to make the pace slower. if you win next game or at least lose by a little margin, then you have a chance to win the championship.

I don't want to crush your hopes here but it looks like I may have to. Your opponent has 3 20K+ players running Proficient GS, one being a 200K Center. So if he plays an offense to his strengths, it looks like it may very well be a slaughter out there. Especially since you only have 2 players above a 9K salary.

Just try your best and hope that your enthusiasm creates a miracle. Otherwise I think your best bet is to prepare for another long season and try adding some more capable talent onto your roster.

Good luck.

OK, I'm up for a go! (Texas, you can go for the hat trick!)

Can you take a look at my team's situation? (22891) {Oppponent: (29478)}

Here's some information that may be helpful:

Negatives:
--First game (46157865) we lost by 4 despite being at Home and playing CT to his Normal. (Enthusiasm was presumably equal since we'd both always played Normal previously)
--My players are old and a couple have started to feel the effects of age.

Positives:
**Opponent always has played Normal & therefore presumably has Enthusiasm 5 whereas my team should be about 8 or 9 for Game 1.
**Opponent has not played any scrimmages (although somehow has maintained decent GS) and presumably hasn't trained aggressively. Although my guys are old, they have ok skills and my one youngster, an 18yo sub, has now become much less of a liability when he rotates in due to his training.
**We have obtained three significant additions since the first game: (6710265), (4233831), & (3050815) who, despite their age, are significantly better than the $3000-$4000 salary players they replaced.

To me, it's basically whether the increased Enthusiasm and new players can compensate for the loss of HCA and a 4 point deficit despite my playing at higher intensity. I think I have an outside chance at pulling an upset, but that may just be wishful thinking. Jersey is 22-0 and really dominated their playoff games so far.

If you guys think I have a chance, any advice on how to handle Enthusiasm/tactics?

Thanks!


Last edited by Knightman at 8/12/2012 2:29:07 PM

I know I only have a small chance. I've known that for a while. But I'm also a big fan of upsets... so I'm going for it. The team I'm about to play just beat another team that's a little bit worse than me by 25 points at home. The team he beat doesn't manage enthusiasm. Considering that, I have a chance.

It looks like you're in a real tough situation as well. And it's really hard to guide you to a victory when it looks like your opponent has an almost impeccable game plan. I can tell he's training big men and he's doing a decent job. He has a very balanced attack which is extremely hard stop unless you have lockdown defense.

I'm consistently seeing his PF/C's scoring the most. So you should put your best defenders there. His PF was the best scorer against you in your last match-up. Man to Man is the best defense to run against PtB (Only run it if it doesn't hurt you). As always, run your best offense possible. Don't try and play an offense you can't run but you know is good against your opponents defense.

As for enthusiasm, you can play it safe for the first game and build up more enthusiasm (PON) in case you lose. Then POCT him when you have HCA. Then POCT him again in the tiebreaker (Best option in my opinion). Or you can just straight up POCT him in both games but I wouldn't advise this.

I'd advise you though to stay in D.V for one more season at least and expand your arena some more. Seeing as you started playing a ways into this season, it'd be a lot smarter and better for you to soak in more experience. It's also the best time to expand your arena since the higher divisions you get, the more cutthroat and competitive it gets. You need a large arena to have a higher salaried team on the court.

Edit: Also you should consider slowly trimming the vets on your team that are 32+. Especially the ones that start for you. You should also get some more trainees if you only have 1 or 2. 3 is the best number to train in single position.

Last edited by Texas at 8/12/2012 9:12:24 PM

Thanks man! I appreciate the honest assessment. That's why I asked.

Although please don't feel offended if I still try to win these games (and therefore promote). It just goes against the grain for me to get this far and just fold up the tent. I'm also worried that since I have all these older guys (which is admittedly my own fault), that I may well have to gut my team to reshape it after this season (bad newbie planning!). In that case, this may be my only opportunity for a number of seasons to try to promote.

Everything else sounds like really sound advice, and I especially appreciate the specific recommendations on Enthusiasm.

Thanks again!

Last edited by Knightman at 8/12/2012 10:26:53 PM