Thx for the kind words - right back at you.
Offensively, it was either R&G or LI, as I had to play up tempo & hope for foul outs &/or injuries (plus, I was almost certainly going to be playing from behind). Defensively, I'm searching for something that might be effective vs. Tucumcari: earlier in the season, I tried a 3-2 & that didn't work very well. Obviously, M2M was a good alternative, but I thought Inside Box & 1 just might work (I have no faith in the 2-3). I don't know what you mean by "standard tactics" - balanced offense? That would certainly be a disaster ...
I don't know if Father Time will do the trick. Tucumcari is just a really, really good manager. His team looks weird - nothing but PFs & PGs, but he makes it work. He's got a secret - or perhaps its the fact that his team salary is so high ...
To me, Tucumcari's success is reminiscent of Bullish Mentality & Arizona Desert Storm ... and they only got worse on purpose ...