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Looking at both teams’ rosters, I honestly would’ve expected a larger loss; to be within 2 is impressive.

My best guess for a fourth quarter collapse is stamina. If you don’t have adequate stamina on your players, that last quarter will get you big time. One example of this is my highest-salary player, Paderne (50365911). Even with 8+ game shape, the games where he plays starter minutes typically see him a rating of 14.0-15.0, but his backup experiences have yielded some extraordinary ratings (including an unprecedented 20.5 earlier this season!).

Another good argument for the game (not necessarily just the 4th, but in general) is that it appears, among others, your backup center was thoroughly outplayed to the tune of 5 fouls in 12 minutes. His backup big in particular (listed PF in box but clearly played both) bullied him and your interior defense to a 5-9 shooting day and +18. Couple that with the rebounding on both the starting bigs (16 apiece and 9 total ORB) and in general, and you’ve got the makings of a rough day in the paint.

Maybe a stamina issue. How are their stamina levels?

Hey, thank you both for the great feedback. I am still relatively new to this game, and didn't even consider the possibility that stamina could matter that much in the final quarter. I have been focusing solely on game shape and age when trying to factor in how much drop off there will be throughout a game. This makes a lot of sense, now I need to go back to the drawing board and think more about my rotations and minutes for guys haha.

Hey, thank you both for the great feedback. I am still relatively new to this game, and didn't even consider the possibility that stamina could matter that much in the final quarter. I have been focusing solely on game shape and age when trying to factor in how much drop off there will be throughout a game. This makes a lot of sense, now I need to go back to the drawing board and think more about my rotations and minutes for guys haha.

Age does not affect how the player's energy is drained throughout the game. The player can be 40yo and if his stamina is high his performance will be less affected than a 18yo whose stamina is low. The issue with older dudes is that their skills drop faster and faster as they age progresses (drops start at age 34).

Last edited by Bernspin at 4/18/2024 7:32:31 AM

Oh nice, good to know. I had read somewhere that exhaustion happened for players 27+ but maybe that was outdated information.

Exhaustion is a different subject. Exhaustion is something that was somewhat recently implemented and has to do with age and too many minutes played without being substituted. Stamina affects all the players and is particularly important in 4th quarters and OTs.

Ahhhhh ok that makes sense. So exhaustion seems like a mechanic built in to try and limit small rosters. Cool, thank you for the help!