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Its doubtful we'll get any more than what's there in the manual, although I'm sure friends of the game developers will probably know exactly what's what. The manual says driving is used by players to create their own shot, without specifying anything about positional play. So it seems all players use it, and therefore a PG who plays at center automatically transforms into a low post craftsman.

I think driving would be needed for a big man because as the manual says,driving helps a player get his own show. I think driving is more important for big man then guards. Handeling would be more important for a guard becausr he could use dribble moves to get his own shot. Driving, as is for real basketball, is when your down low attaking the basket which is what big men would do in the post. Its not said but it would make more since if driving was more important for big men so they can dominate the low post and make their way to the basket.

Its doubtful we'll get any more than what's there in the manual, although I'm sure friends of the game developers will probably know exactly what's what.

No, that's not the case.

There's a lot about the GE I don't even know, and that's by choice.

Well this isn't about the GE, is it? Its about the rules of the game, not how the game is played. How would it hurt, for example, to clarify what position uses the driving skill and how?

Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon for example were two of the greatest inside scorers ever but neither relied on backing a player down. .

Charles absolutely used the backdown as a consistent way to attack and score inside...so much so that the NBA came up with the "Charles Barkley Rule" limiting how long a player can have the ball in his hands without shooting or passing it. Hard to believe its already going on 20 years ago that Charles arrived here in Phoenix.

That's true but I guess I remember him always running up and down the court in Phoenix's fast break offense, not backing people down. His great ball handling is what enabled him to score in such a variety of ways. He was so good he even played point forward quite often.

Charles could fill the lane and run on the fast break for sure...but actually, when he was in Phoenix, we were very much a half court team. KJ would break down defenses with penetration or kicking the ball into Charles...He would then use his big butt, and very patiently back down his defender...He would do that long enough that either he would feel the defender lose his position or balance, and he would attack, or until a double team would come and then he would find Ainge or Marjerle up top for 3. Charles was a versatile scorer, but his ability to back down a legit sized PF, when he was just 6 ft 4 (generously) is really quite amazing.

the classic tactics (LP, LI) are about where but new tacs (iso) are about whom.
when we play e.g. LP players try to shot as inside as they can.
but when use iso players leave the player who has the ball alone with his def to use his def weak point and play a shot or drive.
but there is sth important, we are not alone at offense, there are 5 defenders there in the court who have effects!
I saw a game that one team had played LP, their guards made over 50% of whole scores. why? because the inside players of the other team were good enough to defend their peers but the perimeters not.
why we have outside tries when we play inside? it's clear, when we get in trouble at inside we cho0se to pass out to open up the play wich called "inside-out" in pro basketball, so we may have an open shot and it's why we may have superior % of perimeters made shots when we play inside.
so why we have a huge number of outside shots while we play inside iso in compare with LP? it's obvious! when we iso an inside player where are we? clearly outside! so we have more outside chance because 4 men are out and probably open!

Last edited by MJ at 1/29/2011 8:53:19 PM