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def..def..def..def... you can't win only by defending yourself, you must also score to win

I know, I read the topic first then I leave my comment.

If by far your best player is a PG, you can make him shoot with patient, but, if you want a normal balanced team, you need good players on every position, you can't expect just one player to score and the other to defend.

Every position is important.

Right...free advice: in this GE, the second player Manon posted is likely the superior of the 3, certainly at higher levels. The third will work better than the second only if you don't need the OD because your opponents are fairly bad.

If you feel 50% is not enough try increasing even further. Who knows, maybe you'll discover something nobody else did in 9 years!

Last edited by Lemonshine at 2/9/2017 7:47:35 AM

yes you can win this way but only if you play patient.
i have experience in division I and winning a cup in what was once a 100team country.

if you play patient with your primary scorer, while surrounded by non shooters you can *maximize* your chances, provided the other team best defender is not the PG.

here is an example.
http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/94265450/boxscore.aspx

I tend to agree that a tactic built around the PG shooting is mostly going to need patient to run efficiently.

You would have to play a SG at PG, and play a defensive/passing setup across a lot of the other positions. I think you could similarly consider Outside Isolation and perhaps Princeton at slightly reduced performance levels for GDP purposes, and perhaps even survive on a Motion.

The reality of the situation is that sometimes the player that is "stuck" with the ball will have to chuck. So if you have a guy that is say 17/13/15/15/15/6 in Division II USA, where 6 is PA, he will likely not be able to pass out of some situations. This is very much the same reason why a 3/2 can sometimes cause inside team significant problems, especially low post teams who rely on less pace and more tactical setup than the fast paced LI.

I think you should aim traditional lineup with slightly more flow outside of the SG you want to run, and just invert it when you expect the opponent is weak defensively at PG and will play man.

My Credentials: 3rd time playing buzzer beater, mostly D.III USA, and as of this post the u21 manager for the USA. won't be able to help you past what D.II US would be for your country.