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When guys are talking about a mismatch at SF position, because of good IS versus bad ID, it is assuming "man-to-man" defence. If you play a zone, like 2-3, or even 3-2, then the inside big guys can cover the SF a bit, right?

I think GM-Patje is right on the money with his assessment.

With the old game engine, you could be extremely effective (and perhaps too effective) with 3 big men (C, PF, and SF). You could put up very high ID team ratings and it would shut down a decent percentage of your opponents opportunities and generate efficient scoring using high percentage inside shots. Of course, inside guys were more expensive...

This has been adjusted due to the changes in the new GE on how it identifies "better" shot opportunities by promoting passing and handling and changing rebounding. For the big inside teams, the ball has now been coming out to the guards for "worse" shots or at least more from the guard spots.

It took me a while to try the 3 big lineup - I had a solid outside focused SF, so I did not really experiment. Now I have more flexibility in the slot - and I'm now leaning towards a balanced defender with good passing and handling skills (ie. more of a SG than a PF). I have not seen this reflected yet in the transfer list (not a big surprise since the changes are new), but I would expect to see more SFs with perhaps at least Sens OD, at least Proficient ID appear over the next season. Of course, the top teams will still have an inside and outside defense specialist...

@Koz, players with high driving just tend to take a lot of shots when playing a look inside, so the combi of driving + IS became more important imo. I'll put this guy in a look inside at SF this PL game to see the effect, but I think he's quite effective in the new engine (other than this, very low outside skills)

My understanding is that on an inside drive, driving counts much more than inside shot. So you can get away with inside shot being a bit lower in that case. That's one reason why I think driving is more important on a SF than inside shot.