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I think OD is the most powerful outside skill, since there are at least 4 or 5 offensive skills but only one defensive one and obviously half of the game happens on defense ;-)
this is represented by the relatively slow training rate, but I'm still convinced it's the skill that gets you by far the most out of your training, especially since many people prefer training offensive skills and neglect their defense...

Got it, think I read the question too quickly! I do think OD normally shuts down the other person's main skills. My team plays respectable high to strong medium OD in Div V and I always shut down teams that have higher offensive flow and outside shooting, though since I have focused on OD for a couple of years my guards aren't exactly lighting it up from outside. From reading up on OD before I started training it I came across others who believed that while OD is the most significant individual skill, guards with a high combination of passing and handling should be able to do well against guards with high OD. But since I've only been in the league for 3 years in Div V I can't really speak to that.

Well the way you put it,it really seems unfair lol


But a 16 OD won't shut down 13/13/13 guard,just will make his life harder..It's really realistic too if you think of it..

hahahah lol

Here are just some things I'm pretty sure I've heard from a reliable source. Don't take my knowledge as true though, as I'm really not sure:

A player with high passing will not necessarily end up with less turnovers because he goes for harder passes too. So he might have more assists and more turnovers or more assists and the same amount of turnovers.

Steals off passes have just as much to do with the off-ball defender's OD as the on-ball defender's OD. I've put my best defenders on crappy PGs and good defenders on the other guards. It doesn't seem to cause as many turnovers for their team as I would think to be honest. it'd probably be better to put good outside defenders on good offensive players instead to stop the passes, but that isn't a theory I have tested yet. Of course, it'll be hard to prove since naturally a player will get less assists if the defenders guarding his teamates are good, it might not say anything about the player's pass skill.

I think it's also important to note that playing 3-2 against a team with even slightly good offensive flow and a solid inside presence seems to be a huge mistake. So clearly, passing isn't stifled TOO much by OD, and may not even be significantly reduced.