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Once again, I feel confused by this discussion on the box defenses. I think I've read before that the inside box leaves the best OUTSIDE defender to guard best opposing player, and the outside box – the best INSIDE defender to do the same. Which kind of makes sense, considering how the box is constructed (either inside or outside).

And now you're making the opposite statement. So, where's the truth?

Sorry to trouble you even more when you've already made probably the best thread in here, but could it be possible to add the dates? Some quotes look like they were made before certain changes and might not be relevant anymore, eg, the one about FTs sounds like it was made before JS/JR was taken into account in the FT formula.

What you read was before the tactics update and it is true. In inside box the defender guarded the best outside scorer and outside box the opposite.

This "weird" situation is now fixed and the defenses work as are supposed to, my take is that the 4 players box/zone is steady and does not move and the 5th defender chases the best scorer

OK, thanks, good to know!

- How fast stamina is consumed is only determined by your tactics. Your opponent cannot impact your rate of stamina consumption. Fast tactics consume stamina faster. Slow tactics consume stamina slower.

Are we sure about that?From BB-Charles post ''The rate at which your players get tired and are substituted depends upon the tactics your opponent selects.''

Which is correct?

I just went ahead and asked for a bit of clarification...

Substitutions can be impacted by your opponents tactics and the state of the match
The rate of stamina decrease is impacted by substitutions and how long players play.

So in theory your opponent can indirectly influence your substitutions via their tactics. But there is no direct influence on your stamina consumption.

So at the end having a roster with SB 20 is enough to keep the opponent score low? What about having high SB on P and PG position, in your opinion?

So at the end having a roster with SB 20 is enough to keep the opponent score low? What about having high SB on P and PG position, in your opinion?

No, you need OD and ID before SB is triggered. If your guys cannot defend m2m (OD / ID), they will be not good at defending the shot afterwards.

I had SB 13 on PG and SG in Utopia. It is great with a FCP. For other tactics it is not so streng, but I would take it wirhout a moment of hesitation.

Danke

I have three main points here.

Point 1:
ID=SB
The "best" combo for the engine. It is just the way, how the engine was set up and is intended to run.

Point 2:
ID > SB
The main target here is to defend the opponent and take away the high % shooting spot. With ID you force your opponent to take worse shots and SB is just the secondary option to block or alter the shot.

Point 3:
SB > ID
I call this a "trap C". You lower your ID intentionally to open up a mismatch. The engine will shift towards this big and run more actions against him. As soon as the opponent takes the shot, the high SB kicks in and you stop him.
The crucial point here is, how far can you lower ID. If it is too low, the opponent will outplay you and take high % shots. Or your big fouls a lot.
From what I know about the game engine, ID should be in the range of the offense skills of your opponent.
So if you play against IS 23, ID 20 and SB 20+ would be my target.
Maximum 3 skills between your ID and the opponents IS.
SB can be 23 or 24, what you want and the capspace allows you to train.

If you run a IS+ID+RB PF with a trap C, you can set up a shift. The C has just to look like the better mismatch


When I build and and analysed Haek, the better he got, the more the engine tried to evade him. The big besides him got more and more actions to defend and had more blocks.
In Utopia I am building some trap Cs currently...