by jfsolo23 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:14 pm
The length of list may make it seem like I am unhappy with the game, but I actually really love it.
New recruiting pitch topics-Style of play, Pace of play, Coach Prestige-Some players should want to only play in an uptempo 3pt shooting offense, or a slow down inside-out offense. Some players should gravitate to a famous coach, others should want to play for up and comers.
Less extreme ratings fluctuations for recruits-Maybe it’s just a cosmetic change in the game currently, but rises or falls of more than 150 spots should be rare, and radical shifts such as a player going from #450 to #950 then back up to #700 shouldn’t happen. Even the worst talent evaluators aren’t that wildly inaccurate. If we were evaluating the players from their Frosh year to their Senior year then those large jumps might happen, but it shouldn’t be that extreme in just the Senior season.
More break out players- The place where we should see the major shifts is after they get into college. The game seems to have a correct amount of busts(maybe too many), but not break out players IMO. A lot more players who get decent playing time, and have a great work ethic should make a one year quantum leap in their level of play regardless of the player development ratings of the coach. For example some players should blow up and go from “1.5” to “4.0” in one offseason.
Additional gameplay variety- A lot of 3’s happen in basketball when the defense is scrambling. Fast pace teams especially should shoot more early 3’s in transition off of turnovers if they don’t have a uncontested dunk or lay up and on kick outs after offensive rebounds if the rebounder doesn’t go straight up with the put back.
There should also be more dunks/lay ups in the half court off of dribble penetration with the passer drawing defenders and either lobbing or dropping the ball off for the finish. Most dunks now are off of the offensive players own dribble or on the fastbreak.
Poor ball handlers should mishandle their dribble more causing them to pick the ball up or lose the dribble out of bounds. There also should be more live ball deflections that stay in possession of the offense. More blocked shots should come from weak side help on drives to the basket and less from on the ball blocks of jumpers, and more blocks should go out of bounds instead of