by Your_Imaginary_Friend » Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:04 pm
first game of the season is home to Prairie View. A toss up, 52-48 for us. Looking at the scouting report, PV uses Outside Motion and man and rarely presses. Let's see more.
I begin my game plan by clicking on the roster, then going to stats and sorting by minutes played so I can see who starts. PV has played one game already, so I can do this. I glance at who the top scorers are, then click on ratings so I can see the players a bit better. First I notice Defense and that they are not bad. One hole is at PG. All three players are 18's, so that is a plus for me. The other guys are solid, however, with the SG and SF being the best. So an outside focus won't be optimal.
Next I click on the first player and check his card for experience. The report says Motion, however, Flex and Highpost are nearly as proficient for the players, so I expect a lot of those two. If I had a viable 3-2 zone, I'd run that 30-40% as it is said in the description that it is effective against High Post and I have found that to be true. But I don't have it trained at all yet, so no dice. On defense, they are almost as good at 1-2-2 zone, so I expect a lot of that, too. The rarely press part will likely be true, so I don't have to rush the ball up. We'll walk it up and set up the offense.
So how do we match up? Defensively we are shaky, and we lack scoring ability. So taking time off the clock and working the ball inside seems like a plan. I decide on Shuffle, Princeton and 5 Out (already 24 for most players!) and Inside focus.
On defense, the training is working. We'll go man 50, 1-2-2 zone 40 and 3-2 10.