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If you were playing against a team with mediocre(medium-high) outside scoring and pitiful inside scoring and rebounding, while running a motion and fcp, would you use 1-3-1 zone defense?

I have awful-inept inside defense and awful-inept perimeter defense.

For my starters (I usually only play 2 backups/reserves, so 7 players total)
The center and PF I will play will both have strong rebounding and respectable and average ID, and inept and respectable OD. My small forward will have average OD and inept ID. One of my guards will have respectable OD and ID (Should I play him at SF instead?). I haven't decided who to play at PG yet, but they will either have awful OD and awful ID or have inept OD and pitiful ID (I know PG is my weakness on defense.).

This also brings up the question: who would be a better PG?

Jordi Fabregà (14682583) Shooting Guard
Weekly salary: $ 3 810
Age: 18
Height: 6'3" / 190 cm
Potential: starter
Jump Shot: average Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: inept Handling: mediocre ↑
Driving: mediocre Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: pitiful
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: average Free Throw: inept
Experience: atrocious

or

Andrea Iannuzzi (11920511) Point Guard
Weekly salary: $ 3 937
Age: 20
Height: 6'5" / 196 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Jump Shot: respectable Jump Range: mediocre
Outside Def.: awful Handling: strong
Driving: mediocre ↑ Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: inept Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: mediocre Shot Blocking: awful
Stamina: proficient Free Throw: strong
Experience: atrocious

Thanks.

Neither are great but Jordi has more going for him. In my opinion his better OD, JR, Rebounding and IS outweigh better Handling JS and FT from Andrea

The way i see it, u must use 131
but ur Center must have good reb, and not foul prone.

i will switch PF and PG on D, and have a good OD PF
ur PG is a good rebounder

if u want score for pg, go with Jordi,
if u have other scorers use Andrea because he protects the ball better against FCP

If you want to play 1-3-1 your PG should be a good defender - both the guys you posted are horrible defenders, I would go for 3-2, that should do the job.

After the training update, jordi has popped in JS and DR, so he is now
Jordi Fabregà (14682583) Shooting Guard


Weekly salary: $ 3 810
Age: 18
Height: 6'3" / 190 cm
Potential: starter
Game Shape: proficient
Jump Shot: respectable ↑ Jump Range: respectable
Outside Def.: inept Handling: mediocre
Driving: average ↑ Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: pitiful
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: average
Stamina: average Free Throw: inept

so I think I will go with him as PG.

I would go with Jordi, but to make him a fantastic player start to train him in OD and he will reward you all the time you have waited. I have trained C For 1 season and that is over with this season and I am high in the sky of how much improvement he ha taken, Train him OD and you will be very happy after 6-8 weeks and one pos.. training is best...


L James

Do you think he will become fantastic even if he only has starter potential? I bought him cheap on the TF as a second/third tier trainee.
This is my number one trainee from the draft:
Merrill Hanson (14597197) Small Forward
Weekly salary: $ 6 393
Age: 18
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: star
Jump Shot: proficient ↑ Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: proficient ↑
Driving: average ↑ Passing: average
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: inept
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: inept Free Throw: inept
Experience: pitiful

but I have 6 guards I train, so I use two position training. Do you think it's worth it to train all six, or just focus on three?
Here are some of the others:

Paul Brown (14597151) Shooting Guard
Weekly salary: $ 4 249
Age: 18
Height: 6'5" / 196 cm
Potential: allstar
Jump Shot: respectable ↑ Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: respectable Handling: respectable
Driving: awful Passing: pitiful
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: mediocre
Rebounding: inept Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: respectable

Steve Curry (14597159) Point Guard
Weekly salary: $ 3 618
Age: 19
Height: 6'1" / 185 cm
Potential: allstar
Jump Shot: awful Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: average Handling: strong
Driving: proficient ↑ Passing: respectable
Inside Shot: atrocious Inside Def.: awful
Rebounding: atrocious Shot Blocking: atrocious
Stamina: awful Free Throw: respectable

Daniel Talbot (14376620) Small Forward
Weekly salary: $ 4 371
Age: 20
Height: 6'3" / 190 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Jump Shot: strong ↑ Jump Range: mediocre
Outside Def.: average Handling: respectable ↑
Driving: strong Passing: awful
Inside Shot: mediocre Inside Def.: inept
Rebounding: average Shot Blocking: inept
Stamina: inept Free Throw: strong

and the guy I posted earlier (Andrea Iannuzzi).
I got three of the players above in the draft this season, and the other last season, so they are my only "original" players, and my fans already hate me for selling players (1 ball in survey), so I don't want to sell them. If I keep training two position training, will the guy star potential and the guy with starter potential max out by age 22?

but I have 6 guards I train, so I use two position training. Do you think it's worth it to train all six, or just focus on three?

Keep training all 6. At our level, training six is the best way to improve our teams.

Be wary of following advice from players from small countries who have never had to struggle in a D V. They get handed top division economic resources and don't understand what it takes to rise up from nothing with D V money. Usually doing the opposite of what would-be gurus from countries with less than 60 players is well worth considering.

Don't worry about the fans hating you. Build the kind of team you'd like to have and don't worry about where the players come from. That's what I'm doing and it is working for me.

I didn't see that he was a starter but I think Merrill Hanson is the player that I would focus on training I didn't look at your team so I didn't see that guy...I would try to train him (Merrill Hanson), He would be a great SF or you can play him as PG.

I think it's worth it to train all of those players but I would recommend to train just 2-3 one pos... training.


L James