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Question is Princeton. It says in the manual it's inside/outside focused LOL How exactly is that designed in this GDP system, I have no idea

Haha awesome. I have a hunch that it's outside-based. It plays more like an outside tactic and it actually has functionality as an outside tactic. However, I'm aware it does use both components.

iso's nomal paced, inside and outside based, respectively.

Is that confirmed? While it makes sense, I think they're considered neutral? Maybe not.

Last edited by Stajan at 11/9/2013 7:02:29 PM

They are normal pace, check game manual. Not sure about focus, just makes sense :)

I think Princeton would be outside/slow. If you look at the way that the tactics are grouped in the dropped down box, it looks like the balanced tactics are first, then inside, then outside, and then the ISOs.

i think people associate patient with slow but it is only slight slower than base offense and man to man PTB and RNG are about the same (very fast) patient is not purely outside based but can seem that way depending on how your scoring machine was built, and the mismatch that they have

Patient is balanced in both

focus is balanced
paced is balanced

It depends on what going on in the game and the defense you face. I played it a lot and sometime they hold the ball and sometime they don't. It finds the best mismatch anywhere on the floor according to skills and also the time of the match. It looking for the smartest match up/ Its a very good tactic if your building a young player that can shoot and score and rest of the cast is old./ If you have a balanced team then Patient really works in your favor.

Inside Isolation
Focus: Balanced
Pace: Normal

Outside Isolation
Focus: Balanced
Pace: Normal

Really now? :P

Hi,
I'd like to ask some questions about that Princeton's prediction issue.
I quite like to use Princeton since it offers different shot opportunities that fit my roster skills : passing for everyone, balanced shooting on the 4 spots (guards and forwards), some IS aswell for 3 or 4 guys on the 5 in the court. What i observed is that if an inside shot is taken, it is on the 10 first seconds of the possession. Past the 13th second, more are midrange shots (70% i'd say). On the last 5 seconds, only deep shots. But open deep shots can be taken in the start of the possession aswell ... Anyway.
One thing is sure, the Center gets very few points compared to the 4 other guys.
And even if the other 4 guys score mostly inside/around the paint, the rating at the end of the game is better on Outside Scoring and remains low in Inside Scoring.
The reason is evident : scoring ratings in the box score are linked to the position (PG, SG SF etc) and not to the shooting spot on the floor !
My question is about the prediction against a princeton : if you say that the focus will be inside, does it target C and PF or does it mean shots in the paint ?
I would say it will target the C (mostly) and PF (slightly) ... which means it is a bad prediction.
So it would be an Outside / Slow tactic, still it can offer many inside shots ... problematic !!! ^^

I'll try to get you some examples on my past games for the princeton inside shot issue.

Edit : some examples
(60008908) , QT : 1-2-4 . More made shots inside the paint than outside. Better outside scoring rating than inside, less points for the C compared to the other 4 guys.

Cheers

Last edited by tykit at 11/17/2013 2:57:26 PM