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(how) Do the box +1 defences work?

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288522.17 in reply to 288522.16
Date: 7/21/2017 6:48:24 PM
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Perhaps the best way to get the matchups desired is to blank the assignments. I also think it is a gimmick defense that in terms of being used for an entire game is only effective against someone who is a one trick pony.


A great example of this is very early in Dean Smith's career Carolina went to Kentucky and the Cats had a great scorer named Cotton Nash and the Heels ran a box in one on that guy and by games end he was resigned to just sitting in the corner watching the other players basically playing 4 on 4 as Dean pulled off his first great upset.

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288522.19 in reply to 288522.18
Date: 7/22/2017 7:37:22 PM
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Again, a gimmick D. Sounds like either way it is a bit of a crap shoot as to if the right guy will go Claudio Gentile on the best scorer Plus if your opponent decides to Jan you up by going patient and stacking his best shooter at C then your boned.

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Date: 7/24/2017 5:55:12 AM
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Yep, sounds good :)

I'm off work today so I'm gonna have a look at some old games of my own where I've played it before. I should have close enough data and/or memory of players attributes for it to be worth something (to be anyway).

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Date: 7/26/2017 12:29:29 AM
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Perhaps the best way to get the matchups desired is to blank the assignments. I also think it is a gimmick defense that in terms of being used for an entire game is only effective against someone who is a one trick pony.



All the success I ever had with Box + 1 defenses is when I ran a team that was 5 starters and 2 bench guys deep basically of all similarly built players who all had 8-10 OD 8-11 ID and 5-8 SB.

All 5 could play defense interchangeably with each other. But I was forced to that end by subjecting myself to a 100% only players I draft and train team.

Last edited by RandyMoss at 7/26/2017 12:30:36 AM

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