You can pretty much guarantee these days that I will TIE regular season games. The always high enthusiasm usually offsets the effort penalty, at least in my opinion, and you also want to be carrying as much enthusiasm as possible into the play-offs. The way I see it, CT can win you one game you'd otherwise lose, but what good is that if you then lose two games you'd otherwise win because of low enthusiasm? Others may see this dilemma differently though.
Also after playing Motion in both league games last week I was never going to play it tonight for GDP reasons. In fact, me playing the same tactic two games in a row is fairly rare. 3-2 Zone is actually pretty good in this game though, even against inside tactics. The theory is that if you have a strong enough perimeter defence you can stop the ball from getting inside in the first place. This is why defensive minded guards, like my main trainee Cicvaric, are considered valuable in this game.
To be honest, with you having the balls to CT me you deserved the win tonight. I'm sorry that it didn't happen...