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My mistake, it was SM.

Well that's somewhat true, but the perimeter defense is less debatable (as far as i know, the GE might hide interesting things about it either), while the ID and SB issue has much more variety of opinions.

Why do we have so many threads about Look Inside - Inside Defense - Blocking? I think there are 3 new started per day.

ID vs SB is new micronation issue.

Are we saying ID isn't as important just for bigs or for everyone? Because I think good ID for guards combined with high OD can absolutely shutdown offensive stars.

that match is the proof that SB is useless..
losing team had most blocks in its C and PF, 6 vs 2..

In my opinion its less a matter of ID vs SB (i think both matter) but more of how we see their influence.
Most players look at the stats and the match ratings because thats basically all we have.
However, match ratings have several issues.
Take a look at this game (german cup quarter final):
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So i defend with an ID rating of 9 vs inside attack 12, attack with outside shooting 7 vs OD rating 10 and have worse flow and rebounding with less effort and similar motivation. Yet, i won...how?

Main reason are those two:
1. The match ratings get seriously messed up if a player plays out of position (my PG was a 2.24m C trainee) because most of the position boni multipliers (e.g. for rebounding) depend on the offensive position only.

2. Because SB is underrepresented in inside defense match ratings.
To elaborate: Did i get much more blocks? No. Did my high SB players force the opponent to a bad shooting percentage? Yes.

excellent work Trainerman.
Now that the secret of SB is out, who would like to buy my two SB trainee's for $5 billion ?

I wish I have that amount of money. But i'm guessing now that I read all this information about Shot blocking. That its a important skill to have with inside defense.