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194185.1
Date: 8/14/2011 4:28:03 PM
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Hey there, a new rookie I picked up fouled out very quickly and it messed up his training... I'm currently tanking and only playing two or three of my actual players among the scrubs I have picked up. My question is this: Is there a better defense to play to help a player (Usually guard position) stop fouling out? Will he get fouls quicker in M2M because he has nobody to help him defend his man or does it make no difference?

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194185.2 in reply to 194185.1
Date: 8/14/2011 6:39:30 PM
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this is one of the rare cases where your choices on offense really impact your defense. Try running slow tactics - i.e. Patient, Low Post or Princeton. The slower the game, the less fouls he'll get.

I don't think I have seen massive differences between M2M and Zones with regard to foul proneness. Just keep your hands away from FCP, that'd speed up the game.

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194185.3 in reply to 194185.2
Date: 8/14/2011 9:42:17 PM
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Thanks I didn't think about slowing the game down....

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194185.4 in reply to 194185.3
Date: 8/15/2011 8:36:02 AM
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i am only playing this game for 2 seasons but from this little experience i can say that foul prone players consistently commit fouls whatever defensive tactic you use :) the only thing you can do is slow down the tempo, as said above.

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194185.5 in reply to 194185.1
Date: 8/15/2011 12:33:22 PM
Nightearls
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I have a guard who has a fouling problem. He is always high on it.

But I noticed that when I play 3-2 zone in stead of man to man, he tend to foul less.

Only in the dark, we succeed!
From: Tangosz

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Date: 8/15/2011 1:22:59 PM
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Does he have very different values for inside versus outside defense?

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194185.7 in reply to 194185.6
Date: 8/15/2011 1:31:13 PM
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He plays point guard, so yes his outside defense is way better than his inside defense.

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From: Tangosz

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Date: 8/15/2011 1:51:40 PM
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Well, obviously his OD is gonna be better than his ID. What I'm getting at is if his ID is really poor, even for a guard (1-3 maybe), then some of his foul problems in M2M may result from his opponent driving on him, or during inside shots. In principle I can see 3-2 zone helping reduce foul trouble for a guy like that.

Whether it actually helps is another question.

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Date: 8/15/2011 6:18:37 PM
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His inside defense is 6 and outside 11. I have trained him since he was 18 and I don't see much difference in fouling since his defense went up. Only when I play 3-2 I see that he fouls lesser than when I play man to man.

Only in the dark, we succeed!
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Date: 8/15/2011 6:47:41 PM
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hmm, interesting. I would have thought 6 ID on a guard would be pretty good. Perhaps the zone defense is doing something different that reduces propensity to foul.


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194185.11 in reply to 194185.10
Date: 8/15/2011 11:34:41 PM
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Are very foul prone players even worth training to higher levels? If you notice your rookie is getting 4 or 5 fouls a game in 48 minutes or so, is it best to just cut your losses and find a new trainee?