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My team is in the championship playing against a team that has two good players, one a SG the other a SF. Everyone else on the team is barely bench material.

However, this team has beat the odds already, a few times, winning in round one and round two despite playing the #1 and #2 seeds, on the road.

So here is my question..... I have my enthusiam up to 8....... should I play Playoff Crunch Time in the first game of the championship? Or should I play PO Normal in game one and save the enthusiam for the second, and third game if needed?

And if I use Playoff Crunch Time in the first game, how far will that drop my enthusiam? From 8 to what?

Or am I taking too big of a risk to use Playoff Normal in game one, and if I lose, I've given him the advantage because game two is at his place?

My guess is, this team's enthusiam is at 8 or maybe more. I checked his box scores, and it never appears that he has played Crunch Time all season long. I worry that if I go PO Normal, and he goes PO Crunch, that will give him enough of an advantage to beat me?

Also, as stated above, his two star players are SG and SF, everyone else is average at best. He never plays the same offense two games in a row, so I can't predict that at all. But is there a defense that would be best to use against him, with a team where the SG and SF are the ones scoring the points? I was thinking of playing a 3-2, what are your thoughts?

Let me correct something.......... his two good players are PG and SG

They are listed as SG and SF, but he starts them at PG and SG

So same questions above, just change the positions I need to stop.

Id defend either 3-2, if he runs motion attack or box and out if he uses izolation.

Also i dont know why are you even thinking of enthuziazm alternatives while playing at home. You have home court advantage, you should use it, got for finals win in 3 games. Crunch home games to minimize his chances to winning on road, and take normal away game. If you lose home game you pretty sure you lost finasl series. I am pretty sure he will normal first game at yourarena, then will crunch it at his own. So if after first game you would win by 20+ you have pretty good chances to close it at 2nd one, playing crucnh time again, but i wouldnt risk and save ent for the 3rd one.

By the way, looked up, he has no centers at all, i think youll outrebound him soo much, so 3-2 zone may be the best solution, or since his players are shitiest than urs 1v1 would have less risk.

Last edited by Gajus Julijus Cezaris at 1/31/2012 9:24:27 AM