i have problems to figure out the effect of inside D, some say it is important some say it isn't and in the end both can't prove their point.
This is my theory based on what I've seen in recent matches. I am currently training SFs and have been playing my SFs as guards these days. Whenever anyone plays look inside against me my PG (SF trainee) always shuts down the opponent's PG (sometimes less than 30 points per 100 shots).
Now, my SF trainee has pretty high outside d and inside d. So you could say that maybe it is the outside d that is stopping the PG's inside shots. However, I never see results like that against teams playing an outside game.
With inside shot, i got in the past several guards with IS 1 and also some with IS 7 which is good/bad for a guard i think. The contribution to scoring with LI and Outside focus strategies was nearly the same, especially a IS 6 with poor outside offense qualities doesn't really scores on inside games where you could espect it(when it have an impact(several zero points games).
You are right, guards have absolutely no contribution to IS or ID in the "team ratings". However, a guard with good inside skills and/or driving can score lots of points on a look inside offense. You can only see that by looking at the points per 100 shots - not the team ratings.
Now, if your inside guys already have good match-ups, your guard won't get many opportunties. So there's the rub. ;-)
That driving is more important then IS even says a BB, in the forum day, i believe jbmrock still have a link to this answer if you like to ask him ...
Edit: but i won't overate driving with inside tactics, good jump shot did well too ;)
Yes, I've seen GM-jbmcrock say that but I can no longer find the thread (believe me, I looked). I'll ask him.
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