Allright, how about this scenario:
Last week I, a Level V team, played a Level III in a Cup Match. I went CT and it appears he went Normal.
The final score was 86-81 and I even had the lead a few times in the last two minutes.
Is it possible that the fact my team has an average Stamina of around 4.5 mean that I start missing more shots in
the final minutes? That is, combined with the facts that I was trying harder (and presumably, tiring faster)?
There is nothing in the rules saying that if you try harder that you tire faster. My presumption is that your team attitude has no impact on stamina.
As a side note, they were actually beating me worse in the first half. My team made a big charge with about 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.
Again, I do not think judgements can be made for stamina based on collapses in the 4th quarter. There are too many factors at play (experience, for example, can have an impact on your late game performance). The stamina level of your opponent also plays a factor. I also believe that stamina collapses are not limited to the 4th quarter. If you play a player with bad stamina for all of the 1st quarter, you will see him collapse even in the 1st quarter.
It also depends how you played the game. For example, if you go let coach decide, your manager should (in theory) always keep your best line-up out there.
The other thing to consider is this. I play with players who have pretty high levels of stamina. Because of that, my starters usually play close to 40 minutes. This is probably not an optimal strategy, since as I said, even players with great stamina are dog tired after playing 40 minutes.
Last edited by HeadPaperPusher at 10/5/2009 11:40:48 AM
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