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Center: OD: 5, ID: 18, SB: 10
PF: OD: 9, ID: 16, SB: 8

congratulations, you were correct.

Then why is that? In such a LI dominated game such as Buzzerbeater, as long as you have decent guards and a SF with good OD and ID (A true SF) It is better to have the best ID possible for a center, unless salary is a problem for your team.

Because it works?

I'm sorry maybe I just don't understand the concept then due to never having big man builds like that. Do you have any examples that could help me understand?

I'm sorry maybe I just don't understand the concept then due to never having big man builds like that. Do you have any examples that could help me understand?

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I don't have anyone on my team with 13 or higher ID (at least currently, though this may change Friday) and only one player with 15 OD.

I can help bridge the gap here...

hrudey is not as concerned with stopping inside shots. He is more concerned with limiting UNCONTESTED shots, as these are the really dangerous looks. Uncontested shots are also known as assisted shots and are very high percentage opportunities, especially inside the paint.

OD on a center can, in my experience, limit the amount of uncontested shots an offense gets. He accomplishes this either by reducing feeds into the man he is guarding or by preventing the man he is guarding from making nice passes and forcing poor shots or turnovers when they can't find a nice pass.

Again, hrudey's strategy is to sacrifice some inside defense when one on one down low in order to prevent the amount of uncontested shots taken by his opponent.

Since I am posting, I may as well make my 33 point PF/C builds:

PF: 10 OD, 13 ID, 10 SB
C: 7 OD, 13 ID, 13 SB

If SB can alter "uncontested" shots in the new engine, I would add a bit more to the Center and maybe PF at the expense of ID. I don't think it can, but just a note.

Ah I see now. Thanks for the clarification.

not past 15? :O why? You will never make it to D.II unless you have a Center with at least 16-17 ID, in my opinion. On a side note: You are doing great in D.III! 6 wins and your bigs are 21k and 12k? I'm amazed those two can shut down the other teams in your league with 50-60k big guys.

You will never make it to D.II unless you have a Center with at least 16-17 ID

Tell that to Silverbacks (by his own account, he had never had a big man with more than 10 ID as of a few seasons ago). As was referenced in another thread, having great, great OD can compensate for ID by denying the ball and limiting uncontested shots, even if it largely concedes contested shots if an opposing big man should get the ball. Obviously this is a very difficult way to do it and personally I think that it would probably better to have at least some ID on your big men (as is the more traditional model), but it certainly can be done.

Well then I apologize. I suppose I just find it too hard to believe that it can work out that well for you without traditional big man builds. You must have had a ton of SF\PF looking guys on your team.