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I've a few experiences, my last game http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/29561226/boxscore.aspx, my opponent used ins iso off and out iso def. Keep in mind I played TIE.

His outside box and one vs my base offense: I'm not sure if the game thinks my PG or SG is my best outside player(they have very similar stats) so its hard to say which one he was trying to shut down. my PG had one of his worst shooting games 4-19. Not sure if it was the D or he just had an off game. my SG had an above average day with an efficient 8-14 shooting. The crazy thing is my PF went off setting season highs in just about every category. 31 points 21 rebounds and 8 assists on 12-16 shooting. got to the line 8 times as well.

Summary:
1. When I play base offense my guards tend to dominate the shots while my big men usually get less then 10 shots each. In this game, my offense actually ended up a lot more balanced.
2. I'm not sure if my PF just had a great game, had a favorable matchup, or it was due to the def tactic that he went off like that. I've been moving him around from SF/PF/C for training purposes so I dont have a solid track record for him. It was quite a monster game for him.
3. My PG and my SG have very similar stats so its not clear which one the game would make his team attack.
4. My PG couldnt hit a shot early on shooting 1-12 early on. He didnt seem to be jacking tough shots, but again its really tough to tell if it was the defense or an off shooting day.
5. MY SG had an above average game with an efficient 8-14 shooting day in just 31 min.
Final thought: If I attribute his defense for the PG and PF results, I would say it backfired. My PF more than made up for a down game from my PG. Again its only one game and there are a lot of unknown intangibles

His Inside iso vs my m2m defense: This one is the real head scratcher. His SG got off 27 of his 75 shots, dominating the shots by far. He got off more shots than all his PF/C combined (26). His SF/PF/C combined for 31 shots. Looking at the box score you'd think he played outside iso!

Summary:
1. his SG had one of his more efficient game of the season shooting 14-27 and 6-11 from deep. he scored 41
2. his inside game was not very good, but then again nobody could hit a shot except for his SG that game.
3. I killed him on the boards 66-31 and 24-6 on off boards.
Final thought: His SG is he best player and averages 30 points a game, so he did have an above average day despite playing an inside tactic. I was stunned that he took 27 of his teams 75 shots and how few shots his big men got off. Another thing to keep in mind is his guards are his best players so he was playing towards his weakness.

His Inside iso vs my m2m defense: This one is the real head scratcher. His SG got off 27 of his 75 shots, dominating the shots by far. He got off more shots than all his PF/C combined (26). His SF/PF/C combined for 31 shots. Looking at the box score you'd think he played outside iso!

that is because inside iso is an outside tactic. your players either drive inside or pass it inside and get off a shot or drag help defense inside to make open shots on the outside for you guards or even sf. if the defense doesnt come over to help then your inside player has a 1 on 1 with their defender. at least this is how i understand it from what i have read.

therefore outside iso is an inside tactic.

last time i remember playing inside iso my guards took more shots than my bigs.