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You wanted an example and I will give you on (from a League game):
(33310685)

I was leading by 17 going into the 4th quarter and then my team fell asleep.

but the fact that you know just one of those cases, is a indication that the system is qorking quite good(and you are quite active in the forum, and people will cry about it). And that those run could happen, you see in this NBA playoff more then once.

it happened to me once, luckily in a private league match: (17565718). my pitiful bench was killed in 6 sad minutes of action that should never ever have happened. a 24 points lead vanishing like snow in the sun...

i'm not sure but i also think it happened again in a real match, but maybe my mind wanted to forget it so much that erased it :)

I had a 26 point lead with 6:45 left in the fourth and my bench made me lose the game by 7

What I would like to see—when leading by 20+ in the third—is the coach bringing in one or two backups. And then the same thing in the fourth, substituting 2 or 3 players to keep some semblance of continuity. At least as has been pointed out, the present GE does in fact bring the starters back when a nice lead has evaporated. But it normally takes a foul or violation to do so. The team leading rarely calls a time out:-(

You wanted an example.
Here is a recent one: (33057794)

Up 21 at end of the third quarter and proceeded to lose the game by 4.

Its almost happened to me a couple of times too. Big lead of 20+ going into 4th only to see the lead evaporate and lose the lead. (only then does your coach call timeout which is a bit ridiculous), then proceeded to rally a bit to scrape a small victory of less than 5 points.

Last edited by Monkeybiz at 6/7/2011 12:42:15 AM

i find your example interesting, for it echoes my own experience.

i have a hard time, judging from the game ratings, determining which players were starters and which were bench -- with one glaring example, Stevens, at SF. I noticed their top scorer was their SF. In my game, my coach inserted my very unpolished player, out of position to boot, and my opposition ran their offense through him.

I suppose I can see why such games are so rare -- a number of contradictory currents have to come together. For example, it seems one has to be beating the daylights out of a pretty good team -- or else they would not have the ability to come back. Second, one's bench must have a glaring hole, rare for teams in the upper echelons. Finally, long minutes must pass without a break, giving the opposition a chance to make the run without our coach reacting / substituting.