In that game, my offensive flow was 4 (high) and my opponents' 4 (medium). My team had 27 assists, the opponent - only 7. how come the ratings were basically the same? I guess my defense stood well, but doesn't that mean that therefore his offensive flow wasn't good enough to dirupt my defense?
Offensive Flow is (from the Game Manual):
Offensive Flow (how well the offense produces assists, avoids turnovers): point guard weighted very heavily, shooting guard weighted medium, small forward weighted medium.
It is based on only three positions: PG, SG, and SF and heavily relies on your PG(s) for the rating. I interpret it as being based primarily on the Passing and Handling skills of those players since producing Assists is based on passing and avoiding turnovers is based on a combination of passing and handling. The ratings can be the same if the players are similar in those skills for both teams.
His low assist number could be explained by thinking about what makes an assist. A good pass (part 1) leading to a basket (part 2). Since offensive flow only measures passing and handling, in my opinion, both teams were moving the ball well and not turning it over much, but, I suspect that your team had better defense than his offense so the shots he took that should have been assisted were well defended and mostly missed. His flow can be great, but if you are stopping the shots, flow doesn't matter as much. To know if this is true, compare your Defensive Ratings to his Offensive Ratings and see if you won that matchup.
Last edited by Tom Bane at 5/18/2015 6:08:14 PM