2. balanced attack: option 2 is problematic, option 1 is better
You have a little bit less inside defense but much more outside defense. The key here is what kind of player are they using at SF in a balanced attack? Most of the time a team that runs a balanced attack will be using a guard at SF instead of a big man.
I agree with Charles that many managers train inefficiently and with brianjames that the TL doesn't reward balanced training because buyers
Many do train inefficiently. In this case, training a player with balanced defense is, for the majority of cases, inefficient training. You could train a 6'2" guard, starting with 7 OD/7 ID to this:
10 OD
8 ID
or
12 OD
7 ID
I'll take the 2nd player every time. I get to play them at their best position and they end up better defenders overall. The 1 level of ID AND the performance loss from that player being out of position is not effective from whatever angle you look at it.
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