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300389.6 in reply to 300389.5
Date: 8/16/2019 2:18:22 PM
Raleigh Senators
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Great analysis - I appreciate the thought you put into it and I agree M2M is usually the way to go unless you want to catch the opponent off guard just a little.

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Date: 9/13/2019 10:28:33 AM
Monkeykid Maniacs
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I've been able to hold LI teams to 70-80 points with 2-3. I personally never use 3-2 when they have no real outside game to speak of. If they're pure LI, I'll use 2-3. If they're pure outside, I'll use 3-2. If they're balanced, I use M2M. Simple as that.

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300389.8 in reply to 300389.7
Date: 9/13/2019 9:43:50 PM
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I've been able to hold LI teams to 70-80 points with 2-3. I personally never use 3-2 when they have no real outside game to speak of. If they're pure LI, I'll use 2-3. If they're pure outside, I'll use 3-2. If they're balanced, I use M2M. Simple as that.


It won't work in I or II. Some IIIs probably too. If you face a team that can't shoot jumpers, can't shoot threes and has awful flow but obnoxiously good rebounding there's a case for 2-3, but it doesn't edition against decent teams built well, and embarrases toy if you rub it against good teams built well.



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300389.9 in reply to 300389.7
Date: 9/17/2019 5:16:26 PM
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I see one team last season that you held to 80 with 2-3 and a double GDP because he runs LI every game. No others that season and none this season against pure LI squads.

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300389.10 in reply to 300389.9
Date: 9/19/2019 4:12:17 AM
Tamarillo Wings
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I do believe 2-3 zone is never worth the risk. The only clear advantage is in rebounding, where the boost could be a consistent factor in the game, also (without having any sense) on the offensive boards. But for all the other aspects I'm more than skeptical.

It could potentially be a solution against really poor teams, with several players without even a basic shooting or a flow ability...otherwise I don't see any possible advantage compared to a m2m. But even in those cases I'd never chose a 2-3.

3-2 zone is a different story, I like that zone a lot also against inside offenses but it won't be that effective if not properly built.

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300389.11 in reply to 300389.10
Date: 9/19/2019 5:47:43 PM
Raleigh Senators
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I certainly agree, I’ve had better outcomes using the 3-2 for sure.
Thank you for your valued input - much appreciated.

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Date: 9/28/2019 1:19:32 PM
Tampines Fusion
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Wait, what new game engine are we talking about? Was it the one which happened like 30 seasons back which boosted OD to stop everyone from running outside offenses or something? I don't really remember 2-3 being any good for a very very long time tho.

Iirc playing 2-3 against LI used to result in your opponent's guards driving into the paint. I'm not to sure how it works anymore nowadays tho (not sure if there were any changes).

That said, I'd usually go with 3-2 against LI. In fact it seems to be a good choice to run it against most offenses unless you got a balanced team (which I currently don't have, sadly), then you can use M2M.

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300389.13 in reply to 300389.12
Date: 9/28/2019 1:29:58 PM
Raleigh Senators
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Yes I agree....I don't have much use for the 2-3. The 3-2 seems to work ok, just need to balance the other areas of my game and team. Thanks for your input...much appreciated!