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(17992000) how did i lose this game?I took it easy but i had high enthousiasm

Last edited by krouela at 1/20/2010 10:13:54 AM

looks to me you did enough sloppy stuff to make it tight: missed free throws, high TO to A ratio, buncha fouls. Additionally, too many threes and his blocked shots suggest to me your offense was not running on all cylinders. Throw in a "don't give a damn" attitude to the game, plus his home court advantage -- voila.

you must be pretty good to play so poorly and still make a game of it. i would guess in a rematch you might try a different offensive tactic.

Last edited by Hassan Donnelly at 1/21/2010 5:16:30 AM

I would say that was really about bad luck. You were ahead on virtually all positions, so the Take it Easy-Attitude cost you the few missed shots that lost you the game in the end. But those upsets happen, otherwise it wouldn't be a fun game.
I don't agree with Hassan in two points, first with the free throw problems (when taking 7 FTs) and about the choice of tactics. The opponent didn't have a clear weak point, aside from his SF. The Base Offense seems like a pretty reasonable solution against such an opponent.

Cheers, Exos

well about take it easy I had more than 9 entousiasm so it didn t affect the game.It is as if i played normal,isn t it?

That is not right, enthusiasm gives you some added firepower for your defensive ratings and the rebounds. The attitude (TiE, Normal, CT) affects the percentage of made shots. So if you would have scored 40% when playing normal, you will score less when taking it easy. How much less I cannot tell and there is still a random factor involved.

Just my two cents ;)

thank you

Are you sure about this ? Do you have some information that you can point me to that says this ? Thank you

Are you sure about this ? Do you have some information that you can point me to that says this ? Thank you

Ok, for the effect of enthusiasm:
That enthusiasm and Home Court Advantage helps your defense and your rebounds I gathered from the 'coach parrot'-tool. There is a thread in BB Global containing the links and all. It seems like HCA and enthusiasm work the same way, I think this is the reason why National Team Games and All-Star Games tend to be high-scoring games (as they are played on neutral ground and nobody receives a defensive boost).

The effect of attitude is more difficult:
I was speaking mainly from experience here. I remember a thread in the help forum where people claimed that CT or TiE affect your FG percentage. I couldn't find it as the help forum is one big graveyard. What I found however was a post from GM-kozlodoev (36151.27) and he stated in his second comment that 'more things will go in your favor' (when playing with a higher attitude). So it would not only affect the field goal percentage, but also blocks, steals and so on.
Plus I realise that many people are complaining about their lost games in this very thread when they played with a lower attitude than their opponents. In my opinion this stems from the 'invisibility' of attitude in the team ratings.

That's all I can provide as a proof of what I said. It's only my opinion and so I wrote it were just my two cents ;)

Cheers, Exos

about the shooting %, I'm not sure. I just took a look at my games and saw that I do between 40% and 50% FG
and it's all with Take It Easy. Following that logic I would have had 55-60% with normal and crunch...