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From: CrazyEye

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Date: 12/27/2010 3:25:02 AM
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call it the rating who are currently on the field ;)

And the switches are mostly trys to block.

Last edited by CrazyEye at 12/27/2010 3:25:28 AM

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167143.19 in reply to 167143.17
Date: 12/27/2010 9:32:52 AM
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The game play says "Player X pulls up for an outside jumper, guarded closely by player Y". Question is, is it the same if all my other players have OD = 1 or OD = 12?


The player doing the close guarding (or otherwise specifically mentioned) is the only one whose rating matters on that play.

Now I understand what you mean about overall defensive ability, and that you have a good understanding of the team ratings.

As to the switches, I've noticed my team frequently scores when the other team switches and a guard tries to stop one of my big men, or one of their bigs jumps out to face my guards on a three. So I think of these switches as golden opportunities to score, or big stops when (usually) my team is not scored upon. So while a player is guarded by his counterpart most of the time, when he's not it is a key moment in the game, and ones you need to win as often as possible.

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167143.20 in reply to 167143.19
Date: 12/27/2010 9:55:10 AM
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The player doing the close guarding (or otherwise specifically mentioned) is the only one whose rating matters on that play.


thats wrong

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167143.21 in reply to 167143.19
Date: 12/27/2010 10:02:51 AM
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You're right, the switches often lead to a mismatch like a big man drifting outside to face up against a guard.

The player doing the close guarding (or otherwise specifically mentioned) is the only one whose rating matters on that play


This is why I think it's best to play a 3-2 zone in this particular case. This monster SF is mostly an outside shooter and my big men can hold their own without giving away offensive rebounds. The zone can spare my SF of having to guard the other one on every possession and should make him work harder for his outside shot.

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Date: 12/27/2010 10:02:49 PM
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Whenever I played 3-2 zone my center or power forward would nearly always guard the opponent's guards' mid-range shots, which meant automatic hoops for them. That's when I quit playing 3-2 zone -- when a guard kept draining mid-range shot after mid-range shot over my center.

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Date: 12/27/2010 11:24:22 PM
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The way I see it is M2M is always the safest bet against uncertainty of your opponent's tactics and even based offense. The 3-2 and the 2-3 work well when you know the offense your opponent will use or they have one star player that needs to be shut down on the inside or outside. If you guess wrong with these formations, you will severely regret it.

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167143.25 in reply to 167143.24
Date: 12/28/2010 5:52:16 AM
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In case your defense is weaker than his, you better take some risk and play 3-2 zone. Some managers even use it against Look Inside. So it's really up to you.

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Date: 12/29/2010 8:17:50 AM
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The player doing the close guarding (or otherwise specifically mentioned) is the only one whose rating matters on that play.


thats wrong


Could you elaborate on that? My comment meant that if only one player is mentioned as defending, his rating alone determines the shot outcome. If it is otherwise, I'd appreciate your reasoning.

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167143.27 in reply to 167143.26
Date: 12/29/2010 8:22:46 AM
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as i said some posting before, a bb said that when you have a bad offensiv player he won't be guarded that close and his defender helps the teammates. The same goes for an outstanding offsiv player, who will help to get more open looks to his teammates but will get tougher pressure on his own shots. And this was an example how it work, i am quite sure that this is pretty fluid so you always have a mix of team offense/team defense and individual offense/defense which matters at a shot.

Another point that matters, beside the skills, is the foul situation of the defending player.

Last edited by CrazyEye at 12/29/2010 8:26:27 AM

From: Axis123
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Date: 12/29/2010 11:09:51 PM
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Thanks for all the replies everyone. There were some who really answered the question well and others, well... jj ;)

Merry Xmas and happy new year all.