Living on the Line

[Chilikonkarne]

Why don't we just stop being critical and enjoy it? People don't call LeBron or Curry cheats in the NBA because they're better or can expose a team/player. LeBron, a freight train at 6'8", 250lbs yet we would label it cheating. Harden does take a ton of free throws in the NBA but it's not cheating. It's not cheating, it's an advantage that good players have and why we all want them.

Teams should just play to their styles or strengths. If Paul George at high usage means pushing for more free throw attempts, it's a great advantage to have and you surround him with players as to not affect that usage (or increase it). There are plenty of advantages that teams can't counter. It's exactly as it should be. Not everything can be countered just as it is in real life.

+1

[dapralbe]

Put in the list blake 14,4 FGA in five games

[KW]

Why don't we just stop being critical and enjoy it? People don't call LeBron or Curry cheats in the NBA because they're better or can expose a team/player. LeBron, a freight train at 6'8", 250lbs yet we would label it cheating. Harden does take a ton of free throws in the NBA but it's not cheating. It's not cheating, it's an advantage that good players have and why we all want them.

Teams should just play to their styles or strengths. If Paul George at high usage means pushing for more free throw attempts, it's a great advantage to have and you surround him with players as to not affect that usage (or increase it). There are plenty of advantages that teams can't counter. It's exactly as it should be. Not everything can be countered just as it is in real life.

A cheat or exploit is doing something not within the moral confines of the game, like the strategy exploit. I run a high press because it suits my team with Payton (85 defense/75 steal) and Porter (82 defense/87 steal) and I cater it to the talent I have. Although Porter has played mixed SF since Parsons was injured. If I was running this with low rated defenders and low rated stealers, that would be using an exploit like before (assuming it even works with the limited strategies nowadays. Not true to the talent you have and choosing to try and exploit. If I didn't have Payton or Porter there, I'd be running something else that's for sure. It works because of the talent I have.

There is no cheat if you're using your talented players as is and that goes for having guys like LeBron, Durant, Harden and George. They're super players that you just can't counter. Although Otto did have a go at George holding him to 10 for 25 and only 10 free throws to go with 10 turnovers

Spot on.

[Dennis]

I cant enjoy it anymore to be honest. Im too annoyed by some GMs. I know I should just dont give a fuck, but I somehow keep responding to comments. Maybe it is better to let people post whatever they want and dont even bother at all - I just can't, but definitely need to. My attitude to comment on as many articles as possible is just stupid, GMs wont stop to try to pick up fights whenever they can (no matter if I phrased something not as proper as I should have or because they just want to as it is fun for them). I should do it more like the majority of the GMs and be quiet - like the major part of the admins already does. I somehow always believe I should give feedback if someone puts in the time to write an article.
Whatever, good to see you comment man, I hope that means no more hospitals.

[Dennis]

One game you held Paul George to 8 FTA's and you still lost, BOS had 35 FTA, ORL had 22 FTA.
So Orlando managed to play with "3rd string" players and win. The FT isn't nearly unrealistic or unbeatable you sound it to be...
And that other game he had 18 FTA, your main guys still played big minutes, the loss is more of the ORL made 10 threes, you made 2, and your team only had 6 FT less than ORL anyway.
Really doesn't matter if one player gets a lot to the FT line, if teams overall get to the FT line about the same amount!

You have to keep in mind the tactics man. 1-1-9-1 tactic to limit FTs. You have to keep in mind the tactics man. It was just a try to counter his DRFL.
Everything you explained is a matter of tactics man as I run two different ones against Orlando. But thanks man. You should do the same for your team, maybe you would be at .500 then:).

[WillyJakkz]

Why don't we just stop being critical and enjoy it? People don't call LeBron or Curry cheats in the NBA because they're better or can expose a team/player. LeBron, a freight train at 6'8", 250lbs yet we would label it cheating. Harden does take a ton of free throws in the NBA but it's not cheating. It's not cheating, it's an advantage that good players have and why we all want them.

Teams should just play to their styles or strengths. If Paul George at high usage means pushing for more free throw attempts, it's a great advantage to have and you surround him with players as to not affect that usage (or increase it). There are plenty of advantages that teams can't counter. It's exactly as it should be. Not everything can be countered just as it is in real life.

A cheat or exploit is doing something not within the moral confines of the game, like the strategy exploit. I run a high press because it suits my team with Payton (85 defense/75 steal) and Porter (82 defense/87 steal) and I cater it to the talent I have. Although Porter has played mixed SF since Parsons was injured. If I was running this with low rated defenders and low rated stealers, that would be using an exploit like before (assuming it even works with the limited strategies nowadays. Not true to the talent you have and choosing to try and exploit. If I didn't have Payton or Porter there, I'd be running something else that's for sure. It works because of the talent I have.

There is no cheat if you're using your talented players as is and that goes for having guys like LeBron, Durant, Harden and George. They're super players that you just can't counter. Although Otto did have a go at George holding him to 10 for 25 and only 10 free throws to go with 10 turnovers

Spot on.

This.

Teams also trade for particular players to defend against certain players all the time when they plan on competing against them.

Teams loaded up on bigs to have enough guys to play against Shaq to foul him if anything. Portland got Ruben Patterson to be the Kobe stopper vs the Lakers, the Knicks had Gerald Wilkins to be the Jordan stopper. It goes on and on that's what GM's do.

I specifically traded for Dieng and Hibbert because of Horford Drummond at the time and in hopes of a matchup vs NO with Davis Jordan or any team with a strong frontcourt as that was my weakness.

Trading and FA is available for everyone to make use of.

[NuggOlesk]

You have to keep in mind the tactics man. 1-1-9-1 tactic to limit FTs. You have to keep in mind the tactics man. It was just a try to counter his DRFL.
Everything you explained is a matter of tactics man as I run two different ones against Orlando. But thanks man. You should do the same for your team, maybe you would be at .500 then:).

As I have never said I know about the tactics, I don't know what is good, so just read about that 1-9-1-9 or 1-1-9-1 or what ever, I chance tactics EVERY DC, so you can not say I don't try