Do we ignore Tendencies more than we should?

[NoLeafClover]

I know raw stats are the first thing we all want to focus on any time a new card is released or we're looking to upgrade, but don't sleep on how important a number of tendencies are as well.

Given they govern "how" a player plays (not just "how well" he plays) they can have a massive effect in making players better or worse than their ratings, especially as they govern how their AI reacts.

For example, I love diamond Alonzo Mourning and have used him all year and he has insane defensive stats, HOWEVER he has a NINETY "hard foul" tendency that makes him basically obliterate guys in the key when they drive and costs a ton of free throws that can swing a game.

I recently added diamond Wilt to use as his backup, who has 15 hard foul and foul tendencies, and the different is really noticeable as he plays a lot more "straight up" D instead of wildly flailing for blocks all the time.

From my experience, the most important tendencies to look at are:

- Foul
- Hard Foul
- Standing Dunk
- Pass Interception
- Crash
- Contest Shot
- Driving Dunk

Do you take time to look at tendencies before buying a player? If not, I strongly suggest you do

[Scramz718]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoLeafClover

From my experience, the most important tendencies to look at are: - Foul - Hard Foul - Standing Dunk - Pass Interception - Crash - Contest Shot - Driving Dunk Do you take time to look at tendencies before buying a player? If not, I strongly suggest you do

Agree those are very important tendencies with the exception of crash. Most would think it has something to do with rebounding but it's the frequency your player would fall after contact layups. If you love ok at the players that have high crash tendency it'll make a lot of sense.

[GrimaceZ7]

I've been working on labbing tendencies for a little while now. On ball steal is another one I look at. Combine that with foul tendency and it'll give you a good idea at how effective a player is going to be stealing the ball whether on-ball or off-ball.

I've been looking at how tendencies alter the frequency of animation triggering as well.