Schedule Challenges

[didak7]

Awesome thread mate. Love it!

Halfway through the 76ers one as we speak.

[harryl]

Quote: Originally Posted by didak7

Halfway through the 76ers one as we speak.

I just finished the 76ers last night. Had to play the final game (vs. All-Time 76ers on Superstar, 8 76ers required, Max 3 Gold) for something like 8 times. But I think if I knew what I know now, from the start, I probably could've beat it within 2 or 3 tries easily, if not the first.

For the final game, the main problems I encountered was Allen Iverson clutch scoring.

Allen Iverson may not score a billion points, but he seems to score whenever the 76ers need to score. I.e. 76ers down by 2 with 10 seconds left and he'll dance at top of arc, then pull a stepback 3 and drain it. He won't drop even 25 points, but he'll score at the worst times.

In the end, I just needed to put Current Silver Iguodala on him. I had been playing Iguodala at 3 because I felt like he was the only guy who could really handle Dr. J, but the CPU doesn't really go to Dr. J all that much. AI, on the other hand, brings up the ball and the offense flows through him. So I switched Iguodala onto AI. And Moments Silver Nwaba was fine on Dr. J.

This was my lineup:


The other advantage of Iguodala at PG was not only his D, but also the fact that he can overpower AI on offense by posting up and post-spinning. And even with 82 BC is a very effective P&R ballhandler.

Otherwise, I spammed P&R with Simmons all game long. 4-5 P&R with Chandler. Amethyst McGinnis absolutely could not deal with screens and defend Simmons's driving. And Simmons would often blow past Chamberlain, even though Wilt didn't have to respect the shot of either Simmons or Chandler. Lots of layups and dunks right behind Wilt unable to get back deep into the paint in time. I actually ran Simmons P&R out of called plays a lot, not just manual P&R: Fist 92 Down and Fist 5 Horns Down from Heat/Spurs playbook.

Bench squad was Mike James running P&R with Richaun Holmes or Pick & Fade with Thon Maker. And on the starting squad, I found Gold Redick to be an out-and-out sniper, shooting threes off called 3-point plays that gave him nice screens. Quick 15 Elbow was especially nice when Simmons was playing point, because that play has the initial ballhandler setting a downscreen for the shooter and Simmons is a big boy when setting a screen on a 2.

Having very capable Silvers is critical for these 3 Gold games on Superstar. Especially capable wing defenders who are not hopeless shooters. Iguodala is really excellent. Moments Silvers Nwaba and Shumpert are quite solid. Silver Moments Kuzma is a great Silver.

Mike James is a little dunking giant. If he gets decent runway, he will launch and dunk hard. Can stay in front of a guy on D, but will not be forcing misses on high-end slashers. Still...tremendous to have a Silver that one can manufacture strong bench points with.

And Thon Maker, of course, is a Silver god. We all know that.

[BruhBruh]

Congrats, love the lineup! Hopefully all schedules will be fixed soon.

[harryl]

Ever the masochist, I decided to start the Suns Schedule. Feel like I have to at least get J.R. so that I didn't do a 2nd Schedule for nothing. I think I can deal with doing 5, even though J.R. as a prize for that is very meh.

Decided to go with the Suns because it's one of the non-glitched Challenges, first of all. Secondly, I don't think their All-Time team is very intimidating, relative to many other franchises:

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Phoenix Suns Starters: Steve Nash (96), Paul Westphal (88), Shawn Marion (90), Tom Chambers (89), Amar’e Stoudemire (91) Reserves: Dennis Johnson (92), Kevin Johnson (90), Jason Kidd (88), Connie Hawkins (88), Larry Nance (88), Dan Majerle (87), Jeff Hornacek (86), Goran Dragic (86), Leandro Barbosa (84), Cedric Ceballos (84)

Their starting lineup, aside from Marion, is very problematic for them, defensively. Most notably, they do not have a strong rim protector in Stoudemire. And they don't even have a backup Center behind him. I'm curious who they run behind Stat...Hawkins or Nance? 4 out of their 6 guards are going to be easy to overpower with ISO driving or post-spin cheese. Knock on wood, but looks like a really easy final game, relative to other franchises.

Also, the Suns has a great selection of Silvers in the game and a lot of Golds to choose from as well. If a franchise has 4-6 quality Silvers, and 1-3 quality Golds, then a lot of the hardship in the final couple games is taken away. We'll see once I get there, but I think I'd run something like this:

[popsicle1228]

Not including Pink Diamond Shaq, Is there been any confirmation on whether or not there is reward for completing all 30 schedules?

[harryl]

Quote: Originally Posted by popsicle1228

Not including Pink Diamond Shaq, Is there been any confirmation on whether or not there is reward for completing all 30 schedules?

Not that I've seen. And I would not expect it. I would be surprised if there is.

For someone who is grinding all their MT through gameplay, the first half-dozen games or so are generally worth the time. Maybe first 10 games. You'll get a Contracts Pack, Shoes, Consumables, and a couple Bronze Player packs. One can potentially get pretty lucky not only with expensive Bronzes, but also expensive badges or shoes.

My last Consumables Pack gave me some Gold Nike shoe and also Defensive Stopper and Corner Specialist. One generally won't get so lucky but if one has already finished all the Dominations and is doing all the Weekly/Moments Challenges, then the first 10 or so Schedule Challenge games are not bad for earning MT.

[roboas]

I just finished the Nuggets schedule with no issues. Pretty easy final 2 game matchups.

[harryl]

Quote: Originally Posted by roboas

I just finished the Nuggets schedule with no issues. Pretty easy final 2 game matchups.

Nice, added to list.

I had thought about Nuggets because I figured their All-Time Team isn't all that intimidating, though it also has potential for being sneaky-tough:

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Denver Nuggets Starters: Fat Lever (90), David Thompson (95), Alex English (93), Carmelo Anthony (94), Dan Issel (92) Reserves: Allen Iverson (90), Dikembe Mutombo (89), Kiki Vandeweghe (89), Antonio McDyess (88), Nick Van Exel (86), Chauncey Billups (86), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (86), Laphonso Ellis (84), Nene (82), Danilo Gallinari (81)

Which Nuggets did you use? I didn't go with them because I don't like their Silvers, for the most part. None of them really stand out. But, obviously Raef is great for a Gold Center, Moments Gold Murray is a good shooter, and JaVale is a solid rebounding/rim protector Center. And Tyler Lydon is actually a very usable Bronze.

Then again, I did the Grizzlies as my first and they're really bad, insofar as Silver/Gold selection goes (I did it before Tyreke got a Moments Gold and Dillon Brooks got a Moments Silver.)