Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

[Stargyallis]

I absolutely despise people who offball defense and brag about it like they are good at the game... What do yall think?

[lilteapot]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I think it shouldn't matter and people can play the game however they like.

[KyotoCarl]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

People who play off ball defense is actually helping you and giving themselves a disadvantage.
Playing on ball defense makes it harder for the offensive player to shoot over them than it is over a cpu controlled player.
So actually you should be happy they are playing off ball.

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[Skyler Cohen]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I think it shouldn't matter and people can play the game however they like.

I agree bro, everybody plays differently, why should it matter if they play off ball or not. All I say is just play how you play

[basketball444]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I have played a lot of guys that are tough to beat when playing on ball d. I have yet to play someone that is hard to beat when playing off ball. CPU gets caught up on screens a lot more.

[cardinalbird5]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I do both, mix it up. I change up my defense, matchups, and rotations throughout the game. I've noticed playing on ball 100 pct just turns the game into all ISO and it becomes boring. I could care less what someone thinks because I know the majority online don't play sim anyways.

[al2k4]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

You can't play solid on-ball because of the lag. Off-ball is needed.

[quehouston]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

On ball D here, unless my opponent is doing something that forces me to play off ball. I may anticipate in the passing lanes off ball sometimes though.

I dont really care if you play on or off. Both have their strengths and weaknesses.

[quehouston]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

You can't play solid on-ball because of the lag. Off-ball is needed.

Not true. The lag will only affect on-ball D if you are reacting instead of anticipating like you should. If you are reacting to your man, you are already a step behind.

[Stargyallis]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

And I agree with everything you guys have to say. i dont mind if they play offball, but if they let say are using a headset and brag about their amazing defense.. That **** puzzles me because they didnt do anything!

[Mario210]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

If I play off ball they always just run back and fourth around 3 to wait till I jump, no thank you

[shegotgame]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I think we had a pretty awesome thread about this a couple weeks ago. Might be worth digging up.

[psyberkayos]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

If I play off ball they always just run back and fourth around 3 to wait till I jump, no thank you

Confused here.

Why are you jumping if you're off-ball?

[threattonature]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I personally hate playing off ball users but that is mainly because I have always been an on ball player. When playing on ball defense it is much harder to consistently keep people out of the paint when compared to computer users. The benefit though is that if playing someone who loves to take iso there pointers I have found that it is much much more affective.

When playing against off-ball defenders it is much harder to iso and get into the paint. But it is much easier to bait them into jumping for passes and creating off ball openings.

[dukebeatsuncagain]

Re: Offball defense should be frowned upon encouraged...

I play the game for what it is. I don't use excuses and hide behind the 'I play sim style and your a cheeser that beat me' mentality.

If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose.

Maturity.