[seanhazz1]

Was texting a friend impressions, from a previous game, and thought I'd put this one here.

Was playing as the 76ers (All Star, 12 mins, accelerated, auto subs) in my 2nd Franchise matchup against the Wizards. We are up 8 early in the 4th and Wall subs back in. My new lineup is 1. Fultz, 2. Reddick, 3. Simmons, 4. Saric, 5 Embiid. Wall starts their comeback by exploiting the Reddick/Saric PnR mismatches, hitting on drives and pull-ups , mostly drives as I refused to double to stop ball.

Eventually they take a 4 point lead on a 12-0 run. The CPU calls timeout for me at the 7 minute mark and sets my " twin towers" lineup (3-2 floor spacing) of 1. Fultz, 2. Reddick, 3. Covington, 4. Okafor, 5. Embiid. this lineup forced Wall into midrange shots as the his only option., and he was still hitting, now on fire, up to 26points.

At the 4 minute mark the CPU subs in Holmes for Okafor and Simmons for Reddick (now - 4-1) which I'll now call my " death lineup" from here on out, because they put Simmons at the 1. and Fuktz at the 2, To stop a hot John Wall. I couldn't believe it. Simmons was in the PG spot not the SF spot.

We gutted out a win on Simmons lockdown of Wall, and on a late Embiid "The Dream-esque" fade-away and-one, but it was the automatic CPU lineup change that stunned me. I do adjust minutes played outside the game but I let the CPU sub always. Was a WOW moment for me with TWO counter substitutions not tied to assigned minutes in those moments but rather, designed to stop WALL.

Still amazed because this is the second time I really noticed it against an opponent dominating me, and the variation of a"towers" lineup was different from one used in a previous game. Against the same opponent.


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