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From: Dmitri
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Date: 1/10/2015 2:05:23 PM
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I always screen my scrimmage opponents to make sure they aren't foul prone, but this is time consuming. Any idea how we can help each other & reduce injuries in scrimmages? Perhaps, a list can be kept on the forums.

I, for one, never employ any players that foul (on average) more than .5 fouls per 10 minutes (2 fouls per 40 minutes). I will confess though, sometimes I do hire a scrub that fouls, when I need a player quick, but I try to unload him ASAP

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Date: 1/10/2015 9:45:06 PM
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You screen for that? Wow, I'd never even thought of checking for that, and I don't think I could be motivated to put that much effort in.

My only two desires for scrimmages are that they are in Australia (because I hate waiting for the game to be played when it should be done already), and that I play a significantly weaker team, so that I can manage weekly minutes better.

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Date: 1/11/2015 9:02:37 AM
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The only thing I do, is make sure I play a slow offence. I can't really expect the same from an opponent but I hope they do the same. Less possessions mean less chance of injury.

Also, no use of zones ever.

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Date: 1/17/2015 9:06:21 AM
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The only thing I do, is make sure I play a slow offence. I can't really expect the same from an opponent but I hope they do the same. Less possessions mean less chance of injury.

Also, no use of zones ever.


Me too :)

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Date: 1/17/2015 12:20:28 PM
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I almost always play Princeton and occasionally low post as they are both slow offenses. I prefer to avoid Patient as that gives a single player a ton of looks, increasing the chance of injury on that player. I wouldn't mind if a scrub got injured, but as my 3rd trainee tends to be one of the better players on my scrimmage squad, I prefer to not risk him getting a tons of shots and injured.

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Date: 1/18/2015 8:44:47 AM
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The only thing I do, is make sure I play a slow offence. I can't really expect the same from an opponent but I hope they do the same. Less possessions mean less chance of injury.

Also, no use of zones ever.


I also always play a slow offense but I thought that zones would reduce injuries so I play zone. Wrong assumption?

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Date: 1/18/2015 9:59:17 AM
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Most injuries occur on offensive players getting fouled, so playing a zone would not help you reduce injuries. Zone just determines who guards what shot.

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Date: 1/18/2015 11:40:45 AM
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I also always play a slow offense but I thought that zones would reduce injuries so I play zone. Wrong assumption?

I wouldn't necessarily say you're wrong. I just find that for me, using zones causes more fouls, and fouls cause injuries. Yes they'd be the other team's injuries, but I'd not want to injure someone's player in a scrimmage and I'd hope they'd not want to cause one for me.