One of my favorite strategies that I ever used was deliberately trying to cause injuries, back in the old days of BB when life was carefree and the games weren't as high stakes as they are up in D.II. I had this player, Ramon McGreggor
(4168577), who had this ridiculous PF/minute rate. It would be a miracle if I started him and he lasted 30 minutes before fouling out. But that was the plan, start him against in a tough match up and hope he'd injure a key player on the other team early in the game (and maybe it would be a long-lasting injury!), worst case was that he'd give up 12 free throws for the other team and a better player on my bench would come in to replace Ramon with a fresh legs for the 2nd half. I have to admit that this strategy only worked maybe twice and then I moved on from him, and it wasn't too common that I'd play this, but it was kinda fun watching the games live hoping for a lucky injury from fouls that came pretty darn quick. Not the best way to win games, but for the games you're expecting to lose... well, please don't try this against my team. Please.
Last edited by chihorn at 05/09/2022 11:03:36
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