PREPARING THE PROPER GAME PLAN
There are many factors that go into preparing a good game plan for your opponent. Each opponent is different in many ways and to come out with the proper plan you must scout that team thoroughly before filling out your game plan form.
First thing is your starting lineup. Matchups are key in NBA basketball and you must expose those that go in your favor. Especially when there is a weak defender in the opposing teams starting lineup. Make sure that weak defender is guarding your best offensive players. It usually makes for great nights from your scorer and sometimes the best defense is a good offense. This also works for your opposition too, so don’t get caught putting your bad players on the other teams top scorers. Players Height makes a big difference as well. Always try to have the advantage in height especially when dealing with players that are good jump shooters. This allows your defensive player to get a hand in the face of the shooter, causing him to have to shoot over the opposition. Sometimes you can get a cheap block that way.
Choosing the right playbook is essential as well. The playbooks have such a variation in who will be the go to position on the floor and if they will get the ball into their correct scoring spots as well. The game designers created these playbooks so the team’s star players would be the stars in the game as well, so you have to make sure that your star play corresponds to the playbook’s star player as well. If you have a jump shooting small forward then try Dallas playbook (Dirk Nowitzki) or a Rim Attacking Shooting Guard then try the Miami Heat (Dwayne Wade). Here is a listing of the playbooks and the star player on that team. Make sure you match up your star player to the playbook choices that matches as well:
Atlanta-Joe Johnson (SG)
Boston-Paul Pierce (SF), Ray Allen (SG), Kevin Garnett (PF)
Charlotte-Gerald Wallace (SF)
Chicago-Derrick Rose (PG)
Cleveland-LeBron James (SG)
Dallas-Dirk Nowitzki (PF)
Denver-Carmelo Anthony (SF)
Detroit-Richard Hamilton (SG)
Golden State-Monta Ellis (PG)
Houston-Yao Ming (C)
Indiana-Danny Granger (SF)
LA Clippers-Blake Griffin (PF)
LA Lakers-Kobe Bryant (SG)
Memphis-Rudy Gay (SF)
Miami-Dwayne Wade (SG)
Minnesota-Al Jefferson (C)
New Jersey-Devin Harris (PG)
New Orleans-Chris Paul (PG)
New York-David Lee (PF)
Oklahoma City-Kevin Durant (SF)
Orlando-Dwight Howard (C)
Philadelphia-Andre Iguodola (SF)
Phoenix-Steve Nash (PG) & Amare Stoudamire (PF)
Portland-Brandon Roy (SG)
Sacramento-Kevin Martin (SG)
San Antonio-Tim Duncan (C)
Toronto-Chris Bosh (PF)
Utah-Deron Williams (PG)
Washington-Gilbert Arenas (PG)
Now some people seem to think that just cause you pick a playbook your team will play the same style like that of the particular team’s playbook you have chosen. That is not the case. That is determined by your coach.
With the combination of your coach and the playbook you have chosen, you should be able to find a style that perfectly matches your team strengths and weaknesses for a very effective Gameplan.
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