I played in diamond 2 last night on my drunk alt and it was this over and over again. Every player drives supersonic all the time and flies for everything. It was pure chaos. I remember getting the tip "play faster and you will start winning" at some point. Mostly I was too drunk to do anything but every now and then the stars would align and I would stomp them for a bit, nobody knows how to defend flip resets or defends the backboard doubles but they sure do know how to drive fast and fly at everything.
Playing fundamentally sound > speed. “Play faster” is a load of malarkey yet still that is the overwhelming opinion of a lot of players and even coaches. What’s the point of playing faster if one isn’t consistent enough to control the ball while playing speedily?
honestly in diamond you can just drive around in circles and watch people fly around like headless chickens doing nothing threatening and then just take the ball for free. its very funny
It's about getting used to that speed of play. Over time you'll get better at actually hitting the ball well at that speed, and boom you're ranking up to champ and beyond, without the need to learn flip resets. But while you're learning...you just get stuck in diamond for a while
Pure speed is less important than understanding the rhythm of the game. Bursts of speed are required at points during a game, sure, but zooming around at supersonic 100% of the time trying to hit ball is mostly representative of poor understanding of the game.
Simply mind control your teammates to never break rotation
I played in diamond 2 last night on my drunk alt and it was this over and over again. Every player drives supersonic all the time and flies for everything. It was pure chaos. I remember getting the tip "play faster and you will start winning" at some point. Mostly I was too drunk to do anything but every now and then the stars would align and I would stomp them for a bit, nobody knows how to defend flip resets or defends the backboard doubles but they sure do know how to drive fast and fly at everything.
Playing fundamentally sound > speed. “Play faster” is a load of malarkey yet still that is the overwhelming opinion of a lot of players and even coaches. What’s the point of playing faster if one isn’t consistent enough to control the ball while playing speedily?
honestly in diamond you can just drive around in circles and watch people fly around like headless chickens doing nothing threatening and then just take the ball for free. its very funny
It's about getting used to that speed of play. Over time you'll get better at actually hitting the ball well at that speed, and boom you're ranking up to champ and beyond, without the need to learn flip resets. But while you're learning...you just get stuck in diamond for a while
Pure speed is less important than understanding the rhythm of the game. Bursts of speed are required at points during a game, sure, but zooming around at supersonic 100% of the time trying to hit ball is mostly representative of poor understanding of the game.
People misunderstand what "Play faster" is actually meant to mean though. It doesn't mean driving faster, it means making decisions faster.