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judasmartel · 2013-11-16, 19:39

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Say, guys, do you think I should use a Round-Robin system instead? It allows the hero team to lose some official games and still continue with the story, and at the same time, it allows other teams to shine.

But I know that most sports anime I have watched favors single-elimination, but that does not allow the hero team to lose a single official game without cutting the story short, so that means they can only lose in unofficial/practice games.

I also like Slam Dunk's system (Single-Elimination, Round-Robin Final Four), plus it's a good way to introduce the quotient tie-breaker system to the readers. However, I don't think Worfing the top team in the league is a good idea to do this.

About the National Tournament Arc, Japan has IIRC 47 prefectures, 48 if the host prefecture has an extra team, but that means some prefectures should have already qualified for the second round byes. If I should make it a 64-team tournament, then some prefectures can have more than one, depending on the size.

Another option I have is using group-stage tourneys all throughout the story. In the above Nationals example, 8 groups of 6 should do it, with 4 teams from each group qualifying for the knockout rounds, but that's too long.

So, what do you think? I am aiming to use a tournament system which allows the hero team to lose some official games (especially in the prefectural tournament) and still make room for character development. For instance, they still lose to the top team in the prefecture (not the rival team) despite everyone improving.

EDIT: Should I write a Guard/Forward MC instead, or write a Center MC anyway? I know people keep saying that basketball today is a guard's game, but I still like to have a Center MC because it's not done that often.

- Sakuragi is a Power Forward.
- The MC of Dear Boys is a Small Forward.
- Tomoka Minato of RKB is a Guard-Forward, but she is the starting SF of the hero team.

Nowadays, there are just a lot of Guard MC's so I don't feel like writing one.

Character suggestions are now open. Thanks.

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judasmartel Senior Member Author Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines	Spoiler for comment: Say, guys, do you think I should use a Round-Robin system instead? It allows the hero team to lose some official games and still continue with the story, and at the same time, it allows other teams to shine. But I know that most sports anime I have watched favors single-elimination, but that does not allow the hero team to lose a single official game without cutting the story short, so that means they can only lose in unofficial/practice games. I also like Slam Dunk's system (Single-Elimination, Round-Robin Final Four), plus it's a good way to introduce the quotient tie-breaker system to the readers. However, I don't think Worfing the top team in the league is a good idea to do this. About the National Tournament Arc, Japan has IIRC 47 prefectures, 48 if the host prefecture has an extra team, but that means some prefectures should have already qualified for the second round byes. If I should make it a 64-team tournament, then some prefectures can have more than one, depending on the size. Another option I have is using group-stage tourneys all throughout the story. In the above Nationals example, 8 groups of 6 should do it, with 4 teams from each group qualifying for the knockout rounds, but that's too long. So, what do you think? I am aiming to use a tournament system which allows the hero team to lose some official games (especially in the prefectural tournament) and still make room for character development. For instance, they still lose to the top team in the prefecture (not the rival team) despite everyone improving. EDIT: Should I write a Guard/Forward MC instead, or write a Center MC anyway? I know people keep saying that basketball today is a guard's game, but I still like to have a Center MC because it's not done that often. - Sakuragi is a Power Forward. - The MC of Dear Boys is a Small Forward. - Tomoka Minato of RKB is a Guard-Forward, but she is the starting SF of the hero team. Nowadays, there are just a lot of Guard MC's so I don't feel like writing one. Character suggestions are now open. Thanks. Last edited by judasmartel; 2013-11-16 at 19:56.