TallBlondeDude
Librarian
Minecraft IGN:
TallBlondeDude
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What is it:
Recently (Last 2 months or so), a new strategy has gained popularity among QB players. It is called ball stall, or when the defender tries to possess the ball the whole game. This reduces the total amount of possessions. At first glance, it appears to be a troll move as it hurts both sides, but this viewpoint lacks that the idea that quabbleball can be viewed as two separate but sometimes interacting games - the passer and the searcher games. By reducing total possessions, the searcher game has a higher impact (a +2 catches might be able to win instead of a +5). If you believe that your searcher will win the searcher duel and your passers will lose, it would be in your best interest to minimize passer impact. I have seen this strat hold top teir passers to less than 50 points at the cost of scoring very little if any, a task that is incredibly hard for a defender otherwise.
Counterplay:
The most obvious counterplay is the most effective: hitting the defender with a bruiser. This drops the ball rights next to a goal, so a decent passer can easily convert that into free points. A solid bruiser can render this strat counterproductive, as even though it is reducing total goals it is not reducing the goal differential. The other direct counterplay is having a passer steal the ball. The passer much already be in freefall when accomplishing this or they must throw it away to avoid it being restolen. A dropping passer should have a pretty easy close-range drop shot to make. The final counterplay is by far the simplest: don't let the defender get the ball. Careful play can result in the defender never having the chance to acquire the ball and hence never stalling.
So what's the problem?
Recently we have gotten different rulings on if this technique is allowed by different staff. A common ruling is game throwing, but it clearly helps your team if done at the correct time (As vouched by several top 20 LB players, including every active top 3 players). We would suggest that a ruling by a higher up be delivered on if this is allowed or not.
Recently (Last 2 months or so), a new strategy has gained popularity among QB players. It is called ball stall, or when the defender tries to possess the ball the whole game. This reduces the total amount of possessions. At first glance, it appears to be a troll move as it hurts both sides, but this viewpoint lacks that the idea that quabbleball can be viewed as two separate but sometimes interacting games - the passer and the searcher games. By reducing total possessions, the searcher game has a higher impact (a +2 catches might be able to win instead of a +5). If you believe that your searcher will win the searcher duel and your passers will lose, it would be in your best interest to minimize passer impact. I have seen this strat hold top teir passers to less than 50 points at the cost of scoring very little if any, a task that is incredibly hard for a defender otherwise.
Counterplay:
The most obvious counterplay is the most effective: hitting the defender with a bruiser. This drops the ball rights next to a goal, so a decent passer can easily convert that into free points. A solid bruiser can render this strat counterproductive, as even though it is reducing total goals it is not reducing the goal differential. The other direct counterplay is having a passer steal the ball. The passer much already be in freefall when accomplishing this or they must throw it away to avoid it being restolen. A dropping passer should have a pretty easy close-range drop shot to make. The final counterplay is by far the simplest: don't let the defender get the ball. Careful play can result in the defender never having the chance to acquire the ball and hence never stalling.
So what's the problem?
Recently we have gotten different rulings on if this technique is allowed by different staff. A common ruling is game throwing, but it clearly helps your team if done at the correct time (As vouched by several top 20 LB players, including every active top 3 players). We would suggest that a ruling by a higher up be delivered on if this is allowed or not.
