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Guy Boucher is smarter than me

Guy Boucher is smarter than me

TOR's 3-2 spread powerplay

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Jack Han
Oct 20, 2023
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For the past few years I’ve been telling folks that there is no real reason to play anything other than a 1-3-1 Umbrella in 5v4 situations.

It’s the geometrically optimal way to arrange players in space (least average distance between individuals).

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