Indices and basic stratergy at 1st haft of the shoe

[Meistro123]

I think you're right, index plays don't have much advantage over basic strategy during the first half of the shoe (or the last half for that matter). Overall the gain from index plays is rather modest, but blackjack is a game of small edges so...

[21forme]

I think you're right, index plays don't have much advantage over basic strategy during the first half of the shoe (or the last half for that matter). Overall the gain from index plays is rather modest, but blackjack is a game of small edges so...

Are you saying that because there's not much or a count in the first half, so it doesn't come up very often; or are you implying there's a cut-card effect for index plays?

[Meistro123]

Are you saying that because there's not much or a count in the first half, so it doesn't come up very often; or are you implying there's a cut-card effect for index plays?

No.

[21forme]

No.

So what are you saying and why?