5 seconds closely guarded

[muggins]

Anyone seen a 5 seconds closely guarded call yet?

I guard their pg at the top very closely and never get this call.

[brewcity]

Re: 5 seconds closely guarded

Yeah, I had it called on me a few times. I haven't seen it called against the computer yet; I trap a lot on defense, though, so it isn't surprising.

[ehh]

Re: 5 seconds closely guarded

I turn the feature off every year. I've never seen one called on the CPU and the only time I get the called on me are when they are BS (eg: I break the plane and beat the defender, but since he's still kinda near me the keep the count on).

[Jm0ney2001]

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Anyone seen a 5 seconds closely guarded call yet?

I guard their pg at the top very closely and never get this call.

i believe they have to be holding the ball w/o dribbling for the call to occur

[SEGA_LOYAL_FAN]

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i've got call for it twice already and i made the cpu get called for it once.

[skitch]

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I've been called once, haven't seen the CPU get called for it yet.

[VTPack919]

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i believe they have to be holding the ball w/o dribbling for the call to occur

not true.

atleast from what ive seen in my days playing/watching basketball.

[flamangatang2k5]

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I got called for it 6 or 7 times in my last game (Norfolk St. vs Kentucky) and they never call it on the cpu. The have the call all messed up, because if you make forward progress it's supposed to resest for another 5secs. I will turn it off if i was you, because there is no way to set up an offense and run the plays when they do this.

[mavs-dirk]

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i believe they have to be holding the ball w/o dribbling for the call to occur

You can hold the ball for 5 seconds and dribble the ball for 5 seconds. Both are violations

[APD0290]

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Yes and the rule is very flawed in the game. If I want to, I should be able to hold it for 4 seconds with a defender closely guarding me, dribble for 4 more seconds with a defender closely guarding me, and hold it for 4 more seconds still with a defender closely guarding me. But, if you try that in the game, the count isn't reset when you begin to or pick up your dribble, and it gives you the violation after 5 seconds.

[rmacteague]

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Yes and the rule is very flawed in the game. If I want to, I should be able to hold it for 4 seconds with a defender closely guarding me, dribble for 4 more seconds with a defender closely guarding me, and hold it for 4 more seconds still with a defender closely guarding me. But, if you try that in the game, the count isn't reset when you begin to or pick up your dribble, and it gives you the violation after 5 seconds.

This is incorrect, it's true if your holding the ball and then start to dribble your 5 seconds reset. However, if you are dribbling and pick up the ball it does not reset, the count stays on. The only time that the count resets when you are dribbling is if you make a move twoard the basket and then back out. Just picking up your dribble does not restart the count.

Now with the game, it's messed up, they don't get any of it right so it's best to turn it off. This is a really hard rule to incorporate in a video game since there is so much judgement involved of a "move twoards the basket".

[RGmoney]

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I have seen it called on the CPU and myself in this year's game.

[Heelfan71]

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Yes and the rule is very flawed in the game. If I want to, I should be able to hold it for 4 seconds with a defender closely guarding me, dribble for 4 more seconds with a defender closely guarding me, and hold it for 4 more seconds still with a defender closely guarding me. But, if you try that in the game, the count isn't reset when you begin to or pick up your dribble, and it gives you the violation after 5 seconds.

umm, it is the 5 second rule, not the 12 second rule !

[jfsolo]

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umm, it is the 5 second rule, not the 12 second rule !

Sorry, he's right. That is how it is in real life.

[bamalam]

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This is incorrect, it's true if your holding the ball and then start to dribble your 5 seconds reset. However, if you are dribbling and pick up the ball it does not reset, the count stays on. The only time that the count resets when you are dribbling is if you make a move twoard the basket and then back out. Just picking up your dribble does not restart the count.

Now with the game, it's messed up, they don't get any of it right so it's best to turn it off. This is a really hard rule to incorporate in a video game since there is so much judgement involved of a "move twoards the basket".

i believe the 4-4-4 is correct.