calling offensive plays in game

[pacsun]

im having trouble calling offensive plays in games, just quickly how do u call them manually? i know i chose a playbook and set the plays i wanted to use the most, but how do u call them when playing the game?
thanks

[Von Dozier]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Press right on the D-pad, and it'll bring up buttons for some quickplays. I think it only lists the default generic plays (like Quick Post Up, Quick Pick & Roll etc) unless you set the quickplays in your playbook to custom ones.

[pacsun]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Press right on the D-pad, and it'll bring up buttons for some quickplays. I think it only lists the default generic plays (like Quick Post Up, Quick Pick & Roll etc) unless you set the quickplays in your playbook to custom ones.

Okay ya i found it, i wasnt sure if there was a way to turn off the guidelines it gives u when call a play tho, if there was some other way of doing it

[ucat4]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Speaking of offensive plays.....just curious as to how many of you actually use the plays and which ones you might use? Personally, I use the pick and roll, and that's about it. I would like to start messing with them a little more.

[csuf559]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

I use the UCLA high post from time to time. Usually i just pass it around until i get an open shoot or a just go back down when i'm in the paint.

[WeLLWeLL]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

I'm always having problems with my players trying to create away from the ball. It seems like the computer's team is always running around, setting screens for one another, and switching positions. Does team unity have an impact on whether or not your players will try and get open or create off the ball? I'm in my first year of a closed legacy with TX State and all they mostly stand around and watch.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Offensive awareness and Intelligence level determines how good the players move around on their own and try to get open.

[dave731]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

This may be dumb, but is there a way to call more than just the 8 quick plays in the game? If there is, this is actually news to me and I've been playing the game since release...

[pacsun]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

This may be dumb, but is there a way to call more than just the 8 quick plays in the game? If there is, this is actually news to me and I've been playing the game since release...

Ya you pause and go to coaching and go to your playbook, then you will see the plays for your team's playbook on the left side and the 8 quick plays to the right with the button to use to call each one during the game. just click a play on the left from your playbook and then click which button you want to use for it on the right.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

If you change them yeah.....but it will always be 8 at a time

[dave731]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Wow...had no idea you could change the plays in game. I'd go into each game with 8 specific plays designed to counter what I thought that team would throw at me. Most of my plays utilized my strengths moreso than exploiting their weaknesses tho...

[tweadle]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Ya you pause and go to coaching and go to your playbook, then you will see the plays for your team's playbook on the left side and the 8 quick plays to the right with the button to use to call each one during the game. just click a play on the left from your playbook and then click which button you want to use for it on the right.

On PS3 the game freezes when I tried to do this awhile back. So be sure to save your game before you attempt this.

[ehh]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

Speaking of offensive plays.....just curious as to how many of you actually use the plays and which ones you might use? Personally, I use the pick and roll, and that's about it. I would like to start messing with them a little more.

I honestly wouldn't play 2K8 if I couldn't call plays 75% of the time.

[JOakman]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

I honestly wouldn't play 2K8 if I couldn't call plays 75% of the time.

Same here, I run lots of plays trying to use my strengths and attack weaknesses. I like running Fist (high ball screen with the middle cleared out for the PG). I can either drive it with my PG, kick back to the man who screened for me, or kick it to the wings. Also, PF Double Screen works great to get a 1 on 1 situation downlow.

[pacsun]

Re: calling offensive plays in game

On PS3 the game freezes when I tried to do this awhile back. So be sure to save your game before you attempt this.

Thats funny, this happened to me the other day on 360. i didnt think there was a reason for it, is there any way to prevent that from happening? cause i always change plays that way when im just playing with random teams