Re: NBA 2K15 (Next Gen.) Official MyCAREER Thread
I made a Power Forward as my first character and went to the Rockets (most complete team with biggest gap at the 4). Based on what I assumed were the team needs (I foolishly thought Dwight might be able to make a lightly contested lay-in from time to time,) I decided to make a Ryan Anderson type stretch 4 with little inside game, but a knockdown shooter from outside and a good rebounder. 6'10", maxed shooting, 12 in defense, 12 in athlete, 4 in inside scoring, 10 in playmaking. Playing on all-star sim settings. I run plays and only call for the pass when my teammate is in trouble.
1) Rebounding is broken in the game in two ways. Teammates don't rebound. Dwight is a top 5 rebounder in real life, but he refuses to box out in the game. This teammate rebounding results in a lot of offensive boards for opponents and quick scores inside.
The flip side of that is that with even mediocre rebounding stats, I grab between 25 and 35 rebounds per game at 6'10". I would be happy with 8-10 rebounds per game as long as Dwight was getting 10-12 and Ariza and Harden combined for ~10 per game.
2) You will shoot worse with 20 points sunk in shooting than with 12. At 12 points in shooting, you have a ~70 three point shot, which means that the CPU does not consider you a major outside threat. It reduces closeouts and CPU bigs will sag more into the paint to contest drives of teammates. At higher shot rating, you will be played tight (even with ball denial by opposing centers. Unless you max athlete and playmaker, you will also lack the abilities to effectively free yourself to get open shots.
Closeouts will also take on almost comically broken attributes. One shot in particular was in the second round of the playoffs against the Spurs. Tim Duncan is a fine rim protector, but his foot speed leaves something to be desired. Tim Duncan was standing under the rim when Patrick Beverly made a lazy floating 5 foot pass to me at the wing. By the time I received the pass, set my feet and launched the three (a period of about .8 seconds on the shot clock in replay) Duncan had closed the entire distance and made a strong enough contest to result in a C grade on a near-perfect release.
All told, I get about 2 open looks per game beyond the arc and none inside the arc because closeouts are too effective and rapid. I did not have this issue prior to upgrading beyond 15 points in shot rating. My 3 point percentage dipped by about 5% to 35% after upgrading.
And forget about corner threes. Not only are the closeouts too quick, but my giant feet don't fit behind the three point line. Even if I get a wide-open pass (fast break for instance,) the pass will pull me a step inside the three point line.
3) A stretch four is at best a third-option on a team. The game wants you to play like a first option, meaning there are a lot of frustrating moments in the game. Harden plays well on my team. He is aggressive, hits his pull-up jumpers and makes intelligent passes. Dwight Howard is a big ol' pile of suck. He does not rebound, cannot hit inside buckets (missing gimme layups even if Nate Robinson is the sole defender in the paint) insists on taking turnaround fadeaway shots from 15 feet (lolwut?) and gets scored on at will in the post by such offensive luminaries as Robin Lopez and Alexey Ajinca. He is averaging .4 blocks per game right now.
Now, every great once in a while, Howard will have a great game. He scored 27 points one game against the Blazers in the first round of the playoffs. But that is the exception to the rule.
The most effective plays the team runs involve having me run pick and pop with Harden and Beverly. Neither of them are aggressive enough driving off the screens, but with gold screen outlet, I get the majority of my points from shots off these screens. This badge apparently neutralizes most non-block contests.
Overall, it has been a mediocre way to play. Shooting in MyCareer is too inconsistent to be reliable ways to score, especially with the deficient teammate A.I.
I also played a bit of a point guard career with the Kings and we played the Rockets. Dwight had 38 points, 18 rebounds (12 offensive) and 6 blocks. /sigh.
I made a Power Forward as my first character and went to the Rockets (most complete team with biggest gap at the 4). Based on what I assumed were the team needs (I foolishly thought Dwight might be able to make a lightly contested lay-in from time to time,) I decided to make a Ryan Anderson type stretch 4 with little inside game, but a knockdown shooter from outside and a good rebounder. 6'10", maxed shooting, 12 in defense, 12 in athlete, 4 in inside scoring, 10 in playmaking. Playing on all-star sim settings. I run plays and only call for the pass when my teammate is in trouble.
1) Rebounding is broken in the game in two ways. Teammates don't rebound. Dwight is a top 5 rebounder in real life, but he refuses to box out in the game. This teammate rebounding results in a lot of offensive boards for opponents and quick scores inside.
The flip side of that is that with even mediocre rebounding stats, I grab between 25 and 35 rebounds per game at 6'10". I would be happy with 8-10 rebounds per game as long as Dwight was getting 10-12 and Ariza and Harden combined for ~10 per game.
2) You will shoot worse with 20 points sunk in shooting than with 12. At 12 points in shooting, you have a ~70 three point shot, which means that the CPU does not consider you a major outside threat. It reduces closeouts and CPU bigs will sag more into the paint to contest drives of teammates. At higher shot rating, you will be played tight (even with ball denial by opposing centers. Unless you max athlete and playmaker, you will also lack the abilities to effectively free yourself to get open shots.
Closeouts will also take on almost comically broken attributes. One shot in particular was in the second round of the playoffs against the Spurs. Tim Duncan is a fine rim protector, but his foot speed leaves something to be desired. Tim Duncan was standing under the rim when Patrick Beverly made a lazy floating 5 foot pass to me at the wing. By the time I received the pass, set my feet and launched the three (a period of about .8 seconds on the shot clock in replay) Duncan had closed the entire distance and made a strong enough contest to result in a C grade on a near-perfect release.
All told, I get about 2 open looks per game beyond the arc and none inside the arc because closeouts are too effective and rapid. I did not have this issue prior to upgrading beyond 15 points in shot rating. My 3 point percentage dipped by about 5% to 35% after upgrading.
And forget about corner threes. Not only are the closeouts too quick, but my giant feet don't fit behind the three point line. Even if I get a wide-open pass (fast break for instance,) the pass will pull me a step inside the three point line.
3) A stretch four is at best a third-option on a team. The game wants you to play like a first option, meaning there are a lot of frustrating moments in the game. Harden plays well on my team. He is aggressive, hits his pull-up jumpers and makes intelligent passes. Dwight Howard is a big ol' pile of suck. He does not rebound, cannot hit inside buckets (missing gimme layups even if Nate Robinson is the sole defender in the paint) insists on taking turnaround fadeaway shots from 15 feet (lolwut?) and gets scored on at will in the post by such offensive luminaries as Robin Lopez and Alexey Ajinca. He is averaging .4 blocks per game right now.
Now, every great once in a while, Howard will have a great game. He scored 27 points one game against the Blazers in the first round of the playoffs. But that is the exception to the rule.
The most effective plays the team runs involve having me run pick and pop with Harden and Beverly. Neither of them are aggressive enough driving off the screens, but with gold screen outlet, I get the majority of my points from shots off these screens. This badge apparently neutralizes most non-block contests.
Overall, it has been a mediocre way to play. Shooting in MyCareer is too inconsistent to be reliable ways to score, especially with the deficient teammate A.I.
I also played a bit of a point guard career with the Kings and we played the Rockets. Dwight had 38 points, 18 rebounds (12 offensive) and 6 blocks. /sigh.
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