NBA 2K16 Teach Me How/Strategy Thread

[brent3419]

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how do i get my team to be more reactive in the paint. ive tried different slider sets and the poe but they still stand there while some one drives in

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[JoFri]

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how do i get my team to be more reactive in the paint. ive tried different slider sets and the poe but they still stand there while some one drives in

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are u talking abt controls or ai more reactive during defense, vs cpu?

[brent3419]

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are u talking abt controls or ai more reactive during defense, vs cpu?

the ai on def vs the cpu

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[JoFri]

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the ai on def vs the cpu

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u could try adjusting the defensive settings to sag off or moderate non-shooting big eg. biyombo or non-shooter wing eg. tony allen. poe has got to be protect the paint. i use moderate in my game.

[drabberplane]

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hmm this is what i usually do, BUT, perhaps i am laying on turbo as i am driving to the hoop, i will try to remember to let go of turbo, that must be it...

Thank you for the response!

I've struggled with hop jumper for a long time. Remeber to just tap shoot button, like for a split of a second, and then give your player another split of a second to get into that hop step motion, and then again press shoot button and finish your shot.

[JoFri]

NBA 2K16 Teach Me How/Strategy Thread

Is there any trick to hitting contact layups? I have 90s in both driving and standing layup. I got gold relentless finisher. And still, if there's any defender near the paint, the ball just clangs off the rim. And forget getting a foul (i'm on Pro/Default). I just...what do I have to do? I mean, I'm not expecting to be LeBron but star players score through contact all the time. And get foul calls. Any help would be nice....

when on fastbreak, hitting contact layup is possible. say u are running on the break without the ball, u receive the pass and the defender is closing on u, continue pointing the left stick towards the baseline (may not be towards the basket, depends where the defender is) and take one extra step before hitting the right stick for the layup. the finishing hand is impt. if the defender is coming at u from the left side, best to finish on the right side by holding the right stick to the right.
i have success doing this with derozan in mL.

[NINJAK2]

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Anyone know how to disable nicknames for CAPS? All of the CAPS I've made have names in the database yet they are called "The bulldozer", etc. HELP!

[JoFri]

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Yea, I get that. It seems like any player, no matter how terrible, can finish in transition in this game. But I'm talking about when I manage to blow by a defender or get around on a screen and go to the rim, any defender who slides in there is the equivalent of Dwight Howard defensively. The rim completely closes itself off, it's crazy.

right on the point. the cpu help defense will sag once u blow by and success rate for straight layup is low. put in some mixes like floater, tear drop, hop step, spin should give some success. hop step layup can possibly draw contact and1. try not to air reverse ...

[VDusen04]

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I don't own the game nor do I own a next gen system, so please go easy on me when I ask some dumb How-To questions regarding 2K16:

Early, my biggest problem has been defensive responsiveness. I don't play online and I'm not a spam stealer or anything (I try to play a good, realistic game against the computer on default setting). Yet, in comparison to my previously extensive 2K experience (most recently with 2K12 and 2K13 on last gen), I feel like my defensive players are stuck in mud.

-Guarding the ball up top, I feel like responding to the guard's first move takes so long to respond that I'm already out of position when he makes his second move.
-Initiating turbo seems to take longer than I'd imagine it would for a player to accelerate to top speed in real life.
-Pivoting or turning seems to round out very slowly and feature some weird plants at time.
-Switching to new defenders with each ball movement (so as to play on-ball at all times) seems to slow the response upon the moment I select the new guy.

^Some of these I know are just perceived and not legit. But does anyone have any advice for adjusting to the new momentum mechanics? Has anyone else thought they seemed a little sluggish?

I feel like I'm fighting the game the entire time I'm playing it. What do you guys do to play effective on-ball defense (or any other kind of defense for that matter)? I get blocks and stops at times but it feels scattered and like I have to battle my own movements to make things happen.

[GravesFan9]

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After you relocate a team in MyLeague, is there a way to reorganize the divisions/conferences? I feel so dumb, I just redid two teams, and I want to switch their divisions, but I'm afraid I can't. Am I going to have to start over and do it all over again?

[coldkevin]

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hi folks, how do you shade a player forcing him to go in the direction you want???

[jyoung]

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Movement creates so many open opportunities from deep and in the paint. especially against teams that use players with low help IQ. Great against someone playing deny as well because you just cant sit on your man and you cant play deny on everyone on the court.

Manual backdoor courts will destroy anyone who tries to play deny/tight defense or use the "limit perimeter shots" point of emphasis.

You'll want to call a play first that has appropriate spacing with the center far out from the basket and everyone else outside the three point line.

Quick CNR Give 23 (Pistons Playbook) is a good choice for that kind of spacing:

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Then if the defense switches to moderate/gap off-ball intensity, you'll still be able to beat them with the give to the point guard or the down screen for the small forward. Both of those actions force the defense to play over the screen or they'll surrender an open mid-range jumper.

[jyoung]

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hi folks, how do you shade a player forcing him to go in the direction you want???

Pause the game and go to "gameplan."

From there, you can set your directional shading at a global or individual level.

[coldkevin]

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Pause the game and go to "gameplan."

From there, you can set your directional shading at a global or individual level.

yes but i think this is for off-ball defense, i wonder how i can do that manually playing on ball D

[jyoung]

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I am having good success with Flow Motion. I use Nets or Bucks playbook but last couple of games I havent even ran a single play.

I just started using flow motion too. Very deadly freelance if you have 2 bigs.

There are a lot of good flow plays in the game even if you aren't using the flow freelance.

Quick Flow Rip 2 (Pistons playbook) has a bunch of off-ball and on-ball screens being set for the point guard while he runs all around the perimeter, so it's great for fast point guards like Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving who can hit a moving jump shot:

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But if the defense starts to focus on your point guard too much, Quick Flow Rip 2 has plenty of secondary options that your other teammates can score from:

Option #1 -- Shooting guard runs a give & go with the power forward
Option #2 -- Small forward flares out to the corner for a three pointer
Option #3 -- Point guard shoots off the initial down screen
Option #4 -- Shooting guard takes a handoff from the point guard and drives to the basket
Option #5 -- Point guard catches & shoots coming off a flare screen from the power forward
Option #6 -- Point guard comes over the top of a second screen from the PF looking to shoot
Option #7 -- Point guard goes into a pick & roll/fade with the power forward if he can't shoot
Option #8 -- A double ball screen will come to the shooting guard if no passes are made