NBA 2K18 AI Improvements Blog From Scott O’Gallagher

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Yup. You will also notice that if there's only one player back that he's going to move slightly towards the most dangerous man before committing to stop the ball.

So, 3 on 2 break, point guard and power forward on defense, point guard is much further back at the time of the break. Assuming everything else is equal, the point guard sags toward the rim while the power forward commits to the ball. Do I have that right?

[OGSPORTS]

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read the post/vids/comments - good readand thanks for examples. also good to see everyone so excited about the improvements/changes

what i liked reading about the most

- overall AI recognition of repeatedly sucessful sets.
- all the lebron clips, but especially depicting the ai's response to lebron iso'd and melo iso'd.
- defensive communication (calling out ball), would be nice addition if it worked in proam/park
- being able to call zones i the proam without losing grade
- the rozier clip of him fighting over the screen was really nice
- coaching systems is what made me say "damn b..". if it works out as explained by OG that would completley change how myteam is played. im curious how it would effect trade logic for mygm/myleague

again, good read.

Thanks! Just like I mentioned in the blog, you guys can keep in touch with me about a particular set or action that you feel is too successful. I plan to be adjusting or adding more sets and actions when the season starts.

[NINJAK2]

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Good Heavens! This blog exposed me for how little I know about the intricacies of the game...Great read!!!

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So, 3 on 2 break, point guard and power forward on defense, point guard is much further back at the time of the break. Assuming everything else is equal, the point guard sags toward the rim while the power forward commits to the ball. Do I have that right?

Top man needs to stop the ball, anchor down under the basket needs to get out to the first pass. Back flow from there.

[Impetuous65]

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[Kstat]

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Top man needs to stop the ball, anchor down under the basket needs to get out to the first pass. Back flow from there.

Thanks. I was just making sure there wasn't any unnecessary AI switching involved. Good transition D actually makes for smarter transition offense because there isn't random switching all over the place and there's more of a rhythm. Thanks for the explanation.

One last question: does this apply to made baskets as well? Cherry picking the AI in this regard was still a major issue last year.

[ViolenceFight]

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Top man needs to stop the ball, anchor down under the basket needs to get out to the first pass. Back flow from there.

...Wow, maybe the Pro am guys I encounter will finally understand why I move Rim, the rotate out to the 3 once they start getting back in 3 on 1 scenarios.

[BA2929]

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This blog, guys....

This blog........

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Thanks. I was just making sure there wasn't any unnecessary AI switching involved. Good transition D actually makes for smarter transition offense because there isn't random switching all over the place and there's more of a rhythm. Thanks for the explanation.

One last question: does this apply to made baskets as well? Cherry picking the AI in this regard was still a major issue last year.

Only if there's a numbers advantage somehow.

[WTF]

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Did you all identify and change the way your teammates reacted on defense, leading to way too many backdoor baskets (both on the break and in the half court set)? I know that defensive breakdowns happen, but not all of my teammates are James Harden, allowing open lanes while staring into oblivion, lol.

[Hengist]

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Upgraded from "no buy" to "must buy!!!!"

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Did you all identify and change the way your teammates reacted on defense, leading to way too many backdoor baskets (both on the break and in the half court set)? I know that defensive breakdowns happen, but not all of my teammates are James Harden, allowing open lanes while staring into oblivion, lol.

Yup! this speaks to my initial paragraph on going back to the fundamentals. We looked at back doors and rub actions immediately. Adding cutter help and proper position loads on particular sets helped even more. You know how spread the game is these days, much different from 8-10 years ago. We had to adapt just like the league is. Five, good spacers is still going to cause the same issues that it would in the league. That's why I mentioned how important your offball positioning settings this year.

[Da_Czar]

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Every year we get the "2k.5 upgrade" comments. I guess some people expect the game to look completely different each year which is unrealistic. I feel like a lot of improvements and changes with 2k aren't things that immediately jump out at you. Take these clips for example. If we weren't told what to look for and what was updated a lot of us would probably be wondering if this was 2k17 or 2k18.



For me the changes are most evident once you play and spend a little time with the game. Graphical changes are most evident once you are watching it on TV. The feel is typically noticeable right away. Some years if feels the same or similar, other years there is a noticeable difference in feel. But the biggest changes usually surface after spending time with the game and being able to determine what would or wouldn't happen the previous year. That's where changes presented in this blog will show there face.

The more granular we go with the improvements the more nuance will be needed in trying to dissect the videos and replays after you have the game. Questions like what level is being played and what where the defensive settings will all need to be considered before declaring something isn't working.






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BTW - Once this game is in your hands I would love to do some morning or late night "film sessions" to break this down even further. If that's something that would interests you, let me know.