NBA 2K18 Teach Me How To Thread : Tips,Plays,Defense

[NYCDaFuture]

This thread is to create a list of ideas for tutorials and basics of basketball using 2k footage to help others in the community. Shoutouts to Jerseyreign,Lorenzo,24Letter who made previous ones before.


A tutorial on the basics of getting good looks offensively. Knowing all of the freelance sets, How To Read the help defense etc.


Any questions that need to be answered or need any video requests then post on here. I will check this daily and give a response as soon as possible. We are a Community so if I can't answer it but someone else can then let's answer it so we can help others out.


Ps: Not for self promotion just a place where everyone can know what to do so let's all help out!




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[The 24th Letter]

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Sticking and locking until release

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[bball_1523]

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How do you guard sharpshooters who use screens? I have a tough time especially ones that know how to use the screens to create space and players who are 90+ superstars who are quick.

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[strawberryshortcake]

Re: NBA 2K18 Teach Me How To Thread : Tips,Plays,Defense

This actually looks like a much more appropriate thread for my question posted in the Q&A, so here goes copied and repaste


Playcalling question, difficulty level doesn't matter. PS4 system.

I have always had this issue and I think it's about time I finally asked. During play calls, I understand the need to wait until the grey basketball has the blue cross (X) icon, at which point you'd press (X) on the controller. However, sometimes pressing (X) doesn't pass that player the ball, instead the ball gets passed to a different teammate without the grey basketball blue (X) icon.

Sometimes it works and other times it doesn't work.

Is there something that I'm doing incorrectly?

[NYCDaFuture]

Re: NBA 2K18 Teach Me How To Thread : Tips,Plays,Defense

This actually looks like a much more appropriate thread for my question posted in the Q&A, so here goes copied and repaste


Playcalling question, difficulty level doesn't matter. PS4 system.

I have always had this issue and I think it's about time I finally asked. During play calls, I understand the need to wait until the grey basketball has the blue cross (X) icon, at which point you'd press (X) on the controller. However, sometimes pressing (X) doesn't pass that player the ball, instead the ball gets passed to a different teammate without the grey basketball blue (X) icon.

Sometimes it works and other times it doesn't work.

Is there something that I'm doing incorrectly?

At Coach Settings during the game. Do You have your offensive Playvision to All Plays and Playvision Display to FULL? Also put Offense playcalling to manual. Let me know if that helps

[NYCDaFuture]

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How do you guard sharpshooters who use screens? I have a tough time especially ones that know how to use the screens to create space and players who are 90+ superstars who are quick.

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Well in 17 you couldn't cuz brick wall was op, but the best way was the big man to hedge and hustle to get back. This year won't be dudes who can do that.

You have to tell the person guarding the screen to hedge or they gotta go underneath the screen.

[bhzmfia14]

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Related to myplayer editing:

How do I edit my myplayer after purchasing items from footlocker, nba store, etc? I go to myplayer lab and it doesn't allow me to allow me anything appearance wise.

[Shadow]

Re: NBA 2K18 Teach Me How To Thread : Tips,Plays,Defense

Related to myplayer editing:

How do I edit my myplayer after purchasing items from footlocker, nba store, etc? I go to myplayer lab and it doesn't allow me to allow me anything appearance wise.

closet mycourt

[Black Bruce Wayne]

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How do I use the "I got ball " feature on defense?

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[bucknut7]

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closet mycourt

How do you get to this?

[CashmereThinker]

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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITI1cuPcTNc?start=1202" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

20:02 in this Warriors vs. Bulls clip...

It's signature Steph catch and shoot...

Can't seem to pull it off though.

Anyone able to get this animation yet?

[domidomdomz]

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How do I use the "I got ball " feature on defense?

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Go to Settings and look for the option somewhat named "Defensive Communication" and Enable it. It is turned OFF by default.

[FerdBrown]

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How do you get to this?

Look for the doorman to your condo. Guy named Spaghetti.

[nba2kpdx]

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Anyone have tips for learning how to cook in the post?

This is my first go around as a post scorer and I need more moves than my old backdown, drop-step bully ball move that worked so well with my 2k17 glass cleaner.

This year I want to focus on post-fades but I am having a little trouble getting space to shoot after posting up.

[Ragnar53]

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Anyone have tips for learning how to cook in the post?

This is my first go around as a post scorer and I need more moves than my old backdown, drop-step bully ball move that worked so well with my 2k17 glass cleaner.

This year I want to focus on post-fades but I am having a little trouble getting space to shoot after posting up.

I know most post of the post moves in the game. I won't be able to show any video because I'm working a split shift in a couple hours (gotta get ready for work and call my boss to confirm) but I can write out how to do them.

So. Post Moves. Hold Left Trigger, don't commence bouncing down yet. Keep your dribble alive. If your defender is pushing you with his strength and making you bend forwards you can counter this by either post spinning in the opposite direction of where his arm (this is very important to keep track of) is on your back OR post driving (using your off hand to hook the defender's arm that was just on your back). Your can trigger both the post spin and post drive with the Right Trigger (And get a much tighter spin) and by pointing the left stick to either your back shoulder for a post spin or to your ball hand for a post drive. You can also use the Right Stick to do those moves, just use them in the same direction as the left stick and you'll get a much more dramatic and forceful spin.

So, Left Stick and Right trigger for smaller, more agile bigs like Blake Griffin and Anthony Davis. Right stick for big bruisers like Demarcus Cousins or Zach Randolph.

Now once you get those moves down, this will start setting up your post fades. Now, once you do those moves you'll start to notice the defenders are playing off you and anticipating you going to the rim, effectively stonewalling you. Now is the time to start pulling out the post fades. I learned how to do all of them with the Square button so I'm not reliant on the stick (although I use the Right Stick for my up and unders sometimes if I'm lazy or I really want to pick a direction to go in.

To do a post fade to in either direction simply hold the Left Trigger and hold the Left Stick in that direction, then shoot with Square and you'll do a post fade in that direction. This is very very important. If you can't prove you can hit post fades with any kind of consistency, they are just going to let you take those all day and won't even bother contesting.

Now once you've proven you can hit post fades and know how to do post drives and spins is when you want to start implementing Post Shimmying into your game and not a second before. In order to do a post shimmy to the left (holding Left Trigger of course) Double Tap Square and hold the Left Stick to the left. What will happen is that your character will fake like he's fading or going right and then turn around and shoot to the left. To do a post shimmy to the right, Double Tap Square and hold the Left Stick to the Right.

Now once you start making those consistently. Abuse the **** out of up and unders, because now your defender has to jump everytime if he wants to have any chance at forcing you into a miss. Read the 2KU in how to do up and unders, because my fingers are cramping lol.

Also new this year is the Post Spin Shot. Back your guy down. Take your hand OFF the Left Stick so that it's completely neutral and double tap square. Your guy will take a post spin jumper to the opposite side shoulder. So if the ball was in his left hand he'll spin and fade to the right and vice versa if the ball was in his right hand. It's pretty cool and really useful to do as well after setting it up before hand with spins and drives (as during the animation he dips his shoulders as if he's going to drive in the direction before spinning the opposite way).