ProAm SORELY needs communication buttons. Buttons that could ask for a pick, ask for off-ball screen picks, indications when players are cutting, etc... Small things like that that would improve communication and the flow of games tremendously. Yet 2k refuses to make any progress. Sad.
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ProAm SORELY needs communication buttons. Buttons that could ask for a pick, ask for off-ball screen picks, indications when players are cutting, etc... Small things like that that would improve communication and the flow of games tremendously. Yet 2k refuses to make any progress. Sad. -
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I agree with all of this although if someone is driving at you and you are still staying there that's on you. You need to depending on where you are just float to the opposite side or dive to the corner if you are posting mid post. So many times I'll come off a pick and I'll have someone at the wing while I'm trying to drive. They don't understand the dribble at and just stand there while I'm trying to create off of the P&R.Comment
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I think everyone needs to realize a lot of ppl on 2k are BAD basketball players.
By that i mean there’s guys in real life who are good at getting to the hoop but not at playmaking in a point guard fashion.
That transfers over to 2k. Some guys know how to shoot and that’s it. So they know they only do ONE thing so they try to do it a lot. They aren’t trying to play bad or trying to ballhog. Let’s say you are the best free throw shooter in all of 2k. Wouldn’t you try to get FTs?
Some dudes are purposely trash. But it’s probably less than 5% of all players. I see it too often i get mad at a random then i invite them to the party and it’s a little kid. How can i expect a little kid to know what pump fakes and swinging the ball around is?
I guess what I’m saying is show sympathy. Everyone who plays 2k isn’t good irl and most aren’t TRYING to hurt the team
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One thing I don't get is why people think they can get a shot off with a guy in their face. I just had a game where a guy got blocked 4 times
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As a point guard in Pro Am, if I see my SF or SG repeatedly call for the inbounds pass after the other team scores, you have 3 chances to prove you know what you're doing before I stop coming down the court.
We haven't even had our first possesion yet. Why are you calling for the ball? Oh, you're just going to come down court and jack up a contested 3?
Have fun playing 4v5.
I hate playing with guys who don't know how to Icon Pass. If you have an extra person guarding you, someone is open. YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE FLOOR. Make the pass bro. Simple.Comment
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Re: Dear Randoms...
I think everyone needs to realize a lot of ppl on 2k are BAD basketball players.
By that i mean there’s guys in real life who are good at getting to the hoop but not at playmaking in a point guard fashion.
That transfers over to 2k. Some guys know how to shoot and that’s it. So they know they only do ONE thing so they try to do it a lot. They aren’t trying to play bad or trying to ballhog. Let’s say you are the best free throw shooter in all of 2k. Wouldn’t you try to get FTs?
Some dudes are purposely trash. But it’s probably less than 5% of all players. I see it too often i get mad at a random then i invite them to the party and it’s a little kid. How can i expect a little kid to know what pump fakes and swinging the ball around is?
I guess what I’m saying is show sympathy. Everyone who plays 2k isn’t good irl and most aren’t TRYING to hurt the team
To the dudes out there who are bad and thinks everybody else sucks....you can go kick rocks. But the random culture can be really toxic and it seems too widespread. When I used to play walk-on more, anytime I saw someone's mic icon pop up I would assume that person was being annoying and just saying "Gimme the ball" repeatedly. That's just what I've come to expect.Comment
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In all the time I've played in the playground I thought I'd seem all the dumb stuff people do but I found a new one... guys tapping the X button to call for a pass from me, as if it would actually force a pass to them,... and when I do pass it for them to take an open shot it comes right back to me because they're spamming the pass button
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In all the time I've played in the playground I thought I'd seem all the dumb stuff people do but I found a new one... guys tapping the X button to call for a pass from me, as if it would actually force a pass to them,... and when I do pass it for them to take an open shot it comes right back to me because they're spamming the pass button
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I think I've just seen the dumbest guy in this game. He was a centre and all he did was hang around the 3 point line, he wasn't even a stretch 5, didn't set any screens and when he got the ball he either jacked up a 3 (which he bricked every time) or tried to dribble the ball inside and lost it
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How can it be that there are so many people in the 90s overall that don't have a clue what they are doing???
How have they either played the game so much that they've grinded their way to that or spent so much money on VC and not know the first thing about playing the game of basketball. It's really mind boggling
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How can it be that there are so many people in the 90s overall that don't have a clue what they are doing???
How have they either played the game so much that they've grinded their way to that or spent so much money on VC and not know the first thing about playing the game of basketball. It's really mind boggling
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Then these young players also follow a YouTuber and become obsessed with creating those same heroic moments for themselves.
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So this just happened
I'm so glad my teammates decided to quit in the first quarter
I kinda wish I could play every game with 4 AI teammates
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There is nothing more painful than watching a PF/C pretend they are Steph Curry
There needs to be a way for AI players to ignore calls for the pass. Sometimes its honestly better in the computers hands than any actual player.Comment
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It's on 2k. 2K grind doesn't teach basketball nor does it prepare you for teamwork in multiplayer. The grind is self-centered on individual glorification.
Then these young players also follow a YouTuber and become obsessed with creating those same heroic moments for themselves.
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I played a game with randoms for the first time in a long, long time yesterday.
We actually won but I was reminded why walk on sucks: everybody else on the other team quit. My team actually shared the ball and got out of each other's way, which is so rare for walk on.Comment
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I've been playing with randoms just to reset my drill timer to grind HOF rim protector. The amount of randoms who don't guard their man according to their build is ridiculous. Leaving stretch 4s/5s open by sitting in the key, or pushing up and gambling on steals when they're guarding slashers. They're not even learning, they do it for the whole game.
Also a shout out to the 90s who just spam x the whole game trying to get steals. I know you're doing it because for some reason it puts me in that stupid animation.
I did have one good night when a guy I play with regularly and myself got on a 10+ win streak with a 64 OVR slasher. He didn't have a good record but knew what he was doing - made the right passes, played defense and took shots he could make. We put away a lot of 90+ teams who thought they'd get an easy win.
I'd like to see positive grades you get for non possession stuff (eg movement, spacing) get buffed to almost a full grade. It's the only way you could ever the style of play to something that actually resembles basketball. But then grade is virtually meaningless so it wouldn't change anything.
And don't even get me started on 2s, which breeds even worse habits.Comment
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