Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

[howardphillips214]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I have a 2 way playmaking PG right now. My only knock on him is I know the build is meant to distribute and D up, but the scoring capabilities are pretty bad. I'm only a 91 now so I have more attributes to unlock, but making a wide open middy feels like Ben Simmons trying to take a 3.

Are you seeing the same issues with a 2 way Point Forward. I was thinking about that as my next build. Probably going to lose some ball control but I thought the height would make my inside scoring better.

Ok... I'll start here. Finishing is just harder in general this year. I have several slashers that miss gimme layups. It's not the build.

Secondly, at 6'6 (idk what height you made him) and under you should have somewhere around a 70 three ball. With Corner Specialist Bronze he should be a legit threat to shoot if wide. You'll probably be better off using a Base jumper. Specifically, find a shooting animation you like in the default jumpers. I don't think creating a jump shot and putting up the speed is good for non shooting archetypes. In my experience, I can green when I have a jumper that is normal.

Also, it's not so much about ratings with this guy, it's more about animations.

Right now I'm using Crossover Pro 6 and Behind The Back Pro 3.

I think those are the best combination for this build. They just generate too much space too quick.

Example: In career, while bringing up the ball, if you cross from the sideline to the middle of the floor, then behind the back towards the sideline again, you should have a lane to the basket from the baseline. Since you're a guard you should have Acrobat plus a higher layup than I do. A simple reverse should produce good results. I have to Euro here and hope I make it or draw the foul.

Once the CPU starts to try and cut you off you should have shooters open.

[howardphillips214]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I would strongly discourage anyone from making a pure playmaker/point forward if Pro Am is the primary mode that you're going to use him in. Those two archetypes are really only effective in Park this year, since you aren't going to meet many lockdown defenders in Park. But in Pro Am, you won't be able to use any of your right joystick dribble moves in the majority of your games due to the presence of one or more lockdown defenders on most teams.

Just build a playmaking shot creator or sharpshooting playmaker instead so you can shoot the ball consistently and not have to worry about defenders sagging off you all the time.

It makes no sense to have a MyPlayer that specializes in dribbling when 90% of good Pro Am teams will have a lockdown defender guarding you.

While i don't play on him much, I've never been one to over dribble. I hardly even hold the ball past half court. I've had 20 assist games in Rec and I've had 4 assist games. The key for me is keeping turn overs down. And as long as I have shooters, that's easy. It's when spacing is poor (which happens a lot in Rec) that i have issues. If I was interested (I'm not) in running Pro Am consistently, on the right team i have full confidence I could do very well with this build.

The key with keeping LDDs at bay is not to goat them. If I'm doing hesis and size ups in the half court I should get ripped. If he has any marginal success it's probably in the passing lanes and anyone can do that. LDDS aren't the only ones who snipe passes regularly. In drive and kick situations, I'll bring the ball passed half court and drive instantly reading the screens set before the ball is advanced. If i play a 7 seconds or less type game then it's hard to justify them forgoing shooting.

If we can get stops, the transition game will usually decide the outcome. And there's not too many players who can run with my 92 off ball speed on the break. I can score 20 easily by just out running people.

As stated tho, I dont NEED this character to play my game. Thats why i made a playmaking shot creator so I can keep pressure on the D by pushing the tempo. If I cross half court with him I'm a threat to score from anywhere.

[ph33]

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I think what I'll do is use my rebirth on a post scoring shot creator SG, and then grind out a playmaker on my own, since assists are easier to get and the badges aren't as spread out

One player is to get buckets and the other is to get others buckets

[howardphillips214]

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I think what I'll do is use my rebirth on a post scoring shot creator SG, and then grind out a playmaker on my own, since assists are easier to get and the badges aren't as spread out

One player is to get buckets and the other is to get others buckets

Post scoring shot creator gets a ton of badges, most in the game if I'm not mistaken. But man.... That hit to off ball and speed with ball is just too much.

I have characters with 70 off ball and i can tear off on centers and other bigs, but guard chase downs are real. I got chased down by a 6' sharp on my playmaking shot creator. He has 77 speed with ball. That should be physically impossible. But... It happens.

The real thing tho is the post game just isn't consistent online. In career i can post fade, drop step, and turn around jumper anywhere. Online not so much. It's just delayed already and the post moves are so slow.


I would advise a sharpshooting shot creator or a pure before i put post in a guard.

[Korrupted]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Post scoring shot creator gets a ton of badges, most in the game if I'm not mistaken. But man.... That hit to off ball and speed with ball is just too much.

I have yet to come across somebody good that knows how to use this build. I had a whole argument in game chat with a SG using a Post Scoring Shot Creator a few days ago. He just kept bragging about how many badges he has and how he was going to be OP once he hit 99. He was whole 97 overall shooting 2/13 in JRC against a bunch a scrubs. People get caught up in badge counting and ratings a lil too much. It's pointless if you don't know what to do with them.

[ph33]

Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I have yet to come across somebody good that knows how to use this build. I had a whole argument in game chat with a SG using a Post Scoring Shot Creator a few days ago. He just kept bragging about how many badges he has and how he was going to be OP once he hit 99. He was whole 97 overall shooting 2/13 in JRC against a bunch a scrubs. People get caught up in badge counting and ratings a lil too much. It's pointless if you don't know what to do with them.

He sounds like someone who is only good at playing pro difficulty AI, lol

I’ve met a lot of these and you can tell by the way they play. They force moves and lack creativity, don’t know how to play against actual humans (such as the shot creator who only knows how to shoot leaners while going towards the baseline)


but yeah, as I said, any build I use for my rebirth needs to have at least 5 HOF badges, lol. I'm probably going to unlock it sometime on Saturday so if yall got suggestions for other builds send it my way. Still going to go with manually grinding my point forward

already got a pure sharp SG, I barely use it, but it's there if I need it
got a slashing shot creator PG, this thing about to go extinct though
have a shot post at PF, and barely use it because my C is just a better big man and I was too lazy to grind
got a midget sharp play at SG/PG, and never use it because...it's a midget and I was just bored

my main has been rebounding defender C

[ph33]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I got to 94 and double takeover yesterday....and lmao this rebound takeover is absurd cheese. The fact that you can know where the ball will land when the shot goes up is flat out stupid. But I'll take it!

19 days later

here we are!!!

I decided I'm going to manually grind the point forward (max height/wing and min weight was a great call by the way) and use this rebirth on the post shot, I've been spending my whole year setting screens and playing defense and rebounding and **** it's my turn to get buckets!!!

[jyoung]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Made it to a 93 with my 6”11 pf post scoring shot creator

It seems as if people have abandoned this build I haven’t seen anybody with this build for awhile now not like it was since launch

Extremely versatile build for offense and defense I feel like I can guard 1-4 depending on speed I can’t guard big doofy 7’3 280 centers unless they are sharps.

Pretty much have every shot in the game at my disposal so my style of plays differs depending on the matchups

Great post game, mid range,moving mid range a bit of a 3pt game and great at going to the rim also have enough handles to shake off other pf/c and slow sf

I think you typed your build name backward, because you can't make a primary shot creator any taller than 6'10". It sounds like you have a shot creating post scorer, if he's 6'11". I have that build at 7'0" and I'm still not fully aware of what it's capable of doing since I haven't unlocked even one hall of fame badge yet (all the ones that can go to HOF are still stuck on gold). It's a huge pain to grind post scoring badges in MyCareer since you automatically get double teamed by the AI defense every time you enter the post.

Primary shot creators are beasts though. You can mix that primary with just about any secondary archetype, or you can go pure shot creator, and regardless of how you build them, they should end up being the most versatile archetype in the game. This Pro Am match from a few days ago was a good example of two differently built shot creators going off. The guy on the other team had a slashing shot creator, and I had a pure shot creator:

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[ph33]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Shot posts are great, but like you said, quite the annoying grind. I got mine to 88 and almost HOF difficult shots and didn't have the heart for grinding the rest, especially because there's three different badges and you can't really go after them all together (like you can for pick and roll+dimer+flashy/lob)


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[ph33]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I love this point forward

It is so pure


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[TheFinalEvent97]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I love this point forward

It is so pure


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[tru11]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

so shotcreating sharp or sharp shot creator for a 6`1 SG?

[howardphillips214]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

so shotcreating sharp or sharp shot creator for a 6`1 SG?

Sharp secondary is much better, IMO. You can still get the 86 three ball cap so you can green wide open with catch and shoot gold. Plus, you get difficult shots hall of fame.

Idk if I would make him 6'1 tho.

[tru11]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Sharp secondary is much better, IMO. You can still get the 86 three ball cap so you can green wide open with catch and shoot gold. Plus, you get difficult shots hall of fame.

Idk if I would make him 6'1 tho.

Just want to be an AI kinda build going for pure offense.

[howardphillips214]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Just want to be an AI kinda build going for pure offense.

AI would be a 6' shot creating playmaker.