Pro Am Builds For 2k19

[ph33]

Pro Am Builds For 2k19

In due time we will see what the OP stuff is.

They can try and balance all they want and it's definitely welcome and necessary for sure. But if there's one thing about this community, it's that some YouTuber is gonna find a way to crack the meta and then it'll take off.

I'll never forget you 2k15! I thought I was a master of fadeaways until I read the internets and learned everyone else was too that year [emoji17]

[TheFinalEvent97]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Im really struggling to choose between a 6'10 230lbs Pure Rim Protector C and a 6'11 250lbs Two Way Athletic Finisher C , i loved using my 6'10 Paint Protector in 17 and my 6'11 Two Way Athletic Finisher was great in 18
Main Stats, Pure Rim Protector on the left

77vs92 Standing Layup
69vs82 Driving Layup
72vs91 Driving Dunk
60vs59 Open Mid Range
62vs58 Open Shot 3
81vs76 Rebounding
99vs83 Steal
98vs78 Block
99vs80 Shot Contest
89vs83 Vertical
88vs73 Lateral Quickness
81vs79 Speed
78vs75 Acceleration
84vs76 Strength
My concerns are the Two Way will get overwhelmed inside and on the boards whereas the Pure Rim Protector will struggle to take advantage of mismatches on offense. Thoughts?

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Im really struggling to choose between a 6'10 230lbs Pure Rim Protector C and a 6'11 250lbs Two Way Athletic Finisher C , i loved using my 6'10 Paint Protector in 17 and my 6'11 Two Way Athletic Finisher was great in 18
Main Stats, Pure Rim Protector on the left

77vs92 Standing Layup
69vs82 Driving Layup
72vs91 Driving Dunk
60vs59 Open Mid Range
62vs58 Open Shot 3
81vs76 Rebounding
99vs83 Steal
98vs78 Block
99vs80 Shot Contest
89vs83 Vertical
88vs73 Lateral Quickness
81vs79 Speed
78vs75 Acceleration
84vs76 Strength
My concerns are the Two Way will get overwhelmed inside and on the boards whereas the Pure Rim Protector will struggle to take advantage of mismatches on offense. Thoughts?

I think the two way is just far more balanced . You get some finishing ability but still protect the rim . Have you considered the slashing rim protector ? It’s a good middle ground .

[TheFinalEvent97]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

I think the two way is just far more balanced . You get some finishing ability but still protect the rim . Have you considered the slashing rim protector ?

Slasing Rim Protector is kind of a worse version of both, gets the same level of Defensive Stopper and Rim Protector as the Two Way and is worse at finishing. My main problem in 17 and 18 using Pure Rim Protectors was getting outrebounded, in 19 it gets Gold Hustle Rebounder which with 89 Vertical would be super effective. In 17 my Paint Protector was either too fast or too big to deal with in transition, rolling off screens, backdown cuts etc. I had problems in 18 rebounding due to only having Silver Hustle Rebounder on my Two Way Athletic Finisher.

[Wejwer89]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Does anyone have max ratings for:

PG, Pure Shot Creator, 6'3'', minumum weight and wingspan?

[jyoung]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Slashing Defenders are good for the PG, SG, and SF positions, but for PF and C, you're better off making a Two Way Athletic Finisher.

I wouldn't recommend making a pure defender at any position to start the year.

Give it a couple of weeks and see if you can get by with lower-rated defenders before upgrading to a pure defender, because the deduction that you'll be taking to your offensive abilities might not be worth it if you can play good enough defense with more offensively gifted builds.

Defensive big men became worthless pretty early in 2K18's lifespan once the 5 out wave took over the mode and every team's bigs were stretches. I don't think that's going to happen again this year, but you never know; "Cheese finds a way," as Jeff Goldblum would say.

I do know that you can expect to see at least one, maybe two 7'0" Rebounding Stretch Bigs in people's lineups to start the year, since that is by far the best shooting big man archetype that isn't as weak as a cardboard cutout inside the paint.

[Korrupted]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Does anyone have max ratings for:

PG, Pure Shot Creator, 6'3'', minumum weight and wingspan?

Lol I notice a lot of people are making undersized guards. I look forward to playing against builds like this. Smaller players haven't been the wave since 6'7 PG's were discovered in 2k16. Unless 2k has made speed a noticeable difference in 2k19, smaller players are about to get abused especially on PNR's. Good Luck

[jyoung]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Defensively, you might be able to hide a small PG on a primary sharp if the other team has one, but you won't be able to hideout on primary shot creators this year, since their post ratings got boosted into the 80s.

If there's no sharp primary on the floor, then you'll have to play a rotation-based defense, which will require a fairly fast rim protector and one more fast wing defender to successfully pull off the 3-man rotation where the corner defender runs in to cover the rim, the wing defender runs down to cover the corner, and the PG runs over to cover the wing any time that there's a drive or cut to the basket.

[sparkybob]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Honest question tho, they made defense better and obviously made lockdowns better..so why'd they up the difficulty?

Just wondering, because it seems shootings toned down too..so yea does that mean just a bunch of slashers lol

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It's probably something they make easier during the lifecycle of the game after online people keep complaining about it.

[Wejwer89]

Re: Pro Am Builds For 2k19

Lol I notice a lot of people are making undersized guards. I look forward to playing against builds like this. Smaller players haven't been the wave since 6'7 PG's were discovered in 2k16. Unless 2k has made speed a noticeable difference in 2k19, smaller players are about to get abused especially on PNR's. Good Luck

Thanks for your opinion. Don't worry about my defence. My team likes to play a 3-2 zone often so it won't be a big problem. Apart from that you don't have to be a beast on defence while playing PG.

6'3'' is considered to be "undersized PG" ? Aren't Curry and Irving 6'3'' , what about Westbrook? In the NBA, point guards are usually about 6' 3" (1.93 m) or shorter.

[shawnydee]

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Thanks for your opinion. Don't worry about my defence. My team likes to play a 3-2 zone often so it won't be a big problem. Apart from that you don't have to be a beast on defence while playing PG.

6'3'' is considered to be "undersized PG" ? Aren't Curry and Irving 6'3'' , what about Westbrook? In the NBA, point guards are usually about 6' 3" (1.93 m) or shorter.

6'3 is undersized in pro am. Some people are able to get away with it but not everyone.

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[HowDareI]

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Pretty positive I'ma just make a play sharp or pure sharp now just so I don't waste vc [emoji23]

While everyone else was abusing screens and snatchbacks, I was running around on offense like Kyle Korver or JJ Redick.

I kinda find it fun it's like running my defender thru a maze..

My dude used to be 6'8 tho, doubt he'll be that tall again if I do..don't wanna lose too much of my shot now.

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[GK_11]

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6'3 is undersized in pro am. Some people are able to get away with it but not everyone.

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Maybe it was last year, but so was sharps consistently hitting contested 3s from 30+ feet. From everything weve seen (infro from devs, max attribute comparisons, prelude impressions) they realized how ridiculous avg position size was on my players was (near max height, weight and wingspans on 90+% of players) and have balanced size accordingly.

One of the things thats cool is that the attribute cost appears to be exponential - i.e: it is not a standard penalty per inch taller, the rate at which attributes drop seems to increase the further you get from default (normal) sizes. Really going to incentivize having players stay within more realistic dimensions without completely eliminating the possibility of making a plus size player - and i think also increase the viability of undersized builds.

[Korrupted]

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Thanks for your opinion. Don't worry about my defence. My team likes to play a 3-2 zone often so it won't be a big problem. Apart from that you don't have to be a beast on defence while playing PG.

6'3'' is considered to be "undersized PG" ? Aren't Curry and Irving 6'3'' , what about Westbrook? In the NBA, point guards are usually about 6' 3" (1.93 m) or shorter.

Bruh this is a video game not real life lol. In terms of 2k 6'3 is a baby. I'm not counting yall out but I'm interested to see how effective smaller players are or how much of a liability they are going to be this year.

People tend to get caught up in ratings way too much and I see a lot of people falling victim again this year. Everybody wants 90 Ball Control but there was little to no difference between 90 and 86 in 2k18. Most of the tier 3 sizeups went unused as well. I had a 6'4 pure play with 99 speed in 2k18. I honestly stopped using him because the speed differential was minimal going up against bigger players who were much slower. Hopefully 2k fixes it in 2k19. If not....Good Luck!

[ph33]

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Tier 3 size-ups are really overrated unless someone can educate me otherwise.

All you do is flick the right stick up and watch them do a bunch of dribble moves that you're not doing, and you can break out of those just like you can with the pro size ups that work just as well.