Stopping bigs in the paint?

[The 24th Letter]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

Same man. I'm slowly getting better though. Gradually learning to keep my feet on the ground until other player leaves their feet first. Had to remind myself that most blocks are made by help defenders.

My new problem is after the AI gets an offensive rebound. After that happens I have the horrible tendency to turn my defender into a pogo stick and just blindly jump multiple times.

and pogo sticking lowers your contest %

Lose lose lol


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[tru11]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

and pogo sticking lowers your contest %

Lose lose lol


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Really.

Thats an epic W.

Fk them jumpy bastards.
Eat this dream shake 🤭


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[ggsimmonds]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

and pogo sticking lowers your contest %

Lose lose lol


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Don't even know why I do it. Whole time I'm sitting there embarrassed for myself but. I. keep. doing. it

[ILLSmak]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

Don't even know why I do it. Whole time I'm sitting there embarrassed for myself but. I. keep. doing. it

There are times when jumping will get you in a situation, get you a contest, etc, that you wouldn't have gotten otherwise, and you will land on your feet before they can do anything to jump again. When you are between them and the basket, just guard up, but yea they make wild shots. I like the wild shots the guards make, too. There's a reason you protect the rim cuz dudes can make all sorts of wild shots if you get them in there, even like nate rob or Isiah Thomas (the new one.)



I can't explain it, but L2, R2, and the stick as said are all important. However, there is a method to it, just like rebounding. It's responsive IMO, but you gotta try diff things. L2 is like aggressive D and box out, R2 is turbo... I kinda think I don't use turbo when I'm contesting unless I'm going for a block. You wanna L2 them, push into them while they are shooting, then jump to clean up what you can.



Hands up doesn't mean anything if you're not doing the verticality thing (I don't think it has much, if any effect, if you aren't body to body with them. Put a body on someone, holding L2, and put your hands up. So like go L2 --> push towards them-->> put your hands up. More fouls this year, but that generally won't get a foul. People can still make them, cpu and players, but it's way better than watching the cpu brick 28ft Js with 1 sec on the shot clock every time.


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That's not post, per se, but you can see how at :25 I am 'bodying him' and at that point, his shot percentage has drastically dropped, the end result is just a lil extra.



If you're really serious about getting good inside, I would practice purely positional defense (off ball even) push people who are looking to get the entry pass out, stay against them and when they shoot, try to smother them without jumping. Once you figure that out then you can learn jumping, but you can make a big impact if you bump them at the right time. Even a lil guy can do it, but obviously the impact lessens.



If you're playing 5s and you only switch to C as soon as other C catches the ball, it's easy to see why they would score because you have v little ability to control their movement and their 'scripted situation' is probably already starting.


-Smak

[R9NALD9]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

Double teaming a player whether a big on the inside or guard on the perimeter does slow them down quite a bit.

On PS5 just hold L1 as soon as he gets the ball.

Also hands up contest (pushing up on the right analogue) is by far the most effective way of putting pressure on an opposing player when he is shooting. Jumping has never really been effective for me. I've gotten blocks by only using hands up contest as well...even with a small guy like BJ Armstrong, though it doesn't happen often which it shouldn't.

I love that bigs are dominant...it is the way it should be imo. I only play Magic/Bird and Jordan Era so it is pretty realistic for me. Ewing, Robinson, Olajuwon and the likes are supposed to be a massive problem for me on the inside...especially if I play with the Bulls who never had a dominant center.

I played the Rockets and Olajuwon almost had a quadruple double with a stat line of 41pts, 14rebounds, 10 blocks and 6 assists.

Love it!

[coldkevin]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

well this is one of the problems that has plagued 2k for years and which they refuse to solve together with the lack of fouls, FTS and PIP. I have been playing nba2k since 2007 now and every single year we always talk about the same things. I think they will never find a solution at this point

[Vni]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

Hey guys,

Def enjoying the game, any tips or defensive settings you guys change to stop bigs like Gasol, Duncan, Garnett etc

Seems like they jus get inside position so deep so easily and sometimes feel like Impossible to stop even when you set to double on the catch.

Best way to stop them is to play the current NBA rosters.

[VDusen04]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

Double teaming a player whether a big on the inside or guard on the perimeter does slow them down quite a bit.

On PS5 just hold L1 as soon as he gets the ball.

Also hands up contest (pushing up on the right analogue) is by far the most effective way of putting pressure on an opposing player when he is shooting. Jumping has never really been effective for me. I've gotten blocks by only using hands up contest as well...even with a small guy like BJ Armstrong, though it doesn't happen often which it shouldn't.

I love that bigs are dominant...it is the way it should be imo. I only play Magic/Bird and Jordan Era so it is pretty realistic for me. Ewing, Robinson, Olajuwon and the likes are supposed to be a massive problem for me on the inside...especially if I play with the Bulls who never had a dominant center.

I played the Rockets and Olajuwon almost had a quadruple double with a stat line of 41pts, 14rebounds, 10 blocks and 6 assists.

Love it!

Fully echo your entire post. I'm glad post players are dangerous. Moreover, I can also endorse sending a double and walling up as ways of slowing down post performers to varying degrees.

[ILLSmak]

Re: Stopping bigs in the paint?

Double teaming a player whether a big on the inside or guard on the perimeter does slow them down quite a bit.

On PS5 just hold L1 as soon as he gets the ball.

Also hands up contest (pushing up on the right analogue) is by far the most effective way of putting pressure on an opposing player when he is shooting. Jumping has never really been effective for me. I've gotten blocks by only using hands up contest as well...even with a small guy like BJ Armstrong, though it doesn't happen often which it shouldn't.

I love that bigs are dominant...it is the way it should be imo. I only play Magic/Bird and Jordan Era so it is pretty realistic for me. Ewing, Robinson, Olajuwon and the likes are supposed to be a massive problem for me on the inside...especially if I play with the Bulls who never had a dominant center.

I played the Rockets and Olajuwon almost had a quadruple double with a stat line of 41pts, 14rebounds, 10 blocks and 6 assists.

Love it!

Yes, they finally got it right. I love that I can bully my way to the basket and force a shot. I might get snatch blocked, I might get body blocked, I might release wrong, but if all things go the way I expect, I'm getting in there and maybe even getting fouled, too. The inside game is looking good both on the step out and the inside, IMO. Best it's ever been. Still weirded out by that oop thing. haha.


Edit: and yea if you properly help and clog the paint you can stop bigs, too.


-Smak