Ask me anything about NBA 2k9

[pauliewalnutzz]

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hows kobes fadeaway? does it look sikk? and can you practice 1 on 1 and have the ai defending you? thanks for all the info bro

[DakkoN]

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Hey Pared, are mid-air passes still ridiculously inaccurate and turnover prone?

Thanks.

[wrestlinggod1]

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did you see any D Wade style crazy layups?

[DC]

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Hey Pared, are mid-air passes still ridiculously inaccurate and turnover prone?

Thanks.

As they should be since that goes against all basketball fundamentals.

Pared

1. Can we FINALLY set defensive matchups to the PLAYER and not the POSITION. If I put Bowen on KObe and the opponent moves Kobe to the SF will Bowen STILL be checking him?

2. Post defense. What has changed?

[Hassan Darkside]

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As they should be since that goes against all basketball fundamentals.

Not as much as they are in 2k8. I understand probably doing that to prevent cheese but there's no reason for your player to throw it out of bounds on the opposite sideline when you're passing to a teammate one foot away from you. The game just seems to not take into account touch on jump passes. But I also wish it didn't result in 80% of passes going out of bounds. They should just be slightly inaccurate to where the Defense can pick them off too, not straight line drives out of bounds.

[Rocafella83]

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Thanks for the response!
At startup it displays at 1080p. When i play nba 07-09(sonys advertised full hd wack bball game) it displays in 1080p. my movies display to 1080p even the dvd's upscale. Any other game downscales to 720p. I dont think its a setup issue, again taking everything i mentioned into consideration.
please help if u can, thanks alot.

I dont know whats going then...i dont even have the hdmi for ps3 only the component, but that still gets me 1080i res. im gonna get a hdmi cable today and see what happens.

[deon2333]

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Im sorry to hear others re having the same issue, but at least it's consistent. I thought my unit was malfunctioning. Well i guess ill get it on 360 and the ps3 will still remain a blu-ray player!

2k8 played on 1080p on my Panasonic 42 inch 1080p plasma so I have no idea why it doesnt play on your tv. By the way, stick with the ps3 version.

[elprez98]

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Not sure if this is asked yet, but can you just put your hands up to defend a shot, as opposed to jumping?

[boomhauertjs]

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Pared, take your best guess on this one:

On the default slider settings, what quarter length will you need to play to get realistic stats?

[Pared]

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I almost feel bad about asking this but I have to know!
Is Kobe's dunk package changed at all to reflect how he dunks in real life (he does many many one handed reverse dunks and adds some flair to his tomahawks), last year's dunk package was full of dunks that I have never seen him do. Thank you for doing this by the way.

Absolutely. He's very athletic and has MANY more of those one handed "on the other side of the rim" dunks when crossing in the lane!

Thanks for answering the questions.

If you could please take a quick look at Create a Team and how much we can edit existing players. Can we change existing players name, age and years experience is my biggest concern. Thanks again!

I honestly did not see create a team anywhere. Where did you guys get the info that this was in? Maybe I'm missing it.

Hi, thanks for your answers
what about the legend teams can you trade the players to any team?

Legend teams are not available in the Roster edit options...

one last shoe question. you said we can assign and change the shoe color for every player my question is if we change the shoe color will we get the shoe glitch from last year and are the jordans locked in to one color?

Not sure of the glitch; I can check tonight. I'm almost positive there wouldn't be a glitch however. Jordans are not locked into a color and you can set them like the other sneakers.

Hey Pared, are mid-air passes still ridiculously inaccurate and turnover prone?

Thanks.

Good question. No, they are not with the better players. I found myself able to go up on a double team and hit the open man with star players. To be honest, I didn't even try it with any scrubs or average players since they typically don't get the double.

As they should be since that goes against all basketball fundamentals.

Pared

1. Can we FINALLY set defensive matchups to the PLAYER and not the POSITION. If I put Bowen on KObe and the opponent moves Kobe to the SF will Bowen STILL be checking him?

2. Post defense. What has changed?

I'll have to check tonight. Post defense seems the same but steals and blocks are more effective in disrupting the shooter than last year.

Not sure if this is asked yet, but can you just put your hands up to defend a shot, as opposed to jumping?

I think this was done automatically... I know if you're out of position and hit the block button on the perimeter your player puts just one hand up without leaving his feet. New animation, not that stupid "running up to the shooter hold one hand up and be stuck in that animation until it finishes" animation.

Many less annoying things such as that this year. I finally noticed guys clapping on the backboard last night. There is this one layup that happens a bit too often for my tastes in the post however. Your player uses the rim for protection and lays it up on the other side of the backboard... you'll see when you get the game.

It's not unblockable but it is tough to defend.

Pared, take your best guess on this one:

On the default slider settings, what quarter length will you need to play to get realistic stats?

With the default game speed? I would say around 10 minutes if you run plays and work the clock. I like the speed at 45 because of the slower tempo but some may find it too slow.

If I missed any questions feel free to repost them...

2k9 can be played in 1080p but I couldn't tell a difference b/w that and 720p. I have a good eye for this sort of thing as well. Both looked similar to me.

[ekferio]

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Don't know if this has been answered or not, but when the CPU does a full court D on you, does your team mate do anything to help you? One problem i had with 2k8 is sometimes i got trapped and stuck at half court but no one will come by me and i was forced to throw a long pass which sometimes resulting a steal. Thanks

[DC]

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1. When you REACH in the post can and will you be called for a reach in foul?

2. Has free throw boxing out been fixed?

3. When coaches get fired, are they replaced with generic coaches? Can you edit coaches?

[Hassan Darkside]

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Does the CPU ever adjust its shot in mid-air? I don't think I've seen it in any of Steve's videos.

And can you take charges/flop in the post? Or is it as inconcistently called as 2k8 where it's pretty much random.

[DaoudS]

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man i am pumped to use the new shot stick. Thanks for being patient and answering the question, Pared.

[Cazaliers]

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I know this is a bit of a stupid question but one that's bugging me for no real reason and you probably wouldn't have a clue anyway...

If Ben Wallace scores (LOL) does the Big Ben clock chime? That'd be so awesome, but not something I'm really expecting...