Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

[FUBLU]

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"thriller92" got a point.
I got so mad when I saw this made page 2.
Come on KRUZA. Where u @ Playa?
Come spit some more knowledge on us.

[Kruza]

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Now for the Nets. Starting lineup:

PG – Devin Harris
PF – Vince Carter
SF – Yi Jianlian
PF – Sean Williams
C – Brook Lopez

The only dilemmas I had with this lineup were at the SF and C positions. I had briefly considered starting Bobby Simmons at the 3-spot. While Simmons is a far better 3-pt shooter, Yi wins out for me because he can make up for that by being better at rebounding at both ends of the floor. Also, Simmons could fit the role as a sparkplug off the bench more than Yi could. As for the C position, starting Josh Boone was really tempting because he’s a very good defensive rebounder and awesome offensive rebounder. However, for this team I think a better defensive presence in the post is more important at this position, and that’s why I stuck with Lopez. On to the plays:

SG Wing Iso (1-4 High set)
Needless to say that it’s a must to get the ball to VC in an Isolation situation, and this play fits the bill. The layout of this play has been explained in the Hawks playbook.

PG Clearout (1-4 High set)
It’s also helpful to give Devin Harris a chance to showcase his one-on-one skills. The layout of this Isolation play has been explained in the Clippers playbook.

Guard Wave (Triangle 2 set)
This is a nifty play involving the guards. Harris has the ball on the right side of the court behind arc then Williams comes over to set a screen for him at the top of the circle. Meanwhile, VC is standing on the right wing behind the arc then cuts to the basket once Lopez sets a screen for him at the right wing area. Then Harris dribbles into the lane around Williams’ screen and has the option to either pass the ball to a cutting VC, or look to score for himself with a layup or runner/floater in the lane.

Zero In (Triangle 6 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Clippers playbook. Harris (Nets PG), VC (SG) and Yi (SF) are the key players in this play.

SG Free Wing (Box set)
This play is designed to get VC an open look on the left wing, but it also has a nice alternative option included. Harris has the ball at the top of the key. VC stands near the left baseline, Yi stands near the right baseline, Williams stands near the left elbow and Lopez stands near the right elbow. Lopez moves across the lane to the left block to set a screen for VC, who then moves across the lane to the right elbow. Williams moves close to Lopez standing on the left block. Yi sets a screen for VC at the right elbow and VC moves around the screen to get to the lower right block area. Next, Lopez and Williams set a double screen on the left block for VC, who will go around them and curl up to the left wing. Harris passes the ball to VC as VC arrives on the left wing. At this point he has the option to shoot a pull-up mid-range J on the catch or hold the ball for a few seconds. Now the alternative option kicks in when VC has the ball on the left wing. After VC receives the ball on the wing and doesn’t have the open look, carefully observe Harris carefully. In a few seconds Harris will go around a screen set by Yi at the top of the circle amd cut to the basket. With an accurate and well-timed lead pass, VC can possibly get the ball to Harris while Harris makes his cut for an easy deuce. But be warned that this pass is indeed a risky one to make as it can easily get deflected by a defender.


Quick Hit SG (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Yi (Nets SF), VC (SG) and Harris (PG) are the key players in this play.

PG-PF High Screen Roll (Baseline 2 set) / PG-PF Pick & Roll 2 (Motion 5 set)
Two useful P&R plays which involves Harris and Williams. These plays are good to switch back and forth to instead of taking up two slots. The layout of the former play has been explained in the Pistons playbook while the latter play has been explained in the 76ers playbook.

SG Backdoor (Baseline 1 set)
The layout of this potential alleyoop play to a high-flying VC has been explained in the Jazz playbook.

Next: Warriors

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Now for the Warriors. Starting lineup:

PG – C.J. Watson
SG – Stephen Jackson
SF – Corey Maggette
PF – Al Harrington
C – Andris Biedrins

I feel for Warriors users, and I’m sure you guys know why I say this. It’s that painfully apparent hole at the PG spot that’s currently being exploited courtesy of the Living Rosters. Now this is not a knock on C.J. Watson, as he may turn out to be a nice player in his own right in the near future. But he’s not the player Monta Ellis is right now. Many of the plays that could be ran with Watson as a key player could work better with Ellis handling the spot, and certain plays that likely won’t work with Watson could actually work for Ells. But oh well… there’s nothing that can be done about this until that ignorant moped-riding knucklehead returns to the line up midway through the regular season. On to the plays:

Draw & Kick (Baseline 2 set)
This is an awesome play which includes a lot of alternative options for Watson, Jackson and Maggette. But first I’ll go over the initial design of the play before revealing the alternative options within. Watson has the ball standing on the left side of the court behind the arc. Biedrins, who is initially standing on left block, goes over to set a screen for Watson at the top of the circle. Watson then moves around screen toward left side of the court and passes to Maggette who is standing on the left wing near the arc. Maggette will dribble to the free throw line area of the lane then pass the ball to Jackson standing on the right side of the court behind the arc. Now it’s Jackson who will drive to the lane and pass it to Watson standing on the left side of the court behind the arc.

So in summary we have lots of driving-and-kicking going on here between the perimeter players. And constant driving-and-kicking should lead to plenty catch-and-shoot and dump-off opportunities. This is where the alternative options come into fray. Let’s rewind to the step when Watson first comes off the screen set by Biedrins. At this moment, Watson can actually choose to drive all the way to the basket if there is an open path. If not, a dump-off pass to Harrington could be available since he has the passing skill to pull it off.

Now let’s consider the scenario that Watson does choose to pass the ball to Maggette standing on the left wing on his drive, and Maggette holds the ball there. Instead of kicking the ball out to Jackson in the play design, Maggette also has the option to drive all the way to the basket, or take a pull-up jumper off the dribble near the free throw line.

Okay, now let’s consider the scenario where Maggette does choose to pass the ball to Jackson standing on the right wing behind the arc. Jackson is not that great a ballhandler, so shooting the 3-ball on the catch is probably the better option for him. But if Jackson chooses to put the ball on the floor, he can opt to drive to the lane and either try to get all the way to the basket or put up a floater/runner near the free throw line area.

This is a great, great play to run for this team once the user gets down all the concepts and nuances of it. Highly recommended.

PF Curl & Create (Motion 5 set) / PF High Iso (Triangle 1 set)
These are two plays which are designed to get the ball to Harrington at or near the center of the court. Both are good to alternate using during a course of a game instead of using two slots. In the former play Harrington gets the ball at the free throw line area, and in the latter play he gets the ball at the free throw line in an Isolation situation. The layout of former play has been explained in the 76ers playbook.

As for the latter play, Watson has the ball on the right side of the court behind the arc. Jackson stands on the left wing behind the arc, Maggette stands in the right corner, Biedrins stands near the left baseline and Harrington stands at the free throw line. Watson immediately passes the ball to Harrington who’s isolated at the free throw line right from the start, and it’s up to Harrington to make something happen.

SF Create (Triangle 6 set) / SF Weakside (Motion 1 set)
These are two plays which are designed primarily to get Maggette the ball on the right wing and right elbow areas, respectively. Like the previous couple of plays, both of these are good to alternate using instead of taking up two slots for them. The layout of the former play has been explained in the Cavaliers playbook.

As for the latter play, this one is designed for Maggette of course, but has alternative options for teammates as well. Watson has the ball at the top of the key. Jackson stands near the left baseline area, Maggette stands near the right baseline area, Harrington stands near the left elbow and Biedrins stands near the right elbow. Harrington moves to the top of the key to set a screen for Watson, who dribbles around the screen to get to the left wing near the arc. Jackson goes over to set a screen near the free throw line area for Harrington, who moves down to the left block. Watson dribbles closer to baseline then passes ball to Jackson standing on the left side of the free throw line. Next, Biedrins moves from the right elbow down to the right block. Then Maggette moves over to the right elbow and receives a pass from Jackson at that spot. Watson moves to the left elbow area to set a screen for Jackson, who moves to the left wing after making that pass. Watson moves to the top of the key then receives pass from Maggette if there’s no open look. In this play Maggette does not have to make the last pass to Watson and could instead go to work on his man when he has the ball near the right elbow. And don’t forget that Biedrins is in the post. Gotta give Biedrins a chance to put up a hook shot every once in a while -- even if it’s not a specialty of his game.

PG Combo (Motion 4 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Pistons playbook. Watson (Warriors PG), Harrington (PF) and Maggette (SF) are the key players in this play.

Quick Hit SG (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Maggette (Warriors SF), Jackson (SG) and Watson are the key players in this play.

Free Wings (Motion 1 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Watson (Warriors PG), Jackson (SG) and Maggette (SF) are the key players in this play.

PG-C High Screen Roll (Flex 3 set) / PG-C Pick & Roll 3 (Flex 4 set)
These are two P&R plays involving Watson and Biedrins. Both are good to switch up calling during the course of a game instead of using two different slots. The layout of the former play has been explained in the Hawks playbook.

As for the latter play, Watson has the ball at the top of the key. Jackson stands in the right corner, Maggette stands in the left corner, Harrington stands near the right elbow and Biedrins stands near the left elbow. Biedrins goes over to set a screen at the top of the key for Watson, and then the P&R sequence begins. Harrington moves behind the arc and drifts toward the top of the key as the P&R sequence between Watson and Biedrins develop.

Free SF (1-4 High set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Pistons playbook. Maggette (Warriors SF), and Watson (PG) are the key players who get the touches in this play.

Next: Grizzlies

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Not to be picky or contradict but.... I totally understand your thoughts for pulling Petro out of the starting rotation but, what is your reason for not putting Collison at PF and Wilcox at C. Isn't Collison a better shooter? Isn't Wilcox a better scrapper.
I believe these guys are almost "neck -N-neck" for what they do best but I LOVE to hear your thoughts.

"You be spitin some theorhetical $hit!!!" Luv your knowledge of the game!

Yeah, the ratings for Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison are about equal in most categories. But there are two main reasons why I kept Wilcox at the PF spot. The #1 reason is because he's better than Collison in the low post (82-68) and the Thunder's team playbook includes a few Post plays for the power forward as opposed to zero Post plays for the center. And the #2 reason is because the Thunder's playbook lists a few plays involving the power forward in Pick & Roll plays instead of the center, and Wilcox finishes better in P&R situations since he has a higher dunk (69-64), layup (71-63), and close shot (92-87) ratings. However, Collison is the better free throw shooter though (64-75).

Kruza

[DC]

Re: Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

I still hate how the CPU doesn't ONLY call the 8 assigned plays in each team's playbook. At least they use THAT team's playbook this year. I think.....

[Kruza]

Re: Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

Now for the Grizzlies. Starting lineup:

PG – Michael Conley
SG – O.J. Mayo
SF – Rudy Gay
PF – Hakim Warrick
C – Darko Milicic

The only issue I had is who to go with at the C spot. It’s really a toss-up when it comes to deciding between Darko Milicic and Marc Gasol as both guys are rated about even in the game. In the end, however, I favored having more of a defensive presence at this position for this particular team, so starting Darko became the more logical choice as he is a better shotblocker plus a better rebounder on both ends of the court. On to the plays:

SF Create (Triangle 6 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Cavaliers playbook. Gay (Grizzlies SF) and Conley (PG) are the key players in this play.

Guard Wave (Triangle 2 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nets playbook. Conley (Grizzlies PG) and Mayo (SG) are the key players in this play.

Quick Hit SG (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Gay (Grizzlies SF), Conley (PG) and Mayo (SG) are the key players in this play.

Screen Drive & Dish (Flex 4 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Cavaliers playbook. Conley (Grizzlies PG), Gay (SF) and Milicic (C) are the key players in this play.

SF Pitch (Baseline 2 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Hawks playbook. Conley (Grizzlies PG), Mayo (SG) and Milicic (C) are the key players in this play.

C Dive (Flex 1 set)
This play is primarily designed to get a bunny for Milicic, but there are also a number of alternative options for other players within. First, Conley has the ball on the right side of the court behind the arc. Mayo stands near the right baseline, Gay stands on the right wing behind the arc, Warrick stands near the left baseline and Milicic stands on the left elbow. Conley passes the ball to Gay then moves to the left side of the court after making that pass. Gay dribbles toward Mayo, who sets a screen for him near the baseline on the right side of the court. Once Gay gets next to him, Mayo pops out and moves to the wing area behind the arc. At this moment Milicic cuts directly to the basket. So at this point Gay has the option of making the pass either to a cutting Milicic or to Mayo for the 3-ball.

Motown Music (Flex 3 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Clippers playbook. Conley (Grizzlies PG) and Mayo (SG) are the key players in this play.

SF Backdoor Cut (Flex 1 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Bulls playbook. Gay (Grizzlies SF), Mayo (SG) and Conley (PG) are the key players in this play.

Next: Celtics

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Now for the Celtics. Starting lineup:

PG – Rajon Rondo
SG – Ray Allen
SF – Paul Pierce
PF – Kevin Garnett
C – Kendrick Perkins

Tinker with a championship-winning starting lineup? Are you kidding me??

Double Cross 2 (1-4 High set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Knicks playbook. PP (Celtics SF), KG (PF) and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

Quick Hit SG (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. PP (Celtics SF), Ray Ray (SG) and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

SG Pick & Pop (Flex 2 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. PP (Celtics SF), Ray Ray (SG), and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

Pocket Forwards (Flex 3 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Jazz playbook. PP (Celtics SF), Ray Ray (SG), and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

PF Poison (Flex 4 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Mavericks playbook. KG (Celtics PF) and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

PF Screen Post (Baseline 1 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Hornets playbook. KG (Celtics PF), Ray Ray (SG) and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

Free Wings (Motion 1 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Ray Ray (Celtics SG), PP (SF) and Rondo (PG) are the key players in this play.

SF Screen Iso (Triangle 4 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the 76ers playbook. PP (Celtics SF), Rondo (PG) and Perkins (C) are the key players in this play.

Next: Lakers

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Now for the Lakers. Starting lineup:

PG – Derek Fisher
SG – Kobe Bryant
SF – Lamar Odom
PF – Pau Gasol
C – Andrew Bynum

The only lineup change that was needed already happened midway through last season. Absolutely nothing needs to be changed here now. On to the plays:

SG Wing Iso (1-4 High set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Hawks playbook. Kobe (Lakers SG) is in command for this play.

PF Decision (Baseline 1 set) / PF Low Post 2 (Flex 4 set)
The layout of the first of these two Post plays has been explained in the Jazz playbook while the second Post play has been explained in the Spurs playbook. Both plays are good to alternate calling for Gasol to go to work down on the low block.

SG Top Arc (Flex 4 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Heat playbook. Kobe (Lakers SG), Fisher (PG), and Odom (SF) are the key players in this play.

SF Screen Iso (Triangle 4 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the 76ers playbook. Odom (Lakers SF), Fisher (PG) and Bynum (C) are the key players in this play.

Bullish Backcourt (Triangle 8 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Mavericks playbook. Fisher (Lakers PG) and Kobe (SG) are the key players in this play.

Ol Reliable (Triangle 3 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Cavaliers playbook. Bynum (C) and Fisher (PG) are the key players in this play.

SG-PF Two Man (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Bulls playbook. Kobe (Lakers SG), Gasol (PF) and Fisher (PG) are the key players in this play.

SF-C Pick & Roll (Baseline 1 set)
This is a typical side P&R play involving Odom and Bynum. Fisher has the ball at the right side of the court behind the arc. Kobe stands on the left wing behind the arc, Odom stands on the right wing behind the arc, Gasol stands near the left baseline and Bynum stands near the right baseline. Fisher passes the ball to Odom then moves over to the left side of the court along the arc. After Odom receives the pass, Bynum goes over to set a screen for him at the right wing. From here this can a P&R sequence between the two players. Odom will move to the free throw line and makes the decision on whether to pass the ball to a “rolling” Bynum. If Odom chooses not to make the pass to Bynum, then he could opt to pass it to Fisher standing behind the arc, or look for his own shot and take that pull-up free throw line jumper.

Next: Rockets

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Now for the Rockets. Starting lineup:

PG – Rafer Alston
SG – Tracy McGrady
SF – Ron Artest
PF – Luis Scola
C – Yao Ming

Yet another lineup that needs no tweaking whatsoever. On to the plays:

C Low Block (Triangle 3 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Clippers playbook. Yao (Rockets C) and Alston (PG) are the key players in this play.

SG Wing Iso (1-4 High set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Hawks playbook. This time it’s T-Mac (Rockets SG) who’s in charge.

Pick Then Post (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Clippers playbook. Yao (Rockets C) and Alston (PG) are the key players in this play.

C-SG Flash (Triangle 5 set)
This is primarily a Post play with a nice alternative option within. Alston has the ball on the right wing behind the arc. T-Mac stands in the left wing behind the arc, Artest stands near the left baseline, Scola stands near the free throw line area and Yao stands near the right baseline. T-Mac moves down near the low left block while Artest moves to the left elbow, and Yao moves down to post up on the low right block. Alston passes the ball to Yao on the right block then moves all the way to the right corner. While Yao has the ball, Artest and Scola move near the low left block area to set a double screen for T-Mac. Then T-Mac curls around the Artest-Scola double screen to get to the top of the circle. So not only Yao has the option of looking for his shot in the post, but he also can opt to wait for a bit then pass the ball to T-Mac for a pull-up jumper at the top of the circle. Beware of the potential 3-second violation though, as Yao is standing inside the paint area while T-Mac is on the move.

Quick Hit SG (Box set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Ron Ron (Rockets SF), T-Mac (SG) and Alston (PG) are the key players in this play.

SG Wing Screen (Baseline 1 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. T-Mac (Rockets SF), Scola (PF) and Alston (PG) are the key players in this play.

SG Pick & Pop (Flex 2 set)
Once again, the layout of this play has been explained in the Nuggets playbook. Ron Ron (Rockets SF), T-Mac (SG) and Alston (PG) are the key players in this play.

Zero In (Triangle 6 set)
The layout of this play has been explained in the Clippers playbook. Alston (Rockets PG), T-Mac (SG) and Ron Ron (SF) are the key players in this play.

Next: Suns

Kruza

[RedmanR]

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Thanks so much Kruza for your playbook work and Thriller92 for putting them together in one post for me to print... Now if I can only fine a updated roster for my transfer kit

[FUBLU]

Re: Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

Now for the Rockets. Starting lineup:

PG – Rafer Alston
SG – Tracy McGrady*
SF – Ron Artest
PF – Luis Scola
C – Yao Ming*

Yet another lineup that needs no tweaking whatsoever. On to the plays:


Kruza

Thanks 4 the line-up & plays. I see great minds think alike!

[thriller92]

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Thanks so much Kruza for your playbook work and Thriller92 for putting them together in one post for me to print... Now if I can only fine a updated roster for my transfer kit

I'll be posting my full roster update with updated player tendencies and ratings(with description) as well as nogsters settings/game sliders/teamsliders and Kruzas playbooks once hes all done and my 2kshare option is back up. I basically updated everything and so far its paid huge divadends even though it took FOREVER. Playing with Detroit is so much fun with the playbooks its ridiculous, and I just played a game Cavs vs Blazers where I lost 100-99 on a B Roy reverse layup and I wasnt even that mad because the game was THAT good. Theyll be up soon though, hopefully itll get some hits because it took a lot of hard work to put it all together and I dont think anyones put all 4-5 things in one update yet.

[theenemy]

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Playing with Detroit is so much fun with the playbooks its ridiculous.

may I ask a question to you and to Kruza or whoever can answer?

you said you put all Kruza's playbooks in a roster file. what does actually that mean ?
I mean, I think you just assigned the plays Kruza says to playcalling buttons on the controller right ? So it will be ready to go for anyone who downloads your roster file. (will not have to assign them by themselves)

but other than that does it change anything?
for example I set the Cavs playbooks (by set I mean I assigned the Kruza's 8 plays for Cavs to buttons on my controller) I also did the samething for Spurs . I am playing with Cavs vs Spurs. and I don't see any of the 2 teams calling especially the plays assigned to the buttons. Instead the plays are called from the team's specific playbook (which contains all the plays for that team)
So I say what's point of all that? Is there a way to make teams call the plays that I assigned to my buttons more often when I play with auto playcalling on ? I don't think so. (of course I can call them manually )

another thing I hate, with auto playcalling on, my team (and the CPU team) tries to run the same plays over and over again. I mean there is a huge Cavs Playbook there but the autoplaycalling only uses 3-4 of them all the time and these 3-4 plays are not even the ones I assigned to my buttons...

please enlighten me

[thriller92]

Re: Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

Instead the plays are called from the team's specific playbook (which contains all the plays for that team)

Isnt that the playbook you changed to put in all the plays he wrote down here?

You're right so far in that they do seem to be running the same stuff they did before, right now its just something that the player themselves can enjoy, getting the cpu to actually run the plays is something I'm gonna have to try and figure out. I'm thinking if I go into coaching profiles and put mostof the teams 'run plays' option high that may do the trick, and also putting the cpus run plays on the setting to auto. I'm gonna try that tonight and see what happens, maybe Kruza has figured it out though.

[theenemy]

Re: Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

Isnt that the playbook you changed to put in all the plays he wrote down here?

You're right so far in that they do seem to be running the same stuff they did before, right now its just something that the player themselves can enjoy, getting the cpu to actually run the plays is something I'm gonna have to try and figure out. I'm thinking if I go into coaching profiles and put mostof the teams 'run plays' option high that may do the trick, and also putting the cpus run plays on the setting to auto. I'm gonna try that tonight and see what happens, maybe Kruza has figured it out though.

let me save you the husttle
I play against Spurs their run plays is @100. They run plays all the time. but they call them as I mentioned in the previous post. generally same 3-4 plays over and over again which are in Spurs' Playbook but are not the ones Kruza selected from that playbook (which I assigned to butttons)

So Kruza's work is to kinda teach people what plays are good for each team, encourage people to call plays. but there is no need for roster makers to put Kruza's playbooks into their rosters. They can just give reference to this thread.

OR I am completely wrong and actually it means more than that..

that's what I am trying to understand.