NBA 2K11 Video: Strategy Session Volume 3: Passing

[Wildcat67]

Re: NBA 2K11 Video: Strategy Session Volume 3: Passing

I want to use total control passing, but then the problem I have is I can't throw a quick pass using the icons. Since to do that you hit RB + the players icon, either you tap it and throw a weak lob, or if you hold it you end up taking control of the player and not a bullet pass like you want.

What do you guys do to get around this problem? Stop using normal icon passing?

[Sam Marlowe]

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I guarantee you that if players actually had control over the type of pass they wanted to throw you would see a lot less complaints. Also, your ai teammates should naturally know when to come to the ball. In real life guys don't stand there looking like morons when you pass them the ball. They create space and go get it. Once you get the hang of it, 2k's passing game works well and isn't hard to use at all, but it seems a little tedious to have to icon passing for basic ball movement.

Good post.

[thequestion]

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This wasn't mentioned in the video, but how can you pass to someone else while you're in the air about to shoot? It's usually a bad idea to be passing out of a shot in the first place, but there are some times when it's better to pass to an open player while in the air. Everytime I try it, I'm already in the shot animation and ready to land back on the ground.

Are the players who do this (online) doing the pass with the intention of passing while in a shot? Or is there a way to cancel and pass to another teammate? I can do this if I tap the shoot button and then the pass button really quick ... but I don't see how to trigger this while the player is at the top of his jump. And are people using Icon Passing with this?

And I agree, if there was a definitive way to bounce pass instead of just doing a "global pass", my turnover ratio would be much lower.

[JayD]

Re: NBA 2K11 Video: Strategy Session Volume 3: Passing

passing is by far the weakest part of my game!

[Disappoint]

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This is all nice and fine, but regular passing without using the right button is completely inaccurate. At least once a game I will need to pass the ball quickly and it passes in the complete opposite direction of where my analog was pointed resulting in a turnover.

I could understand if two people were near each other and it didn't go to who I wanted, but no, it gets it completely and totally wrong. I try to hit a man going to the basket and instead it passes across the court through 3 defenders for absolutely no reason at all.

[Dalsanto0026]

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Put playcalling on auto, turn run plays to 100...

Thanks. I'll give that a try.

[gamer360]

2k10 was easy to pass threw the middle. I didnt realize that in 2k10 they let the cpu move back so you can pass the ball. I didnt like the passing in this game, but now i do. Just practice passing and you'll get the hank of it.

[KG]

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Great Vid as usual. I find that most of my passes that result in turnover are a product of me playing stupid/lazy.

[texasgmr]

As always, great stuff from Czar!!! Thanks a ton.

[iceberg760]

as always - RIGHT on Point/did not know that you could lead pass into a Curl...Thanks!!

[FBeaule04]

Re: NBA 2K11 Video: Strategy Session Volume 3: Passing

I've watch that video and it's impressive. I have a lot of problem with passing the ball and found pretty quickly what was wrong.

I'm a newbie to the game, and use the default cam that was offered. What cam is used in this video? The height and zoom seems just perfect to see the court and makes passing a lot easier.

Thanks for the video, will be really helpfull for me! :-)

[Drop3422]

The fact that Czar had to make a video about this entirely explains why sports gamers have been getting games all these years that don't punish users for making unintelligent decisions on the virtual basketball court.

If someone has a problem with reading passing lanes and playing the closest thing to real basketball we've ever seen, that is why 2k gave you Casual mode.

Great job 2k, and great job Czar, as always.

[bearschicago]

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I wish the AI CPU would use the icon lead passing as well. They throw a lot of bad passes that get tipped (I'm not pressing steal button) but had they used icon lead pass, it would not have been stolen.

Also AI CPU on offense sometimes holds the ball too long not doing anything. This is usually when they are trying to throw it in the post. Or if the PG is trying to set up a play which is supposed to go to the sideline area they take a while to make that pass. Icon lead passing would solve this problem.

[harryoh52]

Can someone go over the player icon passing and how to move the player you want to pass to to move in a direction you want him to in more detail..??

[falconfansince81]

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great vids, i plan on watchin em all here at work as i'm stopping at gamestop afterwards to get this game later. haven't played a basketball game since magic johnsons fast break so i need to catch up a bit lol, finally had it with madden. keep em coming i need to learn all i can