Help with shooting

[kobe882]

Re: Help with shooting

when you say that the layup button is either a brick or a dunk that is probablly becuase you are being hit when you shoot and are forced to adjust your shot.

[Adarkin]

Re: Help with shooting

As far as when to use the layup/dunk vs the shoot button. I would say if you have a clear path to the basket us the layup/dunk button. If you are ahead of the man but think he will cause contact with you hit it twice to adjust your shot before he forces you to adjust. If there are defensive players close to you use the shoot button. If you are using a big man holding the backdown button and hitting the shoot button will make him do a hookshot.

[Adarkin]

Re: Help with shooting

As far as when to use the layup/dunk vs the shoot button. I would say if you have a clear path to the basket us the layup/dunk button. If you are ahead of the man but think he will cause contact with you hit it twice to adjust your shot before he forces you to adjust. If there are defensive players close to you use the shoot button. If you are using a big man holding the backdown button and hitting the shoot button will make him do a hookshot.

[Adarkin]

Re: Help with shooting

As far as when to use the layup/dunk vs the shoot button. I would say if you have a clear path to the basket us the layup/dunk button. If you are ahead of the man but think he will cause contact with you hit it twice to adjust your shot before he forces you to adjust. If there are defensive players close to you use the shoot button. If you are using a big man holding the backdown button and hitting the shoot button will make him do a hookshot.

[DueceDiggla]

Re: Help with shooting

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Adarkin said:
Wow if this was Live 2003 I would say the post above are dead on. But it looks like the people at EA put alot more into this years live. When shooting a jumper the release is different from a stand still and a moving jumper. Different players also seem to have slightly different release points for there shots.
The person who suggest taking players into pratice mode had the right idea. I would suggest you take different people from the Raptors, since that is the team you plan to use. But pratice mode is a little deceptive, if you ask me. You are shooting by yourself, with no defense on you whatsoever. So it just give you a feel for wide open shots.
Start a game and shoot with the same guy you had in pratice and you will not see the same effectiveness you saw in practice mode.
If I were to suggest using practice mode, I would say start with the best shooter on you team, get a feel from him and then start working you way down.
I play with the rockets and find that shooting Js with Piatkowski is alot different then shooting them with Francis or Mobley. I have just started hitting jumpers constistantly with Francis and Mobley, but have been able to nail them with easy using Piatkowski. I still can't hit with Jim Jackson regularly.

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Great post, I'll use that advice myself. I never realized each player had their own release point. I use the Nets, and it seems like I can't hit a shot if my life depended on it. The only guy I can hit with is RJ, and the release point for his shots are awkward. If I shoot the ball at the top of his jump, he always misses. But, if I shoot a second after he jumps he throws up a very strange looking jumper, but they seem to go in.


I'll definetly give practice mode some time.

[DueceDiggla]

Re: Help with shooting

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Adarkin said:
Wow if this was Live 2003 I would say the post above are dead on. But it looks like the people at EA put alot more into this years live. When shooting a jumper the release is different from a stand still and a moving jumper. Different players also seem to have slightly different release points for there shots.
The person who suggest taking players into pratice mode had the right idea. I would suggest you take different people from the Raptors, since that is the team you plan to use. But pratice mode is a little deceptive, if you ask me. You are shooting by yourself, with no defense on you whatsoever. So it just give you a feel for wide open shots.
Start a game and shoot with the same guy you had in pratice and you will not see the same effectiveness you saw in practice mode.
If I were to suggest using practice mode, I would say start with the best shooter on you team, get a feel from him and then start working you way down.
I play with the rockets and find that shooting Js with Piatkowski is alot different then shooting them with Francis or Mobley. I have just started hitting jumpers constistantly with Francis and Mobley, but have been able to nail them with easy using Piatkowski. I still can't hit with Jim Jackson regularly.

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Great post, I'll use that advice myself. I never realized each player had their own release point. I use the Nets, and it seems like I can't hit a shot if my life depended on it. The only guy I can hit with is RJ, and the release point for his shots are awkward. If I shoot the ball at the top of his jump, he always misses. But, if I shoot a second after he jumps he throws up a very strange looking jumper, but they seem to go in.


I'll definetly give practice mode some time.

[DueceDiggla]

Re: Help with shooting

</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
Adarkin said:
Wow if this was Live 2003 I would say the post above are dead on. But it looks like the people at EA put alot more into this years live. When shooting a jumper the release is different from a stand still and a moving jumper. Different players also seem to have slightly different release points for there shots.
The person who suggest taking players into pratice mode had the right idea. I would suggest you take different people from the Raptors, since that is the team you plan to use. But pratice mode is a little deceptive, if you ask me. You are shooting by yourself, with no defense on you whatsoever. So it just give you a feel for wide open shots.
Start a game and shoot with the same guy you had in pratice and you will not see the same effectiveness you saw in practice mode.
If I were to suggest using practice mode, I would say start with the best shooter on you team, get a feel from him and then start working you way down.
I play with the rockets and find that shooting Js with Piatkowski is alot different then shooting them with Francis or Mobley. I have just started hitting jumpers constistantly with Francis and Mobley, but have been able to nail them with easy using Piatkowski. I still can't hit with Jim Jackson regularly.

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Great post, I'll use that advice myself. I never realized each player had their own release point. I use the Nets, and it seems like I can't hit a shot if my life depended on it. The only guy I can hit with is RJ, and the release point for his shots are awkward. If I shoot the ball at the top of his jump, he always misses. But, if I shoot a second after he jumps he throws up a very strange looking jumper, but they seem to go in.


I'll definetly give practice mode some time.