after about 150 games, i finally got it. i'm now enjoying this game, getting that nice feelin of playin simulation ball. even went back to simulation mode already.
i play with the DEFAULT rosters. no tweeking whatsoever.
here are my recent stats.
10 minute quarters. simulation. superstar.
PPG: 105 ppg.
OPP: 93 ppg
RPG:40 rpg
ORPG: 15
APG: 29 apg
BPG:11
SPG:11
FTA:25
TO: 19
opponents FG: <50%
opp FTA: 20
i started out this game playin 8 min quarters, arcade mode (as others suggested), and i would have scores of 110-120. and it was impossible to play defense!
but you learn.
you learn to take care of the ball, to stop fastbreaks, and to PLAY REAL DEFENSE. and thats the key to good stats. play tight D without having to block 20 shots and steal the ball 20 times.
so i kept on playin, till i increased my minutes to 9. i think i played about 2 mid-length seasons with 9-min quarters. i struggled to keep my opponents to less than a 100 with honest realistic DEFENSE (meaning not so many blocks and steals). but i eventually did. i was able to constantly limit their scores up to thie point that i constantly limited them to about 85 pts a game.
great.
i tried switchin back to simulation. anbd it played better!! maybe because i now had the feel of the game, knew how to dictate the tempo, and so, the bug, it only exists in the beginning. dont know why. but i does. try it.
but with 9-mins, my opponents' FGA were too low. about 65 a game. and i could hardly get my rebounds to beyond 30 a game. thats not yet right. so i increased my quarters to 10 mins. hoping i would get more FGA and eventually more rebounds.
1st 10-min game was against the spurs. i limited them to 85 points!!
i played more games. and i would be able to constantly limit them to below 100.
now this is good news. my rebounding was up, about 35 a game. the average NBA team would average more than 40. but i thought my FGA were still low. now up to 70 on average. normally teams would get 75-80 per game.
then i felt lucky.
maybe i can do it with 11 minute quarters now. so i tried it.
played the offensive-minded kings. score was 108 for me. 100 kings. got them to 100. and the rebounds, i got more than 40. they shot 48%.
terrific. i can do it.
i played more. but i gave up scores of 100-110. nope. i still cant do it with 11-mintues. but i will eventually. i will. with more practice. and a hundred more games, i'll be playin 12 min quarters.
went back to 10 minutes and i am having great fun.
just play D guys. learn to use the hands-up move on D (try "dancing" in front of the player with your hands up). thats the only chance for you to make them miss and grab the rebound after. thats the key to good stats. it takes PRACTICE. but sooner or later, you'll get comfortable with it and you'll be able to play HONEST DEFENSE with it. you will have to block some shots (more than normal) specially in the paint. but you just have to do that in the beginning. to take your opponents out of their rhythm make them miss shots in the start, and they'll soon miss some more without having to block it for the rest of the game. and CRASH the OFFENSIVE BOARDS. it helps a lot in increasing your rebounding numbers.
and it would help if YOU DONT PLAY TOO WELL. so they can get more rebounds too. i started with them grabbin just about 15 a game, but now i have them grabbing about 25-30 a game.
and remember this. if you play better, if you blow them out early, they too will play better, specially in the final stretches, and the more chances that their "impossible" shots would go in coz its programmed like that. dont drive too much. take jumpshots. dont push a fastbreak if you're outnumbered. RUN SET PLAYS. it helps tone down the tempo of the game. the closer the gameis , the better. because the AI will not play catch up and they will not shoot too well.
final notes. here are my player stats. i play the '96 chicago bulls.
Michael Jordan. 35 ppg 7.1rpg 7.0apg 2.5spg 2 bpg
Scottie Pippen. 25 ppg 6.2rpg 8.0apg 2.8spg 2 bpg
Dennis Rodman. 3 ppg 15.5rpg 8orpg 3apg 2spg 2bpg
Ron Harper. 10 ppg 2.0rpg 3.2apg 1.5spg
Luc Longley. 9 ppg 4.0rpg 2.0apg
Toni Kukoc. 11 ppg 3.5rpg 3.0apg
i play with the DEFAULT rosters. no tweeking whatsoever.
here are my recent stats.
10 minute quarters. simulation. superstar.
PPG: 105 ppg.
OPP: 93 ppg
RPG:40 rpg
ORPG: 15
APG: 29 apg
BPG:11
SPG:11
FTA:25
TO: 19
opponents FG: <50%
opp FTA: 20
i started out this game playin 8 min quarters, arcade mode (as others suggested), and i would have scores of 110-120. and it was impossible to play defense!
but you learn.
you learn to take care of the ball, to stop fastbreaks, and to PLAY REAL DEFENSE. and thats the key to good stats. play tight D without having to block 20 shots and steal the ball 20 times.
so i kept on playin, till i increased my minutes to 9. i think i played about 2 mid-length seasons with 9-min quarters. i struggled to keep my opponents to less than a 100 with honest realistic DEFENSE (meaning not so many blocks and steals). but i eventually did. i was able to constantly limit their scores up to thie point that i constantly limited them to about 85 pts a game.
great.
i tried switchin back to simulation. anbd it played better!! maybe because i now had the feel of the game, knew how to dictate the tempo, and so, the bug, it only exists in the beginning. dont know why. but i does. try it.
but with 9-mins, my opponents' FGA were too low. about 65 a game. and i could hardly get my rebounds to beyond 30 a game. thats not yet right. so i increased my quarters to 10 mins. hoping i would get more FGA and eventually more rebounds.
1st 10-min game was against the spurs. i limited them to 85 points!!
i played more games. and i would be able to constantly limit them to below 100.
now this is good news. my rebounding was up, about 35 a game. the average NBA team would average more than 40. but i thought my FGA were still low. now up to 70 on average. normally teams would get 75-80 per game.
then i felt lucky.
maybe i can do it with 11 minute quarters now. so i tried it.
played the offensive-minded kings. score was 108 for me. 100 kings. got them to 100. and the rebounds, i got more than 40. they shot 48%.
terrific. i can do it.
i played more. but i gave up scores of 100-110. nope. i still cant do it with 11-mintues. but i will eventually. i will. with more practice. and a hundred more games, i'll be playin 12 min quarters.
went back to 10 minutes and i am having great fun.
just play D guys. learn to use the hands-up move on D (try "dancing" in front of the player with your hands up). thats the only chance for you to make them miss and grab the rebound after. thats the key to good stats. it takes PRACTICE. but sooner or later, you'll get comfortable with it and you'll be able to play HONEST DEFENSE with it. you will have to block some shots (more than normal) specially in the paint. but you just have to do that in the beginning. to take your opponents out of their rhythm make them miss shots in the start, and they'll soon miss some more without having to block it for the rest of the game. and CRASH the OFFENSIVE BOARDS. it helps a lot in increasing your rebounding numbers.
and it would help if YOU DONT PLAY TOO WELL. so they can get more rebounds too. i started with them grabbin just about 15 a game, but now i have them grabbing about 25-30 a game.
and remember this. if you play better, if you blow them out early, they too will play better, specially in the final stretches, and the more chances that their "impossible" shots would go in coz its programmed like that. dont drive too much. take jumpshots. dont push a fastbreak if you're outnumbered. RUN SET PLAYS. it helps tone down the tempo of the game. the closer the gameis , the better. because the AI will not play catch up and they will not shoot too well.
final notes. here are my player stats. i play the '96 chicago bulls.
Michael Jordan. 35 ppg 7.1rpg 7.0apg 2.5spg 2 bpg
Scottie Pippen. 25 ppg 6.2rpg 8.0apg 2.8spg 2 bpg
Dennis Rodman. 3 ppg 15.5rpg 8orpg 3apg 2spg 2bpg
Ron Harper. 10 ppg 2.0rpg 3.2apg 1.5spg
Luc Longley. 9 ppg 4.0rpg 2.0apg
Toni Kukoc. 11 ppg 3.5rpg 3.0apg