The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

[rangerrick012]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

After playing a bunch of games last night I have to say that I am not enjoying it as much as I had hoped. I am not sure why but the dribbling, constant lag, and for some reason the court feels to small for the players and is all just causing the fun factor to not be there. I see how great the legacy is and really want to get into it. I am a bit bummed as I have a real college hoops itch.

If you guys could give me some ideas on how to make my experience better with the game that would be great (maybe sliders, camera angels, and such).

Otherwise I remember loving 2k7 and may give that one a shot especially since its only $2 at gamestop.

I'd say tweak the sliders to your liking. Start off with a good set from the sliders forum then tweak them to the way you like to play the game. Whether you play to have fun or play for a sim, just tweak and tweak the sliders until you like them.

[cubsball899]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

does anybody else have an issue with using custom plays? i had no problem for most of my season, and then using my playbook with 4-5 custom plays was causing every game i played to freeze within 1-2 minutes. so i thought maybe the playbook file was corrupted, deleted it and created a new playbook with 2 custom plays. played one game with that and then the next game i'm having the same freezing issue. its killing my legacy for me as i recruited a small team with a SF playing PF and i had plays created to utilize that. does anybody have any suggestions? i may just have to start a new legacy (need to start one with this years rosters anyways) and use a more traditional style of play, which i have done before and greatly enjoyed. but i loved using my custom plays throughout that season (only have one game of the regular season left) especially the 2-3 zone buster i made. oh well.

[BhamTiger]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

I don't know about custom plays (never tried creating any), but custom playbooks work really well in dynasty mode. I created several for use in dynasty mode based on advice from this very thread.

I also play "small ball". I have 3 guards (tall SG at SF), a SF at PF and a quick tall PF playing C. My custom playbook has a lot of perimeter plays to utilize my outside shooters.

[rangerrick012]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

The one thing I love about this game and legacy mode is that the big name programs don't dominate and can have down seasons. Just last year deep in my legacy UNC missed the NCAAs, and I've seen Duke and UCLA among others have down years as well. Even though they're usually rated 90+ the team unity can be low and that can lead to them struggling, which I think replicates what you see happen in real life sometimes.

Also seeing mid major teams who have veterans and put together strong seasons is a plus as well. Just great the variety of experiences you can have in legacy, and the fact that it's practically impossible to see a dynasty from the user or CPU.

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

does anybody else have an issue with using custom plays? i had no problem for most of my season, and then using my playbook with 4-5 custom plays was causing every game i played to freeze within 1-2 minutes. so i thought maybe the playbook file was corrupted, deleted it and created a new playbook with 2 custom plays. played one game with that and then the next game i'm having the same freezing issue. its killing my legacy for me as i recruited a small team with a SF playing PF and i had plays created to utilize that. does anybody have any suggestions? i may just have to start a new legacy (need to start one with this years rosters anyways) and use a more traditional style of play, which i have done before and greatly enjoyed. but i loved using my custom plays throughout that season (only have one game of the regular season left) especially the 2-3 zone buster i made. oh well.

I had a problem with a legacy that whenever I was in a game and I clicked on the offensive playbook it would freeze. What I did was I changed the playbook in the actual legacy mode before I went into the game. Problem was I couldn't change out plays during the game so I could only use a few.

[bill4fitz]

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Does someone have a roster file with ALL of the historic teams named? I don't care if the roster has players updated for this current season or not. I just want to use '82 UNC and '87 IU etc.

[cjallure24]

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Does someone have a roster file with ALL of the historic teams named? I don't care if the roster has players updated for this current season or not. I just want to use '82 UNC and '87 IU etc.

I know that Playmakers Alumni rosters are up on 2Kshare. I downloaded it the other day, haven't got a chance to look through it, but from what I've read, its pretty awesome.

[filename1]

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So i've been playing this for a couple days and I'm loving it. But are there any tricks to jump shots? I cant seem to make any. (besides the random one here or there)

[Polo Bandit]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

Sorry if this was discussed, but do I get bonus recruiting points for watching ABL games or do I have to actually play the games?

[VandyRedskins21]

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One thing about the game that is not in the manual is that you can aim where your pass will go when you pass to a player. When you pass and aim the left analog stick a certain direction, the ball will be passed there. That is why the skip passes will be caught out of bounds sometimes. You can definitely use this to your advantage to try to squeeze some passes into tough spots.

Not sure if everyone already knows that or not but I thought I'd throw that out there

[cubsball899]

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i didn't want to put this in a recruiting thread, but i have been thinking lately of a new style team i'd like to recruit (haven't tried it yet). i know a lot of people like to recruit tall SFs to play PF, but what about recruiting short, good shooting PFs to play SF and even SG. there are a few plays in this game to post up SG and SF, and they would dominate. with a great ball handling PG you could run pick n rolls, and pick n pops with them, as well as posting up 4 out of 5 positions. i think this would be an awesome offense, and the team rebounding would be incredible.

has anyone tried something like this?

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

i didn't want to put this in a recruiting thread, but i have been thinking lately of a new style team i'd like to recruit (haven't tried it yet). i know a lot of people like to recruit tall SFs to play PF, but what about recruiting short, good shooting PFs to play SF and even SG. there are a few plays in this game to post up SG and SF, and they would dominate. with a great ball handling PG you could run pick n rolls, and pick n pops with them, as well as posting up 4 out of 5 positions. i think this would be an awesome offense, and the team rebounding would be incredible.

has anyone tried something like this?

You could also do a lot of face-ups with that player if you got a shooting power forward since their mid ratings are in the 70s. Those kind of players can be lethal in this game.

In my legacy with Brown, I try to recruit power forwards who are more skilled oriented (I run a princeton offense) and usually those kind of players are usually fair shooters.

[insideoutside15]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

First off, some background info: I haven't really played this game much after the first few months it came out, but I popped it in about a month ago after being a little unsatisfied with Association Mode in 2K12 and something about it really clicked. I'm doing a closed legacy with Texas State and after simming the first season to get some recruits, I've ended up with a team that I really enjoy and I'm all but certain to land a 4 star center after this year.

Basically I've gotten a little attached to my team and I think I'd have more fun absolutely dominating with a small conference team than I would taking over a bad mid major. At the same time, I'd really like to end up coaching a big time program. My question is whether I can still get hired at a school like Louisville directly out of Texas State if I stick around for a few years?

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

First off, some background info: I haven't really played this game much after the first few months it came out, but I popped it in about a month ago after being a little unsatisfied with Association Mode in 2K12 and something about it really clicked. I'm doing a closed legacy with Texas State and after simming the first season to get some recruits, I've ended up with a team that I really enjoy and I'm all but certain to land a 4 star center after this year.

Basically I've gotten a little attached to my team and I think I'd have more fun absolutely dominating with a small conference team than I would taking over a bad mid major. At the same time, I'd really like to end up coaching a big time program. My question is whether I can still get hired at a school like Louisville directly out of Texas State if I stick around for a few years?

You can it would just take a solid 7 or 8 years at the least. Your coach will have to reach around an A- before power conference schools will consider you.

[insideoutside15]

Re: The College Hoops 2K8 esoteric information thread (learn and discuss the arcane)

Another question: how exactly does player development work in this? I noticed that it has development drills like in the NBA series, but instead of being hilariously overpowered they don't seem to do much of anything at all. Say I have a freshman PF and PG and I want to develop their midrange and ball handling skills respectively. What would be the best way of doing that?

You can it would just take a solid 7 or 8 years at the least. Your coach will have to reach around an A- before power conference schools will consider you.

So basically it'd take about as long as it would if I were to jump to a mid major? In that case I'll work on turning Texas State into a Southland powerhouse.