Lineup advice/suggestions

[P234thetruth]

http://2kmtcentral.com/16/lineups/76312/current-lineup

I'm looking for some advice on my lineup. I'm currently in the 3rd seed of rttp have won just enough to remain there but haven't been able to advance. I like my defense but feel like my offense is lacking. I made a thread about PG he just isn't consistent for me like he used to be. Dynamic LeBron is another his jump shot just keeps dropping, and I feel like more often than not I'll get outplayed by current LeBron because of the dual threat that he can shoot and mine can't.

I run the pace offense wanted to try the Warriors freelance but for that I'd need some shooting at the 4 right?

I was thinking of flipping LeBron for DR Draymond and current KD. It doesn't seem like I would lose much as Draymond is no slouch on defense and he can pass and shoot. KD would take Georges spot at the 3. Thoughts? How about my bench any recommendations there?

[QNo]

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Flipping that DR LBJ makes sense from a gameplay POV, but on the other hand LeBron is only a few points away from Diamond. If he gets updated I'd expect his value to go through the roof, so you might be kicking yourself if you do this. If you flip him, I'd probably pick up Gervin or Barry instead of KD though.

PG has Volume Shooter, that's why he's so inconsistent. You'll have to give him a shot every 2-3 possessions down the court.

Dynamic Wall is another guy you could sell, he's essentially the same as Gold WB. He, too might get upgraded to a higher tier though.

For the Warriors freelance you need shooting at the 4, yes, just like for the Pace Offense.

[tt500]

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You can try using lebron at the 3. I never liked using him as a stretch 4 because you take away his strengths to drive over weaker sf. Plus his 3pt ratings suck so it's a waste to use him at the 4.

Put in klay or kawhi at 2 and if you can get draymond for the 4, your team would have a better offensive flow.

[synistr]

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You can try using lebron at the 3. I never liked using him as a stretch 4 because you take away his strengths to drive over weaker sf. Plus his 3pt ratings suck so it's a waste to use him at the 4.

Put in klay or kawhi at 2 and if you can get draymond for the 4, your team would have a better offensive flow.

Offline I have a lineup with DPOY Kawhi at the 2, current Lebron at the 3, and DR Draymond at 4. I run Hakeem at 5 so that gives me 2 anchors on the floor and this is a very good unit defensively and decent offensively too. I run Steph at the point. I played Lebron at PF a lot this year and I can definitely say I prefer him at SF. I back him up with Artest.

I am staying away from Barry right now because of the lat quick. I would recommend Gervin over KD though. For me, I can get more out of PG13 than KD because of the defense and finishing. If you really can get KD shot down though and run some plays for him you would like him. Thing about KD for me has always been, if he gets cold...he's pretty much worthless....unlike Melo who can shoot his way out of it or PG13 who can still play great D.

[lowsingles]

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Idk if you have penny or not, but if you do I would get klay, sell Dominique, and go with this lineup if it were me. The reason I say this is, because just from looking your team is only lacking shooting, and I'm a "3 and D" guy. Lebron is nice, but not for his price. I'd flip him and Dominique to get an elite all-around center to replace cousins. You can get any.. Kareem, Robinson, etc. Insert klay because he is the best all around value in the game imo. If you elected to get Robinson instead of someone like a Kareem, you could use your mt to get a dynamic scorer to bring in in emergency situations... I'm not sure about how much mt you would have left, but you may be able to reel someone in like a Mitch as well for rip.

CP3
clyde
Penny
George
*elite center*

Wall
Hamilton
Klay
AK47 (or flip for moments Porzingis)
Mutumbo

[lowsingles]

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Oh and throw the Elvin Hayes you won on the squad at the end of the bench, he's nasty.

[P234thetruth]

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Flipping that DR LBJ makes sense from a gameplay POV, but on the other hand LeBron is only a few points away from Diamond. If he gets updated I'd expect his value to go through the roof, so you might be kicking yourself if you do this. If you flip him, I'd probably pick up Gervin or Barry instead of KD though.

PG has Volume Shooter, that's why he's so inconsistent. You'll have to give him a shot every 2-3 possessions down the court.

Dynamic Wall is another guy you could sell, he's essentially the same as Gold WB. He, too might get upgraded to a higher tier though.

For the Warriors freelance you need shooting at the 4, yes, just like for the Pace Offense.

True, but LeBrons been a 95 over his last couple updates and has been playing well so I'm thinking he stays there. I could flip Wall but spent a lot to badge him up so would like to hang onto him...that and he outplays my cp3 at times. If had to I'd probably let go of cp3 and use Kidd as my backup.

I played Lebron at PF a lot this year and I can definitely say I prefer him at SF.

You can try using lebron at the 3. I never liked using him as a stretch 4 because you take away his strengths to drive over weaker sf. Plus his 3pt ratings suck so it's a waste to use him at the 4.

Ok you guys are onto something I shuffled him back to the SF spot. I put a shooter at the 4 in his place running Bosh/Love and man the offense was humming. I wasn't sure about that but if you run pace/warriors freelance you def need shooting at the PF spot that might have been why the offense stunk.

I still want DR Draymond and a LeBron replacement either with his current or maybe Gervin. If I got Gervin would I need to be putting a 3pt shoe on him or is he pretty good even as is?

[P234thetruth]

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Idk if you have penny or not, but if you do I would get klay, sell Dominique, and go with this lineup if it were me. The reason I say this is, because just from looking your team is only lacking shooting, and I'm a "3 and D" guy. Lebron is nice, but not for his price. I'd flip him and Dominique to get an elite all-around center to replace cousins. You can get any.. Kareem, Robinson, etc. Insert klay because he is the best all around value in the game imo. If you elected to get Robinson instead of someone like a Kareem, you could use your mt to get a dynamic scorer to bring in in emergency situations... I'm not sure about how much mt you would have left, but you may be able to reel someone in like a Mitch as well for rip.

CP3
clyde
Penny
George
*elite center*

Wall
Hamilton
Klay
AK47 (or flip for moments Porzingis)
Mutumbo

I like your thinking my starting lineup was in need of some more shooting for sure. I got different pieces I can still shuffle and try before selling....I've got the gold Mitch Richmond and also have Klay. I never thought of putting him at the 3 going to try that.

I am in need of an upgrade at center. I have Dominique, Moments Jordan and Rip (since I can get a better version of him by beating the 3rd seed) that are expendable to me. I have about 50k that might be enough to turn into a center. TBT Howard or Robinson maybe?

[jyoung]

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With those cards and the freelance offenses you are using, I would make LeBron the primary ball handler and let Chris Paul play off-ball spotting up for threes. LeBron's strengths on offense are posting up, driving to the basket, and making assists. You don't want him to be a catch-and-shoot guy in 2K16.

I would also play Kawhi over Dominique at small forward so you have a better three point shooter at that position. The small forward usually sits in the corners in Pace, which is where Kawhi has hot spots. He also has the corner specialist badge.

[kabamaru]

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With those cards and the freelance offenses you are using, I would make LeBron the primary ball handler and let Chris Paul play off-ball spotting up for threes. LeBron's strengths on offense are posting up, driving to the basket, and making assists. You don't want him to be a catch-and-shoot guy in 2K16.

I would also play Kawhi over Dominique at small forward so you have a better three point shooter at that position. The small forward usually sits in the corners in Pace, which is where Kawhi has hot spots. He also has the corner specialist badge.

Yeah I am trying that too, but LBJ has very very bad ball control somehow in this game, and after the pick and turbo he hesitates, plus when crowded he makes a lot of turnovers.

All this crying for last year people playing LBJ at PG and 2k decided to make LBJ an average ball handler, when irl he is the best point forward of all time and was the main offence initiator/ball handler throught his career. You can't even do a one man fast break with LBJ cause he will lose the ball with every contact.

[Infreno]

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All this crying for last year people playing LBJ at PG and 2k decided to make LBJ an average ball handler, when irl he is the best point forward of all time and was the main offence initiator/ball handler throught his career. You can't even do a one man fast break with LBJ cause he will lose the ball with every contact.

He is the best point forward of all time because he has elite passing IQ, vision and accuracy. He is the best SF/PF in the game in those categories, rating wise.

I think you have to practice a little bit more and forget 2k15. The hesitation you talk about is user error. Time your dribbel moves and turbo use a little bit better and James blows by every PF in the game.

[kabamaru]

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yeah I use him as a SF though so he plays against Pippens/LBJs/Leonards etc, so elite defenders as well. I am practicing to move a bit first without turbo and then turbo.

[synistr]

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He is the best point forward of all time because he has elite passing IQ, vision and accuracy. He is the best SF/PF in the game in those categories, rating wise.

I think you have to practice a little bit more and forget 2k15. The hesitation you talk about is user error. Time your dribbel moves and turbo use a little bit better and James blows by every PF in the game.

BC is horrible and in reaction to complaints of people playing him and PG...which I never had a problem with people doing if they chose btw. I just put Oscar or Ruby Magic on him.

You say he has elite IQ, Vision, and Accuracy but in this game he doesn't. Only IQ is elite. they have criminally underrated his passing in this game IMO. he doesn't have an elite passing card in this game. MJ has better passing card than any Lebron card. MJ has elite passing stats on a couple of cards. They just didn't give him elite vision.

Lebron definitely isn't as deadly a scorer this year as in 2k15. He still is very valuable to me though with his playmaking. So I definitely agree with jyoung about playing CP3 off-ball with Bron handling. CP3 is a much better shooter to me this year despite having similar ratings last year.

[lowsingles]

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I like your thinking my starting lineup was in need of some more shooting for sure. I got different pieces I can still shuffle and try before selling....I've got the gold Mitch Richmond and also have Klay. I never thought of putting him at the 3 going to try that.

I am in need of an upgrade at center. I have Dominique, Moments Jordan and Rip (since I can get a better version of him by beating the 3rd seed) that are expendable to me. I have about 50k that might be enough to turn into a center. TBT Howard or Robinson maybe?

Yeah it looks like an elite center is all you are missing. Mikan is in that price range too, I wonder if his 95 OVR and attributes translate well? I want to try him out. I've played against people with Howard and he always seems to dominate, and I've used Drob. He's all around good at everything.

[synistr]

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Yeah it looks like an elite center is all you are missing. Mikan is in that price range too, I wonder if his 95 OVR and attributes translate well? I want to try him out. I've played against people with Howard and he always seems to dominate, and I've used Drob. He's all around good at everything.

I plan to pick him up in the next few days....I assume his 95 will translate but due to his height I would use him at PF a lot to get the max out of him. I am sure if he were listed as a PF his rating would be Diamond tier.