NBA 2K18 "Real" Synergy Scouted Team Specific Playbooks - COMPLETE!

[vannwolfhawk]

ALL CURRENT & CLASSIC TEAMS FINAL DRAFTS ARE DONE!


UPDATE: These are now completed as of OCT. 25th.

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I am DONE! All teams are now done & the PROJECT IS COMPLETE! Every team has all the early game scouting and plays included. Every team has a new playbook that I will start putting in the blog now. The only playbook that has not changed is the Hawks as I just finished that a few days ago. I uploaded the roster online under Team Specific Playbooks OS & I added them to the 2k file they just released yesterday morning. So injuries, rosters, accessories are all current. The Classic teams playbooks are empty as of now, but I plan on entering those all in tomorrow while making some small tweaks to all of those as well... I will also add Michigan Fan's rotations tomorrow too. So, the base roster is up with no changes outside of 2k's release besides playbooks...

I am anxious for you guys to try playing vs the Bulls as that playbook is very unique with Hoiberg's system and all the DHO's they do. It's probably not as USER friendly as others because of that but remember the whole point of this project is to have team specific plays they use IRL as well as getting the CPU teams to play like there real life teams... I made sure each team has PNR plays they use IRL from the spots they run them from (Think M. Conley with more Right Wing PNR's). Some teams are vanilla as they are IRL and some more exotic. If a team ran a ton of floppy action, DBL staggers, Flares, etc they have them. All the universal plays added for familiarity as you play each team, all plays in order to get team specific actions more than others.

This project is FINAL! I will tweak here and there and add notes as I watch more games and the season go's on but from here on out those changes will basically be 1 play replaced by another in the same play type. I will start to post those with red so you don't have to redo a whole teams playbook every time I make a change. But these will be small tweaks. Don't expect any for a few weeks...

I literally put in 300-400 hours (26 in last 2 days) easy on this and have been doing this project since the release of the game to get this done ASAP. Testing every play, scouting every teams pre season and regular season games, typing everything out for you guys, & entering it all into the roster. My plan was get it done by Oct. 31st so I can start my my league! It made it easy waiting for updated rosters and the game coming out so early compared to the start of the NBA season. Anyways long story short I'm exhausted & happy to be done! I hope everyone enjoys the hard work! Remember, if you see any play a team runs IRL that I am missing please Let me know and we will get it in. Send a video of a play or something. I'm surprised no one has really come up with anything yet.

Lastly, the OP is a great tool to make playbooks. It was so much easier for me finishing these up. I saw a team run staggers, zippers, flex, more Wing PNR's, DBL screens, horn sets, DHO's, they ran cross screening action for the post, ran T series, etc. You just go to the categories and find what you need. Add a play or 2 (depending on how often they run the action) in different play types and you will get some good counter action. It was easier to do playbooks but harder at the same time because I'd find to many plays for a team and I had to narrow each team's playbook down which took some time... Anyways, I really look forward to seeing some playbooks from you guys. There is a million ways you could create these playbooks.

ENJOY!

Edit: Blog is fully updated...

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Hey guys, I wanted to start a thread to discuss everything playbooks for 2K18. This can be team specific plays or actions. Plays that work well or don't. I have started the playbook process like I did a few years back and you can find more information on the project here at:

Classic Teams:

https://forums.operationsports.com/v...eam-playbooks/

Current Teams:

https://forums.operationsports.com/v...ull-playbooks/


Info About This Project

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Hey Guys, it’s been awhile since I’ve done this as I sat out the last two 2k editions, but this years game is amazing and it brought me back. Some of you might remember the playbooks I did a few years ago for 2k12 & 2k13. For those who don’t know me I have been here on OS for the last 10+ years as I lurked a few years before joining. I have taken a lot from this great community over the years so this is my way of giving back as well as I’m crazy OCD about playbooks and CPU AI Execution of them! LOL! I literally can not play the game until these are done. Anyways, I am a basketball coach and do so as a career and have been doing so for the last 20 years. I have coached at all levels from grade school, high school, AAU, & most recently dipped into coaching at the next level with college basketball. I’m a student of the game and am constantly trying to pick up new things as the game continues to change & evolve. I’m a huge play guy and love the X’s & O’s. I have a video library of well over 250 coaching DVD’s that I still watch on a weekly basis. Knowledge is power. I was lucky enough to get selected to the original 2K team up event by 2k and they flew me out to the 2k studios a few years back. After taking a few years off from the last 2 games of 2k (bought games but wasn’t feeling them on release) it’s night and day the difference in gameplay. It’s cool to see how far this game has come in the years off and the last few years and to see a lot of the feedback I gave finally added to the game from a list of suggestions I gave them years ago. Things like calling for PNR, and the ability to change sides of which it’s set, I harped on them about giving us a pass speed slider, player reads (Curls or flares & PG’s go either direction off a ball screen), adjusting ,and a few other things from plays, etc… You can see some of the suggestions in a blog I posted years ago here and I gave them a long list as well. https://forums.operationsports.com/v...st-once-again/ The playbooks are a very tedious project all by itself and after 2k12 and 2k13 I was kind of spent. I think a lot of people can vauge for the huge difference it had back then in playing vs the CPU. Now I don’t think this year it’s needed as much as 2k12 & 13 but classic teams 100% it is! I also do think it is still needed in current teams as well for the CPU to be as efficient as possible. Also, as good as the new motion engineis, the addition of freelance offenses, player reads, and some of the team specific plays that are in there, there are still some bad plays mixed in that takes me away from the immersion of a game. So, here we go…

Now that introductions or reintroductions are out of the way let’s get to the meat and potatoes. To start I have tested every play in the game a few times and put in well over 100 hours of testing in already and I have been taking notes since release day. I would test each play at least 10x a piece. For me to use a play it has to be successful at least 7/10x. Now that I have all the major grunt work out of the way (don’t get it twisted thats the fun part for me) my 1st project was to get the classic team playbooks done 1st. The reason for this is #1 the Classic team’s playbooks are pretty bare bones and just plain awful. Some playbooks have as little as 15 plays in them and the plays within them are bad because of poor spacing, bad action, etc. Now I know 2k added plays for classic teams to fit the era that they played in as far as more playing within the 3 pt line, but unfortunately that doesn’t translate to the current game engine and against the 2k defense. #2 as always the deeper I get into testing and putting together playbooks I find that they get better as I go because maybe I forgot about a play or I found something that did or didn’t work well when further testing in game. What this means is my next project will fly by and be 1000x easier when doing the current teams and those playbooks will be higher quality from 1-30. Now thats not to say the classic playbooks won’t be good but I have had to go back over them 7-8x now where that might only need to be once or twice with the current teams with the lists and notes I have put together…

My goal with the playbooks are as follows…

1 - Test all the plays (yes every play) in the game and make notes on actions, how long it takes to run the play, check and make sure each play has good spacing, see what position is in corners for PNR’s, and scoring opportunities, as well as finding the plays that have multiple options within a play if option A is taken away the CPU can go to option B.

2 - As I’m testing the plays I’m separating the best plays into categories like these below. Once I am done doing that it’s easy to go into each play type and pick actions for a specific player or coach to add.

A) Break Down Best Plays per play type

B) Separate Plays By Sets like UCLA, Flex, Chin, Swing, Horns, Triangle, Thru, & Motion plays

C) Separate Plays by Actions like Zippers, Loops, Floppy’s, High/Low, Hammer action, Flares, Curl’s, DHO’s, Double Ball Screens, Spain Action (sad the world has caught on & now got my play I ran for the last 15 years LOL), & Screen the screener (STS) Action.

D) Separate player specific plays such as plays for a stretch 4 or a stretch 5. PNR Plays with a stretch 4 or 5 in 3 Point position. Non shooting bigs inside the 3pt line. I will look for the best High/Low plays & PNPop plays for mid & 3 pt range bigs. Mouse plays for a PG like GP, J. Kidd, etc...

3 - Then I need to find the plays that translate over to both a user & CPU. What I mean by this for example is some Dribble hand off’s (DHO’s) the CPU will run effectively but when a user try’s to use the same play it breaks down. There are very few good plays that both the CPU and user can execute within Cutter & DHO play types. You will see the same 6-8 plus throughout every playbook.

4 - If I find a good play with good spacing, action, & execution I wilt label that as a universal play like let’s say Horns 15 Alley (PNR) for example. I will put this play in almost all playbooks as it’s a basic top PNR play. It starts as a horns set but comes a single screen with 3 shooters wide. Punch 4 also has great spacing with no cut after the pass to the post, & Punch 15 Spread is another play that has great spacing and action but this play sends a low Laker Cut baseline after the post entry pass (You see a lot of this action in the NBA but not many plays in the game like this). Plays like these I will add to each team’s playbooks so as a user you will see some familiarity when playing with different teams.

5 - I try and add team specific actions. We want to see AI, Rip Hamilton, Ray Allen, & JJ Reddick running off floppy’s, the Spurs swing offense, the Phil Jackson triangle, etc… If a team runs a lot of horns sets, flex action, chin action, floppy’s, zippers, razors, etc they will have those teams will have those actions within each play type to keep us as users on our heels not knowing whats coming as RIP coming off a razor, zipper, or loop action might lead to a PNR or a post up somewhere else.

6 - Organize each playbook. Each team I will put the best plays on the 1st page of each play type so as a user you know what’s the best. Keep in mind the best might mean simple easy action as well. Keep in mind we want the CPU to run the best plays more often as well. In testing it SEEMS like the CPU will call play 1 in a play type more so than play 9 in the same play type. NOTE: The 1st draft all teams will have all these in order except the PNR plays. I will go back over those once I complete the team lists.

7 - Player specific plays. I listed a few examples above about this, but I tried to manipulate some plays for certain players on different teams more so than others. For example you will see Sabonis being the passing Center he was through plays without any player tendency edits.

8 - You might see some funny things as far as why does so and so have a certain play type. Believe me there is a method to the madness. Some teams I have Centers with a cutter play type to get a alley oop cutter play in their playbook. If I did this it might be the only cutter play in that teams playbook and no one else shares a cutter play type on the team. Things like that.

9 - Also keep in mind some plays might be as an example: Punch 4, but if your 5 man has low post play type and you call punch 4 your 5 man will be the post man. There are a few plays that are position specific though, but for the most part ignore the number and focus on the punch, fist, give, etc within a play name… The only time you should need to worry about numbers is if you are tying to clean playbooks up by eliminating all pst players (PNRoll man play type) from your play types. Then it will use the number selected or it should like Swing 25fist should be your 5 man setting a ball screen for your 2 or 3 depending on if you have your SG & SF with PNR Wing and who you call the play for. Hope that makes sense…

10 - The goal is to make the CPU as efficient as possible by adding the best plays in the game per play type and trying to maintain team specific action as well. Adding to that while playing as a user having the ability to pick up and play different teams for the 1st time while having familiarity of a few plays within each playbook. You will also know what the best plays are as they are listed in the 1st page of a play type in each players specific playbook.


This year’s gameplay as well as the new motion engine is fantastic! The game plays truly amazing especially when executing ALL plays. Da Czar did an amazing job with the freelance offenses and transferring plays over to the new motion engine. That being said there are still a lot of plays that just aren’t very good. They are either too slow in developing, have bad spacing, or the scoring action isn’t effective like on cutter plays, etc… I should also note that there needs to be a ton of player editing for the classic teams as they are a complete mess as far as player tendencies go. These playbooks will help a little, but until thats done teams won’t truly play true to themselves IMO. For example the plays are very efficient now 1-50, but if Danny Ainge comes off a stagger and is wide open but his shoot off screen tendency is a 20 and he doesn’t pull the trigger whats the point of running the play? I saw a ton of this with guys like Larry Bird. SMH! I had to go in and edit him just to get him to shoot wide open shots off screens and all of a sudden it was a night and day difference. The plays work but tendencies need some serious love as well. That being said the sim world roster will have both current and classic teams done this year as well as these playbooks applied.

The other thing I should add is it’s amazing the gameplay difference between the classic teams and current teams. I assigned the same playbooks for some classic teams to current teams and because of the better current player tendencies compared to the classic teams it was an awesome experience and more so than playing classic vs classic teams. Obviously assigning a playbook from a classic team with similar personnel as the current team you assign it too is necessary if doing this though. Keep in mind play types as well. But the gameplay in general is 100x better with current teams. The gameplay feels way different almost like it’s a different game. The reason I bring this all up is I think It’s time classics get some love in the future & I hope it’s both visually and player rating tendency wise.

Lastly, before I get into the playbooks below is a quick preview of whats next & to what the current teams playbooks will have done coming up after I complete the classic teams lists. I will not be redoing each team’s whole playbook this year. Each team will have 50 plays but It is just NOT needed. I looked at a lot of the plays within the current teams books and there is a lot of plays I have down as solid. Da Czar has some good team specific plays within each team that are well executed. I would say each team will probably keep roughly half of it’s book and I will replace the other half (Keep 25 & replace 25) with better executing and more efficient action plays as well as ore team specific stuff. The main play types that will for surely need some love is the play types like Cutter, DHO’s, Guard Post, High Post, PNR Mid, PNR 3pt, & Mid Range plays. Those will be the major tweaks and you will see most all the same 8-12 plays between each type as there are only a handful that are efficient within each of those play types. Then obviously the Low Post & PNR plays will be about personal in spots and proper spacing.

With all that said here is the playbook list for all the 2k18 classic teams. I will be adding to this list as I go and enter them in. I have all the teams done but need to input them into document to share with you all (very time consuming). I will also upload the roster on 2k share under my gamertag vannwolfhawk206 once I complete the lists. I entered these plays into the release day roster set. I made a few player tendency edits within classic teams (but not many). However, the playbooks will not be listed in the order you see below or entered into how they will be in the sim world rosters. That means the CPU will not be calling the best game possible but it will give you an idea of what plays to use as well as the impact it has in game without inputting yourself (very time consuming).

One other note for entering plays into your roster. I have listed the plays below in order per play type the way I think they should go in (this is obviously open to interpretation). If you want a different play at a certain spot delete the whole play type’s list of plays. Then add all the plays in the order you wish to see them in your player playbook in game. For example: PNR plays. Lets say I have a PNR play Horns 15 alley as the 1st play on my page I select that 1st, then I want PNR Mid Play 2nd, & another PNR play 3rd, followed by a PNR option play 4th on the 1st page of my playbook. Now they will not list like this in your playbook BUT they WILL use them in the order you choose them. The game separates plays in the viewing of your playbook differently. Don’t fret as long as you entered them in in the order you want them in your book your good. If you want to change your order then just delete a play type and start over 1st to last in that play type in the order you want.

Keep in mind these are rough drafts and I will likely be tweaking them here and there. Enjoy!

2k day 1 rosters with playbooks entered for all teams...

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Here is the roster with all the playbooks entered in case you don't want to do it yourself. This is using 2K's base roster from Oct. 24th. I have made no changes to this roster except the playbook so teams have proper accessories, full opening night rosters, injuries applied, as well as the latest ACE update. I have all the classic teams playbooks empty but will be plugging those in as well as Michigan Fan's rotations tomorrow...

XBOX 1 Gamertag - Vannwolfhawk206 - TEAM SPECIFIC PLAYBOOKS OS

November 23rd Updated Roster

Playbooks & Roster Project with all the tendencies done for current teams - XBOX 1 Gamertag - Vannwolfhawk206 - Playbooks Done & Edit WIP

Info Found here: https://forums.operationsports.com/f...s-realism.html - All 30 Teams playable & done with small tweaks coming this week...

I will update this with any changes made as well... At least it saves you guys time and everyone can get used to the playbooks (Before SIM World rosters release) while having plays listed in the correct order without the hassle of entering all the plays in yourselves...
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I will update the blog team by team as I enter them in and finish them (very time consuming). These will also be entered into the Sim world rosters. I will continue to update the lists listing all plays per play type in best to worst in a sense so this will change order wise as I go back through.

Anyways, I'd love to hear about any team specific plays for classic teams or current teams you have found that I may have missed. When you read the blog you will see my main focus is plays that can both be well executed by the User as well as the CPU. Preferably plays with multiple options with a plan A, B, etc.


Classic teams done & currently up on the blog... https://forums.operationsports.com/v...eam-playbooks/

84-85 Bucks
85-86 Bulls
85-86 Celtics
85-86 Hawks
86-87 Lakers
88-89 Pistons
88-89 Bulls
89-90 Cavaliers
90-91 Bulls
90-91 Lakers
90-91 Trailblazers
90-91 Warriors
92-93 Bulls
92-93 Hornets
93-94 Rockets
93-94 Nuggets
94-95 Knicks
94-95 Magic
95-96 Bulls
95-96 Sonics
96-97 Heat
97-98 Jazz
97-98 Lakers
97-98 Bulls
97-98 Spurs
98-99 Knicks
99-00 Trail Blazers
99-00 Raptors
01-02 76ers
00-01 Lakers
01-02 Kings
01-02 Nets
02-03 Mavericks
03-04 Lakers
03-04 Pistons
03-04 Timberwolves
04-05 Suns
07-08 Celtics
07-08 Rockets


User Playbook 1 - MY User vs User Playbook
User Playbook 2 - Universal Playbook


The following teams do not have playbooks in the game so assign the following books…


15-16 Golden State Warriors - Assign Current Warriors Playbook
13-14 Indiana Pacers - User Playbook 2
12-13 Memphis Grizzlies - User Playbook 2
11-12 Oklahoma City Thunder - User Playbook 2
11-12 New York Knicks - User Playbook 2
10-11 Dallas Mavericks - User Playbook 2
10-11 Chicago Bulls - User Playbook 2
07-08 Denver Nuggets - User Playbook 2
07-08 New Orleans Hornets - User Playbook 2
06-07 Golden State Warriors - User Playbook 2
06-07 Cleveland Cavaliers - User Playbook 2
05-06 Memphis Grizzlies - User Playbook 2
04-05 San Antonio Spurs - Assign Current Spurs Playbook


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Current teams done & up on the blog... https://forums.operationsports.com/v...ull-playbooks/


76ers - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Bucks - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Bulls -Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Cavaliers - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Celtics - Updated Oct. 30th - FINAL

Clippers - Updated Nov. 6th - FINAL

Grizzlies - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Hawks - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Heat - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Hornets - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Jazz - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Kings - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Knicks - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Lakers - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Magic - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Mavericks - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Nets - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Nuggets - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Pacers - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Pelicans - Updated Oct. 25th FINAL

Pistons - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Raptors - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Rockets - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Spurs - Updated Oct. 28th - FINAL / Freelance - 4 Out 1 in or Swing

Suns - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Thunder - Updated Oct. 30th - FINAL

Timberwolves - Updated Oct. 25th - FINAL

Trailblazers - Updated Oct. 28th - FINAL / Freelance - Flow

Warriors - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL

Wizards - Updated Oct. 26th - FINAL


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Play breakdown info from within the thread... All the plays listed are executed well by both the CPU & the User (some better than others) with fast & good actions... I will keep updating these below as I go through all of my notes...


Passing Bigs / Elbow Plays / DHO's

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Any specific High/Low Post or DHO plays that come to mind that can take advantage of a good passing big man such as Jokic or Chris Webber?

The best High/Low plays are...

• *Punch 5 Horns Fist - Low Post (Traditional High/Low look)
• Punch 45X - Low Post
• 08 Punch 15 Fist - Low Post (Has High/Low look as an option)
• Punch Horns Fist 45 - Low Post (DBL Horns Screen/High/Low Option)
• *89 Punch 54 Horns - Low Post (High/Low)
• Punch 42 Floppy - Guard Post (User Options/OK CPU/Elbow High/Low)

The Elbow plays like I listed above...

• Fist 15 DBL Pin - PNR Option
• Punch 45 Elbow RIP - Low Post
• 08 Punch 15 Fist - Low Post
• Punch Zipper Fist 15 - Low Post (Options) - Zipper/Elbow/Flare/PNR/Post-Up
• Punch 42 Floppy - Guard Post (User Options/OK CPU/Elbow High/Low)
• Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt.

Here are some for passing bigs like Webber or Sabonis. Check those classic teams as well as I loaded them up with big passing plays... Below are a few passing plays from bigs in the post, elbow, and high post. Keep in mind some the action go's through them not necessarily getting the assist. Also, these are plays the CPU and User can run well. I'm sure there are a few more but either bad spacing, execution, etc....


Passing Bigs

• 87 ISO 1 Motion - ISO (Wing)
• Fist Horns Motion 15 - PNR
• Fist Horns 52 - PNR Option (Elbow/Stagger)
• 90 Punch 25 Chin - Low Post
• *89 Punch 54 Horns - Low Post (High/Low)
• Punch 4 RIP Hammer - Low Post
• Punch 34 Chin - Low Post
• Punch Strong 15 - Low Post
• Punch 25 TRI - Low Post
• Punch 5 RIP 2 - Low Post
• Punch 5 Horns Fist - Low Post
• Punch Horns RIP 3 - Low Post (Elbow)(Flex)
• High 4 Up - High Post
• Punch 42 Floppy - Guard Post (User Options/OK CPU/Elbow High/Low)
• Give 52 Swing Quick - DHO (DHO/PNR-Options/Fast)
• Give Swing 42 - DHO
• Give 41 Motion - DHO (Elbow/DHO)
• Cut 24 Chin - Cutter
• 90 Quick 2 Give 41 - Mid
• 87 Quick 52 - Mid
• Quick Horns Motion 3 Up - Mid
• Quick 3 Scissor - 3 Pt.
• Quick Zipper 3 - 3 Pt
• Quick 2 Punch Flare - 3 Pt.
• Quick 51 Up 4 - 3 Pt.
• 90 Quick 51 - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 Punch Motion - 3 Pt.
• Quick Punch 52 - 3 Pt.
• Floppy 2 Chin - 3 Pt.
• 85 Quick 1 DBL - 3 pt.
• 90 Quick Fist 53 - 3 Pt.
• Give Euro 52 Quick - 3 pt
• Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt.
• Quick 52 Split - 3 Pt. (Post Feed/Split Action/PNR)
• *Quick 3 RIP Swing - 3 Pt.
• Fist Horns 52 - 3 Pt (Elbow/DHO/PNR)

Best DHO Plays

• Give Swing - DHO
• Give 43 Horns - DHO
• Give Horns 42 Away - DHO
• Give Motion 42 - DHO
• Give Horns Flip 1 - DHO
• Give 51 - DHO
• Give 53 - DHO
• Give Zipper 51 - DHO
• Give 53 Horns Quick - DHO
• Give 52 Horns - DHO
• Give Swing 42 - DHO
• Give CNR 12 - DHO
• Give 53 CNR - DHO (Elbow)
• Give 51 Horns - DHO (Elbow)
• 87 35 Give - DHO (Elbow)
• Give Euro 52 Quick - DHO (Options/DHO or PNR)
• Give 51 High - DHO
• **Give 52 Swing Quick - DHO (DHO/PNR-Options/Fast)

Good DHO's from other Play Types

• Fist 91 Give - PNR
• Fist 15 Give Chin - PNR
• Fist Flow 14 - PNR (DHO's/PNR's/Multiple Options)
• *Fist 15 Motion - PNR (DHO/Fast)
• 06 Fist 35 Give - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 52 Dive 4 Out - PNR Option
• Fist 51 Give 4 Out - PNR Option
• Fist Euro 15 Flow - PNR Option (PIN/DHO/PIN/PNR)
• Punch 5 RIP Give - Low Post (DHO/Swing/RIP/High Laker Cut)
• Give Zipper 51 - DHO
• 90 Quick 2 Give 41 - Mid
• Quick 12 Dive 51 Give - 3 Pt. (Utah 4)
• Quick 31 Give 12 - 3 Pt.
• Quick Horns 21 - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 14 Horns Curl - 3 pt.
• Quick Horns 2 Flip - 3 Pt.
• Fist Horns 52 - 3 Pt (Elbow/DHO/PNR)

PNR Plays

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I spoke earlier about breaking PNR's down to personnel and actions and locking down 30 of the best from different areas of the floor. There are some plays with different names you might not see on the list but I have the action covered and might be the same as a different play. No need to use the same set up and play name twice throughout playbooks as we want to create familiarity for a user as we go through the playbooks. Example is Fist 19 Up and Fist 5 Up Horns. These have great spacing and the CPU runs them well. It's now just about fitting best play to personnel in spots on the floor. So you will see all these plays littered in throughout all the teams books depending on scouting & personnel. Some plays have STS action, running screens, etc. Also, keep in mind when setting play types you can set P&R point, ball handler, or wing. So, when I set up the order for a wing PNR it will go in order of the PNR plays we want them to run 1st to last. I could have 15 PNR plays for the 1 that the wing can't use. They can only use the 24, 34, plays etc if set to wing PNR... Hope that makes sense.

Top Key PNR

• Fist 14 Horns STS - PNR
• Fist 5 Horns Down - PNR
• Fist 15 Horns Alley - PNR
• Fist 5 Down 4 CNR - PNR
• Fist 71 Spain - PNR
• Fist 15 Out - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 4 Short - PNR Option
• Fist 5 Short - PNR Option
• 06 Fist 15 - PNR Option
• Fist 5 Dive 4 Out - PNR Option
• Fist 61 - PNR Option

Running Screens

• Fist 15 Out - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 4 Slip Wide - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 4 Up STS - PNFade 3 Pt. (Running Screen)
• Fist 91 - PNR Option
• Fist 71 - PNR Option
• Fist 15 High - PNR Option
• **Fist 61 - PNR Option
• Fist 52 Side - PNR Option
• Fist "1-4" - PNR Option
• Fist 5 Dive 4 Out - PNR Option
• Fist 15 End - PNR Option
• Fist Thru 91 - PNR Option
• Fist Thru REV 25 - PNR Option
• 06 Fist 15 - PNR Option
• Fist 52 Dive 4 Out - PNR Option (Running PNR) (W2T)

Wing PNR (To The Middle)

• Fist 5 Out - PNR
• Fist 4 Side Out - PNR Mid
• Fist 4 Side - PNR Option (Back Lifts)
• Fist 15 High - PNR Option

Wing PNR (To The Side)

• Fist 25 Quick - PNR (Pin Down imm Side PNR)
• Fist 25 Quick 5 Out - PNR
• Fist 15 Wide - PNR
• Fist 4 Out Spread - PNR Mid
• *Fist 4 Up Side - PNR Option
• *Fist 5 Lift Side - PNR Option
• Fist 25 Clear - PNR Option
• Fist 52 Side - PNR Option

DBL Screens

• Fist 19 - PNR (T2W)
• Fist 63 Side - PNR (W2T)
• Fist 19 Up - PNR (T2W)
• Fist 91 Swing DBL - PNR (Either to Top or Side)
• Fist 15 REV - PNR (Either to Top or Side)
• Fist 91 STS Quick - PNR
• Punch 5 Fist 91 STS - PNR
• Fist Euro 91 Side - PNR Mid (W2T)
• Fist 5 Up Horns - PNFade 3 Pt. (T2W)
• Fist 92 Side - PNFade 3 Pt. (W2T)
• Fist 92 Loop - PNR Option (W2T)
• **Fist 91 Side - PNR Option (W2T) (DBL Elbow Screens)

SG/SF PNR's

• *Fist 35 RIP 4 - PNR (Corner PNR)
• Fist 35 Horns X - PNR (Flip)
• Fist 25 Motion High - PNR
• Fist 25 Give 43 - PNR (DHO into PNR)
• *Fist 25 Quick - PNR (Pin Down to Side PNR)
• Fist 26 Side - PNR (DBL) (W2T)
• Fist 25 5 Out - PNR
• Fist 25 High - PNR
• Fist 92 Side - PNFade 3 Pt. (DBL W2T)
• Fist Swing 34 - PNR Option
• Fist 25 Quick Swing - PNR Option (PNR After DBL Stagger)
• Give 35 Fist - PNR Option - @ bottom of Play Type (DHO into PNR)
• Fist 24 Twist - PNR Option (Zipper into PNR)
• *Fist 25 - PNR Option (T2S)
• Fist 25 Zipper - PNR Option (Zipper into PNR)
• Fist 52 Dive 4 Out - PNR Option (Running PNR) (W2T)
• Fist 92 Loop - PNR Option (DBL Screen) (W2T)
• Fist 52 Side - PNR Option
• Fist Loop 24 - PNR Option (Single Screen) (W2T)
• Fist Euro 53 - PNR Option (Loop/T-Series/PNR)

PNR's With Lifts or Hammer's

• Fist 51 Hawk - PNFade 3Pt. (Strong Lifts)
• *Fist Euro 4 Lift - PNR Option (Big in CNR)
• Fist 4 Side - PNR Option (Back Lifts)
• Fist 91 - PNR Option (Running Screen/Back Lifts)
• Fist 5 Out - PNR (Back Lifts)
• Punch 15 Fist - Low Post

W2T = Wing to Top/Middle of floor attack
T2W = Top Key to wing/side attack
W2S = Side PNR to baseline

T-Series Plays

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• Fist Thru - PNR Option
• Fist Euro 53 - PNR Option (Loop/T-Series/PNR)
• Punch Thru - Low Post
• Punch 5 Thru - Low Post
• Punch 5 Flare RIP - Low Post
• Punch Fist 5 - Low Post
• Punch 5 RIP "1-4" - Low Post (T-Series)
• Quick Motion 3 Up - Mid Range
• Quick 3 RIP - Mid Range
• Quick 2 RIP 4 - 3 Pt.
• Quick Thru 2 - 3 Pt.
• Quick Thru - 3 Pt.

Elbow Flex Option Read Plays

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• Fist CNR Give 23 - PNR
• Quick Horns Swing 52 - PNR (DBL Stagger/Elbow/Warrior/Quick)
• Fist 15 Elbow PIN - PNR Option (Decoy)
• Punch 45 Elbow RIP - Low Post
• Give 53 CNR - DHO
• Give CNR 41 - DHO
• Quick CNR Give 23 - 3 Pt.
• Quick Horns Swing 52 - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Fist Horns - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Horns - 3 Pt. (Warrior Action)

Weave Action

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• Fist 35 Give (into PNR) - PNR
• *Fist 25 Weave - PNR (into PNR)
• Fist 25 Give 5 Out - PNR (Into PNR)
• 06 Fist 35 Give (Into PNR) - PNFade 3 Pt
• Fist Weave 35 - PNR Option
• 01 Give 32 (into PNR) - Mid Range

Floppy's / Loop's / Zipper's / Stagger's / Flare's / Drag's

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Loop's

• Fist Zipper 91 Loop - PNR Option
• Fist Euro 53 - PNR Option (Loop/T-Series/PNR)
• Fist Loop 24 - PNR Option (Single Screen)
• *Fist Loop - PNR Option
• Fist 52 Loop - PNR Option
• Fist 92 Loop - PNR Option (DBL Screen)
• Punch Loop 43 - Low Post
• Punch 25 Loop X - Low Post
• Punch Loop 25 - Low Post
• Punch 42 Floppy - Guard Post (User Options/OK CPU/Elbow High/Low)

Zippers

• Fist 91 Zipper - PNR
• Fist 93 Zipper Cross - PNR
• Fist Zipper 24 Out - PNR Mid
• Fist 24 Zipper - PNR Option
• Fist Zipper - PNR Option
• Fist 3 Zipper - PNR Option
• *Fist 35 Zipper Thru - PNR Option (Thru/Zipper/PNR)
• Fist Zipper 91 Loop - PNR Option
• Fist 25 Zipper - PNR Option
• Fist 34 RIP 53 - PNR Option
• *Punch Zipper Fist 15 - Low Post
• Give Zipper 51 - DHO
• 04 Cut 42 Zipper - Cutter
• Quick 3 Zipper 4 Up - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 2 ZIP Hammer - 3 Pt.
• Quick Zipper 2 Hawk - 3 Pt.
• *Quick Zipper 3 - 3 Pt.
• Zipper 23 Flare - 3 Pt.

Flares

• Fist 81 Fade - PNR
• Fist Horns Motion 15 - PNR
• Punch 5 Flare RIP - Low Post
• Give 43 Horns - DHO
• *Quick 2 Flare - 3 pt. (into PNR)
• Zipper 23 Flare - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 STS Flare - 3 Pt.
• Quick Swing 3 Flare - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Swing - 3 pt. (Options)
• *Quick Thru 2 Swing - 3 pt.
• Quick 2 Floppy High - 3 pt. (Flare 1st Option)

DBL Stagger's

• *Quick Horns Swing 52 - PNR (DBL Stagger/Elbow/Warrior/Quick)
• Fist 14 Swing - PNR Option (DBL Stagger/PNR/Option Read)
• Fist Horns 52 - PNR Option (Elbow/Stagger)
• Fist 25 Quick Swing - PNR Option (DBL Stagger)
• Quick 93 - Mid (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Swing 2 - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick 2 Swing - 3 Pt (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Horns 21 - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Swing 21 RIP - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Horns Fist 91 - 3 Pt (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Zipper 2 Hawk - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Punch 52 - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick 2 Drag - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick 3 Chin - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• Quick DBL Wide - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger) (2x)

Floppy's

• Floppy - 3 Pt.
• Floppy Fist - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Floppy High - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Floppy Horns - 3 Pt. (PNR Option)
• Floppy 2 Chin - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Circle - 3 pt. (A.I./RIP)
• Quick 23 Horns Option - 3 Pt (Floppy)
• Quick DBL Wide - 3 Pt. (2X)

Drag's

• Quick 2 Drag - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Fist 91 - 3 Pt (DBL Drag/ 2 Elbow Screens)
• Quick Horns Fist 91 - 3 Pt. (Horns Flip)

Flex Action

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• *Cut Flex 23 - Cutter
• Cut Horns Flex - Cutter
• *Punch Horns RIP 3 - Low Post (Flex)
• Quick Flex Motion - Mid
• Quick 23 Motion - Mid
• 90 Quick Flex - Mid
• *Quick 3 Horns Flex - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Flex - 3 Pt
• Quick 1 Fist Horns - 3 pt.
• *Quick 3 Zipper 4 Up - 3 pt.

Hawk Series

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• Fist Hawk 15 - PNR Option (My UCLA 3 Play/ Back Screen into Ball Screen)(Common)
• Fist 51 Hawk - PNFade 3Pt. (Strong Lifts)
• 90 Quick 2 Hawk - Mid
• *****Quick Hawk RIP 5 - 3 PT (UCLA)
• Quick Zipper 2 Hawk - 3 Pt
• Quick Hawk RIP 5 - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 23 Hawk - 3 Pt.

Rare Plays / Common Action / Specials / Fast / Universal?

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• 90 ISO 4 RIP - ISO (Top Key ISO)
• 71 High 45 - High Post (Top Key ISO)
• *Fist 35 RIP 4 - PNR (Corner Play PNR)
• Fist 5 Out STS - PNR (2 Screens)
• *Quick Horns Swing 52 - PNR (DBL Stagger/Elbow/Warrior/Quick)
• Fist 5 Down 4 CNR - PNR
• **Fist 35 Horns X - PNR (Flip N2 imm PNR/Great Spacing)
• **Fist 25 Quick - PNR (Pin Down imm Side PNR)
• Fist 4 Out Spread - PNR Mid (Pick N Pop)
• 06 Fist 35 Give - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist Side 4 Short - PNR Option (Back Lifts)
• Fist 91 - PNR Option (Running Screen/Back Lifts)
• Fist 15 DBL Pin - PNR Option (Warrior)
• Fist 51 Give 4 Out - PNR Option (DHO to start)
• **Fist 35 Horns Quick - PNR Option (DBL Pin's to imm. PNR)
• Fist Pistol 45 - PNR Option (Pinch N2 PNR) (Lebron/PNR Wings)
• **Fist 91 Side - PNR Option (2 DBL Elbow Screens)
• *98 Fist 2 RIP - PNR Option (Corner Play PNR)
• **Fist Give 15 Chin - PNR Option (DHO N2 imm. PNR)
• Punch 45 Elbow RIP - Low Post (Warrior)
• Punch Zipper Fist 15 - Low Post (Options) (Zipper/Elbow/Flare/PNR/Post-Up)
• Punch 25 High - Low Post (Mid Lane Post/Low Laker Cut)
• Punch 4 Floppy - Low Post
• *Punch Horns Fist 45 - Low Post (DBL Horns Screen/High/Low Option)
• High 91 Fist - High Post (Pick N Pop)
• 91 Punch 1 - Guard Post (Magic - Mouse)
• Give 52 Horns - DHO
• Give 52 Swing Quick - DHO
• Give Swing - DHO
• Give 51 High - DHO
• **Give 52 Swing Quick - DHO (DHO/PNR-Options/Fast)
• Cut 24 Chin - Cutter
• Quick 3 Up Fist - 3 Pt. (Utah 2)
• Quick 12 Dive 51 Give - 3 Pt. (Utah 4)
• *Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt. (Multiple Options/Fast)
• Floppy - 3 Pt (Into imm. PNR)
• Quick 2 Floppy Horns - 3 Pt. (Into imm. PNR)
• Quick Horns Swing 52 - 3 Pt. (Options)
• **Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt. (Multiple Options)
• Quick 52 Split - 3 Pt. (Post Feed/Split Action/PNR)
• Quick DBL Wide - 3 Pt. (2X)

Low Post Plays

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High Laker Cuts

• Punch 5 - Low Post
• Punch - Low Post
• Punch Swing 25 - Low Post
• Punch 5 RIP Give - Low Post (DHO/Swing/RIP/High Laker Cut)
• Punch "1-4" RIP - Low Post (DBL Stagger Option)

Low Laker Cuts

• Punch 25 High - Low Post
• Punch 15 Spread - Low Post
• Punch 15 Quick - Low Post
• Punch 25 TRI - Low Post
• Punch 35 Wing TRI - Low Post
• Punch RIP 4 Dive - Low Post (Low Laker Cut)
• Quick Punch 52 - 3 Pt (Stagger)
• Punch 4 High - Low Post

No Cuts After Post Feed

• Punch 4 - Low Post
• Punch Swing - Low Post
• Punch Fist 15 - Low Post
• Punch 35 Fist - Low Post
• Punch 15 Spread Fist - Low Post
• Punch 15 Fist - Low Post

Action After Post Feed For Shooters

• Punch Strong 15 - Low Post (For SG)
• Punch 25 Quick - Low Post (For SG)
• Punch 25 - Low Post (For SF)
• Punch 5 Quick - Low Post (For PF)
• Quick Punch 52 - 3 Pt (Stagger)
• Punch Swing 25 - Low Post (Everyone Relocates)

Cross Screen

• Punch 25 Loop X - Low Post
• Punch Thru - Low Post
• Punch 5 Thru - Low Post
• Punch 25 Loop - Low Post
• *Punch 5 RIP X 25 - Low Post
• *Punch 5 Flare RIP - Low Post
• Punch 25 Euro - Low Post
• Punch 15 Hawk - Low Post

T-Series Post Plays

• Punch Thru - Low Post
• Punch 5 Thru - Low Post
• *Punch 5 Flare RIP - Low Post
• Punch 5 RIP "1-4" - Low Post (T-Series)

High/Low

• *Punch 5 Horns Fist - Low Post
• Punch 45 X - Low Post
• *08 Punch 15 Fist - Low Post
• *Punch 45 Elbow RIP - Low Post
• Punch Horns Fist 45 - Low Post
• *89 Punch 54 Horns - Low Post (High/Low)

PNR Then Post

• Punch Fist 15 - Low Post
• Punch 35 Fist - Low Post
• Punch 15 Spread Fist - Low Post
• Punch 15 Fist - Low Post
• *Punch 5 RIP X 25 - Low Post

Wheel Post

• Punch 91 Fist Wheel - Low Post
• Punch 24 Wheel - Low Post
• Punch 34 Box RIP - Low Post

Shuffle & RIP Cuts To Post

• *Punch RIP 4 X Horns - Low Post
• Punch RIP 4 Dive - Low Post (Low Laker Cut)
• *Punch Horns RIP 3 - Low Post (Elbow)(Flex)
• Punch 43 Base TRI - Low Post (OK)
• Punch 24 RIP "1-4" - Low Post
• Punch 5 RIP X 25 - Low Post
• Punch 5 RIP Give - Low Post (DHO/Swing/RIP/High Laker Cut)
• Punch 5 RIP "1-4" - Low Post (T-Series)
• *Punch 5 Flare RIP - Low Post (Options)
• Punch 4 RIP 2 - Low Post
• Punch 3 RIP Swing - Low Post
• Punch "1-4" RIP - Low Post (DBL Stagger Option)
• *98 Punch 4 RIP "1-4" - Low Post
• 98 Punch 4 RIP - Low Post

Other Post Plays

• *Punch Zipper Fist 15 - Low Post
• *Punch 5 RIP X 25 - Low Post
• Punch 25 Loop X - Low Post
• Punch 91 Fist Wheel - Low Post
• Punch 25 Loop - Low Post
• *Punch 5 Flare RIP - Low Post
• Punch 4 Floppy - Low Post
• 90 Punch 25 Chin - Low Post

Elevator Plays

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• Cut Loop 42 Dive - Cutter (Option into Elevator)
• Quick 1 Elevator RIP - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Elevator - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Down Elevator - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 Elevator CNR - 3 Pt.
• Quick Elevator 5 RIP - 3 pt.
• Quick Elevator CNR - 3 Pt.

Hammer Plays

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• *Quick 2 ZIP Hammer - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 Hammer - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Hammer RIP - 3 Pt. (User Only)
• Quick 2 Punch Hammer - 3 Pt. (User Only)

Best Alley Oop Plays

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• Cut 15 Horns Alley - Cutter (Anyone can be Roll Man Alley Guy)
• Cut 2 Alley - Cutter (Options)
• 72 Cut 15 Alley - Cutter (Center Alley Only)

Best Guard Post Plays

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• Punch 3 Base TRI - Guard Post (Pre Action w/shuffle cut)
• Punch 2 RIP - Guard Post(Pre Action w/shuffle cut)
• Punch 3 ISO - Guard Post (Wing ISO)
• Punch 1 Go - Guard Post (Mouse/Magic/PG)
• Punch 42 Floppy - Guard Post (User Options/OK CPU/Elbow High/Low)
• ISO 13 Motion - PNR Option (Guard Post Up)

Best ISO Plays

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High Post Elbow Post Up’s/Iso’s

• ISO Pinch - ISO High Post Elbow Post / Wing (Blake/Melo)
• ISO 2 Pinch End - ISO High Post Elbow Post / Wing (Blake/Melo) - Spread
• High 24 Top TRI - ISO / Elbow/Wing Post
• High 24 Base TRI - ISO / Elbow/Wing Post

TOP 3 Pt. ISO

• *06 ISO 1 GO - ISO
• ISO 1 GO - ISO

Wing ISO

• 06 ISO 13 - ISO / Punch to mid wing ISO
• ISO 24 Base TRI - ISO / Wing 3 Pt.
• ISO 1 Angle - ISO
• *87 ISO 1 Motion - ISO Swing/Floppy/Wing - PG ONLY
• 00 ISO RIP 3 - ISO - (Pre Action into Wing Iso)

Punch to Low Post Up ISO

• ISO 12 - ISO - Punch 2 Low Guard Post (Spread)
• ISO 13 Motion - PNR Option (Guard Post)

PNR into ISO

• *ISO 91 Fist - ISO - PNPop to wing Iso
• ISO 14 Spread Fist - ISO - PNPop to wing Iso

Top Key

• ISO 12 ICE - ISO (Top Key ISO) J. Johnson/P. George
• ***85 ISO 3 Quick - ISO (Top Key ISO after motion and pin down) (J. Johnson/P. George)

Motion into ISO (Loop’s/RIP’s/Floppy’s/Swing’s/Pin Down)

• **ISO Slice 32 - ISO - Swing into cross screen to Low Side Post - Melo/ Blake/P. George/J. Butler)
• ISO 2 Floppy - ISO - Floppy to Wing 3 Pt. ISO
• ISO 32 Quick - ISO - Pin/Pinch/ Wing ISO
• ISO Euro Wide 12 - ISO (Simple Pin Down)
• ISO 12 RIP - ISO - RIP into Mid Wing ISO / Melo/J. Butler/Wiggins
• IISO 2 Quick 32 - ISO RIP/ Loop into Mid Wing ISO / Melo/J. Butler/Wiggins

PG Spread ISO’s

• ISO 1 Go - ISO (Top Key)
• ISO 1 Angle - ISO (Wing)
• ISO Euro 91 Angle - ISO (Wing Horns DBL Screen N2 ISO)

Best Cutter Plays

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• *Cut 24 Chin - Cutter
• *Cut Flex 23 - Cutter
• Cut 15 Horns Alley - Cutter (Anyone can be Roll Man Alley Guy)
• Cut 2 Alley - Cutter (Options)
• 72 Cut 15 Alley - Cutter (Center Alley Only)
• 04 Cut 42 Zipper - Cutter
• Cut Loop 42 Dive - Cutter (Option into Elevator)

Best Mid Range Plays

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• 88 Quick 13 Box - Mid
• 89 Quick 12 Thru - Mid
• Quick Thru 2 Swing - Mid
• Quick Horns Motion 3 Up - Mid
• Quick Horns 42 - Mid
• Quick 43 DBL - Mid
• Quick 3 RIP - Mid
• 90 Quick 2 Give 41 - Mid
• Quick 93 - Mid (DBL Stagger)
• Quick 21 Swing 2 Up - Mid
• Quick Flex Motion - Mid - OK
• Quick 23 Motion - Mid - OK
• 90 Quick Flex - Mid - OK

UCLA Sets

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• 98 Fist "1-4" - PNR
• Fist "1-4" 35 - PNR
• 98 Fist 15 "1-4" - PNR Option
• Fist 14 "1-4" - PNR Option
• Fist 25 "1-4" - PNR Option
• Fist 25 Give "1-4" - PNR Option
• Fist Hawk 15 - PNR Option (My UCLA 3 Play/ Back Screen into Ball Screen)(Common)
• Punch 5 RIP "1-4" - Low Post
• *98 Punch 4 RIP "1-4" - Low Post
• *98 Punch 4 RIP - Low Post
• Punch 24 RIP "1-4" - Low Post
• Punch "1-4" RIP - Low Post
• 98 High "1-4" - High Post
• Cut Loop 42 Dive - Cutter
• Punch "1-4" 1 - Guard Post
• Punch "1-4" RIP 1 - Guard Post
• Quick "1-4" 3 - Mid
• 98 Quick 42 "1-4"- 3 Pt
• 98 Quick 2 "1-4" - 3 Pt
• Quick "1-4" RIP 1 - 3 Pt.
• 98 Quick 42 "1-4" - 3 Pt
• 98 Quick 2 - "1-4" - 3 Pt.
• Fist UCLA 35 TRI - 3 Pt.
• Fist Hawk 15 - PNR Option (My UCLA 3 Play/ Back Screen into Ball Screen)(Common)
• *****Quick Hawk RIP 5 - 3 PT (UCLA)

Swing & Thru Action

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Swing Action

• *Quick Horns Swing 52 - PNR (Elbow/Quick)
• *Fist 14 Swing - PNR Option (DBL Stagger/PNR/Option Read)
• Fist Swing 34 - PNR Option
• Punch Swing - Low Post
• Punch RIP 4 X Horns - Low Post
• Punch 25 - Low Post
• Punch 25 Euro - Low Post
• Punch 3 RIP Swing - Low Post
• **Give 52 Swing Quick - DHO (DHO/PNR-Options/Fast)
• Give Swing 42 - DHO
• Give Swing 53 - DHO
• **Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt. (Multiple Options)
• Quick Swing 3 - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 3 RIP Swing - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 Punch Motion - 3 pt. (Feed Post/Cutters/Fade)
• Quick 1 Swing - 3 pt. (Options)
• *Quick Thru 2 Swing - 3 pt.
• Quick 2 Swing - 3 Pt (DBL Stagger)
• Quick Swing 2 - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• *Quick Swing 21 RIP - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger) (2 Options)

Swing / PG Comebacks

• Fist Swing 14 - PNR
• *Quick Horns Swing 52 - PNR (DBL Stagger/Elbow/Warrior/Quick)
• Punch 5 Fist 91 STS - PNR
• Fist 1 Swing - PNR
• *Fist 14 Swing - PNR Option
• Quick 1 Swing 2 Up - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Swing ATL - 3 Pt.
• Quick Swing 3 Flare - 3 Pt.

Thru Action

• Fist 91 STS Quick - PNR
• Punch 5 Fist 91 STS - PNR
• Fist 15 REV - PNR (Into Wing DBL Horns PNR)
• *Fist 35 Zipper Thru - PNR Option (Thru/Zipper/PNR)
• Fist Thru - PNR Option
• Fist Thru 91 - PNR Option
• Fist Thru REV 25 - PNR Option
• Punch Thru - Low Post
• *Quick Thru 2 Swing - 3 pt.
• Quick Thru - 3 Pt.
• Quick Thru 2 - 3 Pt.

Horns Sets

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Regular Horns/A-Set Plays

• *Fist 14 Horns STS - PNR
• Fist 5 Horns Down - PNR
• **Fist 35 Horns X - PNR (Flip N2 imm PNR/Great Spacing)
• *Fist 15 Horns Alley - PNR
• Fist Horns 91 Clear - PNR (Like Swing 34)
• Fist 71 Spain - PNR
• Fist 14 Horns - PNR
• Fist 19 - PNR
• Fist 91 Swing DBL - PNR (Side DBL Horns Screen)
• Fist 5 Up Horns - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 19 DBL - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 19 Up - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist Horns 34 - PNR Option
• **Fist 35 Horns Quick - PNR Option (DBL Pins N2 Side PNR)
• Fist Horns 25 Give - PNR Option
• Fist Horns 52 - PNR Option (Elbow/Stagger)
• *Punch 5 Horns Fist - Low Post (High/Low)
• *Punch RIP 4 X Horns - Low Post (Cross Screen/Quick)
• Punch Horns Fist 45 - Low Post (DBL Horns Screen/High/Low Option)
• *89 Punch 54 Horns - Low Post (High/Low)
• 89 Punch 34 Horns - Low Post
• *Punch Horns RIP 3 - Low Post (Elbow)(Flex)
• Give Horns 42 Away - DHO (Elbow)
• Give 52 Horns - DHO (Elbow)
• Give 53 Horns Quick - DHO (Elbow)
• Cut 15 Horns Alley - Cutter
• *Quick Horns 42 - Mid (Elbow)
• Quick 2 Floppy Horns - 3 Pt. (PNR Option)
• Quick 1 Fist Horns - 3 Pt.
• Quick 4 Horns Flare - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 Horns Away - 3 Pt. (Options)
• Quick 3 Horns Fade - 3 Pt.
• Quick 1 Horns - 3 Pt. (Warrior Action)
• Quick 42 Horns - 3 Pt. (Elbow)
• *Quick 3 Horns Flex - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 3 Fist 15 Horns - 3 Pt. (PNR/Stagger/PNR)
• Quick 23 Horns Option - 3 Pt (Floppy)
• Quick Horns Fist 91 - 3 Pt.
• Quick 2 Floppy Horns - 3 Pt. (N2 SG Side PNR)
• Quick Horns 21 - 3 Pt. (DHO)
• Fist Horns 52 - 3 Pt (Elbow/DHO/PNR)

Horns Flip Plays

• Fist Horns Flip 35 - PNR
• Fist Horns Flip 53 - PNR
• Fist 35 Horns X - PNR
• Fist Horns 91 Clear - PNR
• Fist 34 RIP 53 - PNR Option
• Fist Horns 91 RIP 4 - PNR Option
• Punch Horns 45 Flip - Low Post
• Quick Horns Fist 91 - 3 Pt.
• Quick Horns 2 Flip - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 14 Horns Curl - 3 Pt

Chin Sets

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• Punch Chin 35 - Low Post
• Punch 34 Chin - Low Post
• 90 Punch 25 Chin - Low Post
• Punch 41 Chin - Guard Post
• *Cut 24 Chin - Cutter
• 71 Quick 52 Chin - Mid
• *Quick 3 Chin - 3 Pt. (DBL Stagger)
• *Floppy 2 Chin - 3 Pt.

Triangle

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• ISO Pinch - ISO (Elbow Post)
• Punch 42 TOP TRI - ISO
• Fist Pistol 45 - PNR Option (Pinch N2 PNR)
• Punch 25 TRI - Low Post
• Punch 35 Wing TRI - Low Post
• Punch 43 Base TRI - Low Post (OK)
• Punch 3 Base TRI - Guard Post (Pre Action w/shuffle cut)
• Punch 2 RIP - Guard Post (Pre Action w/shuffle cut)

Motion / Quick / Good Action Plays

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• 87 ISO 1 Motion - ISO (Wing)
• Fist 25 Motion High - PNR
• *Quick Horns Swing 52 - PNR (DBL Stagger/Elbow/Warrior/Quick)
• Fist Horns Motion 15 - PNR (Swing/Elbow/Flare/PNR)
• Fist Flow 14 - PNR (DHO's/PNR's/Multiple Options)
• *Fist 15 Motion - PNR (DHO/Fast)
• ISO 13 Motion - PNR Option
• *Fist 14 Swing - PNR Option
• *Fist 35 Zipper Thru - PNR Option (Thru/Zipper/PNR)
• *Fist 35 Motion Give - PNR Option
• Fist Euro 15 Flow - PNR Option (PIN/DHO/PIN/PNR)
• ISO 13 Motion - PNR Option
• **Punch Zipper Fist 15 - Low Post
• *Punch 5 RIP Give - Low Post (DHO/Swing/RIP/High Laker Cut)
• Punch 5 RIP X 25 - Low Post
• Punch 15 Motion Give - Low Post (Swing/DHO/Pin/Post)
• **Give 52 Swing Quick - DHO (DHO/PNR-Options/Fast)
• Give Motion 42 - DHO (PNP/PNR)
• Give 41 Motion - DHO (Elbow/DHO)
• Quick Horns Motion 3 Up - Mid
• Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt. (Multiple Options)
• **Quick Swing Motion - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 3 RIP Swing - 3 Pt.
• Quick 3 Punch Motion - 3 pt.
• Quick 1 Swing - 3 pt. (Options)
• *Quick Thru 2 Swing - 3 pt.
• *Quick 3 Zipper 4 Up - 3 pt.

Flow

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• Fist Flow 14 - PNR (DHO's/PNR's/Multiple Options)
• Fist 35 Flow - PNR (PIN/PNR)
• Fist Euro 15 Flow - PNR Option (PIN/DHO/PIN/PNR)
• Punch 35 Flow - Low Post

Stretch Big's & Pick N Pop's

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• Fist 5 Down 4 CNR - PNR (Big in CNR)
• Fist 15 Out - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 19 Up - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 19 DBL - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 5 Up Horns - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 4 Up STS - PNFade 3 Pt. (Running Screen)
• 06 Fist 15 - PNR Option (Big in CNR)
• *Fist Euro 4 Lift - PNR Option (Big in CNR)
• *08 Punch 15 Fist - Low Post (Top Key 3/High/Low)
• Punch 45 Fist - Low Post
• 71 High 45 - High Post
• 06 High 4 Swing - High Post
• 90 High Spread 4 - High Post
• High 41 Fist - High Post
• Give 43 Horns - DHO
• *Quick 14 RIP - 3 Pt.
• 89 Quick 45 Box - 3 Pt.
• Quick 4 Snap Horns - 3 Pt.
• Quick 4 Wide DBL - 3 Pt.
• *Quick 3 Zipper 4 Up - 3 pt.
• Quick 4 Horns Flare - 3 Pt.

Bigs Top Key

• Fist 25 Quick Swing - PNR Option
• 90 Fist 14 Spread - PNR Option
• 98 Fist 4 Short - PNR Option
• *08 Punch 15 Fist - Low Post (Top Key 3/High/Low)
• Punch 45 X - Low Post (High/Low)
• 04 Punch 15 - Low Post
• 98 Punch 2 RIP - Low Post
• Punch 5 Horns Fist - Low Post (High/Low)
• 04 Punch Hawk 25 - Low Post
• 90 Punch 25 Chin - Low Post
• 98 Punch 25 Swing - Low Post
• Punch 35 Fist - Low Post
• High Fist 91 - High Post

Pick N Pop's

• *Fist 4 Out Spread - PNR Mid - (Mid PNP)
• *High 91 Fist - High Post - (Mid PNP)
• High Fist 91 - High Post - (Mid PNP)
• Quick 4 Horns Flare - 3 Pt.
• Fist 15 Out - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 19 Up - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 19 DBL - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 5 Up Horns - PNFade 3 Pt.
• Fist 4 Up STS - PNFade 3 Pt. (Running Screen)

SLOB's

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• Quick Side 2 DBL "3" - 3 Pt. (Elevator)
• Quick ".2" Side 13 "3" - 3 Pt. (Corner or Top Key Options)
• *Quick Side RIP 2 "3" - 3 Pt. (PNR/DBL Stagger)
• **Quick Side Hammer "3" - 3 Pt. (Options/Flare/Hammer/Flare)

BLOB's

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List of Out of the Box Playbooks - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B69...dsM2tGRjg/view

[atlplayboy23]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Thanks for doing this always loved your playbook edits

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Heads up for anyone thats interested and wondering where the play types are for certain teams. Because the process is so time consuming entering teams in I have decided to just enter each teams playbooks 1st and then go back and do the play types for each player. I just want to get the hard part out of the way and get these plays entered in 1st and foremost.

By the way, I should also note that some teams do not have playbooks in the game. I am using certain playbooks like the 96, 93, 91, & 89 Bulls books will be using the 98 Bulls. The 01-02 Kings will use the 00-01 Blazers as they have very similar personnel at all positions sharing a lot of the same play types as well. The 01-02 Nets will use Seattle's book, The 97 Heat & the 99 Knicks will use the 95 Knicks playbook. I made sure when adding plays to books that were shared that they worked for both teams.

I know I can use some other books (standard, 85 76ers, pro am, etc) to get what I'm looking for to get more specific but thats down the road...

OP Updated...

[jmarcguy]

2k18 Everything Playbooks

Hey guys, I wanted to start a thread to discuss everything playbooks for 2K18. This can be team specific plays or actions. Plays that work well or don't. I have started the playbook process like I did a few years back and you can find that information here at:

https://forums.operationsports.com/v...-are-complete/

I have all the plays tested and ALL the classic teams playbooks done. More info about this process is in the blog. I will update the blog team by team as I enter them (very time consuming). Once I finish the list I will then start on the current teams playbooks. These will also be entered into the Sim world rosters. I will continue to update the lists listing all plays per play type in best to worst in a sense so this will change order wise as I go back through.

Anyways, I'd love to hear about any team specific plays for classic teams or current teams you have found that I may have missed. When you read the blog you will see my main focus is plays that can both be well executed by the User as well as the CPU. Preferably plays with multiple options with a plan A, B, etc. For example floppy chin is better action and has more options than floppy.

Teams Currently up on the blog

84-85 Bucks
85-86 Celtics
85-86 Hawks
86-87 Lakers
88-89 Pistons
89-90 Cavaliers
90-91 Trailblazers
90-91 Warriors
92-93 Hornets
93-94 Rockets
93-94 Nuggets
94-95 Magic
94-95 Knicks
95-96 Sonics
96-97 Heat
97-98 Jazz
97-98 Bulls
97-98 Spurs
98-99 Knicks
99-00 Trail Blazers
99-00 Raptors
01-02 76ers
00-01 Lakers
01-02 Kings
02-03 Mavericks
03-04 Lakers
03-04 Pistons
07-08 Celtics
07-08 Rockets

I played a lot of seasons on last gen thanks to your extensive work on playbooks. I squeezed every ounce of enjoyment out of those games! Always amazing work!!

Classic teams definitely need some love. Players are assigned play types but those types aren't in the playbook. Byron Scott for example is assigned mid range but there are no mid range plays in the the Lakers playbook. Play assignments need some work too. I've only had time to glance at a few players but I remember someone having incorrect play types assigned. Derrick Coleman or some other big man had pick & roll ball handler.

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[leoalure]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Thank you for putting this up... is nice to see people that care about X's and O's and not always dunks and highlights.

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

As I have been entering playbooks in I have assigned plays in order in every play type. They can obviously be tweaked to ones liking. The only 1 that you would need to redo is all the PNR plays and enter them in order you want between all play types. Meaning you don't need to enter in all PNR plays, then PNR mid, PNF 3 Pt, PNR Option in that order. If you mix them in order 1st to last play entered your in game playbook will display this order. I put it in the blog but I like my 1st page to be clean with top PNR, Top to Side PNR, Wing PNR, Then Side PNR. If I have a good stretch 4 I will put PNPop plays on the 1st page. The 2nd page will be the same but have the double screens on it. It's just cleaner and if I'm on the side of the floor I can just hit play X and know I will be in spot already to initiate the play and not have to run to the middle of the floor to set it back up. I saw a video a few years back where Sam Pham did the same thing...

I have done the same or tried to with all the Low Post plays as I put a high/low play as the 4th play on each page of the playbook. 1st Punch 4 is basic post play, while 2nd play is most always a post pass with a Low Laker Cut Baseline, then 3rd play is usually a PNR into a post up. I would go team specific though in doing these so Steve Nash will be coming off a lot of PNR's 1st before hitting the post for some decoy action. Then the 1st High Post Play is usually always a pick N pop then a basic high post play.

So, The playbooks are pretty much in the order they should be. When entering just delete a whole play type then add them back in order. No need to empty the whole book this year...

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Not Sure whats up with the blog it won't let me enter right now. Tried to enter 2 teams 5-6x and it won't let me and says invalid blog??? Ill try later...

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

All Classic Teams Books are done and OP updated... I have a few tweaks and plays I will be adding and subtracting that will replace some actions, but it's a start. Hope it helps everyone's classic teams game experiences.

Remember these plays are specifically for classic teams for the most part. With the current teams you might see that I add some of the same plays I added for the classics, but I have a lot more era specific plays to add for the current teams. In todays game we see a lot more T Series action, Spain PNR, DHO's, more horns and flare actions, DBL screens, etc, that I will be adding to today's teams & game that I did not add for the classic teams as they just didn't run much of that action back then. You will see more swing action, loops, floppy's, etc...

The current teams won't need a overhaul like the classics did. I would like to hear if anyone has any team specific actions as they watch games this year. I watched a bit of the T wolves Laker game last night. I saw the Lakers run some weave, a few flex sets, and some RIP action to post while I saw the T wolves run some T series, Horns DBL screen at the top of the key, flex & again RIP for Guard post. Just watched a quarter...

Anyways, look forward to hearing what you guys find and see...

[jmarcguy]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks - Full Team Specific Playbooks

Can't wait to dig into this some. I like the current teams but have such a soft spot for teams from the mid 80's - 90's. The games I played back then were so primitive that I still get a thrill seeing guys like Magic, Ewing, Wilkins, & Malone represented so well, & actually being able to use real basketball strategy.
Your work on last gen playbooks made an unbelievable difference. I know these will be good!


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[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

New Link up in OP for the start of Current teams playbooks... 76ers & Celtics are up... I kept around 20 plays from the 76ers & 25 from the Celtics original books and replaced with better/similar action and got rid of the plays that the CPU did not execute well...

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

OP Updated with the following current teams added...

Cavaliers
Hornets
Mavericks
Pacers
Pelicans
Rockets
Spurs
Timberwolves

[vtcrb]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Glad to see you still churning these out buddy. I am happy they added a lot more plays this year to customize the playbooks. Still a bunch of broken or stagnant plays, but still a lot of very smooth ones. Glad to have you back. Hope all is well with life and the family.

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Glad to see you still churning these out buddy. I am happy they added a lot more plays this year to customize the playbooks. Still a bunch of broken or stagnant plays, but still a lot of very smooth ones. Glad to have you back. Hope all is well with life and the family.

Can't stop won't stop until these are done! Im hoping to have them all done by the end of the weekend?! I can't play the game and enjoy it until they are done. But I am wondering why the hell I started this again I'll tell you that! So time consuming! SMH! Once done though, then I can add here and there from watching games to get more specific actions, but at least we will know all the plays in will be solid and good action. It's a completely different experience with how the CPU runs it's plays. But ya, same ole same ole as far as some work, some don't, length of plays, bad action, a lot of them break down, etc. If the new motion engine wasn't in I would not be doing this I can tell you that. LOL! Some plays are so smooth with quick cuts, passes, and actions... Things are good, hope all is well with you too!

By the way - Warriors are now up in the OP...

[STLRams]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Oh this was much needed!!!Thank you.

[vannwolfhawk]

Re: 2k18 Everything Playbooks

Oh this was much needed!!!Thank you.

I was wondering how long it would take you to come around these parts...

Raptors, Thunder, & Blazers are up fellas...