Hardest players for you to guard?

[howardphillips214]

This year I feel like it's harder to guard superstars than ever before. It's definitely frustrating at times, but sometimes it makes perfect sense.

Kevin Durant makes everything no matter what I do. DeMar DeRozan routinely eats his lunch directly from my plate. Lebron and Kawhi act like I'm not even there.

Obviously I play the 3 in career a lot. Lolol

Who are your most unguardable match ups?

[sirdez]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

For me, it's Fox, Simons, Poole, Lavine and Dejounte. They're all fast, twitchy dribblers who relentlessly attack and, in the case of Poole, Simons and Lavine, love to step behind a screen and shoot.

Could probably throw Trae and Garland in there too but they're a nightmare every year. The game definitely loves small scoring guards.

[howardphillips214]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

For me, it's Fox, Simons, Poole, Lavine and Dejounte. They're all fast, twitchy dribblers who relentlessly attack and, in the case of Poole, Simons and Lavine, love to step behind a screen and shoot.

Could probably throw Trae and Garland in there too but they're a nightmare every year. The game definitely loves small scoring guards.

My first player was PG and I still guard the ball alot on switches so I'm VERY familiar with your list. Lol

Anfernee Simons was probably my hardest to guard from yours. That guy hits EVERYTHING off the bounce.

[howardphillips214]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Oh I definitely have to put Zion in here.

On my PF he was a nightmare. And if I ever get switched onto him as a smaller player he just shoves me around.

[sirdez]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Yeah Simons is incredible in 2k and has been for a couple of versions now. He shoots about 80% against me haha.

Zion is almost impossible, but I find on 2k24 he's very passive and it's usually Ingram taking the majority of shots.

[jk31]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Luke kennard. He is shooting 80 % from 3 in our online League while scoring 31 points per game.

[ggsimmonds]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Vince and T-Mac. Probably add Kobe to that list, but I don't run into him as often as I do those 2.

And due to off-ball screens -- Rip, Ray Allen, and Michael Redd consistently eat me alive

[topwater]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Vince and T-Mac. Probably add Kobe to that list, but I don't run into him as often as I do those 2.

And due to off-ball screens -- Rip, Ray Allen, and Michael Redd consistently eat me alive

Seeing those guys come off pin downs is always scary! I've been playing against the Knicks a lot lately with Tynoles' roster and Randle can be a legit problem, but Brunson eats. He snakes his way into the paint or just above the nail and pops these little mid range jumpers and up and unders that kill me. It's awesome.

[howardphillips214]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Yeah off ball screens are absurd. I can only imagine chasing Rip.

[other]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Luka. Not sure I've seen him miss. Jordan, when playing as Truck.

[m29a]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Any knockdown movement shooter. I typically like to play off-ball and aggressively help off the weakest offensive player on the floor, so going against the guys that run around a lot are going to get a fair number of open shots against me.

I can definitely focus any player, but I prioritize strong and logical team defense and I don't trust my backline defenders to do what I want and I don't want to menu dive to get the result I want -- so it's just easier to play off-ball a lot of the time and do it myself.

[howardphillips214]

Re: Hardest players for you to guard?

Luka. Not sure I've seen him miss. Jordan, when playing as Truck.

I usually play WITH Luka so I dont have to guard him. Haha

I really like the way the game plays after this last patch. But Paul George is also a really tough cover for me.