In this thread, we post simple ways the player can make the gameplay more realistic

[RayAP19]

This is against the CPU, also.

Matchups: Before every game, go to "Choose Side" and switch over to the other team. Change their matchups as you see fit, not to help you win (obviously), but to be more realistic. i.e., if you're the Lakers and the CPU is the Spurs, switch over to the Spurs side and place Bowen on Kobe, then switch back. Also, you can edit Double-Teams and Pressure settings for the CPU's team

Crowd Volume: Before a game, go into the Presentation section of the start menu and raise the "Crowd Vol" slider depending on the team you're playing.

In general, the consensus is that the following teams have the loudest crowds:

Golden State
Boston
Phoenix
Cleveland
LA Lakers
New York
Denver
Sacramento
Oklahoma City

The following teams probably have the quietest crowds, if you can call a stadium full of people "quiet":

Memphis
Charlotte
Indiana
LA Clippers
Milwaukee
Minnesota

Notice a trend? Also, crowds are gonna generally be louder in rivalry games. I'll list some if requested.

Anyway, post your own methods.

[Titus001]

Re: In this thread, we post simple ways the player can make the gameplay more realist

This is against the CPU, also.

Matchups: Before every game, go to "Choose Side" and switch over to the other team. Change their matchups as you see fit, not to help you win (obviously), but to be more realistic. i.e., if you're the Lakers and the CPU is the Spurs, switch over to the Spurs side and place Bowen on Kobe, then switch back. Also, you can edit Double-Teams and Pressure settings for the CPU's team

Crowd Volume: Before a game, go into the Presentation section of the start menu and raise the "Crowd Vol" slider depending on the team you're playing.

In general, the consensus is that the following teams have the loudest crowds:

Golden State
Boston
Phoenix
Cleveland
LA Lakers
New York
Denver
Sacramento

The following teams probably have the quietest crowds, if you can call a stadium full of people "quiet":

Memphis
Oklahoma City
Charlotte
Indiana
LA Clippers
Milwaukee
Minnesota

Notice a trend?

Anyway, post your own methods.

How do I make the computer/ai make substitution changes? I play on 12 min quarters and the AI who was the cavs made very few sub changes. Lebron James played all 48 mins. Fatigue was on btw. Should I set subs to rotation or fatigue? It was on rotation when I played the cavs. When I play the ai they will not have realistic stats if their starters play for so many mins.

[RayAP19]

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Try putting subs on "Rotation" and lowering the Fatigue slider for the CPU.

I never had this problem, however...

[RayAP19]

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Injuries/player accessories: While playing Season/Association mode, add accessories to your own players or even players around the league when an injury occurs. i.e., if a player injures his arm, give him a long arm sleeve, or if he injures his leg, give him a calf sleeve, etc.

CPU Reach-In Tendency: When teams enter the penalty (4 or more team fouls), they tend to reach in less, as ticky tack fouls like that will send a player to a line when it's simply not worth it. Lower the CPU's "Go For On-Ball Steals" tendency when the opposing team gets in the penalty.

Also, a question. Does setting a player's Defensive Pressure to "Sag Off" make him less aggressive defensively? As in he won't go for blocks, etc.? That could be good for players in foul trouble.

[RayAP19]

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Also, to help with the first method, here's a list of big men who consistently command a double team in the post, so if you're using that team against the CPU, you can set the CPU's Defensive Pressure against them to "Double In The Post."

I wasn't sure about all of these-- some are just speculation. However, the ones in bold I am 100% sure are correct.

Tim Duncan
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Eddy Curry
Shaquille O'Neal
Elton Brand
Dwight Howard
Kevin Garnett
Carlos Boozer
Pau Gasol
Emeka Okafor
Rasheed Wallace
Yao Ming
Jermaine O'Neal
Al Jefferson

[RayAP19]

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Bump for more.

[krulmichael]

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Good and interesting thread, I'll be sure to implement some of these ideas into my Association once I start it up.

[bulls23]

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Also, to help with the first method, here's a list of big men who consistently command a double team in the post, so if you're using that team against the CPU, you can set the CPU's Defensive Pressure against them to "Double In The Post."

I wasn't sure about all of these-- some are just speculation. However, the ones in bold I am 100% sure are correct.

Tim Duncan
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Eddy Curry
Shaquille O'Neal
Elton Brand
Dwight Howard
Kevin Garnett
Carlos Boozer
Pau Gasol
Emeka Okafor
Rasheed Wallace
Yao Ming
Jermaine O'Neal
Al Jefferson

Are you saying the CPU won't do this automatically? Is there any way to set it permanently in the coach settings or something?

[RayAP19]

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The CPU generally will do it automatically, but I don't trust the AI personally, so I try to help em out as much as I can. And some of the players on that list they won't double team, like Ilgauskas, which upset me being a Cavs fan and watching nearly every team in the league double down on him consistently.

[lkasprzak]

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Injuries/player accessories: While playing Season/Association mode, add accessories to your own players or even players around the league when an injury occurs. i.e., if a player injures his arm, give him a long arm sleeve, or if he injures his leg, give him a calf sleeve, etc.

I was doing that in NBA 2k8

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I also play in "hardcore" way. I trade players only through Trading Block, or made only 2-3 trades per season.

[RayAP19]

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Kinda disappointed this thread isn't more active, but what can ya do -_-

I'll post more soon.

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

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thanks for the info

[Synchromesh]

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I limit the amount of trades I make in a season to a maximum of 3, and try to think the trade through from the perspective of each team involved in the trade...

[RayAP19]

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Player Accessories: Most players in the league tend to match their accessories to their jersey color. They don't wear the same color accessories in their road jerseys as they do in their home unis. Some examples include:

Kobe Bryant arm sleeve- Black on road, white at home
Daniel Gibson arm sleeve- Black on road, white at home
Zydrunas Ilgauskas elbow pad- Matches base color of jersey (use black for road alts)
Ray Allen arm sleeve- Black on road, white at home
Vince Carter arm sleeve- Matches base color of jersey
Amare Stoudemire arm sleeve- Black on road, white at home

Go to "Edit Player" and change the accessories for the players before you play them, depending if they're at home or away. There are probably a lot more-- anyone can post more insight into that if you want.

Alternate Jerseys: Some teams are rumored to wear alternate jerseys on certain days or occasions. I only know for sure of two instances:

-Lakers always wear white at home on Sunday games
-Cavaliers wore navy blue road alts in every away game in the 2007 Playoffs

I've also heard that Detroit wears red on the West Coast exclusively-- I'm not sure about that, and any Detroit fans who could clear that up would be welcome to do so.

Change the jersey right before the game if the circumstance fits for your team or for the other team.

[RayAP19]

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Over-Commitment: Superstars like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade command more attention than nearly any other player in the league with the ball. When they touch the rock, you can bet that all five defenders have their eyes on them and are ready to react instantaneously to any move they make towards the basket.

In 2K9, the best you can do to recreate this over-commitment is to set every player OTHER than LeBron/Kobe/Wade/whoever to "Sag Off" on the opposite team's Pressure settings. The CPU will leave their man off-ball quicker, leaving them open occasionally for drive-and-kicks on penetration.