NBA 2K14: Points of Emphasis Guide

[phant030]

To add on, you offensive POE effects your team when you change to Freelance Actions and Motion Cuts. In Freelance, you team will auto run your selected style without a playcall or Auto Playcall setting. In Motion, I noticed your players will SOMETIMES run your POE mixed in with the motion cuts.

Get shooters open, you will see down screens, baseline run to baseline, Passers picking away from ball side, etc.

Feed the Post. Bigs Will look For Post position instead of off ball or on ball screens quickly.

Pick and Roll offense: Bigs will come out freely to pick for ball handlers

This is what I've noticed regarding POE. You can run your O pretty good without manual playcalls or auto playcalls b/c you know what you are getting out of your O...only using play calls. With Freelance, I see POE pretty much in action always and with Motion Cuts you see the POE mixed in with the cuts... I'm sure the other setting work also, I just haven't studied them...Hope this helps...test it out, it's pretty cool and free flowing

[bukktown]

Re: NBA 2K14: Points of Emphasis Guide

To add on, you offensive POE effects your team when you change to Freelance Actions and Motion Cuts. In Freelance, you team will auto run your selected style without a playcall or Auto Playcall setting. In Motion, I noticed your players will SOMETIMES run your POE mixed in with the motion cuts.

Get shooters open, you will see down screens, baseline run to baseline, Passers picking away from ball side, etc.

Feed the Post. Bigs Will look For Post position instead of off ball or on ball screens quickly.

Pick and Roll offense: Bigs will come out freely to pick for ball handlers

This is what I've noticed regarding POE. You can run your O pretty good without manual playcalls or auto playcalls b/c you know what you are getting out of your O...only using play calls. With Freelance, I see POE pretty much in action always and with Motion Cuts you see the POE mixed in with the cuts... I'm sure the other setting work also, I just haven't studied them...Hope this helps...test it out, it's pretty cool and free flowing

I hadn't noticed that but will be sure to check that out. Thanks!

[TheJokester117]

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Call me crazy, but I personally don't use defensive POE unless I'm in a specific situation (playing a hot 3pt team or playing LeBron/Durant/Melo/etc.)

I use Get Shooters open and Run in Transition as my Offensive and Flex POE, respectively. Otherwise, I don't use a defensive POE and I find it works much better.

[bumpyface]

If they only worked as intended.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[Caius101]

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I've personally found running "Nothing Inside" with 1-3-1 zone can work wonders against teams with a big inside presence, but mediocre outside shooters. 3-2 zone can also be useful when they do have good outside shooters, but you'll give up the occasional inside pass. Both keep PG slashers (Westbrook, Rondo, Walls & Rose are the worst I've seen so far) from getting inside easily, most have had a hard time getting past the free throw line against 1-3-1 when playing as the Hawks.

I always run with player lock on the PG or SG and (much as I said in 2K12/last gen 2k13 on the forums) I'm not that great at defending the better/faster PG's, so this is a bailout of sorts. lol

Either way, on Superstar it's locked guards down to sub 12 points each, limited assists unless someone was hot outside. I've noticed that PoE's on defense seem to work better with different formations. Limiting the Perimeter works better on Man to Man that I've personally seen over the last few days. Nothing Inside seems to work best with a 1-3-1 or 3-2 zone.

Tomorrow I'll see about the whole 'freelance' side of the offense, not really used it... lol. Hope it works as claimed in this thread.

[chris11sg]

Re: NBA 2K14: Points of Emphasis Guide

To add on, you offensive POE effects your team when you change to Freelance Actions and Motion Cuts. In Freelance, you team will auto run your selected style without a playcall or Auto Playcall setting. In Motion, I noticed your players will SOMETIMES run your POE mixed in with the motion cuts.



Get shooters open, you will see down screens, baseline run to baseline, Passers picking away from ball side, etc.



Feed the Post. Bigs Will look For Post position instead of off ball or on ball screens quickly.



Pick and Roll offense: Bigs will come out freely to pick for ball handlers



This is what I've noticed regarding POE. You can run your O pretty good without manual playcalls or auto playcalls b/c you know what you are getting out of your O...only using play calls. With Freelance, I see POE pretty much in action always and with Motion Cuts you see the POE mixed in with the cuts... I'm sure the other setting work also, I just haven't studied them...Hope this helps...test it out, it's pretty cool and free flowing

Great stuff! I've been using space floor almost exclusively since I wasn't sure how Freelance and Motion cuts related to Offensive POE. Can't wait to get home and go more in-depth with the offense.

[The 24th Letter]

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Great idea, poor execution.

This.

I've found more and more use for POE as I've continued to play the game....especially on the offensive side....defense is where it crumbles with the lack of individual assignments, coach profiles etc.

I see some real potential for POEs though...not every thing new is a horrible idea...

[DBMcGee3]

It sounds like a great idea, sad to hear so much negative feedback. Still playing my 360, I have missed the points of emphasis option in timeouts.

[Candymandagreat]

thanks for the write-up. been looking for something like that. im one that votes for individual assignments too. just better control. wish they could patch it in at this point.

[jaateloauto]

POE system is a joke compared to defensive settings and coach profiles. It's insane they took those out. They were actually in before the day 1 patch).

[mrclutch]

Thanks for the write up. I still can't tell what cause the Flex POI to kick in. Anyone have any thoughts?

[Find_the_Door]

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Problem with limit perimeter shots is that there's a minimum three point rating that they'll close out on. Example Allen Crabbe has a 78 3pt shot on Portland, however I rarely miss with him because he gets such open shots because the game will never respect his shot. Thus he gets much better looks than say Wesley Matthews, and makes more shots despite being a 77 3pt shooter.

[Coach2K]

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Here's my take on these POE's. I spend some time talking about the FLEX option and how I use it.

The discussions starts at about the two minute mark.

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[cardinalbird5]

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I am pretty confident on what each POE does and the purpose behind them. My main question is what each defensive POE does to defend to the pick and roll. I can only assume the obvious such as; create chaos=trap sceen and go over, play physical=hard hedge and go over; limit perimeter=hard hedge and go over; conservative=go under with a soft hedge.

Has anyone gone into detail with the pick and roll defense? I generally liked to go under with a soft hedge/no hedge, unless it is Curry or a great shooter. Once again, this is why individual assignments are necessary. I might be playing the Heat and want to go under the screen with a soft hedge vs Lebron to stop penetration and give up the shot off the dribble but not leave the roller open for an extended amount of time, but if Ray Allen or Chalmers calls a PnR I would want to go over with a hard hedge to take away the pull up 3 and force them to drive.

[keshunleon]

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What I dislike the most is I can't HEDGE anybody or choose who I want to HEDGE or what to do on a P&R/PIP.

POE's seem to work 50% of the time until the CPU starts to make a run or cheat. Then players over help for no reason or constantly leave great shooters open but rush out to poor shooters.

I played against the Heat: POE limit parameter shots, my players are leaving Ray Allen open all day. The CPU starts to make a run so I would switch to make Allen pass it then Liggins (3pt rating 60) hit 3-4 3's.