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[the 718 truth]

I find layups no different than a shot release. I try to release the ball at the height of my jump. All the ones I miss are usually because I rushed it in traffic. Haven’t missed wide open or on a fast break.

I will say though, the representation of the sixers is on point. Never seen so many wasted open looks, which is infuriating because the opposing team hits all theirs. Maybe I will leave mycareer and explore these other modes.

Play some myleague. You can have the option to player lock on a position or a specific player.

 

[Mark Antony]

for layups your supposed to release when the controller vibrates....

I think

This never works for me, by the time I feel the vibration it's too late.

 

[Mark Antony]

Happened to me last night.

Looking past all my gripes, I was just sitting watching a game from the bench in MyPlayer, and the AI/mechanics/animations are so damn smooth. Could be the best basketball sim ever, all things considered.

Yeah essentially it's a pretty damn smooth game.

 

[steevoo1]

Game smooth as hell and Mavs might be my new favorite team to play with cause of DSJ

 

[the 718 truth]

Game smooth as hell and Mavs might be my new favorite team to play with cause of DSJ

Drafted DSJ in myleague. He’s nice

 

[floodarea]

Drafted DSJ in myleague. He’s nice

Let it go, fam

 

[MajinZuub]

I've really had no issue with the layup system

 

[the 718 truth]

Let it go, fam

Lmao. I’m over it now. I was really trying to land Fox honestly but the other GM’s weren’t trying to let me move up. So you know what had to happen lol. Got rid of Noah tho

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Problem with layups is I don't know what the timing is supposed to be, like the shot meter. Am I missing something?

A video was posted a few pages ago by DaCzar (a developer of the game) explaining the timing.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I will say though, the representation of the sixers is on point. Never seen so many wasted open looks, which is infuriating because the opposing team hits all theirs. Maybe I will leave mycareer and explore these other modes.

Again, the game experience in myPlayer vs. myLeague is vastly different.

If you are hell bent on using yourself, just make him and throw him onto a team in MyLeague

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Good discussion. Yet another example of a human fabricating %s to confirm their argument. 20%? Yea, sure. Nobody believes it. Nonsense.

This is something that happens extremely rarely in real life yet I swear I can count on at least one from the AI every other game.

Full court shots should have like a 1% chance of going in, not this 20% or so that seems to be happening. It was the same last year, nothing worse than doing everything right to gain a lead then having the AI cheese some BS full court heave to tie or win the game.

Stop complaining about not making 50%+ wide open 3s - https://forums.operationsports.com/...laining-about-not-making-50-wide-open-3s.html

Suggestion, turn shot feedback/vibrations OFF

 

[DCAllAfrican]

So I'm creating a database of Every Single Player in the game (It includes the players rating, where they were born, college, jersey number, year drafted, draft pick number and AGE - AGE is most important here)

I realized that there are duplicate players - like the Allen Iverson on the All-Time Nuggets team is the same Iverson on the 2007/2008 Nuggets - both have the same AGE (32). Yet they have different ratings - the Iverson on the 2007/2008 Nuggets is an 88 and the All-Time Iverson is a 90.

Now that's not as bad as others... like Charles Oakley the 85/86 Bulls Oakley is a 77, the All Time Bulls Oakley (same age 22) is 84. Brad Daugherty, Muggsy Bougues and Brendan Haywood also have crazy Ratings Difference.

I find this is only true for Historic Players...The 2015/2016 Steph Curry is a 96 and the All Time Warriors Curry is a 96 (same age 27).

Also this happens: Kendall Gil is an 85 Rating on the All-Time Hornets. (He's 23 ratings would come from his 1991/1992 Season). He then becomes a 77 Rating on the 1992/1993 Hornets Team (he's 24). And then on the All-Time Nets team he's back up to an 86 rating (he's 28 - ratings come from his 1996/1997 season). I know he only averaged 16 ppg in the 92/93 season compared to 20 ppg in his 91/92 and 96/97 season but still...that's a huge drop. Same goes for Derek Fisher who goes from a 77 on the 2001/2002 Lakers to an 84 on the All Time Lakers (taken from his 2002/2003 Season) to a 74 on the 2004/2005 Lakers...His stats all 3 years are very similar.

There's also this: Tony Allen - He's rated an 85 on the All Time Grizzlies Team.
He's 34 and rating comes from his 2016/2016 season. If I went back to NBA 2k16 he wasn't rated an 85 - I think he was 78...

Player's Ratings On All-Time Teams Too High? - Operation Sports Forums https://forums.operationsports.com/...-players-ratings-all-time-teams-too-high.html

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Use it

 

[Tony $now]

Played with the 01 lakers vs the 01 Kings.
Probably the most fun I’ve had with a 2k game. The gameplay (outside of my player) is damn near flawless. Had Shaq killing Divac and 01 kobe midrange pull ups off the the dribble were too smooth.

 

[tomdiginson]

Most fun I had was with Magic Vs Bulls . I lost, but it came down to the wire.

 

[goledensilence]

Bruh how does generic boots cost more than numbered Jordan’s in MyPark?!? 9k VC?!?!? Smh they want to take all of my NBA paycheck. Trying to have my get fly with his knockoff Burberry sweater and white jeans.

 

[noblekane]

man i really wanna get a nba game this season but i dont trust live and that vc bull **** is tirning me off of 2k cuz i like to make a player and create a ***** with a blonde mullet and name him **** harry

oh well guess ill just dust the old 360 off and play 2k12

 

[DCAllAfrican]

2K12 was the greatest.

We had an editor some hacker made for XBOX and it allowed you to customize the game to a degree that can't be done by hand.

You could literally so the whole league in 5 mins (assuming you have an excel sheet with the data already present).

And we had the DLeague

 

[shorty doo wop]

When negotiating a shoe deal in mycareer how long does it take to hear back from them I'm starting to sweat

 

[goledensilence]

Just had my first talk with Adidas and they invited Porzingis to the meeting... That alone makes me not want to sign with them. Get them clowns out my face.

 

[rillo561]

2K12 was also my favorite.

 

[floodarea]

Yup 2K12 was definitely the GOAT so far

 

[ill steelo]

What made 12 so great?

They drop each year so after a few years I be forgetting particulars

 

[Nipsey3000]

this game plays really well in offline sandbox mode. it really teaches alot of good habits. not making bad passes and dribbling into a crowd are perhaps the 2 biggest. i will say that missed layups have been too frequent and the whole NBA Jam, cpu down 15 and hits every shot to make the game close is wack. i have been able to neutralize alot of what the cpu stars wants to do.

even with ACE turned off, the computer still takes over things it shouldnt...like matchups etc.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

For those that feel the cpu comes back too wildly, how are you using your timeouts during those runs