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NBA 2K17 Basic and Advanced Controls

These are Xbox One controls.

Basic Offense

  • Left Stick – Move Player
  • Right Stick – Pro Stick: Dribble Moves / Shooting / Passing
  • LT – Post Up
  • RT – Sprint
  • LB – Call Play (tap) / Pick Control (hold)
  • RB – Icon Pass
  • A – Pass / Touch Pass
  • B – Bounce Pass (tap) / Flash Pass (double tap)
  • X – Shoot (tap for Pump Fake / Hop)
  • Y – Overhead Skip Pass (tap) / Alley-op (double tap)
  • Up on D-Pad – Gameplay HUD
  • Right on D-Pad – Point of Emphasis
  • Left on D-Pad – Offensive Strategies
  • Down on D-Pad – Substitutions
  • View – Timeout
  • Menu – Pause

Shooting

  • Jump Shot: Move and hold Right Stick straight down (straight up for bankshot)
  • Hop Gather: Press X while driving (Left Stick determines direction of hop)
  • Spin Gather: RT and Double Tap X while standing or driving
  • Runner / Floater: Move and hold Right Stick away from hoop (while driving close)
  • Normal Layup: Move and hold Right Stick toward hoop while driving (Right Stick determines finish hand)
  • Reverse Layup: Move and hold Right Stick toward baseline (while driving baseline)
  • Euro Step Layup – Double tap X while driving
  • 2-Hand Dunk: RT + Move and hold Right Stick toward hoop (while driving)
  • Flashy Dunk: RT + Move and hold Right Stick away from hoop (while driving)
  • Dominant / Off-Hand Dunk: RT + Move and hold Right Stick left or right to dunk with that hand (while driving)
  • Mid-Air Change Shot: Start dunk / layup, move Right Stick in any direction while in the air
  • Pump Fake: Start a jump shot, then quickly release Right Stick
  • Step Through: Pump fake, then press and hold Right Stick again before pump fake ends
  • Putback Dunk / Layup: Move and hold Right Stick in any direction during an offensive rebound

Dribbling

  • Rhythm Dribble: Move Right Stick toward hoop then quickly release
  • In and Out: RT + Move Right Stick toward hoop then quickly release
  • Hesitation (Quick): Move Right Stick toward ball hand then quickly release
  • Hesitation (Escape): RT + Move Right Stick toward ball hand then quickly release
  • Crossover: Move Right Stick toward off hand, then quickly release
  • Crossover (Escape): RT + Move Right Stick toward off hand, then quickly release
  • Between Legs Cross: Move Right Stick between off hand and player’s back then quickly release
  • Behind Back: Move Right Stick away from hoop, then quickly release
  • Stepback: RT + Move Right Stick away from hoop, then quickly release
  • Spin: Rotate Right Stick from ball hand around player’s back, then quickly return to neutral
  • Half Spin: Rotate Right Stick in a quarter-circle from ball hand to hoop, then quickly return to neutral
  • Triple Threat Jab: Move Right Stick left or right then quickly release (while in triple threat)
  • Triple Threat Combo Move: Move Right Stick toward the hoop then quickly release (while in triple threat)
  • Triple Threat Stepback: RT + Move Right Stick away from hoop, then quickly release (while in triple threat)
  • Triple Threat Spinout: Rotate Right Stick then quickly return to neutral (while in triple threat)

Passing

  • Pass: A (Left Stick selects recipient)
  • Bounce Pass: B (Left Stick selects recipient)
  • Overhead Skip Pass: Y (Left Stick select recipient)
  • Lead to Basket Pass: Press and hold Y (Left Stick select recipient) then release to pass
  • Flashy Pass: Double tap B (Left Stick select recipient)
  • Dribble Pitch / Handoff: Press and hold B (Left Stick select recipient) then release to pass
  • Icon Pass: Press RB then press action button of desired receiver
  • Fake Pass: Y + B (while standing or driving)
  • Jump Pass: X + A (while standing or driving)
  • Alley Oop: Double tap Y (Left Stick selects recipient, toward basket for oop-to-self)
  • Rolling Inbound: Y during baseline inbounds
  • Give and Go: Press and hold A to retain control of passer, release A to receive the ball back
  • Pro Stick Pass: RB + Right Stick

Basic Defense

General

  • Left Stick – Move Player
  • Right Stick – Steal / Hands Up / Contest
  • LT – Intense D
  • RT – Sprint
  • LB – Defensive Strategies (tap) / Double Team (hold)
  • RB – Icon Swap
  • A – Player Swap (closest to ball)
  • B – Take Charge
  • X – Steal
  • Y – Block / Rebound
  • Up on D-Pad – Gameplay HUD
  • Right on D-Pad – Points of Emphasis
  • Left on D-Pad – Defensive Sets
  • Down on D-Pad – Substitutions
  • View – Intentional Foul
  • Menu – Pause

On-Ball Defense:

  • Intense-D: Press and hold LT when in front of dribbler
  • Crowd Dribbler: Press and hold LT when near the dribbler
  • Fast Shuffle: Press and hold LT + RT, move Left Stick in any direction
  • Hands Up Defense: Move and hold Right Stick in any direction
  • Shot Contest: Move and hold Right Stick in any direction when near shooter (during shot)
  • Vertical Contest: Move and hold Left Stick away from the shooter and press Y
  • Swat Block: Hold RT and press Y
  • Take Charge: Press and hold B
  • Flop: While in take charge, release B, press B
  • Intentional Foul: Repeatedly press or press and hold X near ballhandler (press View for Team Intentional Foul)
  • Double Team: Press and hold LB
  • Icon Double Team: Press LB, press and hold the action button of desired double teamer

Off-Ball Defense:

  • Bump: Hold LT while impeding the path of the offensive player
  • Chuck: (while standing) LT + Right Stick flick towards offensive player
  • Grab: (while defender is running) Left Stick + Right Stick flick towards offensive player
  • Post Up / Ball Denial: Hold LT when near opponent (based on distance to basket)
  • Deny Hands Out: Right Stick in any direction
  • Ball Pressure: Right Stick press towards ball handler
  • Push: LT + Left Stick into defender (when posted off-ball)
  • Deny / Front Post: LT + Right Stick left / right (when posted off-ball)
  • Pull Chair in Post: Flick Right Stick in same direction as offensive player (when posted off-ball)

Advance Controls

Post Moves:

  • Enter / Leave Post: Press and hold LT to post up, release LT to faceup
  • Quick Spin: Rotate Right Stick to outside shoulder
  • Hook Drive: Rotate Right Stick to inside shoulder
  • Fakes: Move Right Stick left or right then quickly release
  • Pick Up Dribble: Move Right Stick toward the hoop then quickly release
  • Switch Dribble Hand: Move Right Stick away from hoop then quickly release

Post Shots (Shotstick):

  • Post Hook: Right Stick left or right toward hoop (close range)
  • Post Fade: Right Stick left or right away from hoop (beyond close range)
  • Post Layup: Move and hold Right Stick left or right toward hoop (close range) while Left Stick is toward hoop
  • Shimmy Shot: RT + Right Stick away from hoop with Left Stick neutral
  • Shimmy Hook: RT + Right Stick toward hoop with Left Stick neutral
  • Post Hop: Left Stick left or right away from hoop, then tap X
  • Post Stepback: Left Stick away from hoop, then tap X
  • Dropstep: Left Stick left or right toward hoop, then tap X
  • Pump Fake: Start a shot listed above, then move Right Stick to neutral
  • Up and Under / Step Through: Pump fake, then Right Stick again before pump fake ends

Off-Ball Offense:

  • Call for ball – A
  • Call for Alley-Oop: Double tap Y (while cutting toward hoop)
  • Set Screen: B
  • Call for Screen: Y
  • Post Up: Hold LT (while standing or moving into defender)
  • Push: (while posted up) Left Stick
  • Spin: (while posted up) Right Stick twirl clockwise or counterclockwise
  • Walkdown: Left Stick + Right Stick towards defender

Advanced Offense:

  • Quick Playcall: Press LB, then use Right Stick to select a play from the menu
  • Positional Playcall: Press LB, then press teammate’s action button: choose play from menu
  • Basic Pick Control: Press and hold LB
  • Advanced Pick Control: Press and hold LB. Use RB to choose Roll vs. Fade and RT to choose pick side.
  • Icon Pick Control: Press LB, then press and hold the action button of desired screener
  • Slip Screen and Early Fade: Call for pick, then press LB again at any time before the screener gets hit to have him slip or fade early

Member Comments
# 21 Crunky @ 08/18/16 05:10 PM
Their reading our wishlists, that's why 2k is the best.
 
# 22 LO6IX @ 08/18/16 05:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chargers_Are_The_Bes
I wanna know what the Rythme Dribble is


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Hopefully this.
 
# 23 sactown_13 @ 08/18/16 05:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LO6IX
Hopefully this.
another name for size up dribble is my guess
 
# 24 LO6IX @ 08/18/16 05:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sactown_13
another name for size up dribble is my guess
Yeah. I looked to confirm and that's pretty much it.
 
# 25 MontanaMan @ 08/18/16 05:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Breakstarter
Hopefully dribble heads can be separated from the casual ballers. Knowing the community these days you tubers will leak out how to videos, but it shouldn't be that way. What happened to the days of layered gaming where it took skill to be great, not some youtuber showing how to do all the moves?

Side note...I Love that the euro step is now double tap shoot. Remind do me of 2k11.
Agreed.

Not a fan of the simplified Euro though. Going to be too many scrubs spamming it in the Park now. You had to have skill to do it before.
 
# 26 T_M3 @ 08/18/16 06:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LO6IX
Hopefully this.
You could do that in ProAm/Park with the Steph Curry hop.
 
# 27 daveberg @ 08/18/16 07:01 PM
Please tell me they haven't removed the signature size ups.......
 
# 28 jk31 @ 08/18/16 07:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hustle Westbrook
http://imgur.com/a/E9f9x

-"Intense D" might be back on the left trigger and replacing the defensive assist, though I'm not 100% sure since the 2K16 manual called the left trigger the Intense D button as well, we'll see.
Intense D was never removed? Don't know how you came to that conclusion?

Did they change the pass button to B?! I can't remember any sports game, where passing is not on the A button...

They also removed Lop- and Bounce passing it seems...
 
# 29 Pokes404 @ 08/18/16 07:02 PM
As a guy who likes to drive-and-kick, that jump pass should come in handy.
 
# 30 DakkoN @ 08/18/16 07:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jk31
Intense D was never removed? Don't know how you came to that conclusion?

Did they change the pass button to B?! I can't remember any sports game, where passing is not on the A button...

They also removed Lop- and Bounce passing it seems...
Click the imgur link at the top that shows ALL the screens.. All of those things you just named are in the game and Pass is still A.
 
# 31 ksuttonjr76 @ 08/18/16 07:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jk31
Intense D was never removed? Don't know how you came to that conclusion?

Did they change the pass button to B?! I can't remember any sports game, where passing is not on the A button...

They also removed Lop- and Bounce passing it seems...
He meant that they may have removed the defensive assistance from LT, so LT (more or less) becomes a defensive stance button.

In NBA 2K16, defensive assistance was pressure sensitive on the LT, and would override the defensive assistance setting when you fully pressed LT. If you've ever complained about being "pulled" in another direction while pressing your stick in a different direction, then you was really complaining about the defensive assistance.
 
# 32 RainZ @ 08/18/16 08:02 PM
Tell me there is still bounce/lob passes on separate buttons???! I had a quick look and see that "pass" was just changed to B? wth?
 
# 33 Steve_OS @ 08/18/16 08:17 PM
I cleaned up the OP and posted it in text form, FYI.
 
# 34 The 24th Letter @ 08/18/16 08:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by daveberg
Please tell me they haven't removed the signature size ups.......
Impressions from gamescom said they're still in....dont know if you got your wish of assigning them...
 
# 35 bottledwaterfan25 @ 08/18/16 08:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MontanaMan
Agreed.

Not a fan of the simplified Euro though. Going to be too many scrubs spamming it in the Park now. You had to have skill to do it before.
This. I couldn't agree more. The Euro was sort of rare to see this year in Pro-am due to the degree of difficulty in pulling it off. Everyone and their brother is going to be spamming this move now, thinking they're nice.
 
# 36 RyanFitzmagic @ 08/18/16 08:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bottledwaterfan25
This. I couldn't agree more. The Euro was sort of rare to see this year in Pro-am due to the degree of difficulty in pulling it off. Everyone and their brother is going to be spamming this move now, thinking they're nice.
What's so difficult about it? Down+left or down+right on the stick isn't hard.
 
# 37 Vni @ 08/18/16 08:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic
What's so difficult about it? Down+left or down+right on the stick isn't hard.
I liked it better when you had to go down left and down right or vice versa. You felt more in control.

How do you decide wich side you want to end now ?
 
# 38 RyanFitzmagic @ 08/18/16 08:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vni
I liked it better when you had to go down left and down right or vice versa. You felt more in control.

How do you decide wich side you want to end now ?
It'll depend on which foot you stepped with last, I assume. You can't Euro Step to the right off of your right foot, and the same with left Euros off the left foot. It's physically impossible.
 
# 39 bottledwaterfan25 @ 08/18/16 08:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic
What's so difficult about it? Down+left or down+right on the stick isn't hard.
It is considerably more difficult to pull off with the current scheme than it is with a double tap of a button; which prevented alot of players from effectively using it this year.
 
# 40 RyanFitzmagic @ 08/18/16 08:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bottledwaterfan25
It is considerably more difficult to pull off with the current scheme than it is with a double tap of a button; which prevented alot of players from effectively using it this year.
More difficult how? It's just a direction on the right stick. It's not like you have to put in a Tekken combo command to do it.

If anything, double-tapping X might be less responsive. I know a lot of times I would try to do a spin layup in 2K16 and it wouldn't happen.
 


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