Playing Defense (Take a Look at this)

[Settlon]

I don't know why, but I find it incredibly difficult to play defense as the user. No matter what, it seems as if my defense is always off balance, doesn't contest shots, nor picks off passes leading to easy dunks in the paint.

I've played online and simply got crushed due to my poor defense. Defense wins games and if I don't fix this problem, I won't win, plain and simple.

So what I ask from all of my nba 2k veterans, what are the do's and don'ts to playing defense in this game?

What should I keep in mind in order to play the tightest and most efficient defense?

And most importantly, how to I stay in front of my man and yet now get him too much space to score?

[ehh]

Are you using the LT in bursts when you get beat and need to recover/react more quickly?

[Settlon]

That could be one of my problems. I normally use LT each time I move my player on defense and let go once I'm not moving. Should that be the way it's done?

[shugknight]

Yes, only use LT in bursts. I had to learn this myself as its different from last year. Last year you can hold it down and play tight defense, now anytime you do it, you can be sure the cpu will beat you on a dribble or shoot over you.

It's like using RT when your caught off the screen and you lose your man, when you use turbo to sprint to your player, sometimes you outrun him.

[Jesus]

give a cushion, and when that cushion is depleted use L2

when you are sure of the direction a player is going, go that direction and use L2

[ehh]

What Jesus said.

Definitely don't hold the LT the entire time you're on D, that'll burn through and waste it. I just move the LS on D unless I get beat and have to bust my arse to recover. Works very well. I can challenge most shots by the CPU on Pro/Default unless it's Kobe/LBJ/Wade etc.

[ruxpinke]

for ps3 guys is LT the aggresive d button? or is it turbo u guys are referring to?

[amedawg00]

I thought I read in an insight that lock on d/intense d/crowding has been removed from 2K11. All I use is the left stick movement to cut off driving angles and paths, since the body up animations are highly effective when you anticipate correct angles being driven

No wonder my guys stamina is always high, didn't know about LT draining stamina like that.