Why I'm Done With NBA Basketball This Year: NBA 2K9

[timid]

Quote: Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican

So is that why when I am in an offensive player's face (not holding down L Trugger) and he shoots, my player doesn't even put a hand up? Because there have been many times I got upset at the game because I am playing nice solid on ball defense and they shoot and my player doesn't put the hand up. I always thought if I was THERE, my defender would get a hand up. So what do you suggest? Once I see him about to start shooting to press L Trigger so I can get a hand up animation?

Yes, this is what you have to do........I don't have a problem with getting the animation, but sometimes its not effective.....

[DC]

I can't go back that far in the search engine.

But I know I was upset that my player jumped when I was using lock down defense when I didn't command him to.

I also complained about the jab step moving me while I was playing defense when I didn't bite on it myself.

I have no issue with it if it doesn't make me JUMP, but that was the issue I had last year Pared

[Pared]

Yes, and you said it shouldm't make you jump, it should just challenge the player.

I'm pretty sure I remember it clearly.

[Kully]

Quote: Originally Posted by HMcCoy

Bottom line, the AI decides what happens, and then the animations try to show that, not the other way around. For example, blocked shots. How many times has the ball went directly through your hand...or how many times have you seen a block where the guys hand was at least 2 feet away from the ball? The CPU has calculated the success or failure of the block with "behind the curtain" number-crunching based on whatever stats they use. Then the put it on the screen. The animation doesn't decide what happens, it's just showing you what the background calculations have determined happens.

The one part of this game that I don't really like. I don't like the feeling that sometimes, despite what I do on the court, the AI already has decided the shot will go in, regardless on how it is contested.

Otherwise, a good post.

[DC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Yes, and you said it shouldm't make you jump, it should just challenge the player. I'm pretty sure I remember it clearly.

Oh ok we are saying the same thing then.

[DC]

1. Pared do you think contesting the shot (not jumping) is effective?

2. How long of a window do I have to press LT and get the hands up animation from when I see the offensive player is about to shoot?

[Pared]

Yeah, your player used to jump at a pump fake, and you were upset about that. And I agreed with you; He shouldn't.

Then everyone said he shouldn't buy the pumpfake but challenge the shot when locked on, using the one hand up animation. Boom, it's in the game this year.

But the 2k devs obviously don't listen or know anything about basketball.

[DC]