NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #9 - Defense

[SwagDoc101]

these defensive improvements are going to make this game feel so real

[Toaster]

Quote: Originally Posted by yungsta404

Same here, good ball movement and effective drives can destroy any zone.

IMHO the zone in 2K11 was simply broken.
The rotations were horrible which made the 2-3 and 3-2 unusable.
Which is a real shame for me since (as a euro...) I love those two strategies

[Jesus]

Zones in 2k11 were very effective if you knew how to use them right.

Also, off-ball defense is just as much a part of defense as on-ball. Its your team vs. my team, not your ball handler vs my defender.

For the record I can play on-ball defense and do so when need be, but as long as help defense isnt up to my liking and fully customizeable, then off ball defense will always be a viable option.

[stillfeelme]

I am loving this insight, at first I was a little skeptical about the on ball defense but I see it as an added benefit to play more on ball defense and level things out. The one thing I noticed that there is no dedicated take charge button or any mention of how do you take charges. So I hope this means you can draw charges/offense fouls by doing the following:

• Using intense defense and beating your man to the spot they are going and they plow into you and you get the charge. You don't necessarily have to always be stationary to draw an offensive foul.
• Using hands up right stick and the player barrels into you and you are stationary. Probably best suited for using in the paint but out of the restricted area under the basket to try to draw a charge.
• They did mention in the post game insight if the offense if using a aggressive backdown and just backing you down you can "counter" with a flop or pull the chair by pulling the left stick away. So I see this as the other option to draw offensive fouls.

Saying all of that I hope the CPU AI of your teammates and against another user or CPU controlled team is smart enough to try to draw some of these charges without us the user having to do all of the work. We the user should not have to draw all the charges. The CPU controlled team as well as non user controlled players should be smart enough to try to draw a few based on their ratings.

[bangtite01]

can a player still jump from the freethrow line and block/contest a three point shot or have they fixed that issue...........tired in 2k11 of having an open 3pt shot only to have it blocked by someone running from the opposite side of court or from inside the key

[elprez98]

I'm actually kind of surprised that the NBA allowed them to put a flop in the game. I guess the technique won't be leaving the NBA anytime soon.

[ForeverVersatile]

I'm sorry, but IMO if u play off ball it's because you suck at on ball defense. My on ball is always 95% and higher and take pride in not taking the easy way out. Like others have said, if i wanted to play the cpu i would play offline. There is no excuse for playing off ball user vs user.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vast

I love 2k and i love this insight. Would you like to share the answer?, cuz i can't seem to find it in this thread.

It's controllable - not automated.

The language used wasn't clear - you have to initiate it after the shot with the RS. And this will be different than the hands up. The result is contextual - the way it should be.