Tempo Tips

[gbx34]

I have a hard time playing with teams who have a Half-Court tempo set. I can never get it at a slow tempo. Any tips?

[UGA14]

You have to slooow it way down and use the entire shot clock basically. I have a hard time pacing myself to play that style. I like middle of the road and up-tempo, but slowing it that far down gets to be tedious for me.

[ColProd]

Quote: Originally Posted by gbx34

I have a hard time playing with teams who have a Half-Court tempo set. I can never get it at a slow tempo. Any tips?

Use the shot clock to your advantage. Run multiple sets to get good looks at the basket or run motion for a while and try to find an open, high percentage shot. Again, USE THE SHOT CLOCK.

On defense, I prefer Man to Man when playing in the half-court. Your goal here is not to create a turnover as much as it is to force a shot clock violation (technically a turnover, but you get the picture). Work using the double team at the right time in the post or in the corners. Not only will this pressure the opponent into a potential turnover, but it can eat up some shot clock and slow your opponent down too.

[jkra0512]

Playing as Gtown I know how difficult it is to run with a Half-Court tempo team. It takes extreme patience and the willingness to use the entire shot clock. your goal is to hold onto the ball between 25-35 secs per possession. Multiple sets like what has been said.

[uraz3r0]

I personally LOVE half court sets. Playing with Illinois and scoring 55 points a game is a thrill that I'm not used to.

[Sausage]

Quote: Originally Posted by jkra0512

Playing as Gtown I know how difficult it is to run with a Half-Court tempo team. It takes extreme patience and the willingness to use the entire shot clock. your goal is to hold onto the ball between 25-35 secs per possession. Multiple sets like what has been said.

I use GTown in my dynasty and it took a while to get use to it. I occasionally depending on the team adjust to a balance tempo. Mixing it up throws off you opponents at least in my mind, lol.

[Stumbleweed]

Yeah it takes some getting used to. My main issue is that I think in terms of NBA timing, so I run the ball up the court a lot of the time and find myself finishing the play I'm running with 25 seconds remaining haha. I play with Hawaii in my dynasty and I have them running halfcourt. I really love the way you can grind out a game in NCAA, especially compared to 2K9 -- it feels like you really get rewarded for knowing your plays and players, and that shines even more when you're running a syrupy slow game.

My tempo tends to show as 'Balanced' on the meter most of the time, but I like changing things up during the game depending on how my opponent is attacking and defending. If I get on a big run, I try to extend it rather than sititng on my laurels winding down the clock becuase of the way that teams will catch fire on the game... I really grind it out if I have a 10 pt lead in the late 2nd though.

[jkra0512]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sausage

I use GTown in my dynasty and it took a while to get use to it. I occasionally depending on the team adjust to a balance tempo. Mixing it up throws off you opponents at least in my mind, lol.

Well, after watching a few G'town games this year, I think they are turning into a more balanced team. Speaking in terms of the tempo meter I would put G'town right at the divide between half-court and balanced.