Points Of Emphasis Discussion

[Gosens6]

I see a lot of people asking about the P.O.E in the game, so I went back and compiled a list of the offensive and defensive P.O.E's we can choose.

Defense

Conservative Defense
]Play Physical
Nothing Inside
Limit Transition
Limit Perimeter Shots
Key On Player
Crash Defensive Glass
Create Chaos

Offense

Patient Offense
Shoot At Will
Get Shooters Open
Play Through
Get To The Basket
Pick And Roll Offense
Feed The Post
Crash Offensive Glass
Run In Transition

The devs have said that the AI will take advantage of these Points of emphasis during the game, and that whatever you choose, it will be best to run your offense through whatever emphasis you chose. What do you guys think about all the options we have to choose from?

[El_Poopador]

if we turn on automatic playcalling, will the plays being called line up with our poes? same question regarding the 2k smart play.

im also wondering how these will work in my career mode since we dont have access to coaching options (obviously). will we know what poes our coach wants to focus on? will my teammates be smart enough to call the right plays (if i am not the pg)?

[Rockie_Fresh88]

I'm sorry to bump but I see a lot off people complaining that "sag off, play tight, " etc are not in the game. They ARE there but basically through the use of points of emphasis. It's also more realistic this way. No more play tight double-teaming the whole team. You actually have to strategize your defense!

[Vni]

Quote: Originally Posted by mars5541

I'm sorry to bump but I see a lot off people complaining that "sag off, play tight, " etc are not in the game. They ARE there but basically through the use of points of emphasis. It's also more realistic this way. No more play tight double-teaming the whole team. You actually have to strategize your defense!

That's something that Ronnie2k would say. Truth is they just oversimplified something that was working fine.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vni

That's something that Ronnie2k would say. Truth is they just oversimplified something that was working fine.

It's in No way oversimplified. Have you tried it?

[Phreezy P]

Quote: Originally Posted by El_Poopador

if we turn on automatic playcalling, will the plays being called line up with our poes? same question regarding the 2k smart play. im also wondering how these will work in my career mode since we dont have access to coaching options (obviously). will we know what poes our coach wants to focus on? will my teammates be smart enough to call the right plays (if i am not the pg)?

When I changed my point of emphasis to pick and roll, we ran pick and rolls with the smart play. So yes the playcalls do correspond with the Point of emphasis.

[Icxikul]

Point of Emphasis is just like the NBA. It's funny because people said the same thing about the defensive strategy when P.O.E. was taken away. There are certain players that are left open no matter defense you set up. My team seems to play zone when I just want Man to Man. I feel is just another part of the game where customization is limited.

[JoeDog10]

I posted this in the impressions thread, but never got an answer. Thought maybe I would try it here.

I was playing against the Knicks and I was using the "key on player" POE and obviously was keying on Carmelo. In the first half (12 minute quarters) Melo took one shot and maybe only touched the ball a couple of times. I then removed that POE, and he became more involved.

Anyone else see anything like this, or was it an isolated incident? I was wondering if the "key on player" POE is overpowered or not.