NEWB: How To Know Plays?

[dougdude9]

Hello all,
I'm pretty new to nba 2k games. Last basketball game I had was years ago and it was NCAA.

Anyway, I'm learning to run plays. However, what I find frustrating is I don't know what plays are what... and they aren't categorized. For example, I was looking for a 3pt play for my shooting guard, and when I pull up the plays designed for him, I have no idea what those are. Is the only way to find out is to run the plays in practice. It would be nice if there was a demo of each of the plays to see how it works. Most of all, I wish I just knew what play was what type?... meaning a 3pt play or something else.

Thanks,
Doug

[JoFri]

Quote: Originally Posted by dougdude9

Hello all, I'm pretty new to nba 2k games. Last basketball game I had was years ago and it was NCAA. Anyway, I'm learning to run plays. However, what I find frustrating is I don't know what plays are what... and they aren't categorized. For example, I was looking for a 3pt play for my shooting guard, and when I pull up the plays designed for him, I have no idea what those are. Is the only way to find out is to run the plays in practice. It would be nice if there was a demo of each of the plays to see how it works. Most of all, I wish I just knew what play was what type?... meaning a 3pt play or something else. Thanks, Doug

u can practise plays. its found in one of those 2k menu. choose demo so cpu will run it. u can also try run it too.
the plays are categorized by play types eg. 3 pt (play names that have "quick"), pick and rolls (play names having "fist"), post plays aka "punch" etc.
u have youtube? look for czar as he explains the above pretty clearly. anyway, go to the practice mode u'll be able to figure them.

[DatIsraeliGuy]

If you go to Edit Playbook then use the R2/RT, you'll go to a screen called Assign Plays, where if you push the Y/triangle you can view what button (D-Pad Up, Down...) does which move. Bad thing is you can't edit it there, you have to change the playbook itself.
Hope this helps