NBA 2K16 News Post

NBA 2K16 Advanced Controls Revealed

10:54 PM - July 28, 2015 by Hustle Westbrook

The Microsoft SmartGlass app revealed quite a few NBA 2K16 details last week. A few users managed to grab screenshots of the advanced controls within the app before it was taken down.

You can check them out below, thanks to LILSPAZ57 for the video and HoopsVilla! There are quite a few new controls and things to take note of, so post your thoughts!

Basic Offense

Left Stick: Move Player 
Pro Stick(Right Stick): Dribble Moves/Shooting/Passing 
L2/LT: Post Up
R2/RT: Sprint. 
L2/LB: Call Play (tap)/ Pick Control (hold) 
R1/RB: Icon Pass
 X/A: Pass/Touch Pass 
Circle/B: Bounce Pass (tap)/Flashy Pass (double tap) 
Square/X: Shoot (tap for Pump Fake/Hop, double tap for Spin Gather) 
Triangle/Y: Lob Pass (tap)/Alley-Oop (double tap)
 Up on D-Pad: 2K Smart Play 
Right on D-Pad: Points Of Emphasis 
Left on D-Pad: Quick Plays/ Offensive Strategies

Basic Defense

X/A: Player Swap (closest to ball)
Circle/B: Take Charge
Square/X: Steal
Triangle/Y: Block/Rebound
Right on D-Pad: Points of Emphasis
Left on D-Pad: Defensive Sets
Down on D-Pad: Substitutions

Shooting

Jump Shot: Move and hold the shot stick in any direction (toward hoop for bank shot)
Stepback Jumper: Move and hold the shot stick away from hoop
Hop Gather: Press Square/X while driving (left stick determines direction of hop)
Spin Gather: Double tap Square/X while standing or driving
Putback Dunk/Layup:Move & hold the shot stick in any direction during an offensive rebound.
Dominant/Off-Hand Dunk: R2/RT + Move and hold the shot stick left or right to with that hand (while driving)
Mid-Air Change Shot: Start dunk/layup, move the right stick in any direction while in the air
Pump Fake: Start a jump shot, then quickly release the shot stick
Step Through: Pump fake then press and hold the shot stick before pump fake ends
Euro Step Layup: Move and hold the shot stick away from hoop left/right (while driving) toward hoop.
2-Hand Dunk: R2/RT + Move and hold the shot stick toward hoop (while driving)
Flashy Dunk: R2/RT + Move and hold the shot stick away from hoop (while driving)
Runner Floater: Move and hold the shot stick away from hoop (while driving close)
Normal Layup: Move and hold the shot stick toward hoop while driving (right stick direction determines finish hand)
Reverse Layup: Move and hold the shot stick toward the baseline (while driving baseline)

Dribbling

Crossover: Move the right stick toward off hand, then quickly release
Between Legs Cross: Move the right stick between off hand and player�s back, then quickly release
Behind Back: Move the right stick away from hoop, then quickly release
Stepback: R2/RT + Move the right stick away from hoop, then quickly release
Signature Size-ups: R2/RT + Move the right stick in any direction then quickly release
In and Out: Move the right stick toward hoop then quickly release
Hesitation (Quick): Move the right stick toward ball hand then quickly release
Hesitation (Escape): Move the right stick toward ball hand but slightly back from hoop then quickly release
Spin:Rotate the right stick from ball hand around player�s back, then quickly return to neutral
Half Spin:Rotate the right stick in a quarter-circle from ball hand to hoop, then quickly return to neutral
Triple Threat Jab: Move right stick left or right then quickly release (while in triple threat)
Triple Threat Combo Move: Move the right stick toward the hoop then quickly release (while in triple threat)
Triple Threat Stepback: R2/RT + Move the right stick away from hoop, then quickly release (while in triple threat)
Triple Threat Spinout: Rotate the right stick then quickly return to neutral (while in triple threat)

Passing

Pass: X/A (left stick selects recipient)
Bounce Pass: Circle/B (left stick selects recipient)
Overhead/Lob Pass: Triangle/Y (left stick selects recipient)
Flashy Pass: Double tap Circle/B (left stick selects recipient)
Icon Pass: Press R1/RB then press action button of desired receiver
Fake Pass: Triangle/Y + Circle/B (while standing or driving)
Alley Oop: Double Tap Triangle/Y (left stick selects recipient, toward basket for oop-to-self)
Rolling Inbound: Triangle/Y during baseline inbounds
Give and Go: Press and hold X/A to retain control of passer, release Circle/A to receive the ball back
PRO STICK Pass: R1/RB + right stick

Off-Ball Offense

Call for Ball: X/A
Call for Alley-Oop: Double tap Triangle/Y (while cutting toward hoop)

Basic Defense

Left Stick: Move Player 
Right Stick: Quick Step/Hands Up/Contest
L2/LT: Intense D
R2/RT: Sprint. 
L2/LB: Defensive Strategies (tap)/ Double Team (hold) 
R1/RB: Icon Swap
 X/A: Pass/Touch Pass 
Fast Shuffle: Press & hold L2/LT or R2/RT & move the left stick in any direction.
Hands Up Defense: Press and hold right stick in any direction
Shot Contest: Press right stick towards shooter 
Pass Contest: Press right stick away from dribbler

Off-Ball Defense

Post Up/Ball Denial: L2/LT when near opponent (based on distance to basket)
Deny Hands Out: right stick in any direction
Ball Pressure: Press right stick toward ballhandler
Fight for position in Post: L2/LT + Left stick into defender (when posted off-ball)
Deny/Front Post: L2/LT + right stick left/right (when posted off-ball)

On-Ball Defense

Intense-D: Press and hold L2/LT when in front of dribbler
Quick Step Cutoff: Move the right stick in the direction you want to step
Crowd Dribbler: Press and hold L2/LT when near the dribbler
Fast Shuffle: Press and hold L2/LT + R2/RT, move left stick in any direction
Hands Up Defense: Move and hold the right stick in any direction
Shot Contest: Move and hold the right stick in any direction when near shooter(during shot)
Vertical Contest: Move and hold left stick away from the shooter and press Triangle/Y
Swat Block: Hold R2/RT and press Triangle/Y
Take Charge: Press and hold Circle/B
Flop: While in take charge, release Circle/B, press Circle/B
Intentional Foul: Repeatedly press or press and hold X near ballhandler
Double Team: Press and hold L1/LB
Icon Double Team: Press L1/LB press and hold the action button of desired double teamer

Advanced Controls

Positional Playcall: Press L1/LB, then press teammate�s action button and choose play from menu
Basic Pick Control: Press and hold L1/LB
Advanced Pick Control: Press and hold L1/LB. Use R1/RB to choose Roll vs. Fade and R1/RB to choose pick side.
Set Screen: Circle/B
Call for Screen: Triangle/Y
Icon Pick Control: Press L1/LB, then press and hold the action button of desired screener
Slip Screen and Early Fade: Call for pick, then press L1/LB again at any time before the screener gets hit to have him slip or fade early

Post Moves

Enter/Leave Post: Press and hold L2/LT to post up, release L2/LT to faceup
Drive to Key: R2/RT + Left stick toward key
Drive to Baseline: R2/RT + Left stick toward baseline
Quick Spin: Rotate the shot stick to outside shoulder
Hook Drive: Rotate shot stick to inside shoulder
Fakes: Move the shot stick in any direction but away from hoop

Post Shots (Shotstick)

Post Hook: Shot stick left or right toward hoop (close range)
Post Fade: shot stick left or right away from hoop (beyond close range)
Post Layup: Move and hold the shot stick left or right toward hoop (close range) while the left stick is deflected
Shimmy Shot: R2/RT + shot stick left or right away from hoop
Post Hop: Push left stick left or right away from hoop, then press Square/X
Post Stepback: left stick away from hoop, then press Square/X
Dropstep: left stick toward hoop, then press Square/X
Pump Fake: Start a shot listed above, then move the shot stick to neutral

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Member Comments

# 21 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 07/29/15 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by k1lo5


	Throwing the oops up will be interesting. But i like the lob pass feature! sent via galaxy s5 using tapatalk

Lob Pass was there last year Triangle and L2 I think

Quote:

Originally Posted by youvalss


	Low post controlled by L2 again...didn't think it would make a comeback. Hopefully it works well. Now we can only blame ourselves for dunking with the left hand...

I wonder if it's like last year when you changed the controls . You could change the controls to use L2 for shots and post shots with the right stick .

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dlongz


	So far so good. I love that they have touch passes now. If it was in the last game it didn't work. Passes were always floating in the air which forced you to use the bounce pass for everything. It would be amazing if it moved as smooth at that soccer game's touch pass(with hands of course lol) Also, Why is there a pass/touch pass on defense? Typo I supposed unless someone can explain that to me? Sent from my SM-G925T using Tapatalk

Touch passing is in 15 and it does work well just gotta be quick . It's harder to do online though it doesn't always register with the lag . But offline it works 90% of the time for me

# 22 stillfeelme @ 07/29/15 01:33 PM

Nice

-Improve dunk control option one-hand- two hand
-Added verticality contests which has been asked in wishlists by me and plenty of people and it looks like there is better contest controls
-Advanced pick controls sound improved as well

# 23 kolanji @ 07/29/15 03:25 PM

Am still not a fan of using the right analog stick on defense to cut off ball handler with side stepping...would have prefered tapping the charge button while using the left analog stick for the direction of the cut off

IMO i still think that all movements of the legs should be on the left analog stick and all of the arms on the right

# 24 Dlongz @ 07/29/15 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88


	Lob Pass was there last year Triangle and L2 I think I wonder if it's like last year when you changed the controls . You could change the controls to use L2 for shots and post shots with the right stick . Touch passing is in 15 and it does work well just gotta be quick . It's harder to do online though it doesn't always register with the lag . But offline it works 90% of the time for me

Wow ok. I'll try it tonight. Blow Mind

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# 25 Dyslexicphish @ 07/29/15 06:20 PM

I wonder what goes into the decision process for the controls every year. It seems to me that the biggest difference is that they moved the different passes to the face buttons. I primarily use icon passing because I too often pass it to the wrong player with directional passing. They also put the post up button onto LT which I can understand because the Y/ Triangle button is used for passing.

Also I really wish they would just take the charge button out. They've done a lot to curtail the effectiveness of the charge cheese but the only people I see use the charge button are people who charge cheese. It's not particularly difficult to avoid, it's just that some people spam the button the whole game. This ends up becoming a huge annoyance, ruining the entire game sometimes. The truth is that though there might be a small minority that use it properly (and it can be effective when used properly) it is mainly used to annoy and draw cheap turnovers.

# 26 scottyp180 @ 07/29/15 06:24 PM

Some interesting changes and improvements here. Sounds good on paper hopefully they pan out in game.

On another note 2k can we get some official information on this game from you? Most of the important information we know has been through leaks. The only official stuff I have seen from 2k has been about the soundtrack, covers, and teases for other features and modes. It's almost August now can we atleast get a screenshot?

# 27 LorenzoDC @ 07/29/15 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kolanji


	Am still not a fan of using the right analog stick on defense to cut off ball handler with side stepping...would have prefered tapping the charge button while using the left analog stick for the direction of the cut off IMO i still think that all movements of the legs should be on the left analog stick and all of the arms on the right

I don't mind the right analogue stuck for this but I do mind when the game - even offline - takes that right stick input as a full court shot attempt as the ball lightning fast turns over in the paint. Kind of a punishment for playing good defense under the rim and forcing a turnover.

# 28 Halloween @ 07/29/15 07:15 PM

My forever ongoing demand to seperate SQUARE(R3) = shoot and SQAURE(R3)+R2 = drive still hasn't been fullfilled.

You can't pull up properly and sometimes when you wanna make a hard drive they pull up.

They give us tons of options with passig, we can decide to dunk 1 or 2 handed but not weather we wanna drive or shoot.

# 29 TalenT @ 07/29/15 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kolanji


	Am still not a fan of using the right analog stick on defense to cut off ball handler with side stepping...would have prefered tapping the charge button while using the left analog stick for the direction of the cut off IMO i still think that all movements of the legs should be on the left analog stick and all of the arms on the right

Is that what people use it for? To cut off the ball handler? I've always just used it as a quick position adjustment. To kind of center myself between the rim and the ball handler.

Man, I'm gonna have to readjust to the post up being moved to a shoulder button again. I'm good with it as long as it frees up more options & controls though.

# 30 MrWrestling3 @ 07/29/15 07:45 PM

My only real concern is Points of Emphasis seem to be making a return, which is fine in itself as long as your CPU coach actually manages your strategies properly, and not leaving on the exact same settings all game every game like it does now, which leads to all sorts of problems.

# 31 TalenT @ 07/29/15 07:50 PM

Fake Pass: Triangle/Y + Circle/B (while standing or driving)

^^^Just saw this. Was this in last year? I never used/saw it.

# 32 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 07/29/15 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TalenT


	Fake Pass: Triangle/Y + Circle/B (while standing or driving) ^^^Just saw this. Was this in last year? I never used/saw it.

Yes fake pass is in . I used it a lot of triple threats and post ups. It's also possible to do on drives but it's really REALLY hard

Edit: I've seen the CPU do it often on HOF

# 33 grodbetatted @ 07/29/15 08:30 PM

Two things I don't like. I don't like the fact that 2k changes their controls every year so you have to pretty much relearn the same game over and over. ALSO I don't like how complex they make their controls. I'm sure you can have the EXACT same control over your player giving you the same variety of things to do but in a more simple way. For example I hate the euro being on the stick I end up doing something I don't mean more than I Euro. Honestly I feel like a control scheme is the last thing 2k needs to work on, I feel like they should work on reducing canned animations giving you more control over your player, but keeping the animation LOOK that 2k is known for. You gotta find a happy medium

# 34 Dmanning2 @ 07/29/15 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BMDinTDOT


	I hate having to do the eurostep with the thumbstick where's the basic controls?

TBH Double tap square for euro step was the cheeses thing ever.

# 35 2_headedmonster @ 07/29/15 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Afro_Boy


	TBH Double tap square for euro step was the cheeses thing ever.

how can a control scheme be "cheesy"?

maybe the move is overpowered and seen more frequently with a easy command. In that case the implementation of the move is the issue not the control.

next people will be asking for shooting to require a more difficult input because people are shooting too well.

# 36 start it up @ 07/29/15 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2_headedmonster


	how can a control scheme be "cheesy"? maybe the move is overpowered and seen more frequently with a easy command. In that case the implementation of the move is the issue not the control. next people will be asking for shooting to require a more difficult input because people are shooting too well.

That's was the point of the shot meter

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# 37 tedus @ 07/29/15 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedream2k16


	please read , changes are needed to give us more options

Really?!
Did you think the smart play move to d-pad is a good idea?
More option does not mean change the control scheme!
Please refer to MLB the show! THAT's really more options !

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# 38 kolanji @ 07/29/15 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TalenT


	Is that what people use it for? To cut off the ball handler? I've always just used it as a quick position adjustment. To kind of center myself between the rim and the ball handler. Man, I'm gonna have to readjust to the post up being moved to a shoulder button again. I'm good with it as long as it frees up more options & controls though.

Yea it was designed to quickly cut off driving angles of the ball handler and stop a potential blow by with to the basket if done right

again to me the right analog stick wasnt ideal for the cut off on broadcast camera angle as it was for 2Ķ.....
and to add more to it, it wasnt consistent with all other leg movements which is on the left stick

To me tapping the charge button while using the left analog stick to determine directions would be ideal and then you could follow up by pressing the charge button again and hold to try and square up and take a charge seamlessly

# 39 kolanji @ 07/29/15 11:10 PM

With using broadcast camera angle euro step was a bit challenging even when using static right analog inputs. ..to me it was better when double tapping Y/triangle + Turbo button

it would give the option to determine directions of steps (which are not always forward strides) and pace of the steps by how long each button press is...what i mean is some euro steps the first step is a long slow stride forward stride but the second is a quick horizontal step or vice versa....

Players like D wade euro is unconventional cause he jumps off the wrong leg while james harden uses long strides on both steps while chris paul uses a mix of long and quick strides.....

I think the button presses with duration of holding down the pro hop button could be fun...besides this could open up potential for travelling if u hold down the button too long

Just my thoughts i guess

# 40 Shadyhere @ 07/29/15 11:22 PM

Who the hell is LilSPAX57 and HoopVilla? I first saw this on The Lob Mobs channel. Give credit where credits due...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQakJYGo83E

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