NBA 2K12

[Ruki]

Far too often this game switches who I am supposed to be defending, and thus, when I am nowhere near a guy it changes and they score and I get in shit

[Quom]

If you are talking in transition, basically you cover the guys who are on the break until your team-mates make it back down the court, you then rotate back onto the guy you would normally be defending.

[Trey]

Now that I'm getting more use to the game I find my biggest problems are getting stuck on a guy while trying to run plays and just staying in front of my man on defense in general. Any tips from you guys who have been playing a while?

[gunnar hendershow]

I've just been sticking in my zone, depending on size I switch between a 2-3 and a 3-2. I force some turnovers but mainly I force teams to beat me from the perimeter. If they put in great outside scoring threats I switch to man to man and a press to try and make it take more time for them to find an open shot and thus lower the frequency they go down.

This is from someone who has barely been playing a week.

[Trey]

Can you switch to zone in the my player mode? If you can that would help hide the fact my guy is so slow.

[Quom]

What position are you playing?

I'm playing as an undersized SF (6'6") and haven't touched my speed. Due to my height I get thrown into SG as a back up. SGs who have a quick first step can easily get around me as I'm shit at picking which way they will go and I always bite on a pump fake. So I generally stand back a small way to compensate. If they throw up a three I can step forward whilst they are going up (you don't need to jump to get good shot defence just be in their face). My best defence though is playing close when they don't have the ball and using the right stick to try and deny the pass.

[Trey]

I play as a 6'6 SG so it looks like you have as much trouble as I do. I keep doing the dribbling courses hoping that'll raise my speed but I keep getting different stat bonuses instead.

[Quom]

I don't bother, I only do the around the world one and the zones shooting one. I'm terrible at dribbling.

[Trey]

It's insanely easy to get gold everytime. I've tried looking online on how to sim games but no luck. Apparently once the game loads you can quit and sim but I don't have that option, just save and exit or quit game. Any help?

[gunnar hendershow]

I'll try tonight switching to a Zone in My Player mode. I got drafted by the Sixers as a backup PG.

[Trey]

I didn't see a way to do it but I could just be missing something. Still can't find a way out of playing the key games sadly. I got myself traded to the Bulls which is great but I'd much rather be able to skip playing the Pistons and Cavaliers every time they show up on the schedule.

[Quom]

I can't help I play all the games. Even playing 12 minute quarters.

[Colossus]

You have to be the PG to change Defensive Settings in MP

[Trey]

Ah. And there is no way I could play every game at 12 minute quarters. I'd never make it through a month, let alone multiple seasons. I do think that for my sophomore season I'm going to play a lot more of the regular season then I did my rookie one, if only so my overall can start getting better that much faster.

[Ruki]

I am going to play all my rookie season games and then only key games in the future.

[gunnar hendershow]

Yeah I can change the settings, but I have to change them every time we're on defensive. So I constantly switch to a 2-3 whenever the opposition has the ball.

And I'm playing all my rookie games, on 8 minute quarters. Only averaging 9 mpg, but for you guys further in is it beneficial to skip games for stat boosts? I'm backing up in Phlly and really want to get my stats up to start somewhere next season.

[Trey]

You don't get any skill points for games simmed. Also, I'm now really regretting not doing the training camp earlier, I had no idea all of the different shots and moves that can be done. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go through training camp, unlock the legend teams for a little practice with the new moves I learn, then restart my player.

[Monkey D. Lars]

Im starting an association with rip city, any trade tips?

[Ruki]

Trade everyone for draft picks. Only draft picks.

[Maxx]

Turn on trade override.