>Official NBA 2K14: Join NTers @ 2K Park IF Next Gen + General Tips/Discussion

For anyone interested here's the 2k14 Controls breakdown for the PS3 and 360:
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[h2]BASIC CONTROLS[/h2][h3]BASIC OFFENSE[/h3]
Move Player
|LS|

Pro Stick: Dribble Moves/Shooting/Passing
|RS|

Pass Modifier
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|

Sprint
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|

Call Play
|PS3=L1, X360=LB|

Icon Pass
|PS3=R1, X360=RB|

Pass
|PS3=CROSS, X360=A|

Pick Control
|PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B|

Shoot (tap for pump fake/hop)
|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X|

Post-Up
|PS3=TRIANGLE, X360=Y|

DPAD UP = Signature Skills
DPAD RIGHT = Quick Plays
DPAD LEFT = Offensive Strategies
DPAD DOWN = Substitutions
|PS3=SELECT, X360=BACK| = Timeout
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BASIC DEFENSE
Move Player
|LS|

Hands Up/Shade/Contest
|RS|

Intense D
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|

Sprint
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|

Double Team
|PS3=L1, X360=LB|

Icon Swap
|PS3=R1, X360=RB|

Player Swap (closest to ball)
|PS3=CROSS, X360=A|

Take Charge
|PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B|

Steal
|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X|

Block/Rebound
|PS3=TRIANGLE, X360=Y|

DPAD UP = Signature Skills
DPAD RIGHT = Defensive Sets
DPAD LEFT = Defensive Strategies
DPAD DOWN = Substitutions
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ADVANCED CONTROLS
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PRO STICK - SHOOTING
 
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Jump Shot
Press and hold |RS| any direction

Stepback Jumper
Press and hold |RS| away from hoop (driving laterally)

Hop Gather
Press |PS3=SQUARE, X360=X| while driving (|LS| determines direction of hop)

Spin Shot
Rotate |RS| from ball hand around player's back, then press and hold

Half Spin Shot
Rotate |RS| in a quarter-circle from ball hand to hoop, then press and hold

Runner/Floater
Press and hold |RS| away from hoop (while driving close)

Normal Layup
Press and hold |RS| toward hoop (while driving)

Reverse Layup
Press and hold |RS| toward baseline (while driving baseline)

Euro Step Layup
Press and hold |RS| away from hoop left/right (while driving)

Hop Step Layup
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press and hold |RS| left/right (while driving)

Dunk
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press and hold |RS| toward hoop (while driving)

Mid-Air Change Shot
Start dunk/layup, move |RS| in any direction while in air

Pump Fake
Start a jump shot, then quickly release |RS|

Step Through
Pump fake, then press and hold |RS| again before pump fake ends

 
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PRO STICK - ISOMOTION
In and Out
Press |RS| toward hoop then quickly release

Stutter Step
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press |RS| toward hoop then quickly release

Hesitation (Quick)
Press |RS| toward ball hand then quickly release

Hesitation (Escape)
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press |RS| toward ball hand then quickly release

Crossover
Press |RS| toward off hand then quickly release

Between Legs Cross
Press |RS| between off hand and player's back then quickly release

Crossover (Escape)
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press |RS| toward off hand then quickly release

Behind Back
Press |RS| away from hoop then quickly release

Stepback
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press |RS| away from hoop then quickly release

Spin
Rotate |RS| from ball hand around player's back, then quickly return to neutral

Half Spin
Rotate |RS| in a quarter-circle from ball hand to hoop, then quickly return to neutral

Triple Threat Jab
Press |RS| left, right, or forward then quickly release (while in triple threat)

Triple Threat Stepback
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+Press |RS| away from hoop then quickly release (while in triple threat)

Triple Threat Spinout
Rotate |RS| then quickly return to neutral (while in triple threat)
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PASSING
 
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Pass
|PS3=CROSS, X360=A| (|LS| selects recipient)

Bounce Pass
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|PS3=CROSS, X360=A| (|LS| selects recipient)

Flashy Pass
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+Press |RS| toward desired recipient

Icon Pass
Press |PS3=R1, X360=RB| then press action button of desired receiver

Fake Pass
|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X|+|PS3=CROSS, X360=A| (while standing or driving)

Alley-Oop
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X| (|LS| selects recipient, toward basket for oop-to-self)

Rolling Inbound
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|PS3=CROSS, X360=A| during baseline inbounds

Give and Go
Press and hold |PS3=CROSS, X360=A| to retain control of passer, release |PS3=CROSS, X360=A| to receive the ball back
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POST MOVES
Enter / Leave Post
|PS3=TRIANGLE, X360=Y|

Post Movement
|LS| any direction

Faceup Drive
|LS| toward key or baseline + |PS3=TRIANGLE, X360=Y| (while holding the ball

Disengage Drive
|LS| toward baseline + |PS3=TRIANGLE, X360=Y| (while dribbling the ball)

Aggressive Backdown
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+|LS| toward hoop

Drive to Key
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+|LS| toward key

Drive to Baseline
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+|LS| toward baseline

Quick Spin
Rotate |RS| to outside shoulder

Hook Drive
Rotate |RS| to inside shoulder

Fakes
Press |RS| in any direction but away from hoop
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POST SHOTS
Post Hook
|RS| left or right toward hoop (close range)

Post Fade
|RS| left or right away from hoop (beyond close range)

Post Layup
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+|RS| left or right toward hoop (close range)

Shimmy Shot
|PS3=R2, X360=RT|+|RS| left or right away from hoop

Post Hop
|LS| left or right away from hoop then press |PS3=SQUARE, X360=X|

Post Stepback
|LS| away from hoop then press |PS3=SQUARE, X360=X|

Dropstep
|LS| left or right toward hoop then press |PS3=SQUARE, X360=X|

Pump Fake
Start a shot listed above then move |RS| to neutral

Up & Under / Step Through
Pump fake, then |RS| again before pump fake ends
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POST PLAY DEFENSE ON BALL
 
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Neutralize Move
|LS| toward offensive player when he attempts a move

Post Steals
|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X| during post move
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ONBALL DEFENSE
Intense-D
Press and hold |PS3=L2, X360=LT| when in front of dribbler

Shade Stance Change
Press and hold |PS3=L2, X360=LT|, press |RS| left or right

Crowd Dribbler
Press and hold |PS3=L2, X360=LT| when near the dribbler (triple threat or holding ball)

Fast Shuffle
Press and hold |PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|PS3=R2, X360=RT|, move |LS| in any direction

Hands Up Defense
Press and hold |RS| in any direction

Shot Contest
Press |RS| towards shooter

Pass Contest
Press |RS| away from dribbler

Take Charge
Press and hold |PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B|

Flop
While in take charge, release |PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B|, press |PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B|

Intentional Foul
Press |PS3=SELECT, X360=BACK|

Double Team
Press and hold |PS3=L1, X360=LB|
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ADVANCED OFFENSE
 
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Call Timeout
Press |PS3=SELECT, X360=BACK|

2K Smart Play
Press and hold |PS3=L1, X360=LB| to call the best play for the situation

Positional Playcall
Press |PS3=L1, X360=LB| then press teammate's action button; choose play from menu

Send Teammate on Cut
Press |PS3=L1, X360=LB| then press teammate's action button; |RS| to cut

Basic Pick Control
Press and hold |PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B| (length of hold determines Slip, Roll, or Fade)

Icon Pick Control
Press |PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B| then press and hold the action button of desired screener (length of hold determines Slip, Roll, or Fade)

Putback Dunk/Layup
Press and hold |RS| in any direction during an offensive rebound
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OFF BALL OFFENSE
Call for Ball
|PS3=CROSS, X360=A|

Call for Alley-Oop
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X| (while cutting toward hoop)

Set Screen
|PS3=CIRCLE, X360=B|

Call for Screen
|PS3=TRIANGLE, X360=Y|

Stand Juke
|RS| press left/right

Juke Launch
|RS| press left, press and hold right

Spin Launch
|RS| half-circle

Stutter Launch
|RS| left twice, then press and hold

Stutter Cut
|RS| press any direction (while running)

Juke Cut
|RS| left, right (while running)

Spin Cut
|RS| half-circle (while running)

Post Up
|PS3=L2, X360=LT| (with back to defender)

Post Spin out for Lob
Release |PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|LS| left/right (when posted offball)

Counter Deny/Front in Post
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|RS| left/right (when posted offball)
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OFF BALL DEFENSE
Post Up / Ball Denial
|PS3=L2, X360=LT| when near opponent (based on distance to basket)

Deny Hands Out
|RS| in any direction

Ball Pressure
|RS| press towards ballhandler

Fight for Position in Post
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|LS| into defender (when posted offball)

Deny/Front Post
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|RS| left/right (when posted offball)

Steal Post Entry Pass
|PS3=L2, X360=LT|+|PS3=SQUARE, X360=X| (as ball is passed into post)
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I feel like those controls are going to be hard as ****... How you gonna have the stick do crossovers AND shoot?
 
hypebeast5 said:
Elpablo21 said:
WhatsLosinLike said:
I feel like those controls are going to be hard as ****... How you gonna have the stick do crossovers AND shoot?
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They had that last year

unless Im missing something
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There was a button that had to be held to shoot but now there isnt one so holding the stick to long in a direction by mistake can pull up for a jumper
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that sounds all off :smh:

As long as I can revert back to last years controls Im good..2k doing too much
 
i really don't like how 2K changes the controls every year.. relearning controls every year because 2k needs to add something to the list of things they 'did' :smh:
 
Full list of NBA 2K14 Player Ratings (UPDATED) listed PER for all players to illustrate best/worst ratings. : http://t.co/8b292g70Aa

NBA 2K14 Player Signature Skills List: thereal2kinsider.blogspot.com/2013/09/nba-2k14-player-signature-skills-list.html
 
OK, so I'm practically a casual player when it comes to this game, but I played online for the first time with 2K13 and got smoked :x in Hall of Fame mode ; with me picking up the new game on Tuesday, what are some of your best practices used that I could utilize to build my skills to be competitive in the online realm (sliders, game mode, difficulty, etc.). In other words, WHAT IS THE consensus when playing. Example: I normally play All-Star with the sliders unchanged at 50 (I think the default of the game).
 
Per Rashidi, maybe you all will believe him when he says it
In 2K Sports point guard formula, they typically place too much value on defense and not enough value on scoring ability, which is how players like Rondo and Jrue Holiday can rate so highly above Tony Parker who was CLEARLY a top three PG last season.

Shooting guard ratings are basically all over the place. 2K puts a high emphasis on ball-handling in order to pump up the values of superstar SGs. What that creates is an uneven playing field among role players, where teams value players who bring defense and 3pt shooting like Courtney Lee, Danny Green, and Thabo Sefolosha over inefficient volume scorers like Jordan Crawford, Shannon Brown, or ugh, Austin Rivers.

As with the SG position, "3 and D" players generally get the shaft at small forward, even though the league is shifting in that direction more than ever. SFs in general are the highest rated players in NBA 2K since they are generally well-rounded.

It looks like most stretch-fours get the shaft again, getting decreased even further than they already were. I speculate it relates to increased importance of the block rating, as David Lee and Paul Millsap also take some hits. Among the top PFs just about everyone went down while only shot blocking Derrick Favors went up.

Fluctuation in free agent center ratings seem to suggest that block rating is more important than ever for a center's overall rating. Post up game sadly matters a great deal even though that responsibility is shifting to other positions (Tyson Chandler was an all-star and only posted up 19 times last season).
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playacet said:
OK, so I'm practically a casual player when it comes to this game, but I played online for the first time with 2K13 and got smoked :x in Hall of Fame mode ; with me picking up the new game on Tuesday, what are some of your best practices used that I could utilize to build my skills to be competitive in the online realm (sliders, game mode, difficulty, etc.). In other words, WHAT IS THE consensus when playing. Example: I normally play All-Star with the sliders unchanged at 50 (I think the default of the game).
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1. First of all, spend a lot of time in Training Camp mode learning the controls.

2. Sign up over at the OperationSports forums. A lot of tutorial threads are floating around there for your help.
This thread is from 2K12 but the same principles will apply in 2K14 for sure: http://www.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k/516019-defensive-help-thread-2k12-3.html

3. Run plays on offense. What is usually your method of scoring? What do you usually do?
 
From Coach 2K over at OS

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I saw Steve's twitter post about the top 10 ranked teams. As many of you know I use the Pacers and I was pleasantly surprised to see the Pacers ranked number 3 in the game according to that tweet.

I however rank teams differently than the game does.

What I like to do is to rank the teams based on how many guys on each team are over 90, over 80, over 70, over 60 and over 50. This year I added how many sigs each team had. That's one area the Pacers sorely lack in that they only have 14 where the Celtics with 12 guys in the 70 and under category have 24.

The effect of sigs is debatable but having played the game for hours and hours against some tough competition think they have more value than they don't and certainly a top rated player filled out with sigs is better than a top ranked player without sigs.

I didn't rank by sigs except as a tie breaker.

Once I have ranked the teams I like to put the teams in order of ease of use. I think it's probably understood that it's going to be a lot easier to win with the Heat with 2 guys over 90 and 1 over 80 than it would be to win with the Sixers who don't have anyone in that class.

In general a 90 guy is easier to use than a 70 rated guy. A novice can play easier with the higher rated guy because you can pretty much use him with any play style. A 70 rated guy to get full out of him might need more study and it might take a hall of fame level player to use that guy to his maximum.

With that in mind, I group the teams based on how easy or hard I think they are to use and therefore how easy or hard it will be to win with them.

Also what this means is that if you are new to the game, it might be better to start with an elite team to figure out to play because it will cover up more mistakes you make. As you get better, obviously that doesn't matter as much.

But one of my laws is that with two guys of equal skill, the guy with the higher rated team will probably win. If you take a hall of fame level 2K'er who uses the Sixers and he plays against a hall of fame level 2K'er who uses the Heat and he probably won't win.

So that's some of my philosophy on team strength. Obviously, this over simplifies it because there are some intangibles that come into play that aren't figured in the individual ratings and of course it's not perfect science. Arguments can be made that this team is better than that one.

But it's a good place to start.

After I rank the teams like this one other thing I like to do is start playing the worst team on hall of fame mode vs the CPU and beat it and move up the ladder.

Also ratings change so this will be different over the course of the year especially with the new Dynamic Rating system coming into play.

With that here are my team ratings for NBA2K14 based on the player ratings posted in the video the other day.
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Besides the pictures posted i really see no point in that quote beating the heat on rookie is not even close to being the worst team on HOF
 
DCAllAmerican said:
1. First of all, spend a lot of time in Training Camp mode learning the controls.

2. Sign up over at the OperationSports forums. A lot of tutorial threads are floating around there for your help.
This thread is from 2K12 but the same principles will apply in 2K14 for sure: http://www.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k/516019-defensive-help-thread-2k12-3.html

3. Run plays on offense. What is usually your method of scoring? What do you usually do?
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That's my problem and it's something I've tried to avoid, but I guess I do need to start running plays, instead of taking the ball down court with the PG and then looking for the open man. That CPU gets hip to it after a while and the men start to throttle like a cell phone maxing out its data plan.

Thanks for the help :smokin
 
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