User Guide

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• If you are playing against the computer and you set CPU
Player Select ON, the computer will select its own player,
if you set it OFF, you must select a player for the
computer-controlled team.
4. Continue selecting Street players until both rosters are
complete, then press the START button to head down to
the court. (See On The Court on p. 9.)
Sega Sports Tip: Don’t worry if your teammates have never
played together on the same team.The Ballers will be
wearing blue and the Ringers will be in red, so you can tell
who is on which team.
FRANCHISE
Choose an NBA franchise and operate it – from the front
office to the free throw line. As GM/Coach/Player, you can
take care of all personnel decisions, play the role of coach
on the bench, and execute the game plan on the court.
• To begin playing in Franchise mode, set the Franchise
options, then press the START button. The Team Select
screen appears.
• If you set Customize League ON, the Customize League
screen precedes the Team Select screen.
Season Length: Play 14, 28, 56, or full 82-game seasons
with your Franchise.
Preseason Games: Set ON if you want to play the
preseason matches or OFF to begin playing with your first
game of the regular season.
Trade Deadline: If you want to continue making player
transactions beyond the standard NBA trade deadline
period, choose OFF.
Point Limits: Points are what you use to pay players and
coaches in NBA 2K3, so playing with Point Limits creates a
virtual salary cap.
Trade Override: When ON, you have the power to push
your trades through even if the other team does not agree
to the terms.
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CPU Player Select: If you are playing against the computer,
set this OFF to select the computer team’s players or ON to
let the computer select its own players.
Duplicate Players: Set this option ON to allow players
appearing on both teams or multiple times on the same
team or OFF for no duplicates.
Weather: Weather conditions, such as HEATWAVE, FOG,
and RAIN affect players and the court just as they would in
real life. This option is not available for gym, where every
game is played indoors.
Time Of Day: Choose DAY to play under the sun or NIGHT
to play under the lights. This option is not available for
gym, where every game is played under the lights.
CONTROLLER ASSIGN SCREEN
All Street games are played between the Ringers and
Ballers fantasy teams. At this screen, you can assign your
controller to the team you will represent in the upcoming
game and assign your user name to your controller.
• This screen works similarly to the Team Select screen (p.
25).
• When your controller assignment is complete, press the
START button. The Select Street Players screen appears.
SELECT STREET PLAYERS SCREEN
You can populate your Street team with any combination of
players available in NBA 2K3.
To select Street players:
1. Press left/right trigger to choose the team from which
you want to select a player.
2. Press the D-pad to highlight the player you want to add
to the roster.
3. Press the A button to select. The player is added, and
the highlight moves to the next player slot on the
opposing team.