User Guide

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CREATING A PLAYER
DEFENSE
DEFENSE
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STEALS/SAVES/MATCHUPS
DEFENSE
Steals
Tap
B
to perform a poke, which is a quicker version of the steal.
You’re not guaranteed to get the ball, but it should help keep you out
of foul trouble. To perform a regular steal, press and hold
B
. It’s
more effective than a poke, but there’s a greater risk of being called
for a foul.
Creating a Player
Always thought you’d make a great NBA player? Well, your time
has come. Get your behind off the couch, brush off the potato
chip crumbs, and get into the game! Here’s your chance to
see yourself — or at least your virtual self — on the court with your
favorite team.
To create a player and add him to a team
1. On the Main Menu, select General Manager. (A player
created this way is available in Practice, Single Game,
Season, and Playoffs modes if Rosters is set to Custom
in the game settings. Note that your player does not earn
additional skill points in Playoffs mode.)
–or–
On the Main Menu, select Season. Follow the prompts until
you reach the Offseason menu or the League Home menu,
and then select Front Office. (A player created this way is
available only in the season in which he was created.)
2. Select Create Player.
3. Use
l
or
r
to cycle through the available options.
4. On the Gear screen, press
b
or
b
to change the color
of the player’s accessories.
5. Save your player, and then add him to a team.
6. On the General Manager menu, select Edit Rosters.
7. Select your created player (who currently is inactive), and
then select the active player with whom you want to switch.
Loose-Ball Saves
When a loose ball is heading out of bounds and your team was
the last to touch it, you can try to save it. If you have a player close
enough to attempt the save, use
L
to move him toward the ball.
He’ll try automatically to keep the ball in play.
Designating Matchups
Need to double-team that mammoth center in the paint? Or, maybe
you want to turn up the pressure on the shooting guard who drains
all the threes? You need to switch your matchups.
To designate matchups
1. Before the game begins, press
X
on the Team
Select menu.
–or–
During a game, select Coaching from the Pause menu.
2. On the Coaching menu, select Matchups.
3. Move
L
up or down to highlight a player on your team,
and then press
A
to select him.
4. Move
L
up or down to highlight an opponent, and then
press
A
to assign your player to guard him.
5. Press
X
to cycle through the options for applying pressure
to the highlighted opponent.
6. Press
Y
to cycle through the options for using a double-
team on the highlighted opponent.