User Guide

OFFENSE
12
OFFENSE
12
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
13
13
FREE THROWS
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
OFFENSE
SHOOTING
OFFENSE
Shooting Free Throws
It all comes down to one thing—getting the rock through the hoop. It
doesn’t matter how slick your moves are if you can’t score a bucket.
And, this is where you learn to do just that.
For both field goals and free throws, there are two difficulty settings:
Normal, which is the default, and Easy, which allows you to get a
shot off with a single press of a button. You can change the settings
for Shooting Control and Free-Throw Control from the Controller
Settings menu.
To access the Controller Settings menu
•
When starting a game, press
Y
on the Controllers screen.
–or–
•
Select User Profiles from the Main Menu, and then
select My Options. Select a user profile, and then select
Controller Settings.
–or–
•
During a game, select Controllers from the Pause menu,
and then press
Y
.
Normal Shooting (default)
If Shooting Control is set to Normal, press and hold
X
, and then
release it at the top of the jump for the best chance to score.
Watch the shooting meter that appears below the shooter—for the
best possible shot, release
X
when the meter turns green. Select
Shootaround in the Practice menu to refine your shooting touch.
Easy Shooting
If Shooting Control is set to Easy, simply press
X
to take a shot.
The shooter’s accuracy is based solely on his shooting-skill ratings.
Note that you cannot perform a pump fake if Shooting Control is set
to Easy.
Normal Free Throws (default)
If Free-Throw Control is set to Normal, the accuracy of the shot
depends on your timing. Look for the bar that appears at the bottom
of the screen. The speed at which the ball icon moves across the bar
depends on the shooter’s free-throw ability—the better the free-throw
shooter, the slower the ball.
To shoot a free throw
1. Press
X
to make the ball start moving across the bar.
2. Press
X
again when the ball matches up with the Power
circle (at the far right of the bar).
3. Press
X
one more time when the ball matches the
Accuracy circle (at the far left of the bar).
The closer you get to completely matching up the circles, the more
accurate the free throw will be. However, you’ll have a better chance
of making the shot using a better free-throw shooter, even if you
don’t match the circles perfectly.
Easy Free Throws
If Free-Throw Control is set to Easy, simply press
X
when your
player is at the line. His accuracy is based solely on his free-throw
skill rating.