User Guide

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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.
Round Format: Set the duration of each round of
postseason action from 1 GAME elimination to a
BEST OF 7 series.
Fantasy Draft Roster: Set ON to build your team roster
through a fantasy draft.
Customize League: With this option set to ON, you can
customize the league by moving any team into any
conference and division you wish.
Import NCAA 2K3 Class: If you have an NCAA 2K3 class
saved to a memory card, select ON and you can draft
players as NBA rookies.
Quarter Length: You can play with default 5-minute
quarters or adjust quarter length from 1-12 minutes.
Simulated Quarter Length: Set quarter length for simulated
games from 1-12 minutes for fast game simulation, but
don’t be surprised to see single-digit scores for really
short games.
User Name: If you assign a user name for your Franchise,
you can save your personal stats.
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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 the L1/R1 button to choose the team from which
you want to select a player.
2. press the directional buttons to highlight the player you
want to add to the roster.
3. Press the
✖ button to select. The player is added, and
the highlight moves to the next player slot on the
opposing team.
• 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.