User Guide

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TOURNAMENT SETUP SCREEN
At the Tournament Setup screen, you can invite any teams
you want to participate in your Tournament. The team
names that appear on the setup screen initially are defaults
that are easily replaced.
To customize the tournament setup:
1. Press the directional button to highlight a team you
wish to replace, then press the
✖/● button to cycle
through teams that are not currently in the Tournament.
2. Repeat until the Tournament is set the way you want.
• In order to be eligible to play a team’s games, you
must assign a name to the team at the Tournament
Setup screen.
• To assign a name to a team, highlight the team, then
Press the directional button to highlight the Player
column, press the
✖ button, and use the keyboard
tool to enter your name.
3. When you are satisfied with the Tournament setup,
press the START button to advance. The Tournament
screen appears.
• If you set Fantasy Draft ON, the Fantasy Draft screen
precedes the Tournament screen.
FANTASY DRAFT SCREEN
In the Fantasy Draft, every player is up for grabs in a round-
by-round selection process that completely shuffles the
NBA team rosters. Devise your own draft strategy and
assemble a totally custom team. (See Fantasy Draft Screen
on p. 23.)
TOURNAMENT SCREEN
The Tournament screen is your hub for information on
what’s happening around the tourney. It also acts as your
command center for accessing your matches and setting
gameplay options.
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OPTIONS
(See Options on p. 44.)
SAVE
If you have a PlayStation 2 Memory Card (8 MB) inserted to
your PlayStation 2 game console, you can save your
Playoffs progress at any time.
• To save your Playoffs, from the Save Game Data screen,
create a new file, then use the keyboard tool to enter a
name. This is the file you will load when you return to
continue playing.
QUIT
Quit playing. If you have not saved your game progress,
you are prompted to do so. After confirming your decision,
the Main menu appears.
TOURNAMENT
Create your own single-elimination NBA Tournament
featuring 4, 8, or 16 teams. You have full control over which
teams are invited to the Tournament, and you can play as
many of the tourney games as you want.
• To begin playing in Tournament mode, set the
Tournament options, then press the START button. The
Tournament Setup screen appears.
Number of Teams: Choose the number of teams that will
participate at the outset of the Tournament: 4, 8, or 16.
Fantasy Draft Roster: Set ON to build your team roster
through a fantasy draft.
Quarter Length: You can play with default 5-minute
quarters or adjust quarter length from 1-12 minutes.
Simulated Quarter Length: You can reduce quarter length
from 12 Minutes down to 1 Minute for faster game
simulation, but don’t be surprised to see single-digit scores
for really short games.