PLAYCALLING: right thum A, X, B,Y
Each team has sixteen plays in its offensive playbook, of which four plays can be
used during a game via the in-game playcall menu. If you’d like to customize the
four plays currently in use, select
Coach
from the Pause Menu, and select
Offensive Plays
(you
can also set your offen-
sive plays in Customize
Mode). To access the
playcall menu during
gameplay, move the
right thumbstick
in
any direction to call up
the Plays Overlay, then
press the correspon-
ding button to run a
specific play.
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Many people can simply pick up a controller and get a good feel for normal
gameplay, but free throw shooting can be a bit trickier. If you want to progress
from a Chris Dudley to a Reggie Miller at the free-throw line, it’s gonna take a
little bit of time and patience.
To shoot a successful free throw, you’ll need to line up both green arrows
directly over the basket. To do so, pull and hold the
left trigger
and
right
trigger
exactly the same
pressure to line up the
arrows, then press any
of the four buttons (
A, B,
X, Y
) to release the shot.
If you don’t pull and hold
both thumbsticks at the
same time, your shot
will be off (so, you can’t
line up one arrow then
get to work on the
second arrow).
Remember that you don’t have all day to line up your arrows until they’re just
right. If you’re taking too long, a clock will appear in the upper right corner of
the screen to tell you how many seconds you have remaining.
If it’s taking a while for you
to get the hang of it, a stop
off at the Practice Mode
gymnasium may be just the
tonic for your shooting ills,
and can be invaluable in
learning the fundamentals of
good free throw shooting.
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Free Throw Shooting
Coach’s Corner: Passing Out Of A Shot
Try passing out of your shot by pressing the
X
button to leap into the air,
then pressing the
A
button to pass before you release the shot. It’s a great
way to get the ball to an open man if the defense collapses on you. To
execute this move, you’ll need to roll your finger from the shoot button to
the pass button. If you let go of the shoot button, your player will release
the shot, so you’ll need to keep it held down.
