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• To double-team a player, highlight his name in the
list, then press A/Y button to cycle forward/back
through options.
• When you select the IN PAINT option, the player will be
double-teamed only when he is in the key.
Sega Sports Tip: Any time you double-team a player
you leave another one unchecked, so only double-team
your opponent’s strongest players. If you double-team
an average player, you may end up leaving their star
wide open.
OFFENSIVE PLAYS
NBA 2K3 features 25 different offensive plays. Use the
Offensive Plays screen to choose the four plays you want
access to on the court in the Offensive Play menu.
To set your offensive plays:
1. Press the D-pad
to highlight a play you want to add to
your Offensive Play menu, then press the A button to
select. The Button Assign screen appears.
2. Press the D-pad
to the button you want to assign to
the play, then press the A button to select. The Offensive
Plays screen appears with the button assigned.
• Repeat until you have made all the edits you want.
3. When you are finished, press the Y button to return to
the Coach menu. The edits take place immediately.
DEFENSIVE PLAYS
NBA 2K3 features 10 defensive plays, which you can assign
to your Defensive Play menu. Set defensive plays the same
way you set offensive plays (above).
STATS
From the Game Stats screen, you can access compre-
hensive team and player stats, as well as an injury report,
for the current game at any time during the contest.
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SETTINGS
Coach Settings are options you can set to assume more
control over coaching duties such as calling timeouts and
substitutions and setting a game plan.
Timeout: Choose MANUAL to call your own timeouts or
AUTO to have them automatically called when appropriate.
Substitution: Set MANUAL to call your substitutions or
AUTO to have them automatically called when necessary.
Offense Playcall: Set MANUAL to call your offensive
plays or AUTO for automatically called plays. Select
W/MSG to display the name of the play on the screen
during transitions.
Defense Play Set: Set MANUAL to call your defensive
plays or AUTO for automatically called plays. Select
W/MSG to display the name of the play on the screen
during transitions.
Late Game Fouling: Late Game Fouling is your last resort
when you’re trailing at the end of the game. Set to AUTO
for automatic intentional fouls when necessary. W/MSG
displays your strategy.
Game Tempo: Move the slider to the right to speed up the
tempo for a faster paced game or to the left to slow down
the tempo.
Fast Break: Move the slider to the right to play a fast break
style, where your players move the ball up court as quickly
as possible.
Crash Boards: Move the slider to the right to play an
aggressive rebounding style of play or to the left to focus
on the transition to D.
DOUBLE TEAM
If your opponent has a player or two that consistently
record career games against your team, than consider
double-teaming them.
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