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3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the league is set the way you
want, then press the START button to advance. The Team
Select screen appears.
TEAM SELECT SCREEN
At the Team Select screen, you choose one team franchise
to own and operate. You can base your choice on personal
favorite or stats and rankings, which are displayed for
every team.
• To select a team, press the left/right trigger to scroll to the
franchise you want, then press the START button to
advance. The Coach’s Desk screen appears.
• If you set Fantasy Draft ON, the Fantasy Draft screen
precedes the Coach’s Desk 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 put
together a totally custom team.
• When it is your turn to make a draft pick the Fantasy Draft
screen appears for the current round.
To draft players:
1. Press the left/right trigger to cycle to the position you
want to fill, then D-pad
to the player you want to pick,
and press the A button to select.
2. When the confirmation prompt appears, select YES to
draft the player or NO to cancel.
3. After every team drafts a player, the next round begins.
Repeat these steps until all players are assigned to
teams, at which point the draft is over and the Coach’s
Desk screen appears.
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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 unit or the hard disk, 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. To create a user name,
see Sega Sports Challenge on p. 50.
CUSTOMIZE LEAGUE SCREEN
If you set the Customize League option ON, this screen
precedes the Team Select screen. At the Customize League
screen, you can adjust what teams appear under which
NBA conference and division.
To customize the league:
1. Press the D-pad to highlight a team you wish to move,
then press the A button to access the scrolling arrows.
2. Press the D-pad
to the team you wish to swap spots
with, then press the A button to select. The teams
switch places.
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