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HOOT
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HEAR THE SWOOSH
Your mad handles don’t mean a thing if you can’t get the rock
through the hoop. Read on to learn all you need to know about
shooting from the field or from the charity stripe.
On the
Controller Settings
menu, you can adjust
Shooting
Control
and
Free-Throw Control
.
To access the Controller Settings menu
• When starting a game, press the
Y
button on the
Controller Select
menu.
-or-
• Select
User Profiles
from the
Main Menu
, and then
select
My Options
. Select a user profile, and then select
Controller Settings
.
-or-
• During a game, select
Controllers
from the
Pause
menu,
and then press the
Y
button.
Normal Shooting (default)
If
Shooting Control
is set to
Normal
, you must press and hold
the
X
button and then release it to make the player release the
ball. Release the ball at the top of the jump for the best chance
to score. Watch the shooting meter that appears under the
shooter. For the best possible shot, the meter should be half
red and half green.
Easy Shooting
If
Shooting Control
is set to
Easy
, tap the
X
button to take a
shot. The shooter’s accuracy is based solely on his shooting-
skill ratings. Note that you cannot perform a pump fake if
Shooting Control
is set to
Easy
.
COACH SAYS
To perform a tip dunk, press the
Left Thumbstick
toward the basket, hold the
Right Trigger
, and press
the
X
button. Time it just right, and you’ll catch the
rebound and dunk it in the air.
Normal Free Throws (default)
If you choose to set the
Free-Throw Control
to
Normal,
the
accuracy of the shot depends on you. A ball appears at the
bottom of the screen.
To shoot a free throw
1. Press the
X
button to make the ball start moving
across the bar.
2. Press the
X
button again when the ball fills the
Power
circle.
3. Press the
X
button one more time when the ball fills
the
Accuracy
circle.
The speed at which the ball moves
depends on the player’s free-throw
ability. The better the free-throw
shooter, the slower the ball. Also, the
closer you get to completely filling
the circles, the more accurate the free throw will be (though a
better free-throw shooter might still make the shot, even if you
don’t fill the circles perfectly).
Easy Free Throws
If
Free-Throw Control
is set to
Easy
, then press the
X
button
when your player is at the line. His accuracy is based solely on
his free-throw skill rating.
ASK COACH
Yo, Coach!
My friend makes every single one of his shots from
the line. How can you stop a guy like that?
--Jealous in Jersey
Dear Jealous,
To break his concentration, make his controller vibrate
by repeatedly tapping the
X
button.
--Coach
FREE T
HR
O
WS