
ICON PASSING: Y button
Use icon passing to guarantee that your pass goes to the right teammate. While
controlling the ball, press the
Y
button to call up button icons over the heads of
your teammates. Then,
simply press the corre-
sponding button to imme-
diately send the pass to
the teammate you choose.
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FFENSIVE
C
ONTROLS
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ONTROLS
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Coach’s Corner: Icon Passing
Want to get the ball into the hands of your point guard to run a play? Need
to get it down to your power forward to exploit a mismatch? The following
buttons correspond to the following positions:
A
Point Guard
B
Shooting Guard
X
Small Forward
Y
Power Forward
right trigger
Center
Here’s a look at the basic offensive controls you’ll use during gameplay (we’ll
discuss them in detail in the pages to come) …
Button
Action
left thumbstick
Control Player
A
button
Pass
X
button
Shoot/Jump For Rebound
B
button
Crossover Dribble/Spin Move
Y
button
Call Up Pass Icons
left trigger
Back Down Defender
White button
Call For Pick
right trigger
Turbo/Speed Burst
Black button
Pass To Player Closest To Basket
right thumbstick
Bring Up Playcall Menu
right thumbstick
+
A,B,X,Y
Call Play
START button
Pause Game
DIRECTIONAL PASSING: A button
Good ball movement is important in setting up open looks at the basket.
While controlling the ball, move the
left thumbstick
in the direction of the
player you wish to pass to, then press the
A
button to deliver the pass. Make
sure you have an open lane to the recipient, though. Throwing into a crowd,
trying to thread the needle a bit too closely, or heaving crosscourt passes will
often lead to turnovers.