Seems to be pretty much the same mode as the past 4 plus games. The 2k sim engine is highly unrealistic and has the same issues as last year where true NBA contenders suck and are under 500. while bottom feeder teams continuously make the playoffs. Sure there are always teams Irl that under or overperform but not on the scale that happens in 2k. Also seems that the 2k Devs are still lazy or never watched any NBA games when it comes to making player tendencies, some players shot tendencies are way to low or high. They also have certain players shoot 35 percent from the field and 25 percent from three (like brook lopez or John Isaac) in every save when in no reality are NBA players that inefficient, they would be aware of these issues if they actually tested or simmed seasons and checked stats, features, ect. Clearly they either don't or just don't care about any aspect of realism.
As a magic fan jon isaac being awful offensively in 2k is so frustrating. I ended up just lowering his shot tendency down to 15 and the touches tendency to 0 in 2k24 and I'll probably have to just do it again for 2k25
@@Mattjonesll see what I do is I just have every team selected and do force wins if I feel a team isn't winning enough. Usually don't do that in the playoffs though
Regarding your first issue.. What I personally do is select the teams you think will / should be contenders in real life along with your own team ( if you want ) & put the simulator difficulty to 5. Then sim the season & you will end up with more a less what you would expect in real life. & you can also dictate the play in for your preference also , for example if the spurs somehow got a play in spot vs say the kings & you don’t think that’s realistic for that particular season you can just pick the kings to win the game & sim so kings play the #1 or #2 seed. Doing this means you won’t be playing the regular season much or at all but if your team makes the play offs by you selecting them to be part of the 5% difficult simulator or not I just adjust the game times to being real game quarters. So you are still playing a lot of gameplay especially if you make it deep or to the finals. & the next year do the same thing but if you feel like the rockets look like a contender that year & the pelicans have lost zion or don’t think they look like a play off team , swap them both around in the selected teams to be apart of the 5% difficulty simulator for that season Hope this helps you or anyone else reading.
this is my shocked face -_- if you expect major changes in this mode you are just setting yourself up for disappointment.. we all know its a glorified roster update with minor tweaks
Matt for this 2k cycle can I suggest you turn shot timing to real player % so that it isn’t on you timing a shot. Its annoying you getting an open look and missing it just to blame it on the player not your timing just takes you knowing their jumpshot out of the equation and makes the games where you jump in more enjoyable and realistic.
FINALLY a 2k cycle that actually respect the Wolves, in 24 they would be top rated and always be in the play in at best. Also Matt.. that was KATs second ring.. he one his first in the first year of your rebuild. Ready for that Minny dominance with Ant and Rob.
i legit cannot watch any other 2k youtubers rebuild teams. your videos are amazing, the extent of your ball knowledge, the extreme realism with trades, signing, etc. everything is perfect, love the vids 🙏
I would start castle over like Keldon Johnson or put him at 2 and slide everyone one down one, I just think it would be cool to see him play a lot and see what u could get form him
Hey Matt I remember watching your channel Six or seven years ago when I was still in highschool and had a little bit more time. Over the last few months I found your channel again and try to watch some videos here and there but life is getting busy. I am watching the second channel too when I can, mainly while I am playing 2K myself. (For that it is perfect) Anyway I wish you all the best for 2K25 and keep up the good work.
@@search44-g4b for full price you'd expect at least some improvements, no? The whole point of a new release is that it's a new game and not just a roster update with 2 new features nobody cares about
@@Sixringsofsteelthe intro was nice. Been watching you since at least 2k20 rebuilds. For me it’s about how you get to the destination not necessarily the end result - except for the annual 82-0 challenge 😂 Keep doing your thing and evolving. GO STEELERS!!!
As a Raps fan, they never get love on 2K. But peeping this video. Play in seed at #10 and made it as the 8th seed. Second szn they were 4th and last season they were 2nd! Should be an interesting to watch IRL and play on 2K!
Thank you for new video from 2k25. Looking forward for more Matt. Can't wait for buying this game for Xbox series x. I know this game it's just the same. Nothing really change from last year but it is what it is. I have issue with missing players like Blake Griffin and others,but hopefully 2k update rosters soon then later.
Nikola JOvic is a beast when you pick & roll fade with him and throw 3s - 75 rated i think Trey Mann as a SG is a beast - 79 rated Kessler the Center of Utah is BRUTAL in the paint McBride the PG is a cheap good option Some hacks I discovered while playing
CP3 to spurs was smart because he can play this year maybe next while learning from pop and maybe tried to slide his way into assistance coach for a ring later on 😂
I’m pretty sure you could’ve always extended people on the rookie contracts as long as you did it in the offseason before they hit restricted free agency
If you want guys to get better assist numbers you have to adjust their dish to open man tendency. It's far to the right on the tendency screen. It's criminally low on some great passers
Hey :) I have a question about My NBA or My GM! I play a quarter duration of 3 minutes, the simulated quarter duration is 12 minutes But now it also says (played on sim minutes normalize on off) and (played on sim values normalize on off) Now I need help !!! What should I do best, that the statistics for the players remain normal as with a 12 minute quarter?
I like your videos but you really need to stop rushing your edits SO MANY ERRORS hard to watch some tips, after uploading it to youtube watch it before going to bed and if any errors fix it in the morning.
You have to literally change all tendencies and figure out sliders yourself just to get any sim realism. The gameplay is fun at times but sim is lacking big time for years now and presentation has been stale
Also at the beginning of the video,I don’t know if you meant to do this but when you were going over the players stats, it still showed a faded version of them when the camera was switched to you. 2:05 and 0:42
Seems to be pretty much the same mode as the past 4 plus games. The 2k sim engine is highly unrealistic and has the same issues as last year where true NBA contenders suck and are under 500. while bottom feeder teams continuously make the playoffs. Sure there are always teams Irl that under or overperform but not on the scale that happens in 2k. Also seems that the 2k Devs are still lazy or never watched any NBA games when it comes to making player tendencies, some players shot tendencies are way to low or high. They also have certain players shoot 35 percent from the field and 25 percent from three (like brook lopez or John Isaac) in every save when in no reality are NBA players that inefficient, they would be aware of these issues if they actually tested or simmed seasons and checked stats, features, ect. Clearly they either don't or just don't care about any aspect of realism.
As a magic fan jon isaac being awful offensively in 2k is so frustrating. I ended up just lowering his shot tendency down to 15 and the touches tendency to 0 in 2k24 and I'll probably have to just do it again for 2k25
@@Mattjonesll see what I do is I just have every team selected and do force wins if I feel a team isn't winning enough. Usually don't do that in the playoffs though
Regarding your first issue..
What I personally do is select the teams you think will / should be contenders in real life along with your own team ( if you want ) & put the simulator difficulty to 5.
Then sim the season & you will end up with more a less what you would expect in real life. & you can also dictate the play in for your preference also , for example if the spurs somehow got a play in spot vs say the kings & you don’t think that’s realistic for that particular season you can just pick the kings to win the game & sim so kings play the #1 or #2 seed.
Doing this means you won’t be playing the regular season much or at all but if your team makes the play offs by you selecting them to be part of the 5% difficult simulator or not I just adjust the game times to being real game quarters.
So you are still playing a lot of gameplay especially if you make it deep or to the finals.
& the next year do the same thing but if you feel like the rockets look like a contender that year & the pelicans have lost zion or don’t think they look like a play off team , swap them both around in the selected teams to be apart of the 5% difficulty simulator for that season
Hope this helps you or anyone else reading.
this is my shocked face -_- if you expect major changes in this mode you are just setting yourself up for disappointment.. we all know its a glorified roster update with minor tweaks
@@rektorik84 nobody expects it we just want it. We know at this point that 2k doesn't care about this mode but that doesn't make it any less annoying
Matt for this 2k cycle can I suggest you turn shot timing to real player % so that it isn’t on you timing a shot. Its annoying you getting an open look and missing it just to blame it on the player not your timing just takes you knowing their jumpshot out of the equation and makes the games where you jump in more enjoyable and realistic.
They can’t even update player portraits or the off-season menu pictures. The little things matter
hawks rebuild please 😭 i need you to bring me happiness
PLEASE
@@colinalexander8725 KOME!😢
the 2k wemby glaze is hilarious i’m not mad at it tho 😂
50 and 46 pieces in his first playoff series lmaoooo
17:00 jump in button laughing at bro like the green goblin mask
Chris Paul without the doc rivers signature cut is throwing me off
You have to change his hairstyle in the player edit I know it’s dumb but they have the cut
Real
That kcp trade was in Kenny rebuild too 😂
the animation looking crisp
No buyout market or CBA rules?
2k5 forgot to put Kyle Anderson on the Warriors lol
Hailburton and fox kings rebuild
😂 I am in the ads and I arleady know this is gonna be a banger 🎉🎉🎉
2K25 lets goo! Looking forward to more rebuilds this year!
I’m glad CP3 didn’t relapse on his finals addiction before he retired 🙏🏾
Can’t wait for the Raptors rebuild 🔥
"NBA Cup" just sounds so weird
Sounds better than “in season tournament” lol
22:20 thank you for starting the rookie
Let’s gooooooooo
New 2k, new vids
FINALLY a 2k cycle that actually respect the Wolves, in 24 they would be top rated and always be in the play in at best.
Also Matt.. that was KATs second ring.. he one his first in the first year of your rebuild. Ready for that Minny dominance with Ant and Rob.
i legit cannot watch any other 2k youtubers rebuild teams. your videos are amazing, the extent of your ball knowledge, the extreme realism with trades, signing, etc. everything is perfect, love the vids 🙏
I would start castle over like Keldon Johnson or put him at 2 and slide everyone one down one, I just think it would be cool to see him play a lot and see what u could get form him
The 2k25 era begins!!!
LOVE THE CONTENT DUDE
Keep up with the content Matt, using these videos as a way for me to binge-watch while doing work!
I like the set up wit the play buttons in the back nice touch
cant wait for all these new rebuilds 🎉🎉
Need a warriors or grizz rebuild next
Feels broken. The scoring, the progression, the nerfing of good teams etc.
Great video always love your rebuilds bro
Hey Matt I remember watching your channel Six or seven years ago when I was still in highschool and had a little bit more time. Over the last few months I found your channel again and try to watch some videos here and there but life is getting busy. I am watching the second channel too when I can, mainly while I am playing 2K myself. (For that it is perfect) Anyway I wish you all the best for 2K25 and keep up the good work.
Lets go! Ty for doing the greatest franchise oat first.
you usually rebuild lakers first so super stoked to se a spurs rebuild!!!
The lakers went undefeated in the cup
SROS : Im dumb and can't do math
Me : Still doing the addition from year 1
Last time I was this early Ben Simmons was an allstar. Great video, six!
i been waiting for this!!
It's literally just a 2k24 re-skin. I think it even looks worse in some aspects. Charging full price for this is criminal.
i mean it’s the same the game that’s whole point they only change some things
@@search44-g4b for full price you'd expect at least some improvements, no?
The whole point of a new release is that it's a new game and not just a roster update with 2 new features nobody cares about
@@search44-g4bthey could’ve at least fixed that classic 2k out of bounds glitch
100% correct at this point the game should cost 0$ and if you charge only micro transactions.
I can’t see why the price is 70$.
u leaked the entire 5 man finals winning lineup in the first 4 seconds. Why?? now i basically know what moves u gon make lol
who cares bro 😂😂😂😂
Damn just tried making a cool intro 😔
@@Sixringsofsteelthe intro was nice. Been watching you since at least 2k20 rebuilds. For me it’s about how you get to the destination not necessarily the end result - except for the annual 82-0 challenge 😂
Keep doing your thing and evolving. GO STEELERS!!!
@@BanjiStillLoading me and a couple of other dudes
@@Sixringsofsteel its like spoiling the ending of a movie, kinda😂 i only comment because i care, ill just skip past it from now on tho no worries 😭
thats fast af matt
As a Raps fan, they never get love on 2K. But peeping this video. Play in seed at #10 and made it as the 8th seed.
Second szn they were 4th and last season they were 2nd! Should be an interesting to watch IRL and play on 2K!
Kyle Lowry and Al Horford are HALL OF FAMERS!
Thank you for new video from 2k25. Looking forward for more Matt. Can't wait for buying this game for Xbox series x. I know this game it's just the same. Nothing really change from last year but it is what it is. I have issue with missing players like Blake Griffin and others,but hopefully 2k update rosters soon then later.
Nikola JOvic is a beast when you pick & roll fade with him and throw 3s - 75 rated i think
Trey Mann as a SG is a beast - 79 rated
Kessler the Center of Utah is BRUTAL in the paint
McBride the PG is a cheap good option
Some hacks I discovered while playing
I wanna see you rebuild the Paul George Pacers in the Steph Era of 2k25 guys like this so he sees it
Looks like 2k is bringing back Mickey Mouse storylines as Matt says ahah.
LecupCurse lol
Good video. Needed more Sochan hate though 😂
Weird loser behavior sochan is an elite defender at 20 years old keep hating
👎🏾
Day 15 of asking for a harden , thunder and Westbrook rebuild in 2k25!!
CP3 to spurs was smart because he can play this year maybe next while learning from pop and maybe tried to slide his way into assistance coach for a ring later on 😂
I’m pretty sure you could’ve always extended people on the rookie contracts as long as you did it in the offseason before they hit restricted free agency
Matt if ur team is going down like 3-0 in a series cut the rotation down a player or two it definitely helps get the inefficient players out.
Let's gooo 🎉🎉
Ain’t been this early in a minute
Let’s gooo!
Nets rebuild please 🙏
If you want guys to get better assist numbers you have to adjust their dish to open man tendency. It's far to the right on the tendency screen. It's criminally low on some great passers
U should do a fantasy draft rebuild and have to win a certain amount of ships w that team
Thanks for the upload pray for me
5 YEARS REBUILD PLS
He can you do Timberwolves, warriors, or pacers.
raptors next
Hey :) I have a question about My NBA or My GM!
I play a quarter duration of 3 minutes, the simulated quarter duration is 12 minutes
But now it also says (played on sim minutes normalize on off) and (played on sim values normalize on off)
Now I need help !!! What should I do best, that the statistics for the players remain normal as with a 12 minute quarter?
You definitely should’ve traded up in the 25 draft….. insane talent in that top 4-5
Bros sick of the Lakers 😭
good video
Thts Kat 2nd he won one earlier in da video 😂
You have a whole year to learn how to play the game. Please practice.
Can you do a cavs rebuild? They just need a starting sf, a 6th man and development!
How can i send and call up players to the gleague? There is no option on the rosters menu 😢
Lakers 💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜
A lot of trades lol
I like your videos but you really need to stop rushing your edits SO MANY ERRORS hard to watch
some tips, after uploading it to youtube watch it before going to bed and if any errors fix it in the morning.
What error?
The 2k hate on the celtics is still here 😒
Pointing out the farewell tour feature and never showing it was pointless
As a warriors fan, air podz sold the first round🤦♂️
Hey, is the simulation faster than last years?
Who is the franchise team this year
Why tf doesn’t Wemby have a real face picture in this mode in the vid? What are you doing 2k?
Is it just me that whenever 2k releases their game nowadays, the game just doesn't feel fun anymore, it's like an empty game...
Why doesn't any of the streamers show the farewell tour when y'all play that team at home. It's weird we want to see the new feature!!????
Linear improvement to every player is still a thing 😢
Kiiiiiings
I did an expansion with 14 protected players trying to sim and the team won 30 games. The sim is terrible
I thought u started with the Knicks :(
Wmeby need a passer for wemby
Guys did training changed in the new game ?
Take a wild guess buddy
@@landox hell naw ı guess thanks bud 🙏🏻
will matt keep trading worthless role players for 1st round picks?
Does no one care that theyve removed pick swap options from the trade menus???
Matt the translucent stats screen is giving me a headache
I have San winning 31 games this year
You have to literally change all tendencies and figure out sliders yourself just to get any sim realism. The gameplay is fun at times but sim is lacking big time for years now and presentation has been stale
Same exact game smh not buying going to keep playing 2k24
Am I really spending $70 on this game
Gri
Nuggets rebuild
TWolves rebuild
I'm sorry but why do 2k25 graphics look like it's a 2014 mobile game? It's looking just awful (the game itself)
2k do Boston so wrong
Look it isn’t many times someone can say this,but u edited this video very poorly😂.
What went wrong?
@@Sixringsofsteel well some of the scenes the camera was zoomed in too much. 1:34
At 21:10 you forgot to cut something out.I think you were about to say “maybe we did down grade with Jamal Murray for victor wembanyama”
Also at the beginning of the video,I don’t know if you meant to do this but when you were going over the players stats, it still showed a faded version of them when the camera was switched to you. 2:05 and 0:42
1st!