Hey Sam, could you make a video showing how to guard 3 point shooting teams like the Warriors and Rockets. Whenever I play my friends or people online I was always find myself giving up usually 15 threes a game. When I do guard the 3 point line it's like they end up getting easy layups. Please help, I am tired of this shame lol
First I'd like to thank you for all the videos you make ! I've watched them for over a year and they truly have helped to play NBA2k at a better level (I'm reaaally far from being the best but now I can enjoy the game against the computer in All-star/Superstar/HOF difficulty which clearly wouldn't have been possible without your videos !) BUT ! I've a small problem ^^" I'm French (which isn't that much of a problem itself haha), and sometimes, specially for these defensive settings videos, I don't know what the settings are, since the traduction are sometimes really different. For instance, about the hedge settings, in french the traducion for the different settings would be something like "follow from far", "follow from close" "stay attached" "stay on the player (which one ? we don't know)". So could you make like a small video on how you turn the settings so I can see which ones they are in french ? Or at least tell me for exemple "catch hedge is the second on the right when you go from "auto""etc.... That would really help me with your defensive settings that I found amazing !! (I'm also someone who likes to have a better defense before knowing how to do crazy dribbles and that sort of things :p) And also, something that I sometimes find annoying in the game and don't know how to fix it is about the fast breaks. I play MyGm mode with my own version of the 76ers (my starters are Russell, Iverson, Simmons, Tyrone Hill and Mutombo. I also have steve Kerr, Saric, Byron Scott, Lance Stephenson and 00' 76ers players). Let's say I steal a ball with Iverson and play an 2 on 1 fast break with Ben Simmons, the defender is defending the basket, so obviously I could simply shoot a mid-range shot with Iverson, which I usually do, but I'm someone who likes to pass the ball :D , so in a situation like this one I'd like to pass to the other player and make him score. And with Ben Simmons the normal thing to do would be a Alley oop pass or that he runs to the basket, give him the ball and dunk. But sometimes he will stay wide and wait to have a 3pt shot, which is absolutly not his strenght. Or if I run a fast break with Iverson and Steve Kerr, sometimes Kerr will run to the basket when it would make more sense for him to stay wide. So to resume, do you know how to make like big guys/dunking guys, to run "systematically" toward the basket on fast breaks, and how to make shooters stay wide to have easy open shots ? I'm sorry for the loooong post ^^" And I have no potatoes :/ haha Anyway keep up the good work :)
THANK YOU Sam for these I have now beat gsw in domination on my first try because of the def settings. I can't play more than one game a day so beating everyone first time is great
These settings are amazing! I was struggling against the Magic Lakers in Historic Domination. I put these settings in and I totally dominated them. Thank you so much!
OK now I understand your defense is evolving with your game play. As the AI learns you continue to build on your defense. Could you help me with the Rockets on offense and defense. I want to find the right defensive setting for them.
Can these be copied between team gameplans through the copy/paste option? I can't seem to get the settings to carry over and have to manually set them for each team.. Any help is appreciated!!! TY!
@sampham What's your feeling on defending the paint? Do you jump for the block or do you have your man just contest. If you do have them just contest what's the defensive setting to use. I ask because even though I have shot blockers my opponent is feasting on the and1's after I jump... any thoughts On this. A simple comment will help fam. Thanks
Hi sam pham, may I know what's your defensive assist strenght and box out assist strenght when playing online and offline, ? Please help I can't beat the cpu. Thank you
thanks to settings similar to this I just beat someone with all diamonds and Rubys in their 3rd time in the sapphire league (has 2 stars under the gem) to 37% shooting. I won by 30 . thank you lol
your welcome :) yah these are pretty deadly especially when you have the roster to execute it. That new amy lebron as PF is perfect for these settings. i probably do a video on that soon. If you ever got gameplay of yourself using my settings feel free to send it to me. I would love to show it on my channel on how others use my settings :)
Sam you should interact with all of us more... What about you fixing your lineup. We say how we like to play with certain lineup... You said What player should go, which player we should buy according to how much we have in MT, and your play style. Or we are willing to expending or grind. For instance. MyTeam was Curry, Stackhouse, KD, AD, Cousins, the Bench Klay, Harden, LBJ, Leonard, Green, KAT, Westbrook, R Richardson, I added the Rewind Garnett, and Penny plus TMac. Oh god... My team step up. :)
I find that I give up a TON of offensive boards using these settings. I'm not exactly sure what is causing it. I'm thinking it could be the off ball switching putting my bigs out on the perimeter but I'm not exactly sure. Has anybody else experienced issues grabbing defensive boards using these settings and does anybody have any idea how to counter that?
+Peng G yah ICE is a side and wing one strategy because of how the on ball defender uses the basline as an extra defender. No baseline when ball is in middle
Peng G Only in 2k. In the actual NBA, teams like the Spurs run ICE on middle PnR's all the time since it's arguably the best defense in the game. ICE forces a ton of long two's, which are inefficient. The problem with 2k is that, the hedger doesn't fall back and try to stop the ball handler (like no hedge last year). Instead (at least in my experience), he actually tries to hedge, regardless of settings.
keepit0n3hunnid when the game is fast and sometimes mistakes will be made. But it's fine I usually can guard the screens will, just no moving screen is called is ridiculous.
Yo can we get another freeelance offense (and don't say use the plays I shown so far because everyone abuses them online). I like the pace for stretch 4 but I need a freelance offense for teams like the jazz, pacers, grizzles, etc. I know you have the horns set offense but I'm really not a big fan of it.
+Michael Garcia and this is the best one I think. Settings are crazy this year so much to update on. But i see your point, maybe you can help me out ? What kind of content do you wanna see instead ??
One tip... stop titling them all the same. "Best Defensive Settings" is tiring when you see a new one every week. Hard to differentiate the videos, too. Maybe a very quick descriptive update on what you're doing differently with each video.
What def settings do you use against the NBA 2K17 GOAT-MVP Robin "cheese" Lopez ? Regular center ? because I don't know why I defend on guys like Cousins better than this guy.
this set has a FATAL FLAW tho.. Defenders on last second plays will feel the RETARDED Need to double players when u should just hold all positions.. thus blowing the play and getting scored on
Sam! You are killing me! How many videos you going to keep coming out about "best defensive settings" yet you won't call out 2k for putting out flat broken product!!! PERIOD!! every day you have best settings? And of course... Everyday you keep changing up these so called best defensive settings! At what point when are you and most of the so called 2k fans that have this platform on youtube going to speak on how bad this game is AI wise, and Going to come out say what is truth?? THIS GAME IS BAD FUNDAMENTALLY!!
+jonathan pompey I did already. And that vid had 45k views. Came right out and called them out for broken AI help. But I also found the fix for it in settings a user can do. So I did what you wanted plus found mupltiple new solutions. This is the best setting currently tho lol this switch all approach is much better
SAM PHAM: The CPU definitely cheats, especially if its on HOF. Ive seen allot of weird stuff the cpu does to get away from blocks to score. Can you see the game in hof more cheat? for CPU: Many actions of your unreal players. Let players make easy layups to the cpu. Your center standing in front of the attacker to facilitate their offensive rebound. Defenders running to the en line and hight percent shot ...
+Moisés Marrero Afonso take what I see with a grain of salt. I have been like over 200-0 against HOF on the last 2 2K's combined. I never lose to the CPU. I understand in HOF CPU makes tougher shots and user don't make tough shots as often. But to me the key is "tough". If you force the CPU to take the toughest shots possible while you yourself generate lots of clean looks, overtime the CPU has no chance of beating you. And that's how the game is played. To beat HOF you need to give CPU super tough shots over entire game (and yes they will still make some, but i can always hold them under 45%). My offense because of gameplanning can usually shoot around 55-65% against HOF. If you can produce numbers like that every game, HOF has no chance against you. You HAVE to defend your heart out.
YO I NEED SOME HELP HERE!!!!! Use these setting JUST TO GET SMASHED ON A LAST SEC DUNK BY Taj Gibson Because of BULLSHIT DEFENSIVE BREAK DOWN IN THE RIGHT CORNER... Y my player Decided to Double Jimmy FUCKING Butler I Will NEVER Know.. How do I adjust these setting so that last second double shit NEVER FUCKING HAPPENS AGAIN?? Thank U if Anybody can help
Sam I am so sick of online cheesers throwing it to halfcourt beating all my guys and if I guard with center they pass to wide open center for dunk. Show us how to stop this garbage. I've had enough of your halfcourt settings videos.
+landman569 extend pressure ? Limit transition POE ? Run back with the C and deny the other center's path to the basket ? I stop that crap all the time doing the things I mentioned above
I use the extend pressure and limit transition but that seems to just allow them to throw over the top. Had a ruby Kobe just torching my Klay Thompson like he never played just last game. Just can't get it to work this year at all. Sorry just frustrated. Liking domination more than online which is sad to say.
if you want to play casually yah is too much. If you want to play at an elite level than this is necessary lol honestly i don't know if thats a good thing or bad thing
+Michael Garcia I know lol that's how the market is. This isn't a job for me so I make content on what I like. Not a lot of people like what I like tho lol I am like a good service youtuber, not an entertainer type haha
i for one love this type of content... how to get better in head 2 head... i've never been into myplayer or much into myteam and all that... there's not enough people doing what you do, teaching how to actually become a better player. keep doing what you're doing.
Great Job again Sam, another oscar like video on D. I think tutorials are better this way. :)
Hey Sam, could you make a video showing how to guard 3 point shooting teams like the Warriors and Rockets. Whenever I play my friends or people online I was always find myself giving up usually 15 threes a game. When I do guard the 3 point line it's like they end up getting easy layups. Please help, I am tired of this shame lol
Very interesting as always. You are adding a lot of value to the game by explaining these concepts to us. NBA2k should reward you.
man i appreciate what you do lol , i find myself always tryna cone to one of these when im playing online because its so much to remember
First I'd like to thank you for all the videos you make ! I've watched them for over a year and they truly have helped to play NBA2k at a better level (I'm reaaally far from being the best but now I can enjoy the game against the computer in All-star/Superstar/HOF difficulty which clearly wouldn't have been possible without your videos !)
BUT ! I've a small problem ^^" I'm French (which isn't that much of a problem itself haha), and sometimes, specially for these defensive settings videos, I don't know what the settings are, since the traduction are sometimes really different. For instance, about the hedge settings, in french the traducion for the different settings would be something like "follow from far", "follow from close" "stay attached" "stay on the player (which one ? we don't know)". So could you make like a small video on how you turn the settings so I can see which ones they are in french ? Or at least tell me for exemple "catch hedge is the second on the right when you go from "auto""etc.... That would really help me with your defensive settings that I found amazing !! (I'm also someone who likes to have a better defense before knowing how to do crazy dribbles and that sort of things :p)
And also, something that I sometimes find annoying in the game and don't know how to fix it is about the fast breaks. I play MyGm mode with my own version of the 76ers (my starters are Russell, Iverson, Simmons, Tyrone Hill and Mutombo. I also have steve Kerr, Saric, Byron Scott, Lance Stephenson and 00' 76ers players). Let's say I steal a ball with Iverson and play an 2 on 1 fast break with Ben Simmons, the defender is defending the basket, so obviously I could simply shoot a mid-range shot with Iverson, which I usually do, but I'm someone who likes to pass the ball :D , so in a situation like this one I'd like to pass to the other player and make him score. And with Ben Simmons the normal thing to do would be a Alley oop pass or that he runs to the basket, give him the ball and dunk. But sometimes he will stay wide and wait to have a 3pt shot, which is absolutly not his strenght. Or if I run a fast break with Iverson and Steve Kerr, sometimes Kerr will run to the basket when it would make more sense for him to stay wide.
So to resume, do you know how to make like big guys/dunking guys, to run "systematically" toward the basket on fast breaks, and how to make shooters stay wide to have easy open shots ?
I'm sorry for the loooong post ^^" And I have no potatoes :/ haha
Anyway keep up the good work :)
THANK YOU Sam for these I have now beat gsw in domination on my first try because of the def settings. I can't play more than one game a day so beating everyone first time is great
These settings are amazing! I was struggling against the Magic Lakers in Historic Domination. I put these settings in and I totally dominated them. Thank you so much!
SymbiSpidey could you please help me out. Which settings exactly!Cos I'm still lost.
How many BEST defensive settings you have lol
+Romeo Love i always find better settings lol
dude u kept changing the setting @the end of the vid, how the hell am I suppose to know which one to stick with??lol??
Sam Pham NBA 2K17 Tips and Tutorial is this best one to you bro?
For Westbrook, do you go under or over? Same with Lebron please.
+Matt & Blake moderate moderate under catch hedge
You just leave the help an rotation as it is or you put it on auto for the big man still Sam? You didn't show that in the video
Thanks Sam I appreciate it
will you ever do a gsw defensive settings
Sam Pham NBA 2K17 Tips and Tutorial would this work good against Spurs ?
Hey Sam will these settings work against the computer also thank!
OK now I understand your defense is evolving with your game play. As the AI learns you continue to build on your defense. Could you help me with the Rockets on offense and defense. I want to find the right defensive setting for them.
makes tons of best defence and offense tutorials how are they all the best
+00 9 newest is best. I only make a new one when I discover something crucial to overall improvement
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Can these be copied between team gameplans through the copy/paste option? I can't seem to get the settings to carry over and have to manually set them for each team.. Any help is appreciated!!! TY!
Also why don't my people get back on defense after making a basket ???
@Sam Pham
PLZ i need your help man in stopping opponent fastbreaks ... always my defense is scattered and out of position
@sampham What's your feeling on defending the paint? Do you jump for the block or do you have your man just contest. If you do have them just contest what's the defensive setting to use. I ask because even though I have shot blockers my opponent is feasting on the and1's after I jump... any thoughts On this. A simple comment will help fam. Thanks
What happens when you're on ball, do you switch with your AI guy? (non center)
how do you get into the defensive settings when in mygm
Do these work against HOF difficulty in mygm?
How do you stop players who zig zag back and forth and hoist up 3s???
Sam do you still play half court press?
+dajon miles no never. I just do specific extend pressures now
Sampham what is "Tag on Roll"? Does it help or hurt?
Chulo its used for elite rollers like Blake Griffin for example and it make the defense refrain from an easy roll
Is there a way to save this setting one for all or should I do it again every games ?
I play MyTeam most of the time
what about the controller settings??
Hi sam pham, may I know what's your defensive assist strenght and box out assist strenght when playing online and offline, ? Please help I can't beat the cpu. Thank you
+Anthony Bryan Monteveros 0 and 50 for box out. Those have nothing to do with winning and losing. Is all about preparation
thanks to settings similar to this I just beat someone with all diamonds and Rubys in their 3rd time in the sapphire league (has 2 stars under the gem) to 37% shooting. I won by 30 . thank you lol
your welcome :) yah these are pretty deadly especially when you have the roster to execute it. That new amy lebron as PF is perfect for these settings. i probably do a video on that soon. If you ever got gameplay of yourself using my settings feel free to send it to me. I would love to show it on my channel on how others use my settings :)
Friend Zone pls could you help me out with your settings. He said so much I don't get it.
Sam you should interact with all of us more... What about you fixing your lineup. We say how we like to play with certain lineup... You said What player should go, which player we should buy according to how much we have in MT, and your play style. Or we are willing to expending or grind. For instance. MyTeam was Curry, Stackhouse, KD, AD, Cousins, the Bench Klay, Harden, LBJ, Leonard, Green, KAT, Westbrook, R Richardson, I added the Rewind Garnett, and Penny plus TMac. Oh god... My team step up. :)
I use this team with Rockets Playbook and Warriors motions from last year. I love it.
How do u stop second chance points
Tonight the real games begin!
1st and whats up sam
I find that I give up a TON of offensive boards using these settings. I'm not exactly sure what is causing it. I'm thinking it could be the off ball switching putting my bigs out on the perimeter but I'm not exactly sure. Has anybody else experienced issues grabbing defensive boards using these settings and does anybody have any idea how to counter that?
That happens to me
Why are my guys never switching on off ball screens and even with ACE off me Shrink the floor is reverting back to auto
who would dislike this? crazy
off the heezy on bogut lol 5:36
Please play ICE against me. I love the middle PnR (especially after getting Francis from Domination). Boom!
ice will get you in trouble for middle pick and rolls?
+Peng G yah ICE is a side and wing one strategy because of how the on ball defender uses the basline as an extra defender. No baseline when ball is in middle
Peng G Only in 2k. In the actual NBA, teams like the Spurs run ICE on middle PnR's all the time since it's arguably the best defense in the game. ICE forces a ton of long two's, which are inefficient. The problem with 2k is that, the hedger doesn't fall back and try to stop the ball handler (like no hedge last year). Instead (at least in my experience), he actually tries to hedge, regardless of settings.
Sam Pham NBA 2K17 Tips and Tutorial yeah I tested it, it leaves a side wide open. Not good.
H0M0S3XU4LP4NTH3R yeah I know. It's ok bro, wait till they fix the damn moving screen calling, nobody would want to run pnr all game long anymore.
keepit0n3hunnid when the game is fast and sometimes mistakes will be made. But it's fine I usually can guard the screens will, just no moving screen is called is ridiculous.
2kfense GAWD
Yo can we get another freeelance offense (and don't say use the plays I shown so far because everyone abuses them online). I like the pace for stretch 4 but I need a freelance offense for teams like the jazz, pacers, grizzles, etc. I know you have the horns set offense but I'm really not a big fan of it.
+Synovial Foot yup sure. Swing or flow coming soon
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you have LIITERALLY made 34 of these videos
+Michael Garcia and this is the best one I think. Settings are crazy this year so much to update on. But i see your point, maybe you can help me out ? What kind of content do you wanna see instead ??
One tip... stop titling them all the same. "Best Defensive Settings" is tiring when you see a new one every week. Hard to differentiate the videos, too. Maybe a very quick descriptive update on what you're doing differently with each video.
What def settings do you use against the NBA 2K17 GOAT-MVP Robin "cheese" Lopez ? Regular center ? because I don't know why I defend on guys like Cousins better than this guy.
2k should hire you man. you're fucking hard core
I never know which one to use. The one you dId against Rapters works perfectly
this set has a FATAL FLAW tho.. Defenders on last second plays will feel the RETARDED Need to double players when u should just hold all positions.. thus blowing the play and getting scored on
This is too complicated for me!
Shaiakh Amjad 😂
Shrink the floor always seem to leave shooters open
+Camari Glo it never will if you have specific off ball settings set to tight on all shooters. That way you leave the people you want open open
Are these vs AI or online?
Mark Flores myteam so online
You never showed the Warriors defensive settings!!!
Sam! You are killing me! How many videos you going to keep coming out about "best defensive settings" yet you won't call out 2k for putting out flat broken product!!! PERIOD!! every day you have best settings? And of course... Everyday you keep changing up these so called best defensive settings! At what point when are you and most of the so called 2k fans that have this platform on youtube going to speak on how bad this game is AI wise, and Going to come out say what is truth?? THIS GAME IS BAD FUNDAMENTALLY!!
+jonathan pompey I did already. And that vid had 45k views. Came right out and called them out for broken AI help. But I also found the fix for it in settings a user can do. So I did what you wanted plus found mupltiple new solutions. This is the best setting currently tho lol this switch all approach is much better
double team on dig works shitty against any team that can shoot an open 3
the key is to let the dig come then immediately manually recover to the shooter. Do it quick enough and you can cover both the post and the 3 :)
SAM PHAM: The CPU definitely cheats, especially if its on HOF. Ive seen
allot of weird stuff the cpu does to get away from blocks to score.
Can you see the game in hof more cheat? for CPU: Many actions of your
unreal players. Let players make easy layups to the cpu.
Your center standing in front of the attacker to facilitate their
offensive rebound. Defenders running to the en line and hight percent
shot ...
+Moisés Marrero Afonso take what I see with a grain of salt. I have been like over 200-0 against HOF on the last 2 2K's combined. I never lose to the CPU.
I understand in HOF CPU makes tougher shots and user don't make tough shots as often. But to me the key is "tough". If you force the CPU to take the toughest shots possible while you yourself generate lots of clean looks, overtime the CPU has no chance of beating you. And that's how the game is played.
To beat HOF you need to give CPU super tough shots over entire game (and yes they will still make some, but i can always hold them under 45%). My offense because of gameplanning can usually shoot around 55-65% against HOF. If you can produce numbers like that every game, HOF has no chance against you. You HAVE to defend your heart out.
lol at all the noobs in the hood saying on ball is the only way to play 😂😂😂 i been killing 2k since last year thanks to sam pham
Can you leave a fucking screenshot or list without constantly changing ot
An Contesting shots.... It makes you foul!
Same thing happens to me
YO I NEED SOME HELP HERE!!!!! Use these setting JUST TO GET SMASHED ON A LAST SEC DUNK BY Taj Gibson Because of BULLSHIT DEFENSIVE BREAK DOWN IN THE RIGHT CORNER... Y my player Decided to Double Jimmy FUCKING Butler I Will NEVER Know.. How do I adjust these setting so that last second double shit NEVER FUCKING HAPPENS AGAIN?? Thank U if Anybody can help
I wanna see you use this vs a real person the cpu is alot easier imo
+Jefri Nastyy sure. I will do that always. Just had to grind domination for diamond Lucas lately lol that shit takes forever
+Jefri Nastyy one note. Is actually harder to do it to a smart CPU. Humans can be so dumb sometimes lol
Nah yea i agree and iim not saying it wont work vs humans just sayiing i wanna see what a smart human would do to counter u
lol every day this is the new best defense that's how you know the game is broken
+seedz11 or have lots to be learnt. Settings are good this year man. They listen
I wish they brought SIM back its way to easy to shoot
Sam I am so sick of online cheesers throwing it to halfcourt beating all my guys and if I guard with center they pass to wide open center for dunk. Show us how to stop this garbage. I've had enough of your halfcourt settings videos.
+landman569 extend pressure ? Limit transition POE ? Run back with the C and deny the other center's path to the basket ?
I stop that crap all the time doing the things I mentioned above
I use the extend pressure and limit transition but that seems to just allow them to throw over the top. Had a ruby Kobe just torching my Klay Thompson like he never played just last game. Just can't get it to work this year at all. Sorry just frustrated. Liking domination more than online which is sad to say.
This is getting complicated. Should not be this hard. Its a video game.
if you want to play casually yah is too much. If you want to play at an elite level than this is necessary lol honestly i don't know if thats a good thing or bad thing
lol another one????
+Jaime Escobedo yah i should chill out on these lol but they kind fun haha
that sucks that you have 66k subscribers but can barely get 6k views
Sometimes all you get is 3k views you should try to collab like you used to make another mycareer or association video
instead of defense tutorials
+Michael Garcia I know lol that's how the market is. This isn't a job for me so I make content on what I like. Not a lot of people like what I like tho lol I am like a good service youtuber, not an entertainer type haha
Sam Pham NBA 2K17 Tips and Tutorial what controller settings do you use my on ball defense is terrible
i for one love this type of content... how to get better in head 2 head... i've never been into myplayer or much into myteam and all that... there's not enough people doing what you do, teaching how to actually become a better player. keep doing what you're doing.
This isn't a good tutorial. It's all over the place and really hard to follow. Shouldn't have changed the format from last year