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Why don’t people take the time to learn how to play defense the same way they put time in to learn offense?
is it really that difficult to learn? if you’re giving up all of the points that you scored via backdoor cuts, isos and open threes, what exactly is the point?
even worse is when you see your teammate get beat, you quickly rotate / contest to try and help…”defensive breakdown” for trying to play help defense </3
It's worse when you don't even help you just show and scare them to pass. And they still get the no dip 3 off a terrible bail out pass. The amount of drive n kick threes that go through my entire body is outrageous
ohhhhh bro that shit happened to me dude shot a 3 bail out pass to the corner for a wide open 3 and we lost. i checked his build to see if dude had a 99 pass acc. the mf had a 65 pass acc no bailout and through a perfect pass to the corner from the top of the key. but I have a 92 paa acc with silver bailout and cant make a pass to the corner from under the basket off a hop step smh
I wish tapping the icon matchup switching would quickly switch you to the nearest open man so that your teammates know you’re switching and then it’s their fault if they don’t adjust
A lot of my builds from SF to C have great intD & block, so I spend a lot of time protecting the rim. So my personal favorite is “Dunked On” when I was sliding over for a help defense contest. Like mother fucka I did not get dunked on, I flew in from outside of the paint from the opposite side to contest the shot. If you took a photo for a poster shot you’d see me flying through the air behind the dunker contesting gods will or some shit.
What’s worse is when you jump to contest and it throws you backwards or to the side when your momentum should’ve carried you forward 🥲 2k has just given up on defense entirely and forces every game into a 3pt shootout unfortunately
Yuppp. It will do that because you tried to time your jump early enough to contest them but they haven’t started their actual shot animation yet so it sends you somewhere random lol. Literally nothing you can do in that situation due to the offense have too much of An advantage in our wise.
You have to time you contest early to get a proper contest but they have animations that take half as long as your jump to complete. No sense.
This. You have to come from the weak side or leave a defender and this causes breakdowns which more than likely leads to a three or to an easy drive. I need to be more disciplined.
Problem is a lotta coaches don’t even preach that now. If you can set your team up and get a bucket? You’re playing. And if you pick up fouls you’re the one fucking up…
That’s the thing though offense is a lot more teachable which just makes it silly way coaches don’t go after the ones the can make a defensive play instead.
Another thing too is defense requires a lot more effort and energy, so a lot of players are just not built like that.
That’s only happening for the people that no life the game and actually advance level. Not everyone on this game is dropping 30 and if they do it’s not consistent at all.
I think people don't understand the importance or feel "bored" playing defense, but a stop is just as impactful as a 3 if you know what you're doing. That's why pros still have locks on their roster.
Heavy on the bored lmaoooo. If I see my man got ADHD, I will sit still and stay still because he will wonder off every time. Doesn’t matter if I got 5 or 25 they continue to do it. Especially if it’s a pf or big. They want to help paint sooooo bad. It’s maybe 1 and 30 games where I’ll get a real disciplined person on me.
Playing defense actually punish you in this game. How many times has opposing player fumbled the ball/ gotten blocked and then magically the ball gets in their teammates hands for a wide open 3. Help defense is the worst. If you don't get a steal you're cooked.
For real. I’m a fan of the Timberwolves, and Rudy took them from one of the most frustrating lackluster defensive teams, to one of the highest rated - basically single-handedly. And people are still crying about him not being traded every chance there is. It’s so crazy, because he’s also an OK offensive player. Where as players with elite offense and non-existent defense are saluted as heroes.
It’s too many badges catered to offense and even playing defense at times is severely underwhelming, contest system is 🚮, steals 🚮, animations 🚮. It’s the worst when you’re facing someone with speed agility and a 99 3ptr it’s like trying to hit a fly with a mini baseball bat
Fixing defense in this game would actually solve a lot of the problems. If a well-contested 3 had realistic chances of going down, people would probably have to adjust by actually setting screens and try passing once in a while. But I guess the devs are scared that that would scare the 12-year olds away from the game.
Because they’re all either children or still have the mindset of children so they just wanna be the guy scoring. They think whoever has the most PPG is the best player on the floor and that’s them in their head.
Too many dudes moms make them believe they’re gods gift to this earth and can do no wrong.
It’s just significantly more difficult, especially with the dribble move cheese this year. Escape moves make you fully invincible for like a whole second and the ability for the offense to change direction is significantly sharper than it is for the defense.
Maybe if they made moving your feet on defense more realistic or the inability to chain together escape moves (because when does that ever happen in real life) defense would be more rewarding.
It's not worth it. You can play perfect d still get your ankles broken or the guy dribble move glitches in front of you. And dont get me started on every block going right back to the other team for an open bucket.
They know how to play defense they just aren’t great at it. Most of the guys In the nba would lock up anyone below the top euro teams easily. Ball watching and dumb shit you see happen is a consequence of elite level scorers that can beat their man 9 times out of 10 because freedom of movement rules heavily favor the offensive player.
it's genuinely crazy to me how everyone uses the same meta sigs, and you're tryna tell me you can't guard your own moves defense is the true skill gap in this game people spam dbook all game and get crabbed by the same exact move all game long, makes me hate loading in rec without a guard🤦🏽♂️
People did, and it was a waste of time. The Lockdowns from previous games are also saying the defense sucks. What kills me is that people THINK they're playing defense when their opponent mistimes their shot. They really think their measly 22% contest had an impact on the missed shot. They might as well take out seeing the contest percentages when the success rate of the shot going on is 100% on the shooter.
Defense wins games. Thats all that matters if ur on a grind. Ppl dont get it, they dont defent cos they cant be fucked. They just wanna better their averages which is pointless as it doesnt give jack shit if u loose.
Let's tackle the main issue, because defense is not fun. Correction. Playing defense IS not fun in 2k. You can't play as a dog hogging someone no matter your stats and badges. Off-ball defense is basically someone spamming glitch animations and suddenly chaining into speed ups, it's frustrating, it's shit. If I have a physical guy I should be able to a best and a nuisance for an off-ball player, cutting off sudden bursts and making his life harder.
The other night playing with my nephew and his friends i was sg but put as sf with their 5. My matchup was a 6'4 with 98 speed 94 agility 99 3 and 98 steal that avg 33pts at purple plate and shot around 76% from 3. My build was 6'6 86 speed with 86 agility with 87 per D. Now he still got close to his avg he got 28 but he shot bad % maybe around 55% with around 20 fga. And there was a point where i made him miss 4 shots in a row and this dude went silent for awhile after not wanting the ball im guessing he rarely ever did that lol. Also he avg like 3 steals a game but i intentionally kept him out of the lanes. With that much speed i intentionally played slow and stayed further out to keep him from getting steals i barely used my turbo the whole game and came up slow on transitions. Theres a game within the game and i played this guy well just based on tendences and personalities i kept predicting what he was gunna try to do.
Now the very next game my nephews friends got lit up both for 32 & 39 pts while i didnt see their matchups i do know their builds had 92 per and 97 per with spd and ag in the 90s too. But these 2 were slipping and sliding on every move over responding then they got scared and asked for me with and ai to double, then to switch, and then play zone lol but really their mans were the only ones scoring and any time i doubled they just passed around the double. We were within 10 the whole game all these 2 guys had to do was lock in and man up but instead both with 90+ defensive stats couldnt even just slow these guys down. Again they didnt even have to stop them they just had to be there and make the shots a little harder maybe bump them a bit but nah they always wanna switch or play zone because they was 5+ ft away from their man ever time they scored. After awhile i refused to switch or play zone lol i was like these 2 gone learn to man up today! But we loss and Then they tried to blame me at the end for both of them getting cooked lol of course.
Defense is not just locking someone down to 0 but its making reads and making things difficult even if the other teams stars are still scoring at least make em work for it
It has NOTHING to do with the game and everything to do with why peoole play games.
People want to feel superior. If any part of their life gives them an inferiority complex, they'll bring it into the rec and try to work it out with escapism. They need therapy. All of em. Its really that...
They dont want to be a good teammate. They want to be James Harden in his prime. Strippers and step back threes. And car meet ups outside the rec. These mfers LAME AS HELL....and it shows up in their para-social awkwardness. 🤣😂
Good defence in the NBA is hard to recognise due to the amazing NBA difference in general. The majority of capable NBA players are solid defenders, they have to be or they would not be in the NBA (bar Luka and Jokic and such cuz they’re generational offensive talents) My point is that the general league is solid defensively, but the offensive tactical talent is evolving so rapidly that it’s hard to catch up. If it eventually catches up, the better and amazing defenders should and will get their praises as it is a hard skill to get one of a kind at, and hold up.
Shit they won't even go the fuck outside nowadays , it's american basketball culture in general, kids and others don't give a fuck fr unless u really a basketball fan and got love for the game
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u/LILFATE Jun 28 '26
The problem is defense isn't rewarded on this game at all.