In the world of NBA
2K17, you may encounter many people who can do very well in jacking
threes, performing nasty dribble moves and throwing down slams, but for most
people, defense is incredibly difficult. MmoGah share the following tips and tutorial to defend in NBA 2K17.
1. Know your personnel
If you're facing Steph Curry, you have to know what your
opponent wants to do most and take that away.
Curry is one of the greatest long-range shooting star in the
game. He has a 97 rating in Open Shot Three and Off-Dribble Three. His rating
in Contested Three is also 97, but that rating is relative. Contested shots go
in less frequently. So taking away his space to shoot the jump shot is
paramount.
Curry can score well inside the 3-point line too, you'd be
better force him to drive where teammates may be able to help out. If he still
makes it, it's better to give up two than three. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k/defense-tips-for-nba-2k17
NBA 2K18 is set to launch next month. On last Thursday, Brian Mazique has an
opportunity to visit 2K headquarters and play NBA
2K18 prior its release on September 15. He played the new game on
PS4 Pro, and half of the games he played came against human opponents. Below is
his hands-on impression of the new game.
Dribbling and Defending
In NBA 2K17, Dribbling and Defending are
two areas that have the most problems. Ballhandlers usually got stuck in an
unwanted animation, and defenders often seemed to have no chance to stay in
front of their opponent. In this year’s game, the two fronts have been improved
noticeably. The dribble moves are far more intuitive. There's a bigger gap in
skill between the elite ballhandlers and the good, average and below average.
You can try all sorts of moves when you're controlling a player, if you chain
the moves together properly, you can create space or some pretty amazing drives
and finishes at the basket. But the defender still had the tools to stay in
front of the ballhandler if he moves his feet and anticipates the next move of
his opponent.
Reaching for steals will be
much more costly. The better defenders or players with the high steal ratings
have more success, but in general, reaching for pilfers led to more fouls in
this year’s game.
Ankle-breaker sequences are
still in this game, but they appear less frequently than they do in NBA
2K17.
He played two games on 2K
cam and found it harder to stay in front of ballhandlers. In the current build,
the court becomes wider and the long pass was probably too much of a viable
weapon. The same could be said for the broadcast cam, but the long pass is a
little more discouraged in that view because you can't see as far down the
court. However, experience is more realistic on the broadcast view. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k/nba-2k18-hands-on-impression
Many of NBA 2K's fans can't wait to get their hands on NBA 2K18 on September 15. Many
asked some console gamers and roster creators to create their best favorite
players such as Lonzo Ball, who took home the Summer League MVP award. EmbraceThePace and BryanDfor3 have created updated rosters with
Ball, the other rookies and all of the free-agent signings and trades from this
offseason. However, youtuber R4zoR’s recreation of Ball is the most
accurate one so far.
The method R4zoR used
to recreate Ball is called Cyberfacing, a modding procedure that is almost
always exclusive to the PC versions of games. EmbraceThePace and BryanDfor3'srosters
are based upon PlayStation 4, thus they couldn’t use this process to recreate
players. Please click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/an-amazingly-accurate-version-of-lonzo-ball-in-nba-2k17
Players get a stat boost in NBA 2K according to their
performances during last season. 2016-2017 season was one of extremes -
exquisite performances by Westbrook, Harden, LeBron and Durant overshadowing
all the rest. But there are also many other players who impressed us much and
deserve a stat boost in the upcoming NBA 2K18. Who emerged stronger from
this season? Let’s re-evaluate now. I hope these players not only give you an
edge over your opponents in 2K18, but also fit your personal style of play.
10. Jimmy Butler - Minnesota
Timberwolves
It remains to be seen
whether Jimmy Butler’s move to Minnesota will bring a significant progress to
the Wolves. But things won’t be sweet to the Bulls for losing Butler. For the
Bulls, it was a mixed season, they almost failed to make the playoffs before
racing into a 2-0 lead against the Boston Celtics. After losing 4 straight
games in the process, they were subsequently eliminated, but if it were not for
Butler, they wouldn't have even reached that stage.
Butler didn't have the most spectacular of seasons, but still
proved himself a star player. He had a career year in terms of average points,
rebounds, assists and steals, and was voted into the All-NBA Third Team.
Although not as spectacular as the Most Improved award he got in 2014/15, he's
still had an impressive year, and will be greatly missed in Chicago. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k18/they-should-get-a-stat-boost-for-nba-2k18-part-1
Toronto Raptors leading scorer, three-time NBA all-star,
DeMar DeRozan will join Kyrie Irving and Shaquille O’Neal as cover
athletes for 2K this year. DeMar DeRozan will be appearing on the
Canadian cover of NBA 2K18, and this is the first-ever
Canadian-exclusive cover.
DeRozan said: “It's
something that's extremely awesome and definitely mind-blowing.” When this
opportunity came round, he even couldn’t believe it and he was at a loss
for words.
Some people may say “why
him? He is not the best player in Raptors history.” Yes, he is not the best.
But nobody can name another player that can represent a city in NBA like him
for what he has done for the Raptors. Last season when he hit the free-agent market,
he almost immediately committed to re-signing with the team that originally
drafted him. DeRozan love the city of Toronto and the Raptors. “Being part of
the whole process here, eight years, it’s been amazing to see everything
develop— from Toronto hosting the all-star weekend to us making the Eastern
Conference Final. Something like this— being on the cover— isn’t just for me,
it’s for Canada. Period,” he says. “Us being the only team in the country and
sometimes not getting the full recognition we deserve, things like this help us
to go bigger.” Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k18/demar-derozan-will-grace-the-canadian-exclusive-cover-of-nba-2k18
After Kevin Durant sacrificing millions to re-sign the Warriors
to help the team keep its star-studded roster intact, it is assumed that the
Warriors will use the extra money to continue improving the team in free
agency. On Wednesday, former Lakers guard Nick Young’s agency confirmed that Swaggy
P is on his way to golden
state on a one-year $5.2 million deal with the Warriors. This news was
immediately spread on social media by fans of NBA and NBA
2K17.
This deal gives the Warriors
another electric shooter. Young, a 10-year NBA veteran, played the past four
seasons with the Lakers. Young is the ideal spot-up shooter in today’s spread
out, up-tempo NBA style offense, perfect for the Warriors. Now He has a good
chance to land his first NBA ring. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/kevin-durant-tweeted-a-great-photo-to-welcome-nick-young
It is well known among NBA 2K17 fans that Shaquille O'Neal is the
cover athlete for the upcoming NBA 2K18Legend Edition. To celebrate O'
Neal taking the mantle as the cover athlete, the 2K official is giving away
copies of NBA 2K18 Legend Edition to FIVE random people
who submit Shaq’s famous signature two-handed dunk in a “ShaqSlamContest.”
The Sweepstakes is only
opened to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia,
who are at least 18 years old. That means you are not eligible to participate
if you are not located within the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
The entry period of the
Sweepstakes begins on July 3, 2017 and ends at 10:00:00 PM PT on July 10,
2017. You have two ways to enter the Sweepstakes: One is to upload a video
which should be no longer than 30 seconds in length, re-enacting the iconic
Shaquille O'Neal dunk in NBA 2K17 to Twitter. The other way is to send a
mail. You send a 3” x 5”card or piece of paper hand-printed with your name,
address, email address and telephone number in an envelope with proper postage
affixed to: 2K. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k18/win-nba-2k18-legend-edition-in-a-shaqslamcontest
Russell
Westbrook won MVP on NBA Awards night, June 26. We
celebrate this exciting news with all NBA and NBA 2K17 fans especially gamers that have placed orders of NBA 2K17 MT at MmoGah.
The
NBA held its first-ever NBA Awards on Monday, June 26 in Basketball City at
Pier 36 in New York. Westbrook received 69 first-place votes from the media who
cover to the league to finish ahead of Houston Rockets guard James Harden (22
first-place votes) and San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (9 first-place
votes).
Meanwhile,
NBA 2K17 released a limited batch of
NBA 2K17 MT Pink Diamond MVP cards and
code to celebrate this MVP Award.
A
few notable deals were made on draft night Thursday. I've brought the news previously
that Chicago Bulls sent Jimmy Butler and the No. 16 pick, which turned out to
be center Justin Patton to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kris Dunn, Zach
Lavine and the No. 7 pick Lauri Markkanen. Now fans can't wait to see the
rookies, traded players and upcoming free agent signings with their new
teams. Likewise, NBA 2K17 fans
can't wait to play with the new player in familiar places.
Thanks
to the hard work of “EmbraceThePace”,
NBA 2K17 fans don't have to wait. EmbraceThePace has created a
realistic draft class and placed those rookies on their new teams. He has also
updated the contrasts after the trades as well as the rosters. He even aged every
player one year to keep things completely current. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/2017-offseason-roster-for-nba-2k17
Thursday
was a big day for fans of NBA and NBA
2K17. On draft night, the Philadelphia 76ers won the draft by trading for
the No. 1 pick to take Markelle Fultz. The Lakers took Lonzo
Ball with No. 2 pick. However, almost everyone agrees that Minnesota
Timberwolves were the biggest winners last night.
The
Wolves sent Kris Dunn, 2016 first-round pick, shooting guard Zach LaVine and the
No. 7 pick to Chicago for Butler and the No. 16 pick. Jimmy Butler, who excels
on both ends of the floor, will reunite with his former coach Tom Thibodeau in
Minnesota, and joins a core of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins that may
rank among the best in the league within two years.
Minnesota
used the No. 16 pick to take lanky - but - skilled Creighton big man Justin
Patton, while Chicago used No. 7 on Arizona big Lauri Markkanen. The gap
between those two players in no way makes up for the gap between Butler and the
players the Wolves dealt to get him. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/timberwolves-big-winners-of-the-nba-draft-2017
In my last article I talked about ISO, today I
bring some tips for dribbling. In NBA
2K17, dribbling may be the most tricky part to master for lots of gamers. Dribbling
controls are quite complex with over a dozen different combos to master. This skill is a vital technique of the gameplay that may takes you days
or even weeks to practice.
Youtuber
“Daryus P”
brings the basic tutorial of dribbling. This is one of the best basic tutorial
videos, because he adds a hand cam into the video that you can see more details
about the controller operations.
In basketball, a crossover dribble in which you
fake one way, go the other and leave your defender in the dust, this is called
an Ankle Breaker. Many gamers have made different Ankle Breaker combo tutorials.
Youtuber “Daryus P”
and “ShakeDown2012” bring their
tutorials.
When
talking about NBA 2K17, gamers sometimes speak of “ISO”. But what is
ISO? ISO is a short form for Isolation. Isolation Play is often used near the
end of the game. With 10 seconds left on
the clock and a team needing a basket, many coaches will just give the ball to
their best scorer and ask the star to make something happen.
Isolation plays take advantage of a
team's best player. Scorers want to score, and ISO plays give them the
opportunities they want. But these plays can also exploit matchups with weaker
players, if a team doesn't have a good defender at a certain position or lacks
the size and speed to stop a top scorer or the key defender is in trouble with
injury or foul, when you have players as talented as Michael Jordan or Kobe
Bryant on your roster, you're going to score points off of isolation plays.
However, there's a significant downside
to isolation ball. Teams that become too reliant on a single player can become
stagnant on offense, one-dimensional, and too vulnerable if they are facing a
defender like Memphis forward Tony Allen. It requires the ball handler to shoot
quickly and perfectly to make ISO really efficient. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/what-is-iso-in-nba-2k17
The
Indiana Pacers star Paul George, who appears on the cover of NBA 2K17, is one of the NBA players
that has been mentioned much by fans these days. Today he has finally informed
the Indiana Pacers that he plans to become a free agent next summer and prefers
to sign with the Lakers once he is a free agent.
Now,
the latest news is that the Pacers began shopping George's services this
weekend, including a phone call to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the
Cavaliers are willing to enter into trade talks for George without any
assurances he will commit to a long-term deal in Cleveland and Cleveland is
confident its championship culture and overall atmosphere could sway George to
want to stay after playing out the 2017-18 season on the final year of his
deal. It is said that Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving will be the two assets
that would grab the Pacers’ attention in a potential swap. But it is hard to
agree to part with these two great players without any verbal commitment from
George that he will stay in Cleveland beyond 2018. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/paul-george-plans-to-leave-the-franchise-in-the-summer-of-2018
In
NBA 2K17, one thing people has
noticed is that it is difficult to get green releases, now we will share a method
that allows you to become a better shooter.
Whenever
you’re controlling your player on the floor, you will notice a blue circular
bar underneath your character. As you move further away from the hoop, you will
notice that the blue bar will decrease in length. This is because that blue
circle represents your range, when you try to make a shot from a long range,
you will find it pretty hard to make a shot and get a 3-point score.
Now
let’s try to shoot. You will see a white bar increasing to cover the blue bar, you
need to fill up the blue bar with the white bar all the way to the end.
However, that’s not easy to do because once the white bar reaches the end of
the blue bar, it will quickly fall back. So, you need to time it perfectly such
that you hit the release button at the exact moment the white bar hits the end
of the bottom blue bar. If you hit the button at the exact moment, you will see
the bar turns green, this indicates you made a perfect shot. Remember, you’d
better use the right stick for the shot to get consistent shots at the basket. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/how-to-shoot-perfect-shots-in-nba-2k17
2017
is the year of the Warriors. Throughout this season, the Golden State Warriors
made themselves ranked among the greatest teams in NBA history. Are they taking
the place of the 1996 Bulls to be the GOAT (Greatest of All Time)? According to
the Warriors’ performance, some people think the Warriors pull ahead of the Bulls
by a slim margin. NBA 2K used NBA 2K17
to make a simulation to pit the 2017 Warriors against the 1996 Bulls. The
conclusion is that the Warriors won the series 60% of the time. The Warriors
didn’t have an answer for MJ, but the Bulls couldn’t match the firepower of the
Warriors.
But
many people say results of such sort of comparisons depend on the rules under which
the game is played. It would make the Bulls the favorite to play under the
rules of hand-checking. But in the no-handcheck era, the Warriors' current
roster is much better suited and would have some serious speed and shooter
advantages at several key positions. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/the-warriors-against-the-bulls-in-nba-2k17
Warriors got their
revenge and became champions with 129-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in
game 5 on Monday night. Kevin Durant won finals MVP, he became just the sixth
player in NBA history to score 30 or more points in each game of a finals. He
proved his value all over the court with dominant play inside, great outside
shooting and tenacious defense as the Warriors beat the Cavaliers.
Despite the series
lasting just five games, the Cavaliers gave quite a scare in the Warriors by
almost winning Game 3, dominating Golden State in Game 4, and then playing them
hard until the final minutes of Game 5. LeBron James averaged a triple-double
for the series, Kyrie Irving was at his absolute best, but they were simply
outgunned as Durant and Stephen Curry carried the Warriors' offense through the
series. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/kevin-durant-led-the-warriors-to-win-the-2017-nba-title
In
the game of NBA 2K17, many players
boosted their ratings significantly after impressive seasons last year. Kevin
Durant, was also listed as one of the highest rated players. In this postseason, the Slim Reaper, again, has proved himself as a versatile player since
he joined Golden State Warriors, and one of the best players in the world as
well. Durant has done a pretty good job in man-to-man and help-side defense and
maximized his length and athleticism, getting it done in tremendous ways
at both ends of the floor—logging the least amount of minutes (33.4 per game),
but boasting career—highs in field goal percentage (53.7 percent), rebounds
(8.3 per game), blocks (1.6 per game)—all while keeping his turnovers to a
career-low 2.2 per game. Click for more: https://www.mmogah.com/news/nba-2k17/kevin-durant-an-ideal-player-you-are-to-creat-in-nba-2k17
There are only a few teams left in the Playoffs. Now it’s time
to collect the best Playoff Performers to NBA 2K17'S MyTEAM packs. Since many players have placed
orders in MmoGah, we share
this information with you. This set includes those players who have the best
playoff performances or career-defining moments, like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille
O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill Russel, Andre Iguodala and Toni Kukoc
etc. The Highly anticipated cards are all available.
The Lakers have reached the Finals many times. Three of the
best players, Shaquille O’Neal, a 98 Overall Center with fantastic strength,
athleticism and power, while Kobe Bryant’s 95 Overall card is second only to
his Pink Diamond reward card, and will definitely be popular to use for his
shooting as well as his dunking abilities. Finally, the Magic Johnson for the
Point Guard position gets his best card, 98 overall of the season, as a 6-9
point guard, Johnson gets the rare ability from being able to post up and run
the fast break. These three best players will put up a great performance.
