Community Q&A: NBA 2K9

[tariqosuave]

Are there more passing options? Can you throw a bounce pass on command etc...?

[blingballa333]

ChaseB is offline now...... Thanks for what you have done

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThaGenecyst

Did the controls seem a bit easier? that was the only thing I've had a problem with in 2k7 and 2k8... not controls overall, but controlling the ball handler and tryin different moves to pull things off.. I couldn't do anything Momentous did in those tutorial video's for the life of me, and I'm not sure if that was because I refused to play in any other angle other than the TV Broadcast... Did it feel like it would be more accessible to pull off nice crossovers, in and outs, half spins, etc?

I can't speak for your experiences, so probably not fair for me to say. I've never had too much trouble with the controls.

Quote: Originally Posted by sptsfn34

i was wondering if they got rid of tht stupid blk animation where u jump into the player and earl boykins could blk like yao ming but his arm only gets 2 yao's elbow.

You mean like when the ball handler gets into the lane and goes for a layup? I couldn't tell you, but yea I didn't like that animation either.

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonsruleme

Are players still sucked into double teams? It seemed unavoidable to not get sucked in and pick up your dribble in 2K8. Can big men hit the mid range shot? Do big mens crossovers still cover alot of ground? Has KG got a new jumpshot? I'd assume that he would have seeing as he is the cover boy. Pull-ups were absent along with leaners 2K8. Are they in 2K9? And when you say there were leaners, were they off the dribble? Do players rise quicker for their jumpshot when shooting off the dribble?

1. They definitely wanted to work on the sucked in double teams. Can't say I know for sure if it's perfect, but they did speak about how they weren't fans of it, so I would they'd like to see it changed.

2. I think I just talked about Booz and KG hitting mid-range shots. So at least in those cases, yes.

3. Did you see the E3 video?

4. Not sure. Basically Rob said a focus this year was making it so the bigs were now bigs. So essentially if a big is trying to bring the ball up the court, a guard will steal it from him as he should. So I would think it's harder for bigs to do moves as well, but I'd have to test it out to say for sure.

Quote: Originally Posted by blingballa333

Did any of the players look way from the Jazz or Pistons. Such as face/ skin tone being off?

I wasn't looking too closely, but I didn't notice anything like the pasty/ogar looking Deron Williams of a year ago. I wish I had looked to see if they got more of his tatts in this year though.

Quote: Originally Posted by LB23

What teams did you see in action?

Celtics, Pistons, Jazz.

Quote: Originally Posted by Teebone21

Did you see any post defense besides tapping steal button as fast a possible? Were there more reach in foul calls if someone was pressing the steal button over and over? Were dunks in traffic toned down?

1. Hard to say at this point since I was just trying to play solid post defense and contest the shots. Didn't really go for a steal or anything. With charges back in the game though I would think that would be a new weapon.

2. I wasn't really trying to hack, either was my opponent.

3. The Stuckey one and the AK one I talked about previously were the two I witnessed that I completed. I didn't see anything too insane.

Quote: Originally Posted by whodahellruu

Did you ask them about intentional fouls? Maybe it was just me but late in crunch when you need to intentional foul the players move slowly, and other users(on the offensive side) can easily avoid them. Did you ask if they fixed it so that computer moves faster to foul the player?

No I didn't, but yes I do agree that was an issue.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bornindamecca

Great job, Chase. You gave me what I was looking for. Now I reward you with more, lol... 1. Were the alley oops tweaked or toned down in any way? 2. How was the contact in the paint? I'm concerned about-- -dunking under the basket -physical presence of bigs forcing tougher shots -overall collision Thanks again, dude.

1. Like I said earlier, I'm mad I didn't ask about that during my play session because it was my biggest pet peeve last year -- shocked I didn't ask about it. I do have a request in asking how the overly fancy passes and alley oops have been tweaked though, so hopefully those folks get back to me.

2. Didn't see any dunks in the paint that didn't involve being on the move already (see: no standing dunks). So I'd have to wait until I saw them to judge how much of a pain they were.

-I forced some tough shots, might need to describe a situation you want to see mimicked in the game though for that one, so I could better answer.

-Collisions felt good from what I can tell. Players were colliding in pretty realistic fashion.

Quote: Originally Posted by AbuckleysO

Is create a team mode the same or like all pro

Don't know much about it at this point.

Quote: Originally Posted by Duce0191

did u notice any difference in the passing skills of say, deron williams and ak-47? can everyone still make great passes or is there a visible difference?

Would have to be something you look at over the course of many games to really tell for sure.

Quote: Originally Posted by Teebone21

also 1 more question did you notice any different in court size? 2k8 courts were way too small and seemed like a highschool gym.

It's hard to say. I felt like there was more space out on the court, but whether that's because the players go into sets now -- therefore spacing the court -- or the court has been enlarged, or the players are smaller I can't tell quite yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by RocketMan1

Did you play with the Rockets? If so, has T-Macs shot changed?

No I didn't, sorry.

Quote: Originally Posted by DaWu

Questions: 1. can you tell us something about court size, court spacing? Is the court bigger or are we fooled by the low res vid from e3? 2. are defenders still getting back in position way too fast so that its nearly impossible to get some open mid or 3pt jumpers?

1. I've talked about the spacing in a few posts. And see above for the other questions.

2. Hard to say, but like I said earlier, if you are ahead of the pack on the break, you won't be getting caught all the time like in previous years -- that's the promise at least from the devs. There weren't too many turnovers so I didn't get to see too many fastbreak opportunities.

Quote: Originally Posted by Teebone21

Were 3 pointers still easy to shoot ? The sliders were way too high for them in 2k8 Did you miss alot of contested shots?

Wouldn't be fair to say after 1 or 2 games for either.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by LB23

Was there changes in isomotion? Did it feel smoother and more responsive?

The isomotion I think, people will have to get used to it again because of how the defender and ball handler interact with each other. Also I wasn't chaining moves together so easily like last year, which maybe was me just being rusty, or a concerted effort to tone down all the moves people would try to do, not sure yet. I think some might think it's unresponsive or sluggish the first time they play, but I think it's more just getting readjusted again to a new style.

Quote: Originally Posted by riDIRKulous41

In the past alot of the dunks were done with the players off hand, in most cases left handed. Has the amount of left handed dunks been toned down?

Once again, you'd have to wait and see until a bigger sample comes out to judge.

Quote: Originally Posted by tariqosuave

Are there more passing options? Can you throw a bounce pass on command etc...?

If you can do custom passes they didn't tell me about it. The only new control I found out during my play session was that the B button (on 360, so that would be circle on PS3) is the pick and roll button now.

Quote: Originally Posted by blingballa333

ChaseB is offline now...... Thanks for what you have done

Am I?

[Mr.Clutch_Knicks8]

In 2k6, the leaners, were leaning to the right and left like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd56BSSDR1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtuKM...eature=related

Is it the same in 2k9?

[chance]

Did they add the max passing from choops 2K8? And if so are you able to do this and off ball control???

[LanteriX]

Not sure if this was asked yet or not, but...

Have you noticed if there were more unforced-type turnovers. e.g.: Bad passes, throwing the ball out of bounds, lose the ball off the dribble, etc. as opposed to just interceptions and steals.

Also, do 3 point shooting big men actually get looks from beyond the arc? Guys like 'Sheed, Dirk, Rashard Lewis, etc. didn't really get any plays run for them to spot up for 3s.

edit: One more. How's the closing speed on the defensive players this year. You know how in years past defenders would cover ridiculous amounts of distance to block/contest shots. You know like, when you have a player out of the perimeter taking a jumper only to have a big come out from the post to contest it. Was quite absurd in years past really.

[dragonsruleme]

When you were playing the Pistons, was Rip moving around alot off the ball?

[tariqosuave]

Any hints on when and if a demo is coming?

[blingballa333]

Sorry thought you were ofline :P

Some more questions....

1. Were there any of those coach cutscenes were they would be wagging there finger at you or just standing there with arms crossed?

2. How do the coaches look graphically comapred to the players on the court, and how does Jerry Sloan look this year?