PS2: auto substitition and game freezing 1 min. into game

[Smoke]

I'm used to playing NBA Live with auto substitution. But for some reason, I can not find this option on the PS2 format. All I found was the setting for Auto Subs notify.

And one more thing, My game freezes on PS2 1 minute or so after any game starts. This didn't start happening until recently. Is this normal? I don't want to buy a new game just because of that.

Please help?!?!?

[Andrew]

Auto subs are now governed by the User Substitution slider. At 0, auto subs are off. Set it to about 50 for realistic substitution patterns.

Sounds like there's a problem with your PS2 or your NBA Live 2005 disc. If you aren't experiencing problems with any other PS2 game, I'd say there are some scratches on your disc.