Practice Mode

[tsherkin]

It'd be nice if they brought back play diagrams. I dunno what EA's problem is removing all the features I like to replace them with useless crap.

Why'd my intentional foul button go away and I still have two buttons that do the same thing? Why'd play diagrams go away?

But yeah, practicing the plays with and without defense would be great, as would intrasquad scrimmages.

[tsherkin]

lol, I think they're talking about more advanced plays, like triangle offense, flex, utah, etc.

LOL, I was trying to be sarcastic
But, Yea, it'd be great to begin with that actual complex plays are more effective than using just isolations and pick and rolls, that way, it'd be more realistic and the practice mode for plays would be helpful. Practicing plays, such as having Rip run around screens AND not only one mandatory repetitive way, rather, being able to react to how the defender is avoiding the screens. So, for example, if the defender tries to cheat on the screen, clear him off and go for an open jumper or go for the back door play for an easy dunk or layup

Yeah, I'd like to see improved teammate effectiveness; my teammates only get rebounds if they fall into their lap and they set terrible screens. And there is no "Reggie/Rip" play to run where you run a guy off of three screens for an open 15-footer or 3 or whatever. Those would all be useful things (improved team rebounding, improved screens, more INTELLIGENT screens, like not screening so I drive right INTO another player)...

[username2004]

most def team practices to practice plays, chemistry etc

and animated play diagrams!

[[C][B]#4]

i agree...it'll be nice if they had a different default gym too...anyone notice itz pretty much the same gym for lk 2 years straight??

[fgrep15]

............a new gym would definately be nice, so would practice actually being useful which is what I'm hoping for.

[bennismalls]

If it's done properly, practice mode could be awesome. The ESPN 2K5 one is shithouse, you get 10 guys on a court and they just kinda stand there... I line them all up under the hoop and use 1 guy to dunk on everyone, but anyways... I think being able to have things like 3 on 2's and being able to have scrimmages with the bench vs the starters (which happens in the NBA) would be nice. Whether they do it or not is another matter, but I'm sure Ray Allen's sweat will make up for it

lol, The practice mode in NBA 2k5 is still better than Live, atleast you can practice Freethrows.

This new live looks good.