by RazberyBandit on Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:14 pm
^ Shake's video this year isn't nearly as good as the ones from previous years. It's not awful...just not as good. His older 2K13 through 2K15 videos are definitely worth watching.
I've only been playing NBA2K since '14. In 2K14, my ball-handling was pretty terrible. As time went on, it got a little better, then a little better. In 2K15, it improved a good deal. I began dodging defenders and getting straight to the hoop, and I was able to create space for jump shots. I'd rate my current skill as fair or just a hair above average. I'm no ankle breaker (I play SF, PF, and/or C in MyCareer), but I can regularly create space for shots and occasionally blow-by some of the better defenders in the game. (On All-star and Superstar, anyway. HoF is a whole new monster...)
One setting I changed in 2K14 (and have used ever since) was set the 'Pro-Stick Orientation' to Absolute. (I'm pretty certain Shake mentioned doing so in his 2K14/2K15 dribbling tutorials.) This was the game-changer for me, and it did wonders for my ball-handling. Left was left, right was right, up was forward, and down was backward, no matter where I was on the court or what viewing angle was used. There was no more camera angle-dependent bullsh*t!
When I wanted to perform a Step-back, I held RT and flicked down on Rt-stick, every time. I didn't matter which corner of the court I was in or what camera I was using. In-and-out and/or hesitation? Forward on Rt-Stick. Right-to-left crossover? With ball in right hand, flick Rt-stick left. Double crossover? I flicked the Rt-stick left then right or right then left, depending on where the ball was at first. Spin moves also became a lot easier to pull-off.
Ball-handling simply takes some patience and practice.
One other setting you might want change is the 'Pro Stick' setting itself, at least temporarily for practice purposes until you get the moves and their timing down. The 'Default' setting allows for balanced timing of Isomotion dribble moves and shots. Setting it to 'Dribble Moves' gives dribbling the priority and creates a delay on Pro-Stick shots. You then have to hold the stick in position slightly longer to initiate any Pro-Stick shot, so you'll have just a little more time to pull-off dribble moves. Setting it to 'Shots' does the reverse, making dribble moves harder to pull-off because shots initiate more quickly.