Al Horford is a great post finisher, but you pass him the ball and he doesn’t always take the shot, or the shot doesn’t always go in. Kyle Korver, a deadeye shooter from long range, does not have his prized accuracy in this difficulty, and most of the shots he takes are clankers despite having great looks. Paul Millsap, an above-average forward, has trouble finishing around the rim and in the low block. All-Star difficulty is cruel in its oppression – these Atlanta Hawks, who made it to the playoffs last year, shouldn’t be this bad. It gets worse when your good play can’t salvage your teammates’ terrible outings, as in my current game.

will have you playing more minutes than your young self can handle. But start playing better – which is a guarantee in this game – and the A.I. substitutes you freely, and whether the team wins or loses isn’t on you. Benchwarmer, project player, role player? You don’t get a lot of minutes to work with, so the A.I. in this mode is that it’s good with simple tasks. I didn’t have this same room to move up in other possible teams, such as Boston or Portland, who are captained by an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year point guard, respectively. I liked this move mainly because the Hawks were a team whose point guard situation was a little more, well, fluid Jeff Teague, as much of a talented player he is, isn’t a superstar PG I couldn’t move past in the rotation.

(Or, at least, this mode.)Īfter a decent showing at the annual Rookie Showcase (in my own little world, it’s very funny how I keep playing in this game every year) I was drafted a little late in the first round by Atlanta. Nearly half a season later, however, I find that it is both the best and worst decision I’ve made regarding this game.

This time, I started on All-Star difficulty, as opposed to starting in Pro (the “normal” setting) as I knew it would be easy to keep winning if I did. I always play M圜areer first, wearing myself out to the point of boredom before I move on to managing a team in Association. Two ways – winning on the court, and winning behind the scenes. M圜areer mode is one of two main game modes that attract NBA 2K players every year, and for good reason: which average Joe couch potato relaxing in front of the screen with controller in hand, doesn’t have dreams of athletic superstardom? M圜areer is one path, and the other, Association mode, is by means of being the Don, overseeing team operations as a franchise GM.

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