Holy shit thank you bro, great video! THIS is exactly what I need to hopefully start getting marginally better. I've started to kinda understand how playing defense works in 2K on my own. But my mind really needed these extra precise tips, like tapping b&f once per step for example. That one small detail is actually going to help me be able to focus on what I should be doing instead of yelling "wtf am I doing wrong" lmao.
I just got back to playing 2k, last was like 17. At this point, you barely have control of your players, I feel like. You trigger a move and then the animation takes over. It's tough to recover. But I'm trying to figure out how it is now, so thanks to your vids. I always loved playing D and controlling every player. Oh, that too, when you switch players on defense, the player gets lost for like a sec, so I feel like it's best to not even switch. What has this game turned into.
But how are you doing this? I cant seem to know what direction my man is going let alone defend home because I move to far ahead of him or don’t keep up with him. What exactly do you do to stay locked on to your man... like speed of trigger taps, pressure on the left stick, how far off to defend, etc.. ?
Used this in the park WHILE watching this vid and instant clamp god with 3 or 4 steals while they were doing cheese dribble moves and screens lol. Where's the LOVE button!!! Subscribed!
@@SamPhamNBA2KTipsandTutorial i kno this is unrelated.. but does coaching/training staff rating matter in nba2k21?? If it does, does it matter for actual gameplay or "simulated" games??
@@macanthony1982 if you have a trainer with an A- or better training stat you get 3 off season training camps, anything b+ or lower is only 2 camps. Not sure if their ratings change anything else tho
godzgift503 he didn’t say button mashing though. Sometimes I come and read RUclips comments and then use what I see to write papers for my interpersonal communications class. You guys have the worst reading comprehension. You can’t completely misinterpret someone’s argument and then take your misinterpretation to present a counter argument. So, what I want you to do is reread is comment and try to correctly process what he was saying. By the way, I don’t know this guy. I just enjoy correcting people with poor reading comprehension. Get better at it.
You need to cut him off. Thats just as important. Its not button mashing. You need to sprint to cut him off then face up to get in front. Like real basketball.
So we tap the left and right trigger, but what do I do with the left stick? Do I flick or hold? Do I move the left stick before or after I press the triggers?
It doesn't work anymore, 2K patched it or something, fuck this game i can't play defense it's horrible. It's not skill-based anymore. Last year buying this fucking game.
I can’t figure this out to save my life, the fact there’s a work around for defense is annoying already I swear I hate 2k, but it’s the only basketball game on the market that people play
First video I've seen of yours BUT I've been playing 2k for years and have always struggled as a big man playing these fast lil bastards but you literally just changed everything for me. I just tried it out and it's legit af. Amazing tips, very clear and to the point. You made sure to have the caption throughout to make it even easier. This is exactly what I look for in a 2k help video. One helluva job brother. You just got a new sub
Been playin 2k since Dey ranked u individually online and that was 2k8 and I can tell u this method worked then, u jus had 2 be a real gamer 2 figure it out
Okay I’m still having trouble with this. How fast are you supposed to alternate the left and fight trigger. Sometimes I’m going faster than the man I’m defending and he’ll just lose me by cutting another direction.having the hardest time staying in front of the man I’m defending. And do you do this every step of the way or just until your positioned in front of your man co go for steal or contest?
If you keep hold of r2 when he shoots + hold right stick down. Your player will contest and box out, which is very useful. Going for steals depends on situation. If ball is very exposed then try it.
Its very hard for a newcomer to understand the defending mechanics, for someone like me who has never played nba 2k. I try to steal the ball against cpu on rookie/pro that is just standing in 1 spot for more then 5 seconds and I think I should get the ball by pressing the steal button but he always makes makes a foul so annoying
"With Patch 1.02, target window for shot aiming depends on how quickly you move RS to start a shot. Slow flick = left, fast flick = right. So it's under your control now. You can also use shot aiming with meter off for a small boost." PLEASE HELP US SAM!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH SAM! Being a primarily defensive SG, this is super imperative for me to pick. Definitely getting into the lab to get more efficient at this
if they aren't moving you can just stand there. You don't want to be suddenly caught in the holding L2 animation. But rarely does an offensive play not move at all, they will at least triple threat
Hey Sam Pham, do you try new build for gameplay if so, Im looking for one that’s in the game but idk how to build it. I think you like the analysis on the build
Glad to hear it haha i normally train professional 2K players during Feb to August, ao is awesome I can do this for my viewers during these times to help you guys plus also myself to work on my 2k training skills.
Been waiting for this tip, after learning this I tried holding L2 and tapping R2 on each slide and it worked just as good. Also feels a little less hectic. Thanks for the great content, keep em coming!
That actually works okay. But what you will see overtime is you can’t trigger that turnaround sprint recovery and bump steal. Online vs park or pro am players those animations are needed. But if it works well for you stick with it ! Happy to help
What I've been doing since 2K16 is holding B whenever I want to switch directions very quickly on defense. It works very well, and it even gets me easy charges because players will run into you a lot. It was also a very strong counter to screens, so I never used Pick Dodger. However, it seems this has been nerfed in 2K21. Whenever I hold B now and let it go, there's a slight delay before you can start moving again.
This was helpful, I only got one defensive badge and I was constantly getting blown by, while watching this I did a defensive drill and felt the difference, great video
2K sucks for this. Thats why I waited till it came down in price. If it ain't broke don't fix it. That need provide good customer service and fix this crap. No game player should have to do all of that. I like the offense enhancements. But come on Why is It always something though? Really! That's like doing a fatality move in mortal combat or something. Just whack and bad customer service and experience. But thanks for the workaround. They should hire you!
They returned zig zag cheese and help defense iq worse than ever my experience with this game has been horrible Zone defense. Off ball zig zag and sprinting to defender and he helps no reason defense has taken a step back
I bought this game yesterday, Just taking forever to do every last bit of loading, download was fine, Im starting it a second time today, well anyhow, looks like a cool video, defense first, Im looking to learn other things too. Scoring a 1,000 points with myPlayer in 12 minute quarters on NBA '95 or so with a PC, thought I would be a good player (yes a thousand, you control both teams and inbound the ball to the opponent for dunks and threes) but Im quiet awful, I just hope the game loads, do you have any advice on how not to waste VC or Team points?
I Greatly appreciate your advice and help in this game, if it was not for you, i honestly proably would have stopped playing 2k, with your help i now can see what 2k is doing within this game. However can you Please Post your entire game set up? i mean the settings, sliders and controller settings? thank you again for helping the community it is widely needed. stay safe
How do you stop transition cheese it seems worst than last year because court is bigger. Lol literally got abused by someone who turbo up the court and getting dunks Wanamaker 🤢
Wow Sam this is what I was talking about a few years ago I don't know if you remember that but it was a video about defense or you was running plays but I brought up the point that you were playing computer defense was the reason you were beating everybody now you're playing man ball like I was talkin about I wonder if you remember that?
Lol there's so few dribble moves all people do os constantly run into you until they get the blow by animation. It's sad how dumbed down they've made the game
Been locking shit down as a center to the point where Id face anyone. Decided to make a perimiter lockdown and while its decent im sliding all over the place so this is useful as hell 😎
thanks mate!!. so goood you are around. do you have a short hand cam video to better understand the tapping LT/RT BF and left stick movement? thanks for your great guides i am suffering on shooting probably to old for that aiming stick. tried your mechanism with big failure but maybe one day in 2022...
I needed this I’ve been holding L2 trying to play defense this whole time
🤦🏽♂️ me 2 bro
Same, I finally got sick of being blown by literally every play. Been playing L2 only defense since the game came out 🤦♂️
Me tooooo 😂😂
Instablaster
Holy shit thank you bro, great video! THIS is exactly what I need to hopefully start getting marginally better. I've started to kinda understand how playing defense works in 2K on my own. But my mind really needed these extra precise tips, like tapping b&f once per step for example. That one small detail is actually going to help me be able to focus on what I should be doing instead of yelling "wtf am I doing wrong" lmao.
Amazing tutorial content! Exactly what I needed to see 🙌🏼
I just got back to playing 2k, last was like 17. At this point, you barely have control of your players, I feel like. You trigger a move and then the animation takes over. It's tough to recover. But I'm trying to figure out how it is now, so thanks to your vids. I always loved playing D and controlling every player. Oh, that too, when you switch players on defense, the player gets lost for like a sec, so I feel like it's best to not even switch. What has this game turned into.
Nice video. I just got the game for Christmas and I suck ass. If I can play good defense I will have a chance to win.
Wouldn't lightning reflexes badge help with this so you know which way to cut off and hit L2, R2?
I already do all this from playing over time 👍JS
Finally time to be a clamps god and get report for hack
Thanks
Happy to help
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Wait... it almost seems like the Gatorade work outs have a point. Lol
Or get that gym rat badge its clutch!
@@GreyBush_Gaming82 he is talking about the button movements like treadmill fir instance
I started randomly doing this a couple days ago and could feel the difference. Glad it has the Sam Pham seal of approval
Yes this is the trigger method to stop blow bys and recover this year. Slightly different from last but just as effective
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Yeah I've been playing like this since 2k20 it worked also,but still have to have reflexes and good coordination lol
But how are you doing this? I cant seem to know what direction my man is going let alone defend home because I move to far ahead of him or don’t keep up with him. What exactly do you do to stay locked on to your man... like speed of trigger taps, pressure on the left stick, how far off to defend, etc.. ?
godzgift503 that’s where I’m having the biggest problem it seems
Used this in the park WHILE watching this vid and instant clamp god with 3 or 4 steals while they were doing cheese dribble moves and screens lol. Where's the LOVE button!!! Subscribed!
Everyone who watches this is gone be defensive gods lol now thanks sam pham🙏🏿
If you adapt to this method and focus on using the LS to let offensive player bump into you yes a lot of players will become much harder to blow by.
Thank you 2K God have a blessed daaaay 🙏🏿
@@SamPhamNBA2KTipsandTutorial i kno this is unrelated.. but does coaching/training staff rating matter in nba2k21?? If it does, does it matter for actual gameplay or "simulated" games??
@@macanthony1982 if you have a trainer with an A- or better training stat you get 3 off season training camps, anything b+ or lower is only 2 camps. Not sure if their ratings change anything else tho
@@Ekrooool hmmm.. interesting... did not know that
So basically the defense is broken if you have to do all of that button tapping, EVEN WITH an elite defender, just to defend a ball-handler. thanks
Try it it's not as easy as he puts it you still have to be good on your reaction and reflexes so no it's not button mashing
godzgift503 I know what you mean... I think that’s why I’m still having a hard time with this method... guess I just gotta keep working on it
godzgift503 he didn’t say button mashing though. Sometimes I come and read RUclips comments and then use what I see to write papers for my interpersonal communications class. You guys have the worst reading comprehension. You can’t completely misinterpret someone’s argument and then take your misinterpretation to present a counter argument.
So, what I want you to do is reread is comment and try to correctly process what he was saying.
By the way, I don’t know this guy. I just enjoy correcting people with poor reading comprehension. Get better at it.
@@antb7814 soooooo, your a know it all with no life...gotcha lol
You need to cut him off. Thats just as important. Its not button mashing. You need to sprint to cut him off then face up to get in front. Like real basketball.
So we tap the left and right trigger, but what do I do with the left stick? Do I flick or hold? Do I move the left stick before or after I press the triggers?
No one is going to answer him not even Sam ?
Sam pham just saved my blood pressure from spiking bruh. I feel the difference immediately. Thank you Sam pham.
Okay try this shit with guys with no gold clamps and guys with 99 on ball defense
stephhh was good
lmao stay cold Steph, dig those guts
Make a tutorial on how we (lockdowns) can get through screens better
Pick dodger bags
Anthony Wavy stfu ..badge wack
Pick dodger and when you’re about to hit a screen let go of L2
i’ve been looking for a good vid for defense. i thought i was bugging with high stats sliding all over the place
It's crazy how the game instructs you to use L2 to defend but using L2 allows the offensive player to just slide right off of you.
It doesn't work anymore, 2K patched it or something, fuck this game i can't play defense it's horrible. It's not skill-based anymore. Last year buying this fucking game.
I can’t figure this out to save my life, the fact there’s a work around for defense is annoying already I swear I hate 2k, but it’s the only basketball game on the market that people play
Bruh I can finally contest some players and not slide like I’m clumsy af. Thanks a bunch for the tips
Does he mean tapping r2 and l2 back and forth like the way you do when you're using the treadmills at the Gatorade gym?
Jhes
First video I've seen of yours BUT I've been playing 2k for years and have always struggled as a big man playing these fast lil bastards but you literally just changed everything for me. I just tried it out and it's legit af. Amazing tips, very clear and to the point. You made sure to have the caption throughout to make it even easier. This is exactly what I look for in a 2k help video. One helluva job brother. You just got a new sub
DUDE YOU ARE SO FUCKING SMART FOR THIS.
I slick wana cashapp you for this golden ass secret tip
Hey great video man! I was wondering can u do a handcam so we can see exactly what you're pressing and when? Would help alot. Thx
I was losing every game before I watched this. I just couldn't figure out defense. You helped me a lot!
Been playin 2k since Dey ranked u individually online and that was 2k8 and I can tell u this method worked then, u jus had 2 be a real gamer 2 figure it out
The video I’ve been waiting for !
Let me know if this helps. It should be a noticeable difference at point of contact and for recoveries
Same
Sam Pham NBA 2K21 Tips and Tutorials Has helped a ton thanks bro. And aswell have you got any tips on custom jumpshots. Maybe from the pros lol
Okay I’m still having trouble with this. How fast are you supposed to alternate the left and fight trigger. Sometimes I’m going faster than the man I’m defending and he’ll just lose me by cutting another direction.having the hardest time staying in front of the man I’m defending. And do you do this every step of the way or just until your positioned in front of your man co go for steal or contest?
Till you get in front.
If you keep hold of r2 when he shoots + hold right stick down. Your player will contest and box out, which is very useful. Going for steals depends on situation. If ball is very exposed then try it.
Try to anticipate their direction without holding L2 or turbo stay with them keep contact touching them!
Its very hard for a newcomer to understand the defending mechanics, for someone like me who has never played nba 2k. I try to steal the ball against cpu on rookie/pro that is just standing in 1 spot for more then 5 seconds and I think I should get the ball by pressing the steal button but he always makes makes a foul so annoying
How do you have this 1 on 1 setup on freestyle?
Why not put defensive assist to 100?? What does it do Exactly?
THIS SAVED ME!
"With Patch 1.02, target window for shot aiming depends on how quickly you move RS to start a shot. Slow flick = left, fast flick = right. So it's under your control now. You can also use shot aiming with meter off for a small boost."
PLEASE HELP US SAM!!!!
I had mine on 0 no wonder i kept losing 🤣💀
Bro this helps me a lot, my Achilles ankle always be the defensive, now I am getting better on this too!!!
im going to try this as i have been getting my groceries TOOK! thanks
Whats the best way to defend dunks everytime I jump or put my hands up i rarely ever get a block
umm, that depends on your vertical, badges and attributes now
This defense tutorial really works. Helped me a lot. Can't wait for you 2k22 defense tutorial.
“Another One” DJ Khalid voice 🤗🤗 Thanks brother!
Thank you haha
But when the player is without the ball i need to hold L2?
im watching this becasue im currently 0-15 on my season.. man i cant even win in all star mode ahaha.. Im getting old with this
THANK YOU SO MUCH SAM! Being a primarily defensive SG, this is super imperative for me to pick. Definitely getting into the lab to get more efficient at this
I will also resale tutorial for fighting screens soon
I really appreciate the tips! Even though you're giving a defense tutorial with arguably the best defender in the league lol.
Nevermind spoke too soon!
Yup lol no problem haha
This is literate how I play defense so I can vouch this is elite defensive tips!💪🏾😎🔥🔥👍🏾
If someone is standing still do you just hold L2 like when do you start tapping L2 and R2?
if they aren't moving you can just stand there. You don't want to be suddenly caught in the holding L2 animation. But rarely does an offensive play not move at all, they will at least triple threat
Sam Pham NBA 2K21 Tips and Tutorials thanks
Hey Sam Pham, do you try new build for gameplay if so, Im looking for one that’s in the game but idk how to build it. I think you like the analysis on the build
I gotta say you single handily improve the way I play with all the tutorials dead ass thank you!!
Glad to hear it haha i normally train professional 2K players during Feb to August, ao is awesome I can do this for my viewers during these times to help you guys plus also myself to work on my 2k training skills.
Keep em coming Sam 🔥🔥🔥
Will do !
Awesome content as usual man, Could you do best defensive settings for my team mode ?
Been waiting for this tip, after learning this I tried holding L2 and tapping R2 on each slide and it worked just as good. Also feels a little less hectic. Thanks for the great content, keep em coming!
That actually works okay. But what you will see overtime is you can’t trigger that turnaround sprint recovery and bump steal. Online vs park or pro am players those animations are needed. But if it works well for you stick with it ! Happy to help
What I've been doing since 2K16 is holding B whenever I want to switch directions very quickly on defense. It works very well, and it even gets me easy charges because players will run into you a lot. It was also a very strong counter to screens, so I never used Pick Dodger.
However, it seems this has been nerfed in 2K21. Whenever I hold B now and let it go, there's a slight delay before you can start moving again.
This was helpful, I only got one defensive badge and I was constantly getting blown by, while watching this I did a defensive drill and felt the difference, great video
Thank you my guy I was like how am I getting beat with HOF badges
Very good video !!!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
how about rebounds, blocks, shot contest on ball Defence whether you use RS up or triangle etc
I will get into that content next week sometime. Will do going over screens too
Yo I really fucking appreciate you bro one I needed this 💯💯❤️
Bro what is the meaning of L2 R2 back&forth??
is 2k21 worth it? I bought 2k20 for 5 bucks when it was on sale on steam a month ago. happy with it.
2k21 myTeam much more fun and I like the new shooting aim meter
This dosen't work for me nether does the steal button
thanks man . it improve my defence !
Love how he says "My Kawhi"😂😂
is this work on the park or rec or pro am?
at last- even though i knew the mechanics were kinda goin to be the same or similiar but finally
Slightly different from last year but the those turnaround recovery and blow by cancel animations with this method is very OP
How do you add subtitles again? In the game like communication with your team in mycareer
Next time you should record the controller too so we can understand clearly lol. Thank u for this
2K sucks for this. Thats why I waited till it came down in price. If it ain't broke don't fix it. That need provide good customer service and fix this crap. No game player should have to do all of that. I like the offense enhancements. But come on
Why is It always something though? Really! That's like doing a fatality move in mortal combat or something. Just whack and bad customer service and experience. But thanks for the workaround. They should hire you!
Is this the same for next gen?
Does this work for next gen
I just came from NHL and this shit is way more complex than nhl lmao idk if I just suck at 2K but yea dude thanks
Good to see the steady content as usual. I definitely think you would break the game of madden if you ever got into it
Haven’t touched a football game in awhile since doing this 2k content grind lol I did use to love NFL 2K a TON. Thank you for the support :)
It's pretty much the same. If you're happy with 2k20, don't want to waste money and still find people to play online, just stay with it. 💪
They returned zig zag cheese and help defense iq worse than ever my experience with this game has been horrible Zone defense. Off ball zig zag and sprinting to defender and he helps no reason defense has taken a step back
I bought this game yesterday, Just taking forever to do every last bit of loading, download was fine, Im starting it a second time today, well anyhow, looks like a cool video, defense first, Im looking to learn other things too. Scoring a 1,000 points with myPlayer in 12 minute quarters on NBA '95 or so with a PC, thought I would be a good player (yes a thousand, you control both teams and inbound the ball to the opponent for dunks and threes) but Im quiet awful, I just hope the game loads, do you have any advice on how not to waste VC or Team points?
I Greatly appreciate your advice and help in this game, if it was not for you, i honestly proably would have stopped playing 2k, with your help i now can see what 2k is doing within this game. However can you Please Post your entire game set up? i mean the settings, sliders and controller settings? thank you again for helping the community it is widely needed. stay safe
How do you stop transition cheese it seems worst than last year because court is bigger. Lol literally got abused by someone who turbo up the court and getting dunks Wanamaker 🤢
This going so fast I can’t understand.
This Game TRASH still bought it tho and still playing it but its hot garbage
Wow Sam this is what I was talking about a few years ago I don't know if you remember that but it was a video about defense or you was running plays but I brought up the point that you were playing computer defense was the reason you were beating everybody now you're playing man ball like I was talkin about I wonder if you remember that?
Good it’s works 🏀❤️
2k is complicated this year. I hope that Mike Wang will not be the gameplay boss next year.
Sam how do you stop the cheese fast break sprinting up the side...how do you get back in time
Hey Sam will these same mechanics work for 2K 20
Does this method work when you get hit with that Steph Curry behind the back animation ? People really Spam and abuse that move to get loose
Please more explanation of what you should be doing with the left stick
Guess who just earned a sub😂? Thanks man.
How do you practice 1 on 1 like you are showing in the video. Without timers etc where is the mode you use in the menus
Hi Sam. Love your videos. Do you do coaching for playing 2k21?
This saved me bro thanks💯 i was getting bodied tryna guard playshots but now i guard them consistently
My boy plays with the Sixers..How do I get my defense to stop all the fastbreaking
Lol there's so few dribble moves all people do os constantly run into you until they get the blow by animation. It's sad how dumbed down they've made the game
Does this also work on switch? ZL and ZR? Hoping to get a feedback
You kinda sound like the dog whisperer impersonator on south park lol.
I’m good at defense now I’m finna be a pest lol good luck to whoever I’m guarding
cant get it to work. Do i have to keep pressing it or hold the left stick?
What's TURBO?
Anyone pls
Been locking shit down as a center to the point where Id face anyone. Decided to make a perimiter lockdown and while its decent im sliding all over the place so this is useful as hell 😎
thanks mate!!. so goood you are around. do you have a short hand cam video to better understand the tapping LT/RT BF and left stick movement? thanks for your great guides i am suffering on shooting probably to old for that aiming stick. tried your mechanism with big failure but maybe one day in 2022...