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Passing
Anyone can put the ball in the basket. The true basketball artist
knows the value of a good pass. How fancy you get is up to you.
Icon Passing
To take advantage of icon passing, press
Y
to make button icons
appear above your teammates’ heads. Then, press the button that
matches the icon over the head of the player to whom you want to
pass. To cancel out of icon-passing mode, press
Y
again.
Basic Defensive
Controls
Turbo*
Block/Rebound
View icons for switching
Steal
Switch players
Take a charge
Call for a
double-team
Directional switch**
Real-Time Coaching
Move
Pause
Intentional foul
Crouch/Box out/
Arm bar
*The results of using turbo will depend on the other actions being
performed by the player.
**To switch to the player closest to the basket, click
R
(press it in)
without moving it in any direction. For a directional switch, move
R
in the direction of the player to whom you want to switch, and then
click it.
A
Point guard
B
Shooting guard
X
Power forward
b
Small forward
b
Center
Coach’s Tip
Pressure-Sensitive Passing
For the advanced player, Pressure-Sensitive Passing allows you to
choose the type of pass you make, from a quick chest pass to a high
entry pass to get the ball into the post. To turn on Pressure-Sensitive
Passing, select
Tap/Hold Lobs
from the
Controller Settings
menu.
Touch Passing
Any time after a pass has been made—but before it reaches your
teammate—press
A
again to perform a touch pass. The player
receiving the ball will immediately pass it off to another teammate.
Use
L
to control the direction of the touch pass.
When you’re not in control
of the ball, you can use
the same icon method to
switch players.
Icons