Yea bro after your last video I’ve been finishing way better in the rec, holding up on the stick when getting past my defender is just way better than using the button for some
You speaking fax bro 🙏🏽 Crab dribble definitely helps so much. I play Rec and when I use it on my guard it forces the other defenders to open the paint as they don’t know what to do other than get to their man since they not used to seeing that.
There are so many hidden animations this year due to pro play. For instance the strong handle spin off the defender for an easy dunk. You can spend a year on the game and still not find the animations. I'm still trying to find that curry animation behind the back into a layup from the trailer
The strong handle spin has slowly made its way since next gen I believe, but your point stands in general! So many new animations this year that we’d go an entire cycle and miss them if we didnt try!
I’ve been loving the different animations you get from hop jumpers pointing the right stick in different directions. DBook has some smooth animations you can shoot or dribble out of
@@stats222 I know he's my starting pg. I also really like Dr js layup and dunk animations. Also Giannis has a meter dunk where he euro steps through the lane slowly bumps the defender off, almost comes to a complete stop and then rises for the slam
Thank you man. I make a prime Ben Simmons build every year and have been struggling with the layups this year. Implemented your tips with legend physical finisher and it’s been a game changer. Starting those animations from the 3pt line has been working great
It wasn't always this way, but I did start working on them a lot even though they were not at their best in seasons 1 and 2, but I can definitely say they're in a WAY better spot now!
Great tutorial Chef Cruz 👨🏼🍳, I’m a bit curious to know when is the right time to release the stick/ shoot button when timing layups because the layups in your video have layup meter turned off
Never thought layups are this good until you exposed it man. Will incorporate in my rec games hoping with you as my team mate. See you in the rec bro appreciate your contents im really am a big FAN !!!!! 🎉
I swear brother it’s coming, it’s just I was reviewing my rec footage and I’m not terribly enthused about playing MyCareer modes again because of the playerbase. I’ve had so much fun on play now and nba modes. That said, it’s time I step back in! I will at least need to lab a build, and I’ll need a week for that. But this is a top priority
I find the ai forces you into awful layups or straight up fouls from the ai if you layup too early but i'll put some practice in and see what happens. Currently feel like James Harden with the amount freethrows i get.
Fouls ain’t a bad thing! But, it’s about figuring out the right floor space for you to make sure you get it off! If you’re not getting much success, keep in mind about the point about the advantage and the lane, and make sure you go up right and up left!
I have heard really good things about LeBron layup style but haven’t tried it. I saw you recommended Devin booker in a different comment. I would be interested to hear what you think are the top 3 layup styles in the game
What layup style you think is best for physical finisher? I have legend with 97 layup and use lavines but im wondering if there is a better one for the contact lays. Thanks in advance!
Booker’s got a lot of great contact layups from physical finisher. Luka goes well with his slow style but its easier defended. Book would be my safe bet
@ nah you asking for cheese. “What’s the best layup style?” Is a nice way to say what layup style will trigger these cheese animations. If he told you it was angel reese you equip that before your next game. I don’t copy TH-camrs. I understand they are making content. It’s a reason y Monday this is the best build and again on Wednesday. I watch for badge percentages not animations. If you nice on the sticks animations don’t matter. Stop trying to do whatever is the cheesiest
Ive been trying this oit with my 6 6 96 layup 84 strenght build but i cant get these animations to work. Can you make a video explaining this more in depth or just explaining common mistakes while doing these layups. I keep pushing the RS sideways and up but 9 out of 10 times i get a tightly contested layup and an horrible animation
I have another video called 'secret layup method' maybe try using that method instead. This one offers more player control, but this is about as extensive an explanation as I can give man.
Always on high risk, and it’s really good for tough layups as long as you got the badges and ratings. 99 percent of the people should stick with real player percentage though. But i will say for most layups, this is the closest its felt to 24 (except for long scoops and rangey floaters)
I’m so mad they destroyed floaters this year. I need something to combat the paint sitters. Now I’ve been relying on euros, reverse lays, and D. Fox’s normal square/x lays.
Try Stephen curry layup package. (Only for small guards tho). But man I have a 96 layup rating and I'm making tight contest layup over 7'0 centers . his floaters are quick and has a high arc.
@@daquanmiller2836 Yea I heard curry is good too. And that’s what’s trash about floaters… the timing on them are too fast. It’s hard to pick up a visual cue.
Just feels more intuitive in my opinion! The button is fine too, I just like the way you can go from dribbling to layups immediately without switching your fingers off of the stick!
@@KevinCruz016 okay thanks for clarification, i was testing with the method and i was getting similar results with the button so i was confused that’s all thank you and keep making these videos
I would take baby steps if you're coming from real player percentage. So try with meter on and normal risk, once you get comfortable turn the meter off, then go high risk as you continue to develop the muscle memory and familiarity with the animations!
I would say Gold and then +1 to HOF if you like. I wouldn't go to legend just because the strength requirement is so large (unless you're going the plus one route or you have cap breakers). Gold feels great, and that's what I'm aiming for and then boosting it to HOF using one of my Max +1s.
Gold feels super good man, i would aim for that, or at least silver maybe. But this is one of those badges that you absolutely need to have at least on bronze, but the stuff you can get away with on gold has me thinking thats gonna be a good sweet spot.
2klab test yielded hof physical finisher as the best value high end badge level but I think all levels are solid because you’re unlocking more animations as you go from bronze to silver to gold and the rating opens up the window on tough attempts too
This looks awesome. I would love to see more. I made a 6’10 last night, similar to your kd build where I can + 1 physical and strong handles to the legend to try out.
Question regarding the layup timing profile: do you use with the meter or no layup meter while playing online (Mycareer) ? Does it have a higher green window like jumoshots?
You can literally see there’s no meter in the video and Kevin Cruz plays high risk but normal will be fine. Tutes got a video showing high risk is best now
No meter, layup timing on high risk brother. Took me a while to really nail it, and I've been working on it since launch. But now it feels really good. Gonna take some work to get really good, but the last few layup videos I did are the sauce!
@@KevinCruz016 been watching your vids you’re smooth with the moves. I have 90 driving layup and it definitely feels better since the last buff to timed layups. I switched to low risk and meter on and it’s been good. I get a lot of greens and I’ll make some early/ lates. My issue is when I’m getting contested by a decent defender or better, the timing is different and I’ll miss it. I use Kyrie layups and it isn’t too bad I wish I can register the jelly’s more tbh lol
You’ll rise up for a pull up if your defender is in position to bump you into one. So you need to make sure you create a lane and an advantage. Otherwise also make sure your body is angled towards the basket. Otherwise a different angle will cause a pull up jumper
How u do the spin cheese to go by your defender ? A lot of people do that online and feels unguardable. People run and spin on the defender and still go forward for a layup
Need strong handle, just get into any contact animation with your defender and spin away. Easy counter is to have high perimeter d of around 80+ to stop at least good strong handle spins. HOF and Legend need a higher perimeter D rating
I have a 90 layup guard with trey young layup package and Im still running real player % because sometimes I get these ultra fast layup animations that happen unexpectedly when I'm trying to do other moves that caused me to miss my contact layups. Is there a way to stop those animations?
Massive leap over no physical finisher, but silver is what I’d probably budget for at the very least because at that level its also about the animation package that you’d like to have. Something like Austin Reaves layup or Giannis layup for example would work really well with physical finisher and those require only 77 and 80 driving layup
80 layup is where you wanna be. I've definitely noticed a big difference between 80 and even 75 layup. Default swing layup package is very good as well. You get Trae young at 80 with 6'4" and under and that's another very good layup package
@djdrake111 6'10" definitely giannis layup which you get at 80. I run PG and Center. Also try out Anthony Davis motion style. I seen tutes just did more tests and that gives you the best speed on both offense and defense
Higher the better, but gold may be too rich for most. Id get it to silver because there are some good layup packages that come with the 80 layup requirement
It's about context man, if you're playing rec, people have a tendency to sit paint with bigs off of drives. Definitely a no-no in those situations, so punish them with middies to get them to come forward. Make sure you have space and a lane and the advantage, then use accordingly!
Try it with real player percentage i have a 6'4 pg with a 77 layup and 85 strength and i get layups on everyone you just gotta plan and wait til u see ball clear
For me personally the game is too animated . It does too much FOR ME & I often break the animations because I’m used to doing things myself . Very hard to get used to especially with lag spikes and the different modes with different latency
Timing for layups is now 20% more effective high risk than real player percentage. Also nobody knew about this technique he explained. Are you saying you had this technique down pat and it is still trash?
@@luismota962 never said i had the technique down. I was referring to lay ups in general. bad animations to where you get blocked a lot, timing was ass etc. I had 2 builds with 90+ layups just never was really effective even with 90+ strength. turned timing off awhile ago because of how bad layups were. for some reason physical finisher never really worked even with legend
@ that’s why I’m replying. Timing got a huge buff and kev cruz is giving us new info on how to maximize it. If you have 90 plus lay builds already now is the time to try it again with this new info. It’s not like you have to spend money on anything.
@@J_b0yyy1 just get better at the game gang, u getting blocked taking layups as if you can't pump fake them hoes or do a jelly - u can even cheese stand till layups by pump faking into a standing jelly if u got atleast silver mixmaster it's going in everytime
Hello, ive always been a nerd about precise animation and realistic moves in videogames and NBA2K, i recently bought the 25 and thanks to you i am super invested in mastering special moves and off the radar animation which are hard to trigger ! Is there a way to reach out to you and do some research ? do you have a discord server ?
been waiting for these bangers lets goooo!!!!!
Thank you bro!!
Yea bro after your last video I’ve been finishing way better in the rec, holding up on the stick when getting past my defender is just way better than using the button for some
it will affect on kyrie acrobat layup in Ai, like when kyrie is finishing instead of doing euro, hop or side step he will do bully ball
You speaking fax bro 🙏🏽 Crab dribble definitely helps so much. I play Rec and when I use it on my guard it forces the other defenders to open the paint as they don’t know what to do other than get to their man since they not used to seeing that.
Yessir!! It forces so many overreactions!
There are so many hidden animations this year due to pro play. For instance the strong handle spin off the defender for an easy dunk. You can spend a year on the game and still not find the animations. I'm still trying to find that curry animation behind the back into a layup from the trailer
That’s been a thing bro lol
The strong handle spin has slowly made its way since next gen I believe, but your point stands in general! So many new animations this year that we’d go an entire cycle and miss them if we didnt try!
Pretty sure the curry layup is just a euro. Just have to go from the right angle
I’ve been loving the different animations you get from hop jumpers pointing the right stick in different directions. DBook has some smooth animations you can shoot or dribble out of
@@stats222 I know he's my starting pg. I also really like Dr js layup and dunk animations. Also Giannis has a meter dunk where he euro steps through the lane slowly bumps the defender off, almost comes to a complete stop and then rises for the slam
book got the best lay up package, his animations are so sneakyyy
Thank you man. I make a prime Ben Simmons build every year and have been struggling with the layups this year. Implemented your tips with legend physical finisher and it’s been a game changer. Starting those animations from the 3pt line has been working great
3:29 clip is insane! Gotta try this out 💯
Lets gooooooooooooo!
Here to give you your flowers. Your channel randomly popped on my feed during 2k23 days and I’ve been watching ever since. Keep dropping knowledge
W channel for teaching me this. I’ve been using the buttons and gotten nowhere
Damn, watching this made me realize just how good layups are this year. Using this info will work wonders for my 7’1 with 80 driving lay
It wasn't always this way, but I did start working on them a lot even though they were not at their best in seasons 1 and 2, but I can definitely say they're in a WAY better spot now!
My boy! You still cooking! 🔥🔥🔥I'm super proud of you! Great content.
Always appreciate you brother!!
Bro you stay droppin knowledge....im new to the channel but game recognize game
Thank you bro!
Great tutorial Chef Cruz 👨🏼🍳, I’m a bit curious to know when is the right time to release the stick/ shoot button when timing layups because the layups in your video have layup meter turned off
Will try to explain in my main layup tutorial!
Never thought layups are this good until you exposed it man. Will incorporate in my rec games hoping with you as my team mate. See you in the rec bro appreciate your contents im really am a big FAN !!!!! 🎉
LETS GOOOOOOOOO!
Finally getting around to this. Top tier stuff!
Thank you bro!
Week 1 of asking is this the week your Steph curry shot creation video but for 6’5-6’9 comes out
I swear brother it’s coming, it’s just I was reviewing my rec footage and I’m not terribly enthused about playing MyCareer modes again because of the playerbase.
I’ve had so much fun on play now and nba modes.
That said, it’s time I step back in! I will at least need to lab a build, and I’ll need a week for that. But this is a top priority
Is kyrie layup style good or should I be using booker?
Stay dropping knowledge Chef.
Absolutely!
I find the ai forces you into awful layups or straight up fouls from the ai if you layup too early but i'll put some practice in and see what happens.
Currently feel like James Harden with the amount freethrows i get.
Fouls ain’t a bad thing! But, it’s about figuring out the right floor space for you to make sure you get it off! If you’re not getting much success, keep in mind about the point about the advantage and the lane, and make sure you go up right and up left!
I have heard really good things about LeBron layup style but haven’t tried it. I saw you recommended Devin booker in a different comment. I would be interested to hear what you think are the top 3 layup styles in the game
Hey Cruz that James Harden tutorial coming out this year ?im waiting for you 😂😂
What layup style you think is best for physical finisher? I have legend with 97 layup and use lavines but im wondering if there is a better one for the contact lays. Thanks in advance!
Bro just plat how you want to play. Stop trying to do whatever everyone is doing.
Booker’s got a lot of great contact layups from physical finisher. Luka goes well with his slow style but its easier defended.
Book would be my safe bet
@@KevinCruz016 Appreciation it
@PierreRembert I do play how I want to play. Doesn't mean I dont get other people's opinions on stuff. Obviously you do too or you wouldn't be here...
@ nah you asking for cheese. “What’s the best layup style?” Is a nice way to say what layup style will trigger these cheese animations. If he told you it was angel reese you equip that before your next game. I don’t copy TH-camrs. I understand they are making content. It’s a reason y Monday this is the best build and again on Wednesday. I watch for badge percentages not animations. If you nice on the sticks animations don’t matter. Stop trying to do whatever is the cheesiest
Ive been trying this oit with my 6 6 96 layup 84 strenght build but i cant get these animations to work. Can you make a video explaining this more in depth or just explaining common mistakes while doing these layups. I keep pushing the RS sideways and up but 9 out of 10 times i get a tightly contested layup and an horrible animation
I have another video called 'secret layup method' maybe try using that method instead. This one offers more player control, but this is about as extensive an explanation as I can give man.
you think it’s worth getting on bronze over no badge or getting 99 free throw instead on a 5’9
Does this affect standing close shots at all?
Kevin what shot profile do you use for your layups? Is real player percentage not the best anymore?
Always on high risk, and it’s really good for tough layups as long as you got the badges and ratings. 99 percent of the people should stick with real player percentage though. But i will say for most layups, this is the closest its felt to 24 (except for long scoops and rangey floaters)
@ okay I have 99 close shot and have been unimpressed with Real Player % I’ll give high risk a try
I’m so mad they destroyed floaters this year. I need something to combat the paint sitters. Now I’ve been relying on euros, reverse lays, and D. Fox’s normal square/x lays.
Try Stephen curry layup package. (Only for small guards tho). But man I have a 96 layup rating and I'm making tight contest layup over 7'0 centers . his floaters are quick and has a high arc.
Derrick rose is nice too, but it’s all preference
@@daquanmiller2836 Yea I heard curry is good too. And that’s what’s trash about floaters… the timing on them are too fast. It’s hard to pick up a visual cue.
@@StayINCheck I haven’t tried D. Rose yet. I’ve been rocking with D. Fox since the beginning. His regular lay is quick & explosive.
@@BigPetzilla well I also got a 80 layup, 84 with boost
if you don’t mind me asking what makes using the stick different from the button?
Just feels more intuitive in my opinion! The button is fine too, I just like the way you can go from dribbling to layups immediately without switching your fingers off of the stick!
@@KevinCruz016 okay thanks for clarification, i was testing with the method and i was getting similar results with the button so i was confused that’s all thank you and keep making these videos
Would u recommend to play with high risk without the meter?
I would take baby steps if you're coming from real player percentage. So try with meter on and normal risk, once you get comfortable turn the meter off, then go high risk as you continue to develop the muscle memory and familiarity with the animations!
Is legend physical finisher worth it? Or would I be fine with HOF?
I would say Gold and then +1 to HOF if you like. I wouldn't go to legend just because the strength requirement is so large (unless you're going the plus one route or you have cap breakers).
Gold feels great, and that's what I'm aiming for and then boosting it to HOF using one of my Max +1s.
Does it help on close shots or standing layups
It sure will, but with the buff to interior defense, I would not advise standing layups unless you’ve got high paint prodigy or open
Which platform are you playing on. I've never seen that HUD before that shows your badge activation icons.
PS5, press up on the d pad bro!
Hey Kevin! I know that the analysis of the levels of the badge isn't the point of the video, but do you think the bronze level have a good return?
Gold feels super good man, i would aim for that, or at least silver maybe. But this is one of those badges that you absolutely need to have at least on bronze, but the stuff you can get away with on gold has me thinking thats gonna be a good sweet spot.
2klab test yielded hof physical finisher as the best value high end badge level but I think all levels are solid because you’re unlocking more animations as you go from bronze to silver to gold and the rating opens up the window on tough attempts too
This looks awesome. I would love to see more. I made a 6’10 last night, similar to your kd build where I can + 1 physical and strong handles to the legend to try out.
Tested it out on a bunch of play now online games! Dropping it soon!
I finally got it ! Been using the three line to orient my stick inputs and it’s just working ! Now to get in on all your pro ass breakers. Woo !
Have you tired out Maxey lay up style? It’s very shifty!!!
Personally love it! For small guards a really fun layup packages to use!
Question regarding the layup timing profile: do you use with the meter or no layup meter while playing online (Mycareer) ? Does it have a higher green window like jumoshots?
You can literally see there’s no meter in the video and Kevin Cruz plays high risk but normal will be fine. Tutes got a video showing high risk is best now
No meter, layup timing on high risk brother. Took me a while to really nail it, and I've been working on it since launch. But now it feels really good. Gonna take some work to get really good, but the last few layup videos I did are the sauce!
@@KevinCruz016 been watching your vids you’re smooth with the moves. I have 90 driving layup and it definitely feels better since the last buff to timed layups. I switched to low risk and meter on and it’s been good. I get a lot of greens and I’ll make some early/ lates. My issue is when I’m getting contested by a decent defender or better, the timing is different and I’ll miss it. I use Kyrie layups and it isn’t too bad I wish I can register the jelly’s more tbh lol
Can you drop more MC videos like your sigs and jumpshots u used in the rec
What practice mode is that?
Just scrimmage mode bro!
i got an 88 layup, whats ur favorite layup style. I used to use dbook last year but ive been trying out trae young cs they nerfed his floater.
D Book still has some of the best layup animations in the game even though the floater is nerfed! But Trae is pretty good too!
Thanks for the sauce bro!
Yessir!
Is this with turbo held or no?
Turbo on is my suggestion but if you have high dunk it could lead to a dunk activation instead!
@ I got 99 driving dunk 85 layup
aye kev where that dbook double step back at 🤣🤣🤣
Is gold level worth it?
yes elite finishing
How do you stop your player from going up for a jumper when you’re trying to do a layup because I’ll do the exact same thing but they’ll just pull up
You’ll rise up for a pull up if your defender is in position to bump you into one. So you need to make sure you create a lane and an advantage.
Otherwise also make sure your body is angled towards the basket. Otherwise a different angle will cause a pull up jumper
@ thanks Kev you’re the man I’m always watching your videos when they post
It wouldn’t be Kevin Cruz video without me being First 🙂↕️🔥
lets go brother!!
How u do the spin cheese to go by your defender ? A lot of people do that online and feels unguardable. People run and spin on the defender and still go forward for a layup
Need strong handle, just get into any contact animation with your defender and spin away.
Easy counter is to have high perimeter d of around 80+ to stop at least good strong handle spins. HOF and Legend need a higher perimeter D rating
To add on Kevin's comment i think you need to release sprint button when spinning
@@KevinCruz016 thanks a lot kevin, keep grinding
@@williampoirier9097 thanks mate
I have a 90 layup guard with trey young layup package and Im still running real player % because sometimes I get these ultra fast layup animations that happen unexpectedly when I'm trying to do other moves that caused me to miss my contact layups. Is there a way to stop those animations?
Is Bronze Physical Finisher liable ??
Massive leap over no physical finisher, but silver is what I’d probably budget for at the very least because at that level its also about the animation package that you’d like to have.
Something like Austin Reaves layup or Giannis layup for example would work really well with physical finisher and those require only 77 and 80 driving layup
@kevincruz016 thx Sauce King 🔥💪🏾
80 layup is where you wanna be. I've definitely noticed a big difference between 80 and even 75 layup. Default swing layup package is very good as well. You get Trae young at 80 with 6'4" and under and that's another very good layup package
@@Your_Average_Gamer_Fabo I’m on a 6”10 but I feel you
@djdrake111 6'10" definitely giannis layup which you get at 80. I run PG and Center. Also try out Anthony Davis motion style. I seen tutes just did more tests and that gives you the best speed on both offense and defense
Bronze is really good but is silver or gold the sweet spot?
Higher the better, but gold may be too rich for most. Id get it to silver because there are some good layup packages that come with the 80 layup requirement
@ thanks for the help bro 😎
How do you time the layup with no meter
Release you’re stick or button as you’re player is in the motion of releasing the ball
Bro I’ve been trying this and been getting my 💩 punched smh
It's about context man, if you're playing rec, people have a tendency to sit paint with bigs off of drives. Definitely a no-no in those situations, so punish them with middies to get them to come forward. Make sure you have space and a lane and the advantage, then use accordingly!
Try it with real player percentage i have a 6'4 pg with a 77 layup and 85 strength and i get layups on everyone you just gotta plan and wait til u see ball clear
if funny because in those exact crab situations if you tried to dunk meter you wouldnt even get a dunk
For me personally the game is too animated . It does too much FOR ME & I often break the animations because I’m used to doing things myself . Very hard to get used to especially with lag spikes and the different modes with different latency
How does it go online?
For Play Now Online at least, works like a charm. I'm going to test it out on my high layup build in the Rec soon!
@ thanks. I am definitely interested in some videos of the rec gameplay.
goat
🫡🫡🫡🫡
nah. layups trash imo. maybe its gotten better after latest patches
Timing for layups is now 20% more effective high risk than real player percentage. Also nobody knew about this technique he explained. Are you saying you had this technique down pat and it is still trash?
@@luismota962 never said i had the technique down. I was referring to lay ups in general. bad animations to where you get blocked a lot, timing was ass etc. I had 2 builds with 90+ layups just never was really effective even with 90+ strength. turned timing off awhile ago because of how bad layups were. for some reason physical finisher never really worked even with legend
@ that’s why I’m replying. Timing got a huge buff and kev cruz is giving us new info on how to maximize it. If you have 90 plus lay builds already now is the time to try it again with this new info.
It’s not like you have to spend money on anything.
@ no one said anything about spending money 🤷🏽♂️
@@J_b0yyy1 just get better at the game gang, u getting blocked taking layups as if you can't pump fake them hoes or do a jelly - u can even cheese stand till layups by pump faking into a standing jelly if u got atleast silver mixmaster it's going in everytime
90 layup? Not worth it to me.
First
Ayeeeeeeee!!
Hello, ive always been a nerd about precise animation and realistic moves in videogames and NBA2K, i recently bought the 25 and thanks to you i am super invested in mastering special moves and off the radar animation which are hard to trigger ! Is there a way to reach out to you and do some research ? do you have a discord server ?