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!
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
@@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
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.
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
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
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?
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
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
"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!!!!
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 😎
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.
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
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.
godzgift503 he didn’t say button mashing though. Sometimes I come and read TH-cam 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.
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
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.
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.
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...
This year it seems there’s only one necessary gear lol nothing else works well enough. Holding down L2 or R2 for even longer than 2 seconds is a blow by this year.
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
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?
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
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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
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!
Sam pham just saved my blood pressure from spiking bruh. I feel the difference immediately. Thank you Sam pham.
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
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
I was losing every game before I watched this. I just couldn't figure out defense. You helped me a lot!
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
This defense tutorial really works. Helped me a lot. Can't wait for you 2k22 defense tutorial.
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.
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
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
Bruh I can finally contest some players and not slide like I’m clumsy af. Thanks a bunch for the tips
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
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 ?
Bro this helps me a lot, my Achilles ankle always be the defensive, now I am getting better on this too!!!
“Another One” DJ Khalid voice 🤗🤗 Thanks brother!
Thank you haha
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
Keep em coming Sam 🔥🔥🔥
Will do !
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.
Underrated TH-camr defense is important, everyone will start looking up ways to stop getting blown by as soon as they take a couple Ls
Love how he says "My Kawhi"😂😂
Try to anticipate their direction without holding L2 or turbo stay with them keep contact touching them!
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
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
Always come on clutch with the tips 💪🏾
Your welcome. And thank you !
This saved me bro thanks💯 i was getting bodied tryna guard playshots but now i guard them consistently
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
"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!!!!
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 😎
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. 💪
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.
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
Thanks man! Started using your tips and my game improved a lot! Keep the good work up!
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
This is literate how I play defense so I can vouch this is elite defensive tips!💪🏾😎🔥🔥👍🏾
im going to try this as i have been getting my groceries TOOK! thanks
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
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.
Amazing tutorial content! Exactly what I needed to see 🙌🏼
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 TH-cam 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.
Bro been comin thru 😂😂 Great vid 👏🏽
THIS SAVED ME!
thanks man . it improve my defence !
You a GOAT! Keep working 💪🏾
is this work on the park or rec or pro am?
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
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.
Thanks for the tips my dude!
Your a great teacher, appreciate the tips will put them to use 🙌🏽🔥
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.
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 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
The best video for 2k21. Thanks again.
Thank you !
Sam how do you stop the cheese fast break sprinting up the side...how do you get back in time
DUDE YOU ARE SO FUCKING SMART FOR THIS.
Earned a new sub 💯
Why not put defensive assist to 100?? What does it do Exactly?
Awesome content as usual man, Could you do best defensive settings for my team mode ?
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
I was thinking this was cap but I have seen improvements🤝
Thanks coach! 🙌
15 or 20 applies to the big man as well I'm a 6'10 big with 45 lateral any tips will help thank you
Wouldn't lightning reflexes badge help with this so you know which way to cut off and hit L2, R2?
Listen to him for 2k20 defense it was the only thing I was good at so I'm going to try this now
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
9 months later and still watching BTW that was a mean cross over at the end
How do you have this 1 on 1 setup on freestyle?
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
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
Defense assist settings apply to any position and defence stats? Or is this only for guards sliding?
Please more explanation of what you should be doing with the left stick
ooooo i needed that brother!!!!
Thank you Sam. Defense is really strange this year. Some time its really frustrating. You need used for new style
Yes. Try this for size it should help a lot more.
Great video! Thank you!
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
You are a life saver bro 🙌🏾🔥
Always happy to help
Guess who just earned a sub😂? Thanks man.
Thank you my guy I was like how am I getting beat with HOF badges
How do you add subtitles again? In the game like communication with your team in mycareer
Dope vid sam...i still remember how much you helped me with you "gears"
This year it seems there’s only one necessary gear lol nothing else works well enough. Holding down L2 or R2 for even longer than 2 seconds is a blow by this year.
But when the player is without the ball i need to hold L2?
Thank you so much my defense is disgusting now 🔥🔥🔥
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
Thanks needed this
Does any of this work against play shots spamming behind the backs and speed boosts?
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?
Does this also work on switch? ZL and ZR? Hoping to get a feedback
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
Sometimes I do the B&F LBRB and they still blow past me, any tips? Btw im a 73 overall
Could you run a game with the 08 rockets? Would love to see how you use them.
Hi Sam. Love your videos. Do you do coaching for playing 2k21?
cant get it to work. Do i have to keep pressing it or hold the left stick?
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 will these same mechanics work for 2K 20
Good content bro
great vid
waitting your playbook video ^^
That should come out around next Wednesday or Thursday I think !
@@SamPhamNBA2KTipsandTutorial it is fine ,Thanks for getting back to me
My hero. Thanks 23 straight games on great players
Nice video!