I learned how important strong handle is on day 1. At 1st my strength wasn't up on my PG and I was getting bumped all over the court. As soon as I got strong handle I was able to actually move around without being pushed all over. Absolutely essential for anyone that will be dribbling. Even bronze is very good
Yessir!! I hinted at this in my Luka community day video. There’s just something with strength this year and how essential it is to round out so much of the other parts of your game. Defense, finishing, post work, perimeter shot creation. Its one of the most important physicals in the game
@@KevinCruz016 100% agree and all of my builds will have a minimum of 73 strength but 84 seems to be a great spot to get HOF physical handles and silver immovable
@@technopancake85yes especially if have have a high layup and not dunk bc I do 73 strength also bc it helps with dribbling, defense, and contact layups
Have a build with this badge Legend and I wish I found this video earlier to learn how to properly use it. Really changed how easy it is to get to the rack (the 92 close shot, 99 layup, and 96 eventually 97 strength handle the rest.)
HOF feels just right for most builds, not too expensive at that point and should be more than enough unless you matchup with a really strong lock with high perimeter! But otherwise, this badge goes nuts bro!
i don’t know if you have tried it but the difference from hof rebound chaser to legend is a major difference, i’m 7’1 jumping over 7’3 centers to grab the offensive rebound
@@KevinCruz016 I’m about to be in the builder trying to get the most out of these animations!!! Keep on doing the work and getting these out to us I for one appreciate it I’m back into my 2k mode and looking for creativity with my builds and be different from others
Cruz. So, I’m on PS5. I had been in the lab since release perfecting my jumpshot timing. I finally got it. It lasted 5 days. Then last 2 days total crap. Ok so I have an Edge controller. I went in and changed my stick sensitivity to “Precise”. FIXED IT!!
Strong Handles / Immovable enforcer is game changing. I made a 6'4 Ant build with 85 strength for HOF strong handles. Do you think i need to max +1 it or is it fine on HOF? Thanks.
Legend I found to be only essential against locks. If you’re in a sweaty setting its worth it. For most, HOF is good! But if you’re gonna be the primary target of the locks, legend is almost gonna be too good to pass up.
Legend. Be a complete troll in the rec. i just made a 6’4 yesterday that has 92 strength. I’m looking to plus 1 strong handle and immovable enforcer to have them both on legend
I just made a 6’9 Pf with 80 ball handling, 93 strength, 80 post, 89 mid, and 96 driving lay and i have bronze lighting launch , i ball out using none of these moves 😂😂😂 im bout to be so much better now thanks to u sir
i feel like it worked better last year atleast in terms of right stick counters. often times i'll get a blow by animation that doesnt look like one and then i input the counter spin while theres still contact but then my guy suddenly blows through the defender and does a normal spin after which usually leads to him slamming the ball into the defneder that i just blew by
it also feels like the boost it gives you isnt as much as it was in the last game in terms of how high the strength difference has to be. on HOF i barely ever get the spin animation
There’s a window where you need to activate the right stick counter which is tighter this year. But I’ve had no issues taking advantage of this on HOF, but then again I’m on a powerforward that faces less resistance. Last year was kind of OP, this year was toned down a bit, but it still gives a significant advantage and that window tightens depending on your matchup.
@@KevinCruz016 yea i play SF and most of the time my matchup is a fatlock with super high strength and perimeter so its not suprise that im not getting anything
Going up against pure locks makes some of the RS counters tough but you still get the quick triple threat launches and some of the bully animations, but i agree locks thaf have high strength probably the best at countering this!
I love it especially in 1v1 I have hof lightning launch and hof strong handles in 1v1 if the defender is on your hip you can put it through his legs every time if doesn't have enough strength or defense
I got takeover that adds up to plus 7 on speed. Definitely the weakness of the build, but not something that isn’t addressed. Even with half of take, 74-75 is perfectly fine, especially since I got low weight as a powerforward
@@KevinCruz016 appreciate it, this year I’m rocking a Instrument of Buckets pro tuned build (strictly cause of name and shot creation) and using your tips to cook ppl. Thanks heaps bro 🤙🏽
Hey Kevin, when it comes to those weird teleport strip steals when you're driving into the paint do you think that it would be better to have higher Strong Handles or higher Unpluckable?
Get the highest that you can, but I feel like HOF is a really good sweet spot. So if you're willing to use your Max + 1 on it, do it! But I think gold will be good as a base!
I’m gonna have 6’4 230 (85 str) with 94 dunk 90 3 with my first breaker, gold dimer bronze chase down, gold steals gold immovable will be an absolute tank also 86 handles enough to get most decent animations there’s really no weakness I can see solid across the board with access to great animations imo
Can someone please help me it’s like u don’t got no control on my player I can’t get psssed my defender always getting bump and when I do and drive to basket I do dribble pull up can someone help me when do I press turbo or how to do I hold left stick feels like I’m doing it wrong
What do you think the sweet spot is for this badge? Do you think you can still get good animations with silver or gold, or do you need at least HOF to get good animations?
Yeah man, but unfortunately nature of the beast. Its why I take time to understand the game and its systems, and then it’ll probably change once the big gameplay patch hits.
I have a question I don’t play online I play my career mostly I’m trying to understand what are the chances of ankle breakers I get my enjoyment at see them but it so rare and mines is at hall of fame
Yea, Its dope I just keep switching back & forth between +1 to HOF ankle breaker & +1 to HOF strong handles trying to figure out which is more OP as a legend badge for for my playstyle. Hows it working for you?
@@krishampton1284I wouldn’t use it on ankle assassin. Strong handles and Lightning launch on Legend is an OP combo. I just slid by defenders especially bringing the ball up. What you can do is rock Ankletaker Blur takeover so not only you fast af but also strong asl rim run and I got a 99 3 ball 😂
Physical handles spins are not determined by your spin animation. They’re generic for all. But for my big I’m using KD. Make sure to rotate it fully and not just quarter circle.
On a slashing PG - if you had to between Legend Strong Handles or Legend Lightning Launch.. which would you pick? Whichever you don’t get legend on - the other would be at HOF.
Honestly HOF on either is good enough, but if you're the type that will be guarded by locks, lightning launch might be better because locks will probably have the perimeter defense and strength to neutralize strong handle. But I just think getting to HOF lightning launch might be too expensive unless you have cap breakers. So maybe from an efficiency POV go for HOF strong handle and get the highest level of immovable enforcer you can along with it.
@@KevinCruz016 hof/ legend strong handles with hof/legend posterize I'm getting knocked out of animations... even if i am going up against a lock it shouldn't matter unless they're hof /legend steal... games broken
Hi perimeter defense builds. As long as your perimeter is around 85ish it gets tougher. And of course strength matters. Stay lateral but dont get too attached too if you can
I learned how important strong handle is on day 1. At 1st my strength wasn't up on my PG and I was getting bumped all over the court. As soon as I got strong handle I was able to actually move around without being pushed all over. Absolutely essential for anyone that will be dribbling. Even bronze is very good
Yessir!! I hinted at this in my Luka community day video. There’s just something with strength this year and how essential it is to round out so much of the other parts of your game. Defense, finishing, post work, perimeter shot creation. Its one of the most important physicals in the game
@@KevinCruz016 100% agree and all of my builds will have a minimum of 73 strength but 84 seems to be a great spot to get HOF physical handles and silver immovable
Aw crap, I have a pg at 73 ovr, should I really restart just to put strength on my build?
@@technopancake85yes, trust me go 84 strength 85 perimeter D thank me later
@@technopancake85yes especially if have have a high layup and not dunk bc I do 73 strength also bc it helps with dribbling, defense, and contact layups
That snatch back with Physical Handles just gave me a flashback to the 2K18 days when that was the go-to for everything.
I have strong handle on a Drose build. Being fast + Strong is a deadly combination.
K. Cruz is the best 2k content creator. And yes we rockin with the kd build.
Have a build with this badge Legend and I wish I found this video earlier to learn how to properly use it. Really changed how easy it is to get to the rack (the 92 close shot, 99 layup, and 96 eventually 97 strength handle the rest.)
STRONG HANDLE IS A SUPER UNDERRATED BADGE ESPECIALLY ON SMALLER PLAYERS💯🔥🔥
Someone help this kid turn his caps lock off it’s been 6 years
@@JASP3R_SPOTIFYYou should understand that’s his marketing strategy, his comments stand out which is why you know it’s him from 6 years ago
If your player 64 and under why you need strength just invest in speed
@@lucaseureka2998so you aren’t getting bullied
@@lucaseureka2998most pg’s don’t have strength, so if u have atleast 84 strength u have a big advantage
I literally just left proving grounds and saw my strong handles hit HOF so time to try this out lol
HOF feels just right for most builds, not too expensive at that point and should be more than enough unless you matchup with a really strong lock with high perimeter! But otherwise, this badge goes nuts bro!
Strength matters. I’ve always used strength. Even when there were no badges for them at PG. It means more now. I strongly recommend it
Always providing the sauce...what the 2k community needs
I think it's their perimeter defense as well I've noticed that bigs can't stop that spin even if they have more strength
Yup, high perimeter is the key counter for this. So bigs really stand no chance, and its why I planned around having this on HOF for my KD build!
I’m going crazy on the 1s court no one can stop the post backdown drop step or the strong handles spin
right when i make a build with strong handles bro drops a tut . Goated frfr .
As a big guard, thank you 2k for advertising the Kevin hart builds. Feel bad for the buhls who made 5’9s but 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
5’9 disgusting in the right hands in 5v5.
@@toneygetsbuckets7286 I can pull up on them with my 6’7 with 0 contest 😂
The best content creator providing videos that help you play the game
i don’t know if you have tried it but the difference from hof rebound chaser to legend is a major difference, i’m 7’1 jumping over 7’3 centers to grab the offensive rebound
7’1 and 7’3 is no difference my guy 😂
@@Grind2Excellence wingspan, box out strength, there definitely some differences
I’m 7’0 tall and grab boards over basically everyone lmao. 83 vert helps a ton.
@2:58 Kevin, what did you mean when you said, "as soon as LeBron gets up into me..."?
Chef Cruz with the SAUCE
Yessir!
Great minds think alike, I'm even running the large body type on my 6'4 to really push the bully ball narrative
Making a 6’4 230(85 str)with burly body type with 94 driving dunk it’s going to be nasty have to see if I can possible cap to 99 that would be crazy
This is going to be key I want to do a Luka build and this will help me being a slower big guard that’s going to be on the post too
Yessir!! Luka has it on gold, but I’d personally target hof and maybe have lightning launch as gold!
@@KevinCruz016 I’m about to be in the builder trying to get the most out of these animations!!! Keep on doing the work and getting these out to us I for one appreciate it I’m back into my 2k mode and looking for creativity with my builds and be different from others
Cruz. So, I’m on PS5. I had been in the lab since release perfecting my jumpshot timing. I finally got it. It lasted 5 days. Then last 2 days total crap.
Ok so I have an Edge controller. I went in and changed my stick sensitivity to “Precise”. FIXED IT!!
This video tou said nothing but facts all my builds from my lock to big and stretch have hof strong handles MINIMUM 💯
I see the vision. Subscribed.
Strong Handles / Immovable enforcer is game changing. I made a 6'4 Ant build with 85 strength for HOF strong handles.
Do you think i need to max +1 it or is it fine on HOF? Thanks.
Legend I found to be only essential against locks. If you’re in a sweaty setting its worth it. For most, HOF is good! But if you’re gonna be the primary target of the locks, legend is almost gonna be too good to pass up.
@@KevinCruz016 Thanks bro, you're the Goat 🐐
@KevinCruz016 how much faster do you drain stamina the more you weigh?
Legend. Be a complete troll in the rec. i just made a 6’4 yesterday that has 92 strength. I’m looking to plus 1 strong handle and immovable enforcer to have them both on legend
@@gameklipz3553that’s what I have and it’s nuts. 6’4 230 with 91 strength and Great Wall take. 99 strength on 6’4 is unreal
thank you for explaining how to do this
I just made a 6’9 Pf with 80 ball handling, 93 strength, 80 post, 89 mid, and 96 driving lay and i have bronze lighting launch , i ball out using none of these moves 😂😂😂 im bout to be so much better now thanks to u sir
Lets goooooooooooooo!!!
i feel like it worked better last year atleast in terms of right stick counters. often times i'll get a blow by animation that doesnt look like one and then i input the counter spin while theres still contact but then my guy suddenly blows through the defender and does a normal spin after which usually leads to him slamming the ball into the defneder that i just blew by
it also feels like the boost it gives you isnt as much as it was in the last game in terms of how high the strength difference has to be. on HOF i barely ever get the spin animation
There’s a window where you need to activate the right stick counter which is tighter this year. But I’ve had no issues taking advantage of this on HOF, but then again I’m on a powerforward that faces less resistance.
Last year was kind of OP, this year was toned down a bit, but it still gives a significant advantage and that window tightens depending on your matchup.
@@KevinCruz016 yea i play SF and most of the time my matchup is a fatlock with super high strength and perimeter so its not suprise that im not getting anything
@@mikeesteves8427also getting nothing smh
Everyone makes it look easy in my court. I would love to see people shoot in Pro-Am court
I made a small FOWARD nd Im always matched up with PURE LOCKS but other than that it’s my favorite badge
Going up against pure locks makes some of the RS counters tough but you still get the quick triple threat launches and some of the bully animations, but i agree locks thaf have high strength probably the best at countering this!
Is strong handles countered by high perimeter and on-ball menace? I’m thinking about making a 6’7” guard🤔
High perimeter mostly kills strong handle. But there are other interactions that immovable enforcer kills too!
Thank you 💯
Perfect for left stick dribbling
Yessir, the combo of LS counters and RS Counters gives you a lot of versatility to counter!
I have Legend strong handle on my 6’4 PG with 93 strength. Straight Bullying mane 😂
Me too 💪🏾 on 6’2 with legend lighting launch
same at 6'6 legend strong handle and push all them locks out the way or cross the hell out of them
@@kewannrichardson4281 hell yeah that’s the only way I can enjoy the game this year
@@PercyEarlJr nah fr got that with 99 mid and legend immovable enforcer. My favorite kind of play style
For some reason i can’t trigger these animations consistently
Great video Cruz, can please do a video on how to stop the close shot glitch. They may not patch it in the patch coming up. Thank you 🫡
I love it especially in 1v1 I have hof lightning launch and hof strong handles in 1v1 if the defender is on your hip you can put it through his legs every time if doesn't have enough strength or defense
not sure why but that 70 speed seems wild to me, but u r always cooking
I got takeover that adds up to plus 7 on speed. Definitely the weakness of the build, but not something that isn’t addressed. Even with half of take, 74-75 is perfectly fine, especially since I got low weight as a powerforward
@@KevinCruz016 word! that sounds eminently reasonable big dogg - rlly cool of u to comment & rep the reasoning!
What’s the small guard jumpshot? 🔥🔥
i got one on my page it’s butta
Says who?? @@Cloak2k
Made a 98 3 guard wit legend strong handle 👨🏾🍳 💪🏾
The very first clip was lighting launch.
Good vid k dot! We getting more online gameplay with this build?
Working on it bro! Thank you!!
@@KevinCruz016 appreciate it, this year I’m rocking a Instrument of Buckets pro tuned build (strictly cause of name and shot creation) and using your tips to cook ppl. Thanks heaps bro 🤙🏽
Yoo Kevin Go 6’2 220 pounds 6’3 wingspan you can get HOF Lightning Launch but also Legend Strong Handle
Definitely still tweaking the pg build, will look into this!
I just made that exact build currently working on badges and Hotspots
I recommend getting a 60 d board to get the steal animation
Good thing I went with 75 oboard and 60 d
Useful for bigs on myteam?
Yeah my 6’7” pg got 85 strength , I got strong handle on gold rn but it max out at hof
What’s the fastest way to upgrade it?
Keep doing the spin or triple threat launch when people crowd you. This was one of the easiest badges to upgrade
HoF strong handles on my 6'8" SG, glad I went for it, but Mr. Cruz ... what are your sigs?!
Need his sigs fr
@@malikmurphy7241 he's got them in a diff vid I saw ("The BEST ISO BIG MAN Dribble Tutorial")
Great video
Hey Kevin, when it comes to those weird teleport strip steals when you're driving into the paint do you think that it would be better to have higher Strong Handles or higher Unpluckable?
Higher unpluckable. Those are strip animations on the drive attempt, so you can't use strong handle in the situation.
Float the ball stop dunking and laying!! Had 30 off str8 floaters lol 😂
@@JayBay813real player or timing
Can you make defense tips for playnow online?
I'm a little behind on this, but sure thing brother.
Regarding KD build and strength, not only physical handles but gold post powerhouse
What's the prefered level for strong handle? I can't get hall of fame on most of my builds lol. Most i can get is gold.
Get the highest that you can, but I feel like HOF is a really good sweet spot. So if you're willing to use your Max + 1 on it, do it! But I think gold will be good as a base!
I’m gonna have 6’4 230 (85 str) with 94 dunk 90 3 with my first breaker, gold dimer bronze chase down, gold steals gold immovable will be an absolute tank also 86 handles enough to get most decent animations there’s really no weakness I can see solid across the board with access to great animations imo
Bring back the paul george build!
Ah yes the pinoy accent 💪🏽
lmao it will also out me bro, there's no escaping the thickness of it lool
Can someone please help me it’s like u don’t got no control on my player I can’t get psssed my defender always getting bump and when I do and drive to basket I do dribble pull up can someone help me when do I press turbo or how to do I hold left stick feels like I’m doing it wrong
What do you think the sweet spot is for this badge? Do you think you can still get good animations with silver or gold, or do you need at least HOF to get good animations?
Bro do you think hof strong handle is good enough or should I go for legend it just cost a lot
Hof is good enough! Legend costs too much unless you’re a lock or post up guy, hof is good for most then just use your plus one.
@@KevinCruz016what’s that small guard jumpshot
Is big difference hof vs legend ?
Yo how you get the stat thing like that?
The tests were done in both MyNBA and MyCareer. I have a dupe of my MyCareer builds in MYNBA via created player so i can do on the fly badge tests
I wish they would let you get one redo on your build because once you make and play for a bit you see where you can change things a bit
Yeah man, but unfortunately nature of the beast. Its why I take time to understand the game and its systems, and then it’ll probably change once the big gameplay patch hits.
I have a question I don’t play online I play my career mostly I’m trying to understand what are the chances of ankle breakers I get my enjoyment at see them but it so rare and mines is at hall of fame
@kevincruz how do you speed launch the ball in front of you when your dribbling like when you double tapped R2 on 2k24?
I just made a 6'4 with 86 strength for HOF physical handles...
Has some one tried 94 swb with LL on Legend and Strong Handles on Legend with 84 strength & badge+1 to get it Legend???
Yea, Its dope I just keep switching back & forth between +1 to HOF ankle breaker & +1 to HOF strong handles trying to figure out which is more OP as a legend badge for for my playstyle. Hows it working for you?
@@krishampton1284I wouldn’t use it on ankle assassin. Strong handles and Lightning launch on Legend is an OP combo. I just slid by defenders especially bringing the ball up. What you can do is rock Ankletaker Blur takeover so not only you fast af but also strong asl rim run and I got a 99 3 ball 😂
@@Caliz1jatt bet, good lookin out im going to try that
What spin do you use and how do i do the full spin. I only seem to do half spins ????
Physical handles spins are not determined by your spin animation. They’re generic for all. But for my big I’m using KD. Make sure to rotate it fully and not just quarter circle.
@@KevinCruz016 do you start at 6pm or 12pm when you spin the stick???😀
@@KevinCruz016 thank you for the intel!
Totally stupid question here. How do I trigger a mid range pull up shot using rythm shooting. For some reason I can't get this to work
Hold down on right analog holding turbo
Hmm I gotta +1 this to gold. It will help me in 1v1's
I got 75 swb 85 strength and 85 ball handle on my Zanos build
Does this badge activate while performing post moves? Or any of it?
no... that's what post powerhouse is for
@@GodInHisPrime yes, i know, thanks, i just thought maybe it could trigger somehow too on certain post moves.
@@MrVardano maybe after a post spin but I kinda doubt it. If you do it from far enough maybe
Drop the small guard jumper
Can I get strong handle on my center?
Drop pg build pleaseee, I need that jumpshot
Does the spin move animation matter?
What?
@@PierreRemberthe probably means if different signature spins make a difference
Hmmm maybe a post scoring guard with strong handle
FACTS
I made a small guard with 90 strength and 90 lay but I don’t see no bully animations on layups, maybe I’m doing it wrong?
“Physical handles!!!!!!”
@@PierreRembert mine don’t work and gets blocked all the time🤣
@@ACEroyale it’s probably because you don’t have physical handles.
@@PierreRembert I have legend physical handles
do nut meganimations work in rec ?
Nope it’s a park move
On a slashing PG - if you had to between Legend Strong Handles or Legend Lightning Launch.. which would you pick? Whichever you don’t get legend on - the other would be at HOF.
Honestly HOF on either is good enough, but if you're the type that will be guarded by locks, lightning launch might be better because locks will probably have the perimeter defense and strength to neutralize strong handle. But I just think getting to HOF lightning launch might be too expensive unless you have cap breakers.
So maybe from an efficiency POV go for HOF strong handle and get the highest level of immovable enforcer you can along with it.
Jumper?
I made a sg build and got MJ first and Donovan second on players comparison he a fucking goat
Please take this down.. 😂 🤫
whats ur spin animation
For this it’s KD, but it shouldn’t matter bro!
STRONG HANDLE*
I keep going back to physical handle lol
No , we need to uninstall this game and never buy another 2k again thats all we need
Byeeeeeee. Good riddance
i swear this does not work on 6'10s smh
Then you're doing something wrong because all of this was captured on my 6"10
Give me more information and maybe I can help you. Like what's your badge level for strong handle, are you at the 3 or 4. Do you go up against locks.
@@KevinCruz016 hof/ legend strong handles with hof/legend posterize I'm getting knocked out of animations... even if i am going up against a lock it shouldn't matter unless they're hof /legend steal... games broken
What actually counters this because I’m getting cooked in breakout triple threat.
Hi perimeter defense builds. As long as your perimeter is around 85ish it gets tougher. And of course strength matters. Stay lateral but dont get too attached too if you can
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Appreciate you bro!
Copied the exact build , at 95 ovr and loving it so far
@@KevinCruz016what move should I practice and master first ? The fade or step back ?
That’s not a LD build 😂😂😂48 driving dunk !
Strong handle bro , keep saying physical handle lol😂😂😂
Yeah still used to calling it that from 24 lol
Stop showing everybody b4 it get patched and everybody using it😂cant enjoy nun
Patched
Nah
@KevinCruz016 I'm sure. Can you try it?
I cant seem to get any of the animations the only difference is i have a 85 you have a 86 strength could that truly be the reason?
You could be playing against locks with 92+ perim defense and silver immovable enforcer so 85 strength.