After you’ve strained your NBA 2K23 MyTEAM budget to assemble the ideal starting lineup, it’s time to consider your defense. Consider your defense now that you’ve spent all of your NBA 2K23 MyTEAM money putting together the best starting lineup. Thus we will discuss the best defensive settings for NBA 2K23 MyTEAM in this post to help you win more games.
A strong defense can mean the difference between success and failure in a game where playing on a harder difficulty setting will net you significantly more experience points and rewards.
Try these defensive settings if you want to gain MT quickly.
Your Defense Configurations
First, pick Line Ups Management from the MyTeam menu, then select the Coaching Tab.
Following that, you have five choices:
- Modify the Playbook
- Alternate the coach
- Modify the strategy
- Adapt the minutes
- Coach Settings
The Coach Gameplan and Coach Settings will be the main topics of this article. This defensive setup is intended to put a lot of pressure on your opponents and raise the possibility of recovering the ball swiftly.
Coach Gameplan
Hedge: To Soft-Hedge, switch. Defenders will automatically hedge their assignment based on the team’s plan. In Soft-Hedge, the hedging player will go forward to block the ball carrier’s turn.
Hedge center: To Soft-Hedge, switch. Defenders will automatically hedge their assignment based on the team’s plan. In Soft-Hedge, the hedging player will go forward to block the ball carrier’s turn.
Force Direction: Assume automated. According to the team’s system, defenders favor one side and pressure the ball carrier.
Off-Ball Pressure– Switch to tight. Defenders will automatically use the pressure strategy of the team when defending off-ball. Off-ball defenders carefully protect perimeter players and leave minimal room when the defense is tight.
On-ball pressure – Switch to Smother. Defenders automatically use the team’s pressure strategy when encircling the ball handler. In Smother, the on-ball defender will try to shorten the gap as much as possible, increasing turnover chances.
On Ball Screen (Center): Depending on the team’s plan, defenders will protect the ball during the pick-and-roll. The on-ball defender in Go Over will cross the screen.
On Ball Screen: Alternately, go over. Defenders will protect the ball during the pick-and-roll, depending on the team’s plan. The on-ball defender in Go Over will cross the screen.
Force Direction: Assume automated. According to the team’s system, defenders favor one side and pressure the ball carrier.
Stay Connected: Switch to “Yes.” According to the team’s playbook, defenders will stick with the screener automatically. The hedging defender will remain tethered to the screener if the answer is Yes. The defender will adjust and go beneath when there is an on-ball pick and coverage.
Double Team: The same. Only when you request it does Manuel permit double teams of defenders on the perimeter.
Post: The same. The post defenders will automatically defend following the team’s plan.
Double Team Post: The same. Only Manuel permits defenders to double-team you in the post when you request it.
Change Rules off the ball: The same. Defenders will switch according to the team scheme when Switch Auto is engaged.
Pre Rotate: The same. Defenders will switch according to the team scheme when Switch Auto is engaged.
Screen Help Rules: Alter it to No Help. Depending on the team’s plan, off-ball defenders automatically assist in picking and rolling. The backup and rotational defenders will remain at home while on duty without assistance.
Drive Help Rules: Depending on the team scheme, switch to No Help on automatic, off-ball defenders. The backup and rotational defenders will remain at home while on duty without assistance.
Coach Settings
When those settings are established, you can proceed to the coach settings. You can make some simple adjustments here to aid you throughout the game.
- Deactivate the adaptive coach engine.
- Timeouts should be made manually.
- Manual Change Substitutions
- Change the manual for late-game fouls
The Takeaway
You can decide which defense lineup is best for your NBA team. Unlike 2K22, these modifications are applied seamlessly across all modes, so switching between MyCAREER and MyGM doesn’t require reapplying.
Get free VC to upgrade your MyPlayer’s attributes in MyCareer or buy animations in Animations Store if you want.
