Be an NBA Live 10 champion for Xbox
NBA Live 10 tournaments for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 are tough to win
, even for the best sports video gamers out there. You might be plenty skilled at shooting, dribbling and passing, but if you don't understand your roster and the unique skills of each player, it will all be for nothing. Before you step on the floor, use the following tips to take advantage of each player and better understand the makeup of an NBA team.
The smallest guy on the court is usually the point guard. This is the primary ballhandler on most teams and the player in charge of creating offense for his teammates. Think of players like Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Deron Williams - all of them are leaders on the court and make important decisions on the offensive end of the court. Some, like Nash and Williams, are sharpshooters who you can trust to launch three-pointers. Others, like Rondo, are poor shooters, who rely on their quickness and athleticism to make plays.
In all cases, you should be using your point guard to distribute the ball, by finding mismatches and open shooters on the court. Somebody like Nash can run the pick-and-roll, either passing or shooting from the top of the key, while Rondo should drive into the lane and find an open big man when the help comes. Overall, your point guard will likely be your best passer and your best dribbler.
On the offensive end, you will want to bring the ball up the court with your point guard, who is mostly responsible for initiating offense and involving the other players. Because they will usually be the best passer on your team, you will want to make entry passes to the post with your point guard, along with passes to open shooters on the outside. These can all be accomplished by running the pick-and-roll or by driving into the lane and drawing a secondary defender. Your shooting guard, meanwhile, is tasked with finding open space on the floor, before receiving the ball from your point guard to create a shot opportunity. Sure, great players like Kobe Bryant can play the role of primary ballhandler, but he can also move well without the ball. Others, like Ray Allen, are far more efficient moving without the ball, rather than driving to the basket or shooting off the dribble. The shooting guard is usually the smaller of the two wing players, but this is not always the case.
Looking at the wing positions, it can be difficult to separate your shooting guard and your small forward. In fact, the two are mostly interchangeable, with the most important factor being diversity. More specifically, it is ideal to have one wing that can get in the lane, with another who can shoot from the outside. This spreads out the opposing defense, while creating matchup problems. Think about the Lakers - Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest play the wing positions and do very different things. Kobe, of course, is the scorer who can do pretty much everything, while Artest is the bigger player who uses his size to help with rebounding and defense. Obviously, it is no problem if both players can score, but it is usually better to have one finesse guy and one strength guy.
Your big men are divided up into two positions - power forward and center. Traditionally, the center is the bigger, stronger player, but the roles have blended together over the years. You want to use your big men to control the paint, because more rebounds means more shot attempts, while it's easier to score efficiently when your shots are within five feet of the basket. Famous centers include Shaquille O'Neal and now Dwight Howard, who use their size and relative skill to completely dominate opponents. Power forwards, on the other hand, generally have a little more quickness and shooting ability, which allows their team to stretch the floor and spread out the defense. The ideal combination of a power forward and a center includes one powerful player and a more skilled teammate, but the most important factor is to have a frontline that intimidates the opposition. By understanding the players on your team, you will have a much better chance of winning
NBA Live 10 tournaments for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360, so make sure to become familiar with your personnel before hitting the floor. Good luck!
Be an NBA Live 10 champion for Xbox
By: Rayne Wescotty
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