Hobbies And Interests
Strengths
Establishing dominance early in the combine games starts with creating your player and deciding on a position. If you create a medium build player and go back and forth between playing point guard and forward, you're effectively squandering an opportunity to build one specific area of stats. If you create a bigger player, take his blocking, strength and shot ability up as high as possible, then focus on posting up and scoring inside shots. For smaller-build players, max out layup, steal and ball defense to facilitate steals and fast-break layups.
Practice
Before jumping right into the My Player mode and working your character through the Draft Combine, take advantage of "2K11's" numerous practice options. Choose "Practice" from the "Game Modes" menu and select "Freestyle." Here you can master the IsoMotion dribbling and shooting controls by running through every move in your player's repertoire. You can also choose "Plays" in practice mode to run offensive and defensive strategies you can later apply to the Combine.
Scoring
When you first start the Combine, your overall rating will be 40. From your first game, the focus should be on scoring as many points as possible to up this number. If you're playing with a forward or center, get low and shoot every inside shot you get. If you're smaller player working the outside on defense, anticipate fast breaks by running down court as soon as a shot goes up, allowing your post players to grab the rebound and toss it down for an easy open shot.
Defense
There are two different defensive positions to work on, depending on your player type. For a big player, work the post by keeping your body between the player you're covering and wherever the ball is. This will force him to move and try to make an offensive play, giving you room to come out a bit and watch for drives. For smaller players on the perimeter, keep moving with the player you're guarding, even when he doesn't have the ball. If he does get a pass, stay in front to prevent a drive, thus forcing a much more difficult outside shot.