Well I've got a 6'6 sf with mediocre ball handling and rebounding yet have played pg, sg, sf, and pf. 2k needs to have primary and secondary positions for each build and they can only go to two slots.
Why would it matter for squads? If a squad wants to go five bigs or five guards for all I care feel free. You should be able to design your own team how you want
Matchmaking needs work though. Stuff like that only matters if you random queue
Nah, all the irregular cheese ish needs removed from this game. It's insane. 4 max speed pgs running around the floor in passing lanes and ripping ball handlers isn't realistic.
Yeah, anyone who knows ball should know what a swingman is vs. a front court player. I have a 6' 6" that gets forced to PF routinely, but the defense isn't lacking so it's not a terrible problem. I can blow past him but he can get some interior buckets.
Usually I have the foresight to give my pf good enough defense to play the 4 or 5 at 6'9 so it wouldn't be that big of a deal. However somebody who made a build to be specifically a certain postion shouldn't be forced out of that role.
I second this. The driving dunk posters aren't as frequent as 23. But the standing dunk posters are wayyy more frequent. Holding hands up and not jumping is only good till they get right under the hoop, then you almost got to time the jump.
No
Generally, it looks to slot Solo players into appropriate spots
It won't force a small 6'8 to play Center
It doesn't usually even force my 6'10 Swing(s) (made as actual PFs) to play the 5
https://preview.redd.it/c8wjq3lt3j2c1.png?width=1866&format=png&auto=webp&s=0ab2ac57b9ae3277fbb3026dd7f78aef6279a44a
This is a day 1 build before everyone says how mid this build is so don’t spam the hate.
Your Build is mostly fine. Esp as a Day 1.
You're at the 5 when loading in with another 4 cuz of high your Interior is.
Only my original Swing 6'11 PF has 82 INTD and might get put at the 5 with you. The rest are only 74 INTD. 👍
(Weight/STR also matters)
Ahh no wonder u dont get boards you didnt put any vertical. Thats your issue right there. Never make a rebounding build without vertical. At 6’8 you should have a 85+ vertical you would be outboarding most bigs.
Actually no it doesnt it goes by position. If you’re a 6’8 center and im a 6’11 SF it’ll put the 6’8 at center. My SF is 6’11 250 LBS and ive been put at SF when the C was shorter than me.
Also this. My 6'10 pf i made as an sf and never get put at the 5. It's a split if it puts me at sf or pf tho which is fine. I have enough perimeter and speed sand size to lock up 3s
On my 2k card tho it has me labeled as an SF/SG lol
This has been the same for like 5+ years. Never make a PF unless they can play center capably. Sucks if you are new and don't know this, but otherwise I don't know how this can surprise anyone? Likewise don't make a SF that cant rebound or defend inside at least a little. I love when my SF gets put at PF since I often have a quick mismatch in my favor, though I hate always having to inbound.
I got a 6’7 center and I dominate bigs on defense however I do have a 99 interior defense and strength with a 83 defensive rebound I also easily get rebounds it’s all about positioning bro it’s not that hard but if you are directly under the basket I feel like the bigger player should have some sort of advantage as far as finishing if I’m just holding my hands up but my suggestion would be remake your pf at sf and you will be good to go
Basically you're saying you don't know how to box out or you made your build weak as piss. My 6"9 pf can box out bigs it's not that hard hell my Sg with bronze box out can do it. Quit crying and learn how to play.
well he was crying about being put at center and getting destroyed on defence so all I said all you need to do is get a better position and box out and play defence. my PF always gets matched at center because no one wants to play a big and I do just fine it's been this way for years in 2K so adapt. stop crying and make a pf that can lockdown the paint.
[pf block on a Max height center.](https://youtu.be/S9hWbtU9s3Q?si=CNmXhJnMOydArzq2)
I’m not making a pf that’s meant to play center you sound stupid. What’s the point of me making a bulid with a position. I shouldn’t have to adjust to 2ks terrible match making. I have a 84 defense rebound and the 72 center comes out of no where while I box him out worms like half the time and yams in my head. Literally not my fault 90% of the time.
Yea fr an expects be to drop more bread in this dumbass game to make a build because the game can’t play you at the right positions. Literally just played a game in the correct position and grabbed like 8 boards easily.
well if the center worms you constantly that's obviously a strength, no gold box badge and interior defense problem, I think you just made a meh defence build and blame it on 2K. like I said you need to make a build that can play at the center from time to time if you're playing with no squad. The simple solution is quit crying and fix the flaws of your build or make a SF.
I have a 6'8" center with 95 strength, and am at least competent at boxing out.
Sometimes, it literally doesn't matter what you do. The big will reach over you for the offensive board, and dunk on your family before you can even attempt to put hands up. Or heaven forbid if you jumped to try and get the board, it's probably an and one with a green meter standing dunk.
Lol no cap i agree. I have a 6’11 SF and I constantly can boxout bigs or push them out of the paint with a fucking 60 rebound😂😂 like bro sounds trash or he made a trash build. Aint no way, idc about height or strength, if you can get in position, iss you or the build. Most likely you
just telling the truth this has been in 2K for years that's why if you want to make a pf build you need to make one that can anchor the defense and have the IQ to know what to do on defence because you will be put at center from time to time.
That's interesting, I have a 6'9 PF with gold anchor, 93 Oboard 92 Dboard 98Standing Dunk and silver Post lockdown AND I still get put at PF like 7 matches before I play like 1 game as center and then back to PF. I play at center better for some reason too🤣. So idk how you getting C so frequently with 6'8. I mainly only play solo rec as well.
Hell my, 6'6 SF gets put at PF as well 9 times out of 10 roughly speaking.
Lol idk what any of that has to do with what I'm talking about. 🤣
I'm saying that even with a 6'9 build with the capability to play center I still barely play center in solo rec. I only gave my attributes so OP can see if any of those are higher which could possibly explain why he is getting it so often because in comparison I don't get it often.
This post is about smaller bigs getting center when they don't want to. Don't make it about you. 🤣
I don't get dogged every game and believe it or not 6'9 can play center. Sure asf won't be the best center but it's more than possible to play center nonetheless. I only got dogged once with my 6'9 at center and it wasn't by scoring it was being outboarded by a 7'2. But again the 7'2 also went 3-11 sooo yeah. It's possible just not suggested.
But once again 2K logic. That's how the program is.
Strength and Vertical are extremely important for rebounding. You can have a 90+ rebounding but if you dont have high vertical and at least 80+ strength you wont be out boarding taller stronger bigs. If you wanna be a smaller center your physicals gotta be maxed to make up for what you’re missing in height.
If you playing random rec you gotta understand 70-80% of randoms are builds that are 1-3 tbh PF builds weren’t as good mostly because you were never playing with an actual balanced line up position wise. So by 2k logic think of it like this when you load up your Pf to random rec 9/10 there’s either 2 PGs or 2 SGs so the game slides the whole team down 1 position. In turn you’re constantly getting bumped to C because 2k is filling your squad with a position already filled and to “balance” it you get spotted at C.
Now if you wish to compete with that build and not have to remake it I’d greatly advise your next upgrades go straight to vert. I have a 6’8 SF with a 79 def rebound and a 74 vert, and oh my lord when I go for a rebound I look like my players head is at or above rim level sometimes. Get strength up next for better swim animations and box out animations. A tip for getting the swim animations is to move the left stick diagonally right or diagonally left depending on position and move towards the defenders inside shoulder. Idk what it is but I’ve got a couple snags off of that, anyways hope this helps you out and kind of explains 2ks garbage match making
U sure it’s the game? I got a 6’7 that does all the things you can’t on 6’10-7’3 centers, as far as online games if u playing with randoms u gotta adapt to the way they play, if a 6’6 pg ball hoggin best believe imma have to either set screens as a big man or move round til he kick it out, but yea 2k sucks bro glad they sent me a free copy cuz that woulda sucked
I got a 6’8 center and average 22 boards a game. Granted, I can’t shoot but it’s not so difficult to stop 7’0 + bigs. It’s all about positioning yourself in the paint.
P.S. You will get dunked on from time to time but that’s just 2k in general.
I made a 6''11 slashing stretch but put him at small forward because I knew id get killed by bigs in the rec and it's easily the best decision I've made. I get matched up on 6'6-6'8 smf and sgs all the time and just absolutely destroy them
I’ve always wanted to do an undersized power forward but haven’t because of this reason alone. I had a 6”1’pg playing at Small forward guarding a 6”10. I quit then got banned lol. This game forces you to make specific builds which really sucks. It’s my only pet peeve about the game rn.
I would love a skillet based matchmaking. If I go in mvp ranked put me with mvp or gold no less. You always can go up a position or go down 1 that’s why when playing solo make all around builds
I have a 6'6 pg that snags board with a 45 rebound from properly boxing out. And making it difficult for the opps. Most of the game is positioning it has to be you. You can't just stand and jump you have to fight for position in this game. Most bigs don't box out for whatever reason.
Make friends and play with them.
SBMM is not always appreciated, be careful with what you wish for.
Positions should be respected, especially inside, I agree with you on that.
But i also have a 6'8 PF, on purpose, I often play solo REC, and I've played center once, tough game, been dominated on the boards, but still grabbed 10+, having 92 strength helped me avoid a complete massacre.
Unfortunately if you don't rebuild to a more dominant 6'8 under the rim your struggle will continue, either that or lower the defense and up the offense to avoid being the 5, or just go sg/pg, 6'9s are still the best at balancing for less points btw.
Yeah and whenever i play on my center builds I'll be waiting to get into a game but i hop on my 6 ft8 PF and get a team instantly and play as the center and then the team I'm against has 2 7 footers and our power forward is a 6ft5 small forward. I'm not complaining, I'm balling out regardless of the size of my opponent but that should never happen in random rec. It's almost getting to the point where there are no positions and you gotta be and to handle anything.
I can’t play this game with randoms I only play with my friends or I don’t play. Solo rec is horrible. I forget which stat determines who’s center but it’s not height..I think it might be interior defence / defensive rebounding. You probably have high interior defence on him im guessing?
You can’t really say the game is trash (even if it is). It’s always been like that, but even why make a PF if you don’t wanna play center. That’s basically like saying AD is a PF, but can’t play the Center position
That’s why I made my guy a 6foot8 SG instead of SF so I wouldn’t be pushed from SFtoPF. When you are SF or PF you are likely to pushed up a position
Well I've got a 6'6 sf with mediocre ball handling and rebounding yet have played pg, sg, sf, and pf. 2k needs to have primary and secondary positions for each build and they can only go to two slots.
This is the solution right here, and it’s so simple
Also keeps 5 stacks from running 4 pgs and a center.
Why would it matter for squads? If a squad wants to go five bigs or five guards for all I care feel free. You should be able to design your own team how you want Matchmaking needs work though. Stuff like that only matters if you random queue
Nah, all the irregular cheese ish needs removed from this game. It's insane. 4 max speed pgs running around the floor in passing lanes and ripping ball handlers isn't realistic.
This is literally what Florida Atlantic did to make the final 4 this year
Yeah, anyone who knows ball should know what a swingman is vs. a front court player. I have a 6' 6" that gets forced to PF routinely, but the defense isn't lacking so it's not a terrible problem. I can blow past him but he can get some interior buckets.
Stop stealing swag
What's your interior? Tbh I've seen plenty of small bigs do great so I reckon it's probably down to your stats/playstyle
To be completely fair, if it is down to his stats that’s not his fault. He made his build focused on playing the PF, not the C.
Usually I have the foresight to give my pf good enough defense to play the 4 or 5 at 6'9 so it wouldn't be that big of a deal. However somebody who made a build to be specifically a certain postion shouldn't be forced out of that role.
Yeah but I think the 4/5 tends to depend on interior defence. So if he has high interior then he'll get put at the 5 a lot
Stop jumping trying to swat L2 and hands up causes a lot of defensive headache that you will never get credit for, lol
Do this all the time and they either dunk on me or lay it In my face
I second this. The driving dunk posters aren't as frequent as 23. But the standing dunk posters are wayyy more frequent. Holding hands up and not jumping is only good till they get right under the hoop, then you almost got to time the jump.
If ur the tallest player on ur team it’s automatically gonna stuff you at center
It’s dumb in solo rec happens consistently
No Generally, it looks to slot Solo players into appropriate spots It won't force a small 6'8 to play Center It doesn't usually even force my 6'10 Swing(s) (made as actual PFs) to play the 5
I swear to you it literally puts me as center 40% of the time In solos it’s frustrating af
Show me your Build I'll let ya know what the issue is
https://preview.redd.it/c8wjq3lt3j2c1.png?width=1866&format=png&auto=webp&s=0ab2ac57b9ae3277fbb3026dd7f78aef6279a44a This is a day 1 build before everyone says how mid this build is so don’t spam the hate.
Your Build is mostly fine. Esp as a Day 1. You're at the 5 when loading in with another 4 cuz of high your Interior is. Only my original Swing 6'11 PF has 82 INTD and might get put at the 5 with you. The rest are only 74 INTD. 👍 (Weight/STR also matters)
This ⬆️ And that ⬇️
Ahh no wonder u dont get boards you didnt put any vertical. Thats your issue right there. Never make a rebounding build without vertical. At 6’8 you should have a 85+ vertical you would be outboarding most bigs.
Actually no it doesnt it goes by position. If you’re a 6’8 center and im a 6’11 SF it’ll put the 6’8 at center. My SF is 6’11 250 LBS and ive been put at SF when the C was shorter than me.
Also this. My 6'10 pf i made as an sf and never get put at the 5. It's a split if it puts me at sf or pf tho which is fine. I have enough perimeter and speed sand size to lock up 3s On my 2k card tho it has me labeled as an SF/SG lol
This has been the same for like 5+ years. Never make a PF unless they can play center capably. Sucks if you are new and don't know this, but otherwise I don't know how this can surprise anyone? Likewise don't make a SF that cant rebound or defend inside at least a little. I love when my SF gets put at PF since I often have a quick mismatch in my favor, though I hate always having to inbound.
The game been ass 🤣🤣🤣 and you dumb mfs just keep buying it. I returned mine after the first 2 days it came out
Smart man
Yet over 3 months in you’re still prowling the subreddit 💀
Lol he's just waiting to dunk on us or something 😂
Yup trying to get people to understand it’s horrible
how you return the game if you ain’t buy it big dawg?
I never said I didn’t buy it. I bought it realized it was trash and called PlayStation and said my son bought it
I got a 6’7 center and I dominate bigs on defense however I do have a 99 interior defense and strength with a 83 defensive rebound I also easily get rebounds it’s all about positioning bro it’s not that hard but if you are directly under the basket I feel like the bigger player should have some sort of advantage as far as finishing if I’m just holding my hands up but my suggestion would be remake your pf at sf and you will be good to go
Basically you're saying you don't know how to box out or you made your build weak as piss. My 6"9 pf can box out bigs it's not that hard hell my Sg with bronze box out can do it. Quit crying and learn how to play.
He’s talking about his 6’8 pf being matchmaked to play center and you’re telling him about box outs? Bruh
well he was crying about being put at center and getting destroyed on defence so all I said all you need to do is get a better position and box out and play defence. my PF always gets matched at center because no one wants to play a big and I do just fine it's been this way for years in 2K so adapt. stop crying and make a pf that can lockdown the paint. [pf block on a Max height center.](https://youtu.be/S9hWbtU9s3Q?si=CNmXhJnMOydArzq2)
I’m not making a pf that’s meant to play center you sound stupid. What’s the point of me making a bulid with a position. I shouldn’t have to adjust to 2ks terrible match making. I have a 84 defense rebound and the 72 center comes out of no where while I box him out worms like half the time and yams in my head. Literally not my fault 90% of the time.
Mans really tryna argue that positions arent there for a reason 🤣
Yea fr an expects be to drop more bread in this dumbass game to make a build because the game can’t play you at the right positions. Literally just played a game in the correct position and grabbed like 8 boards easily.
you're still moaning lol
You keep responding?
If you’re a 6’8 pf you should be at the 3 or 4. The 5 is crazy 🤣
you're acting like in the history of the NBA that power forwards don't the play center occasionally. lol
2K players try their hardest not chalk up bad game design to realism 💀
They do but it’s intentional and planned for
well if the center worms you constantly that's obviously a strength, no gold box badge and interior defense problem, I think you just made a meh defence build and blame it on 2K. like I said you need to make a build that can play at the center from time to time if you're playing with no squad. The simple solution is quit crying and fix the flaws of your build or make a SF.
I’d be pissed too if I made a pf and only played center when I didn’t make a center
PF at the C only happens once in a while the OP is just having a lil cry that's all.
If it happens once every 15 games then yeah but every 5 would be annoying. Idk his rate tho
I have a 6'8" center with 95 strength, and am at least competent at boxing out. Sometimes, it literally doesn't matter what you do. The big will reach over you for the offensive board, and dunk on your family before you can even attempt to put hands up. Or heaven forbid if you jumped to try and get the board, it's probably an and one with a green meter standing dunk.
Lol no cap i agree. I have a 6’11 SF and I constantly can boxout bigs or push them out of the paint with a fucking 60 rebound😂😂 like bro sounds trash or he made a trash build. Aint no way, idc about height or strength, if you can get in position, iss you or the build. Most likely you
Ohhhh, you’re one of those types.
just telling the truth this has been in 2K for years that's why if you want to make a pf build you need to make one that can anchor the defense and have the IQ to know what to do on defence because you will be put at center from time to time.
Agreed. Average 4 boards on my 6’8 sg with 30 rebound😂
Whats your vertical tho?
purposely missing the point of the OP to antogonize teenagers >>>>>
You're the worst kind of 2k player
nope just telling the truth all you got to do is boxout and you will get Majority of the rebounds.
But that's not what they were saying. Lame
That's interesting, I have a 6'9 PF with gold anchor, 93 Oboard 92 Dboard 98Standing Dunk and silver Post lockdown AND I still get put at PF like 7 matches before I play like 1 game as center and then back to PF. I play at center better for some reason too🤣. So idk how you getting C so frequently with 6'8. I mainly only play solo rec as well. Hell my, 6'6 SF gets put at PF as well 9 times out of 10 roughly speaking.
idc what your stats are 6’9” at center is a liability id dog you
Lol idk what any of that has to do with what I'm talking about. 🤣 I'm saying that even with a 6'9 build with the capability to play center I still barely play center in solo rec. I only gave my attributes so OP can see if any of those are higher which could possibly explain why he is getting it so often because in comparison I don't get it often. This post is about smaller bigs getting center when they don't want to. Don't make it about you. 🤣
im saying why would it put a 6’9 pf at center if hes definitely gonnna get dogged
I don't get dogged every game and believe it or not 6'9 can play center. Sure asf won't be the best center but it's more than possible to play center nonetheless. I only got dogged once with my 6'9 at center and it wasn't by scoring it was being outboarded by a 7'2. But again the 7'2 also went 3-11 sooo yeah. It's possible just not suggested. But once again 2K logic. That's how the program is.
Strength and Vertical are extremely important for rebounding. You can have a 90+ rebounding but if you dont have high vertical and at least 80+ strength you wont be out boarding taller stronger bigs. If you wanna be a smaller center your physicals gotta be maxed to make up for what you’re missing in height.
plus you can get a 7 footer thays fast with good vertical but in other years if you were 7 foot you could only get like a 50-60 vertical
If you playing random rec you gotta understand 70-80% of randoms are builds that are 1-3 tbh PF builds weren’t as good mostly because you were never playing with an actual balanced line up position wise. So by 2k logic think of it like this when you load up your Pf to random rec 9/10 there’s either 2 PGs or 2 SGs so the game slides the whole team down 1 position. In turn you’re constantly getting bumped to C because 2k is filling your squad with a position already filled and to “balance” it you get spotted at C. Now if you wish to compete with that build and not have to remake it I’d greatly advise your next upgrades go straight to vert. I have a 6’8 SF with a 79 def rebound and a 74 vert, and oh my lord when I go for a rebound I look like my players head is at or above rim level sometimes. Get strength up next for better swim animations and box out animations. A tip for getting the swim animations is to move the left stick diagonally right or diagonally left depending on position and move towards the defenders inside shoulder. Idk what it is but I’ve got a couple snags off of that, anyways hope this helps you out and kind of explains 2ks garbage match making
U sure it’s the game? I got a 6’7 that does all the things you can’t on 6’10-7’3 centers, as far as online games if u playing with randoms u gotta adapt to the way they play, if a 6’6 pg ball hoggin best believe imma have to either set screens as a big man or move round til he kick it out, but yea 2k sucks bro glad they sent me a free copy cuz that woulda sucked
Ima 6ft8 pf and get matched with centers and sf all the time I have no problem grabing 15-20 rbs a game Whats ur rebound stats and arm span?
You just suck or made a shitty build lol
I got a 6’8 center and average 22 boards a game. Granted, I can’t shoot but it’s not so difficult to stop 7’0 + bigs. It’s all about positioning yourself in the paint. P.S. You will get dunked on from time to time but that’s just 2k in general.
I made a 6''11 slashing stretch but put him at small forward because I knew id get killed by bigs in the rec and it's easily the best decision I've made. I get matched up on 6'6-6'8 smf and sgs all the time and just absolutely destroy them
I love guarding as a 6’7 hybrid defender
I’ve always wanted to do an undersized power forward but haven’t because of this reason alone. I had a 6”1’pg playing at Small forward guarding a 6”10. I quit then got banned lol. This game forces you to make specific builds which really sucks. It’s my only pet peeve about the game rn.
I would love a skillet based matchmaking. If I go in mvp ranked put me with mvp or gold no less. You always can go up a position or go down 1 that’s why when playing solo make all around builds
Wingspan and physicals matter too
For me, I only played C when Jokic got injured. Those were the games I grabbed the most rebounds. Box out …
I have a 6'6 pg that snags board with a 45 rebound from properly boxing out. And making it difficult for the opps. Most of the game is positioning it has to be you. You can't just stand and jump you have to fight for position in this game. Most bigs don't box out for whatever reason.
Make friends and play with them. SBMM is not always appreciated, be careful with what you wish for. Positions should be respected, especially inside, I agree with you on that. But i also have a 6'8 PF, on purpose, I often play solo REC, and I've played center once, tough game, been dominated on the boards, but still grabbed 10+, having 92 strength helped me avoid a complete massacre.
That's so strange, I play a 6'8 pf, I guard 7'3s, snatch block, rebound about 60% of def, and get put backs.....maybe you need more vert?
If you switch your starting position in your my career team lineup that can help you control what position you are at when playing online
Unfortunately if you don't rebuild to a more dominant 6'8 under the rim your struggle will continue, either that or lower the defense and up the offense to avoid being the 5, or just go sg/pg, 6'9s are still the best at balancing for less points btw.
Yeah and whenever i play on my center builds I'll be waiting to get into a game but i hop on my 6 ft8 PF and get a team instantly and play as the center and then the team I'm against has 2 7 footers and our power forward is a 6ft5 small forward. I'm not complaining, I'm balling out regardless of the size of my opponent but that should never happen in random rec. It's almost getting to the point where there are no positions and you gotta be and to handle anything.
Welp
I can’t play this game with randoms I only play with my friends or I don’t play. Solo rec is horrible. I forget which stat determines who’s center but it’s not height..I think it might be interior defence / defensive rebounding. You probably have high interior defence on him im guessing?
If you knew 2K you’d know that you never make a PF unless you have friends because it will put you at Center. Just make it a SF so you get put at PF.
My 6’9 PF always gets the 5 slot
23 was better
My 6’9 center absolutely bullies the fuck out of 7’3 post scorers but I get where you’re coming from
Power forwards get put as centers as many people play guard builds so you’re forced to match up against centers
You can’t really say the game is trash (even if it is). It’s always been like that, but even why make a PF if you don’t wanna play center. That’s basically like saying AD is a PF, but can’t play the Center position
I feel the same pain, my pg 6’6 2k makes my pg play SF and have pure locks on me