OFFENSE, DEFENSE, OVERALL

[Eneirda]

why do these factors always change in my game? do the practice drills affects this? can somebody tell me the good practice drills ORDER to make these 3 factors balanced? ( ie: defense>shootout>rebound>close range>defense) i mean, when i focus my practice on defense, my offense lowers a lot and vice versa. tips would be very much appreciated! thanks mates!
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[Patr1ck]

If you are talking about weekly practices, yes they change your ratings temporarily. Practice on what you think is lacking on your team using "normal" intensity every day. I do all of them as much as I can, focusing more on the ones that increase the most ratings, like defense, close range, fast break, and shootaround when I don't have enough days off between games. I like to give them a day off every few days, but I am not sure if that matters since their fatigue seems fine after one day of "normal" practice intensity. I don't like "intense" practices since they cause alot more fatigue which the players need several days to recover from and it only increase the ratings by one over a "normal" intensity practice.

Beware of practicing too much because it really inflates your players ratings and cause them to think they should have a better role and more minutes, lowering their morale and ratings.

There was a bug in the development drills that caused some ratings to decrease, but I don't remember it being in 2K9, only in 2K10.

[Eneirda]

and sir, what is the "down arrow" beside the players rating? ie: kirk hinrich's rating is 80 but there is a red "down arrow 7" beside his number. does it mean that his rating is down to 73?

[Patr1ck]

No, it means he is down to 80 from 87. Might want to check his player card to see what his morale is like and if he is complaining.

[Eneirda]

ok sir pdub. thanks a lot!