So, last night, I played three games with my Lakers (9 minute quarters, so basically 3 hours of my life, lol) and I lost all three of them.
The first one I played on All-Star difficulty (vs Pelicans), and Solomon Hill (lol) torched me for 35 points. Mind you, I'm not playing like crap in all three of these games. It was close in all three games, with me even having a 10 point lead at one point in the third game versus the Jazz. I had Randle with 35 points against the Pelicans, but I keep seeing problems.
HOPELESS CORNER 3PT SHOT BY CPU IN TRANSITION (or basically 9/10 possessions after a rebound)
Sometimes I can reach them in time to contest it, but even then, maybe 2/5 times the ball goes in. Solomon Hill made 7 of these.
Sefolosha made plenty as well with the Jazz. Rubio was out there dazzling like Stockton. Lost a real close game to the Raptors, as DeRozan made a 360* dunk over two of my Lakers, and also pulled up from Curry range to give the Raptors a 3PT lead. I made a 3PTer with Lonzo, but despite it being all ball, somehow Kyle Lowry got fouled on the buzzer beater attempt and made all three free throws.
SMART PLAYS BY THE CPU, VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GUARD
-This is me with the game speed up, helps my guys react more quickly, still useless
MEANWHILE I CANNOT DRIVE OR GET SPACE EFFECTIVELY
-And when I do, I narrowly miss the green area on a 3PTer or a jumper. (See: Lopez, Brook).
I CAN'T MAKE SHOTS, EVEN GOOD ONES
-I missed countless mid-range and 3PTers with Kuzma, Ingram, etc, with virtually no explanation, ball just smacks the rim
I CAN'T MAKE LAYUPS
-This (and the shooting) happens even when I turn up the shooting sliders
CPU MAKING CONTESTED LAYUPS OVER TWO DEFENDERS, OR EASY POST SHOTS AFTER ONE PASS
I tried all of this on both all-star and even pro difficulty. I still lost. Kinda ruined my night, honestly. Defense gets back to contest way too quickly (I even turned down "contest shots" effect for the CPU, seemed to help at first but again, missing shots from everywhere). I went from being right in the game to being down by 25. THE CPU keeps going on runs, playing Kawhi-level defense, intercepting the ball, making 3PTers that I *cannot* make.
I've changed sliders twice now, and I just really need some advice. It's very frustrating. Should I go down to Rookie difficulty? I mean, I used to be great at LIVE, but OMG. I can't be wasting hours being frustrated when I wind up losing a game after it seems to be winnable at first. Once I'm down 20+ it's like, really? I mean, I've come back from a 20 point lead before on NBA LIVE 10 and on the 2K games, but this game...something with my sliders?...is just really, really off.
It's ruining it for me. I don't know what it is, but "PLAY NOW" plays completely different and so does "The One" mode. I can actually play well in those modes, so I'm just very confused. I've tried to find slider sets on here, on other sites, on YouTube, but I just can't find a good set. And I need to!
Default sliders on Pro got me my only win with the Lakers so far, but even then I shot like crap. I know I'm getting better, too, so it's even more frustrating.