What's up all....I'm going to talk about the Motion
Offense feature in NCAA Basketball 2010...College basketball is exciting to watch
for a bunch of reasons - guys compete, every game means something and upsets
are always a possibility. An experienced team with the right mix of players
will definitely have success but what about a school with mediocre talent and
do a great job of running their system? We see these teams all the
time...Gonzaga, Davidson, 1996 Princeton, just to name a few . Well this is
something that we wanted to capture in NCAA Basketball 2010, specifically
offensive systems. In terms of systems, we wanted to bring to life a staple in
college basketball, motion offense.
There are many teams in college basketball and each
one runs some sort of motion offense. We consulted with various NCAA coaches
and came to the conclusion that most teams will run one of the following motion
offenses: 4 out 1 in, 5 out, Flex, 3 out 2 in, Princeton, Triangle or Dribble
Drive. All of these plus two motion offenses will be available to you.
Each team in the game has been assigned four motion offenses based on what they
run in real life. Upon booting up the game, you'll see Georgetown running
the Princeton offense, Kentucky running the dribble drive, Purdue running the 4
out 1 in....Users can customize their playbooks and run whichever motion offense
they like. The one thing to keep in mind is your personnel. Don't think that
you can run the dribble drive or the 5 out motion offense with any lineup. You
need to have 5 players who can penetrate and get to the rim, dish if necessary
and knock down shots. If you have two good talented post players, make sure you
run the 3 out 2 in motion offense. It'll keep them close to the hoop and
maximize their strengths. Understanding these details will make a difference in
how affective your system is for you. Definitely keep this in mind when
recruiting in your dynasty seasons.
We wanted to make the Motion Offense feature very
easy to use. In NCAA Basketball 2010, we introduced the motion movement
control. It's basically push-button play calling and results in off-ball
movements which are in line with your selected motion offense. The key is to
get in the motion offenses' preferred formation. Once there, an overlay/graphic
will appear, indicating that you and your teammates are in a position to create
motion movement. If the motion movement control is pressed when guys are not in
formation, a basic cut to the basket will play out. After pressing the motion
movement control, a button will appear over the head of the next recipient in
the play. Follow the play to completion or stray away from the play if other
opportunities present themselves. Plays last between 5-10 seconds and some
plays have multiple options. It's important to see what other options come
about when the first option isn't used.
Once you've mastered a motion offense or multiple
motion offenses, you'll be able to attack teams and get open looks. Make sure
you try out the zone motion offenses as well. These will position guys in the
gaps of the zone defense and really open up scoring opportunities. Try it out
and let us know what you think. We love hearing your feedback. Until next time...
-Novell