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Offensive Controls
Protect the ball/Back down Turbo
Call for a screen
Pivot/Pick up
your dribble
Icon pass
Move Crossover/Spin/Deke
Shoot/Pump fake
Pass
Lob/Pass/Deke
Call a time out Pause
Defensive Controls
Turbo
Crouch/Box out/Arm bar
Call for a
double-team
Take a charge
Icon switch
Move
Steal
Block/Rebound
Switch players
Directional switch
Intentional foul Pause
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Safety Information Table of Contents About Photosensitive Seizures Using the Xbox Video Game System................................... 2 A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to Using the Xbox Controller ................................................ 3 certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in GET IN THE GAME: Viewing the Main Menu.......................... 5 video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epil
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Using the Xbox Video Game System Using the Xbox Controller 1. Set up your Xbox™ video game system by following the 1. Insert the Xbox Controller into any controller port on the front instructions in the Xbox Instruction Manual. of the Xbox console. For multiple players, insert additional controllers into available controller ports. 2. Press the power button and the status indicator light will light up. 2. Insert any expansion devices (for example, Xbox Memory Units) 3. Press the eject button and
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YOU THINK YOU GOT IT? THEN BRING IT. GET IN THE GAME: You don’t just love the game. You exist for the game. You think, feel, Viewing the Main Menu sweat, and dream the game. So you won’t settle for just another Before you can get on the court, you’ve got to decide what kind wannabe hoops sim. No, you’ve stepped up to NBA Inside Drive 2002. of ballin’ you want to do. First off, make your selection from the It’s on and poppin’, and this time you’re out to prove that you’ve got Main Menu. the skill
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GET CONTROL: Handling Your Players Playing Defense Playing Offense Button Action with Ball Action without Ball Button Action A Pass Switch players A Switch players B Steal B Crossover / Spin / Deke Call for a pass* X Shoot / Pump fake Jump / Rebound X Block / Rebound Y Icon pass Y Icon switch Black Pivot / Pick up your dribble Call for a shot* Black Take a charge White Call for a screen Set a screen White Call for a double-team BACK Intentional foul BACK Full TO (Tap: 20-sec) Full TO (Tap: 20-se
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Shooting and Free Throws Performing Dekes On the Controller Settings Menu, you can adjust Shooting Control and A deke is a special move, like a spin or crossover, that allows you to Free-Throw Control. To access the Controller Settings Menu, press Y on fake out a defender to get an open shot or drive to the basket. The the Controller Select Menu before the game begins, or select exact type of deke move performed will depend on the player’s ability. Controllers from the Pause Menu during a game,
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Playing in the Paint Real-Time Coaching Getting the ball down in the post is the perfect opportunity to show Keep your game tight by using the Real-Time Coaching feature to call your opponent just how weak his defense really is. Here are some plays or change your strategy during the game without breaking the key post-play moves to master. action. To perform any of the moves or shots, you must first start “backing To use Real-Time Coaching: down” your defender by pulling and holding the left trig
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Designating Matchups GET A STRATEGY: Coaching Your Team As the coach, you can control who guards which opponent, set the amount of pressure, and determine when to call for a double-team. Setting Your Starting Lineup If you want to select a group of players quickly, you can assign them To designate matchups: to a specialty lineup. You’ll also want to keep an eye out for injured 1. Access the Matchups Menu from the Coaching Menu by pressing X or fatigued players and substitute fresh ones (see pg.
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Viewing the League Home Menu GET YOUR GAME ON: Starting a Season Play Next: Play the game shown on the right side of the screen. Schedule: Skip ahead to a future game and simulate the games Using the Fantasy Draft before it. If you really want to start your season from scratch, set the Fantasy Standings: View the current standings for every team. Draft option on the Gameplay Settings Menu to Yes. This will let you Statistics: View the current league leaders, as well as statistics go through twel
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Viewing the Playoffs Menu GET A TITLE: Entering the Playoffs Once you’ve decided who will be in the playoffs, you can choose from Did you come to play, or did you come to win? You can ball for the the following: love of the game, but when it comes down to it, it’s all about taking Bracket: View the current playoff standings, and simulate or home the crown. play specific games. On the Team Select Menu, you can put any team you want into the Statistics: View statistics and ratings for teams and in
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Saving Your Settings GET BACK TO THE GAME: Managing You can create a new User Profile from the Controller Select Menu in Saved Data any mode. Creating a User Profile allows you to save your controller settings and win/loss record. Saving a Game To create a new User Profile: You can save a season from the League Home Menu and playoffs from the Playoffs Menu. Also, any time you choose to exit a season 1. On the Controller Select Menu, move left or right to assign your or playoffs, you will be aske
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GET SET UP: Adjusting Options GET A CLUE: Learning the Lingo When you select Options from the Main Menu, you can adjust the Glossary following options: 3-pointer: A shot made from beyond the 3-point line. It’s Game Settings: Adjust settings for gameplay, rules, sound, worth three points instead of the usual two points. and visuals. Alley-oop: A pass that is thrown toward the basket, then User Profiles: Create, copy, or delete User Profiles. caught in midair and put into the basket by a Roster Ed
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Fade: A screen play in which the screener moves, or Rebound: To get control of the ball after a missed shot. “fades,” to the perimeter — usually the 3-point Rock: The basketball. line — to spot up for the open jumper. Roll: The most common type of screen play. The Free throw: A shot made from the foul line after a foul has screener will move, or “roll,” to the basket with been called. Also called a “foul shot.” the intention of receiving the pass for the easy Foul: A rules violation that usually
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Abbreviations Positions You’ll see the following ratings abbreviations when you look at Center (C): Plays closest to the basket and tries to your lineups, edit rosters, review player or team ratings, and sign, block the ball. Usually the tallest person release, or trade players. on the team. Also called the “pivot.” FLS: Fouls BLK: Blocking Point Guard (PG): Of the two guards, he is the better ballhandler. Also called a “playmaker” HGT: Height REB: Rebounding because he runs the offense. WGT: We
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Credits Warranty Limited Warranty For Your Copy of Xbox Game Software Microsoft High Voltage Software (“Game”) Acquired in the United States or Canada Program Manager Darryl M. Lewis Producers Scott Slaby Brandon Fish Game Designer Alan Shen Warranty Lead Developer Terry Wellmann Test Lead Fred L. Norton II Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of the Game, Art Lead Kevin Howe Art Lead Rory Reich that this Game will perform substan
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