How do you hit pictures in NBA2K21?

Stick when catch and shoot or post fade. Button from anywhere in near. Works for me but it required a little practice. Is not it harder to select your layup in case you utilize button? I have always struggled with these controls and used stick for layups. I swear I feel like I have wasted $149 (Aussie dollars). I would really like to be shooting 40% but I'm lucky if I could hit 20%. I just play offline. I understand we have scrub players right now, and I am a below average player but seriously even layups which are in the center of the meter are not going in. I do not even dare to try out a jump shooter. The AI seems to be ridiculous levels as well. I know they want to reward skill in 2k21 however this type of stuff is going to really put off casual players and people new the 2K franchise and also new to basketball games.

I have been playing since 2K13 but I've never been that great of a player. I would say I'm average, but I know I shouldn't be missing all these 3s. My starter players have never played this bad at 2k16,17,18,19 and 20. The only other 2K I played 2K20 was 2K13 and which was on PC. I improved a hell of a lot in 2K20 to the point where I could go as high as Superstar without using STS. However, this is a completely different level with a very different mechanic. I did fine at the demonstration and in the quickgames using the new shooting meter but can't hit the side of a barn here.

Only played the demo, however, the stick was a great deal more dependable than button for me. I have always been a button man too. I have a 75 3 pointer, I believe I greened one shooter like 5 nba games. . . Genuinely shooting 2/16 in an offline triple hazard game on just layups and 1 open jumpshot which airballed on slightly early. Spent $100 with this bullshit lmao. Man the shooting is extra nice right now but that I would recommend shot time like appearance for your que on the animation.

Yep I'm having trouble with it also. Started a game on My team going 0/12 missing open 3s and midsize shots all around the area. I'm all for them toning down shots being nearly automatic but the machine looks a little bit too unforgiving up to now. Hopefully will start to get better after a few more games of getting used to it. The game just came out and we have ta brand new meter with slightly different time.

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