A Worthy Rival: Zeke Thorne's Legacy (MyNBA, 2K26)

[NaturalThunder87]

I think I'm doing fine getting back on defense after a miss, think I'm in a great position, only to watch the CPU whip a pass full-court or 3/4ths court to my man streaking to the basket -- pass is on a dime, too, way too often.

this is my biggest gripe. I'll have my player on the dudes hip at the free throw line, yet the PG on the other end of the court can fire a full court pass like he's Tom Brady for an easy two

YUP! One of the most frustrating 2K26 issues/bugs/quirks. And when I see the pass coming, and try to react with my defender, it's like they're stuck in quicksand or mud and completely lost the ability to semi-quickly react to something.

[NaturalThunder87]

[redsox907]

too bad you couldn't put Shaq on a poster with that one, that's the win you needed tho

[marshdaddy]

damn Dirk and Timmy gave you the business again. You getting yours too, but you'd hope he can at least slow them down

Definitely some user/me problems. I like the slider set I use, but something about it makes me more susceptible to giving up "dumb mistakes" buckets to the man of the player I'm controlling. I primarily control Thorne when we're on defense and there are too many times I think I'm in good position or ready, and his man slips backdoor, or I think I'm doing fine getting back on defense after a miss, think I'm in a great position, only to watch the CPU whip a pass full-court or 3/4ths court to my man streaking to the basket -- pass is on a dime, too, way too often.

Just little things like that. They don't have constantly, but enough for my man/Zeke's man to get an extra 3-5 buckets

I think I'm doing fine getting back on defense after a miss, think I'm in a great position, only to watch the CPU whip a pass full-court or 3/4ths court to my man streaking to the basket -- pass is on a dime, too, way too often.

this is my biggest gripe. I'll have my player on the dudes hip at the free throw line, yet the PG on the other end of the court can fire a full court pass like he's Tom Brady for an easy two

Defense in the last few editions of 2K has been pretty bad. I haven't played 26, but 24 and 25 were atrocious. Sliders didn't feel like they did anything, but you just can't be the primary on-ball defender without getting cooked. If you use the right stick to shift into place it's doable, but I play on broadcast view so it's not consistent which direction.

It's a shame, defense used to be one of the things I loved to do. Back in the early days of The Golden Era when it was on 19, I loved bringing in Kris Dunn off the bench and just smothering guys. It really felt like a point of attack defender meant something and could change the game. Just don't think it's there anymore in favor of offensive highlights