iNtEriOR dEfEnsE sUcKs iN NbA2k23! 

Interior Defense is absolutely garbage. You have people mistiming skill dunks but still making it, dunking on THREE people because of Limitless Takeoff + Slithery + Posterizer, Dunking THROUGH people etc etc. The only time you see interior defense make a difference is against close shots & layups, and thats only bc those two things are already trash.

It’s not exactly that interior D is bad it’s just that dunking is OP. Feels like the interior stat itself is underwhelming.

Yes, good positioning definitely does help. The problem that I have with this year is that if I make a build that is SPECIFICALLY designed for guarding the paint, I should not have to be in PERFECT POSITION to get a stop. If I’m a 7’3 rim protector and a guard goes up for a lay on my head IT SHOULD NOT GO IN. I don’t care what position I’m in. This is the only year where something like that will happen. Not to mention that quick drops are hell to guard, especially if you’re dropping from a zone. I made the adjustment to play competitively but I would still like it to revert back to the old paint contest system. It feels like holding your hands up on a drive is literally pointless this year whereas in other year you would get a good contest.

Most don’t understand that attributes go down based on your stamina. Most ppl too busy spamming jumps or steals to realize they are dropping their ratings. And I’ve seen a shit load of ppl tryna cheese the system and put low stamina and wonder why they can’t do anything 😭

My issue is how inconsistent it is, you can be in a perfect position and time your contest perfectly and badges like slithery, limitless, and acrobat can bail people out and other times you'll be completely on the other side of the rim and make them miss the dunk because of anchor. Paint D when it comes to close shots is also iffy, I play on a Centre most days and missing low contested close shots against small players isn't uncommon (13:01) when 6'1" guys with giant slayer are pretty much immune to contests against bigger players. It's definitely a system that needs reworking.

9:00 THIS STOP IS CRAZY🤣🤣🤣

I'm soo glad i found this video, finally something that will help improve my play💪😁

For the most part I agree with you. But I think the real issue is that If you play someone that’s nasty with the dunk meter they’re pretty much unguardable if their build has shooting. 93 dunk on a 6’9 and you can dunk on multiple defenders pretty consistent if you practice meter. Unless you vs a pure rim, you can drop like someone 4-5 times a game. Sort of like how tight handles was OP in the right hands for a dribbler. Maybe that’s the skill gap aspect to meter dunks, but personally if they added that type of skill gap to all aspects to slashing it would “ buff” interior defense.

Also something i learned thats extremely effective is just simply pressing square sometimes will help u get a perfect face to face hands up contest or will make them fumble the ball slowing them down and getting a crazy body up animation

I hear it all the time on my 6'10" C protector, then I get the invites after we hand out the hand warmers to the other team. I believe most of it is a result of so many players just not having a mind for good defensive play. Too many people think they can just half ass it and get away with things. Jumping to block everything that comes at you is not playing D. Positioning and contesting is the goal, them blocks are a reward for doing the fundamentals correctly.

From an actual 2k VET I mean Sega Dreamcast kinda VET. interior D in 2k23 is easily the worst to atleast 3rd worst we've ever had.

Bad opponents taking bad shots doesn’t mean paint d is good. I have a bigman 99 block 90 InD 85 Vert and I constantly get dunked on and open shot contests when I’m in their face. Paint D is bad, that is objective.

Post updates yeah i agree but before the updates landed...Man it was bad.The interior D was all around bad but particularly i got contested spin layed by a 6'3 gaurd in the clutch to lose a rec game while i was on me max wing 7'3.

Interior defense is op tbh. I had 86 dunking and a 99 block completely canceled out rim running for my team. It was a complete no fly zone with him near the paint. Plus random center didn't understand spacing so we couldn't attack only shoot.

Love this. Also I’ll check guys badges after the game and they will be on a Center with no Anchor on but will have Ankle braces on.

People are bad at the game so they complain 🤦🏽‍♂️ hopefully 2K builds off this year but keeps the same blueprint cause this year is nice bro frfr

99 block, 90 vertical, 85 strength, 90 interior defense and all the right badges and still gets dunked on

as a 6.5 rim protector since years i found interior defense a bit less efficient this year but mainly cause of shooting ability for slasher and cause of poster dunk animation a bit more frequent, but its still the same mechanics you have to use to be a good rim protector (positioning and good choice of when you need to jump or just contest)

Can you make a guard dribble tutorial. You do such simple and effective stuff to make your way to the paint. I’m tryna do that

Respectfully, I’m throwing that 6’3 out the way with my 6’10 all day😂, real talk though interior D is solid if you understand how to, when to, where to and if to jump, timing is the number one thing I find to matter more than anything when playing inside, people that complain more often than not don’t even realize that you have to READ the movements/tendencies on people that drive

You should make a vid on 86 driving dunk but without using slashing take. I swear I rarely get contacts, the meter is extremely fast

The title is perfect 😂

I made a 3&D 2 guard 6’4 just to get anchor on Bronze and it helps a ton.

keep it up

Whenever I press x and y at the same time when contesting dunks I feel like I get better contests and a higher percentage of stealing it from them mid air. Idk if it’s just me.

talk that talk 🗣💯

Exactly, people hop on the game with 30-50 interio defense and expect to play good interio defense plus dey be sitting under the paint and wondering why they get dunked on and even if you have a high interio defense that is the 80s and above you gotta be at the right spot and jump earlier cos the game is delayed DONT SIT UNDER THE PAINT plus dont allow easy blow by s and expect a chase down block it doesn't work like that

100% true. As a Pg I understand what other PGs typically wanna do.

The way I look at it, people get away with forcing too many layups/dunks. Ive had many situations where my big (99 blk/88 IntD) was moved out of the way while someone was dunking. Also meeting someone at the top should matter. Jumping at the right time should at least result in a smaller green window and/or a block and not just changing the dunk into a layup that goes in 75% of the time.

Well maybe 2k just sells me on animations because I have 2 big men with 99 block, hof anchor, hof chasedown and 85 interior defense and I legit have small guards lay up in my face and they drop it in with 15% contest. I am exclusively a rec player but I feel as though the contest system in general is an absolute joke. I also have a 99 three ball build with hof blinders and still get a random 15% contest when I’m fading 3-4 steps away from a defender so I’m convinced more than ever the contest percentage both in the paint as well as around the perimeter is just random.

99 block and a high vertical (85) definitely stops most takes in the paint. Ofc there are going to be exceptions as it’s a game but for the most part my 6’9 swing will dog these centers and rim running guards.

Nah man it’s the blocks that are the most frustrating thing in the game! I have a 7 foot center with 99 block hof badges blah blah blah and I rarely even get blocks I mean I do get some but ever since mike wang even confirmed that they slowed down the actual animation to dunk you can literally see your player go for a block and damn near swat it but the players body and arms slow down and stop it. Like he’s scared to make contact. Loved last years blocks it was a lil op so of course 2k over compensates but damn we need to be rewarded for good defense

interior defense not that bad but getting chasedowns or gettin a block when someone ain't really beat you is still very very inconsistent.

Meter dunks are actually broken. It should be like meter shots where only greens go in

Not regular dunks, contact dunks. Many times I see late timing and it goes in.

Expert analysis. Thank goodness for clips like this to shut up the millions of people that are consistently guarding the paint, on builds specifically built to guard the paint.

I’m 7’1 and I try to dunk on 6’6 p locks and miss

Ehhh I dont know. Obviously while this is more of a basketball arcade game rather than an actual sim, so realism isn't the point of 2k (70%+ 3pt shooting, dunking frequently from free throw line with a defender in the paint, etc.) You have to admit that dunks have animations that bail out the player more than they should. While I wouldnt say Interior D is weak, it feels underwhelmimg even with the use of HoF Anchor and other badges compared to the raw dunking stat that has so many other finishing badges like Posterizer and Limitless Takeoff to supplement its effectiveness. That being said, Interior D and Anchor completely neutralizes close shot to the point that standing layups dont really have any viability but that's been the case for 2K even since the PS3 era days. Nerf dunking, buff standing layups, keep interior D the same-ish give or take

This game is fine and I actually think it’s one of the best 2ks ever made does it have a couple things that could be better yea but what game doesn’t…. Anybody that doesn’t like this year is just bad at basketball games period or he lacks the iQ to play this year

What gets me is some ppl still don’t put on off ball pest and be getting carve up like a turkey on cuts like how you let your man get 30 points just on cuts alone smh!

Ppl complain but most are based on not getting blocks. Blocks are not to bail you out on bad defense, ppl used to literally only trail ppl to get a chase down 😭. And anything to do with CONTACT is tied to weight and strength so if you’re constantly getting caught on someone’s hip and getting contact dunked on, you’re most likely doing something wrong, but in this community no one ever does anything incorrectly, it’s always 2k fault 😭

Close shot is broken lol idk who's complaining about interior D on top of the non foul calls on bigs from behind. The clamp animation that they just recover from and speed off.

i play better paint D with my 6'3 SF with a 65 blk then my 7' Big with 99 blk with HOF ANCHOR positioning doesnt matter when everyone just does quick drops 99/100 that dunk doesnt get blocked the game is actually pretty bad when it comes to paint D

You might wanna take that back. My interior finisher defender is beast

My only problem is when people can late a dunk meter and it goes in but with shooting we have to green damn near everytime for it to go in even if someone says “they hit it because they have 99 driving dunk” it’s just broken at that point cause someone with 99 three still has to green every shot

Im curious what your interior defense & block ratings are on this 6'3? 🤔

Good positioning help and you playing bums help this vid to but good video

And what about when they jelly out of it

On current gen it's trash i have a 6'10" i no longer use because he cant shoot or guard the paint anymore. At some point and time they nerfed it hard, i time it correctly and they slide off with a quick drop 90 interior D 86 perimeter d 93 block 85 vert 84 strength for what for a 6'1" with 80 driving dunk to slide right in and dunk it Close shot is even more broken have a friend with a 87 close shot drives in and waits the defender jumps out of position (flies by no way of coming back) he takes it up the game says open and misses it

its just inconsistent I mean yeah if you have the best interior stats your gonna play better d than someone with like low 80s

This video is exactly how I feel, I switched from a 7’0 big with 99 block, 75 vert, and 73 speed to a 6’11 big with 99 block, 85 vert, and 79 speed and generally feel like I play better interior defense because of how much movement I have. Hell I even have a “Little Big Man” at 6’8 with 93 block, 85 vert, and 80 speed and the switchabilty the build has from guarding guard to big is so much fun. Bs will go in but for the most part I make bigs quit because they can’t just spam standing dunks and layups in the paint. So in my honest opinion interior defense doesn’t suck just stop being a traffic cone in the paint.

W vid

I feel like big men are just clunky play way better interior d and boards with my 6’9 than my 7’0 with similar stats

Now I don’t have a problem with paint defense in park but overall the game like play now is where my issue is without anchor interior defense in 2k23 is terrible and this is for current gen idk how next gen non anchor play now work

It’s quick drops once again

The game is just broken, not sucks😁

Bro I don’t care what you say, quick drops is destroying this game. Those little guards getting those safety dunks in a comp scene that actually know how to space is very incredibly broken. Using rec videos to prove your point is not really holding weight. Show us you blocking quick drops in a competitive game, oh wait, quick drops is unblock able and that’s why most guards only have that dunk equipped. So tell me again how paint defense isn’t broken? Bro there should not be a dunk in this game that is unblock-able, every dunk in real life could potentially get blocked. I’m talking from a competitive aspect. In my money leagues in particular. Quick drops gets exploited and I think it’s being exploited and this needs to be reworked for next year

People even still under all these comments refuse to believe someone’s better at something than them. Let alone take advice. You do you. Complaining about it and not doing anything about it is wild tho, I figure most times in life with that I either really try to improve or just quit 😂 not bitch about it for 5 more months

Now do it with a center. Also i feel like layups are more of a problem.

Found myself in one of these clips 😅

Interior D is actually decent on this game driving dunks are the problem blocks are also inconsistent asf which is also a problem.

what if the roles were reversed though , what if you had you're 6'8 and you were being guarded by a 6'3 with no defense lol i feel like you would dunk all over em with the meter

I got a99 interior and 99 strength 85 vert 99 block my defense great

so just make a 6'4 player and youll be able to do everything. no need for bigs anymore

6'3" defense

Nah chief, idk what it is about new 2k but you cant have 6'7'' guards contact dunking over 7'3'' 85+int defence with 93+block, 80+ strength. Also, ik theres a difference bt current and next gen, but trying to clamp from the side is impossible. They brush off you like youre a traffic cone and continue on their way to dunk on your head. The second youre not infront of them youve lost.

Lmaooo I SEEN U STOP 0 STICK DUNKS. There op not the regular dunks

Laker u chatting

I watch you tonic Joe knows swag and a ton of other creators I have pf builds with 99 dunk and more offensive based as well as pure lock big builds with 99 block and 90 vert and even a build with 99 dunk and 99 block. Slashing to me is better than defense I watched the whole video and value ur opinion if you are in great position yes mashing was never a problem to me I snatch mashers at least once or twice a game in the rec. I use the dunk meter 9/10 time when I drive to the paint and will majority of the time get a contact. I run slash and rim takeover and I’m not scared at all to go contact a big man with rim take or even a pure lock with rim and lock sitting in the paint. In my experience I think that defenders should get favored a little more when not in perfect position the same way slashers can get off a body up animation with a contact dunk.

U cnt tell me that dunking is OP, u just defend the slasher cause u are one, with 99 block hof anchor u should be able to stop a 80 dunking, in an 6'1 build, the quick drops, takeoff, and any other animations made the dunking OP, if is not, why u lose to joe knows ? People just rim run in this 2k cause they know that most of the animations they cnt get block

everything sucks in 2k23

everybody 90% 3pt

If they can shoot u can’t play like that lol tf out here

But these guys dont even look comp they suck thats easy i dont think is that easy against comp

For y'all crying about having a build designed for defense, you still have to be good and make plays. It's the same as having a 99 three ball...you still have to be able to time a shot. You shouldn't be rewarded for being trash with a good build. Only thing that takes absolutely zero skill is dunking with a high rating...don't have to time dunk meters at all and don't even have to use it. It's gross.

This game sucks lets be honest 😂