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Hook Specialist badge-details
Hook Specialist requires both Close Shot and Post Control. These are expensive on bigger builds. If you decide to use these at a high level, chances are you'll be sacrificing somewhere else on your build.Tier Unlocks by Height
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height 5'9 | tier 2 | height 6'7 | tier 2 |
height 5'10 | tier 2 | height 6'8 | tier 2 |
height 5'11 | tier 2 | height 6'9 | tier 2 |
height 6' | tier 2 | height 6'10 | tier 2 |
height 6'1 | tier 2 | height 6'11 | tier 2 |
height 6'2 | tier 2 | height 7' | tier 2 |
height 6'3 | tier 2 | height 7'1 | tier 1 |
height 6'4 | tier 2 | height 7'2 | tier 1 |
height 6'5 | tier 2 | height 7'3 | tier 1 |
height 6'6 | tier 2 | height 7'4 | tier — |
NBA2k26 Finishing badges
Hook Specialist
Improves a player's ability to make post hooks.
You Prioritize Post Hooks
HoF
Get at least HoF. You can use a Max +1 from Gold.Regular Use of Post Hooks
Gold
Get at least Gold.Hook Specialist test-details
To test Hook Specialist we ran separate 3 tests:
Test #1: Green Window Size Increase (7'-9') Tested with 92 Close Shot + 90 Post Control on HoF Difficulty
- We tested each badge level at 92 Close and 90 Post Control.
- We attempted Hook Shots from 7' to 9' out.
- The shots were wide open.
Test #2: Green Window Size Increase (10'-12') Tested with 92 Close Shot + 90 Post Control on HoF Difficulty
- We tested each badge level at 92 Close and 90 Post Control.
- We attempted Hook Shots from 10' to 12' out.
- The shots were wide open.
Test #3: Green Window Size Increase (10'-12') Tested with 90 Post Control on HoF Difficulty
- We looked exclusively at different close shot attribute levels, each with Legend Hook Specialist equipped.
Hook Specialist test-results
Test #1: Green Window Size Increase (7'-9') Tested with 92 Close Shot + 90 Post Control on HoF Difficulty
- Legend = 139ms
- HoF = 119ms
- Gold = 109ms
- Silver = 99ms
- Bronze = 89ms
- None = 59ms
The green window sizes are large because the shots are from inside 10 ft. Bronze sees an increased green window size of nearly 51% compared to no badge, and then Silver at 68%, gold at 85%, HoF more than doubles the green window size, and then Legend sees a 136% increase.
Test #2: Green Window Size Increase (10'-12') Tested with 92 Close Shot + 90 Post Control on HoF Difficulty
- Legend = 69ms
- HoF = 64ms
- Gold = 61ms
- Silver = 58ms
- Bronze = 54ms
- None = 49ms
By moving a few feet further back the shots become tougher and the boost is much smaller. However, the boost is still fairly linear. Bronze sees a 10% increase in green window size when compared to no badge. Silver at 18%, Gold increases by 25%, HoF by 31%, and Legend sees a 41% increased green window size.
Test #3: Green Window Size Increase (10'-12') Tested with 90 Post Control on HoF Difficulty
- 99 Close Shot = 74ms
- 92 Close Shot = 69ms
- 86 Close Shot = 57ms
- 78 Close Shot = 39ms
- 70 Close Shot = 19ms
This gives us a better idea of the effectiveness of each attribute rating. Each rating shows a linear boost up until Legend where the green window size doesn't see a considerable increase.
| Attrattribute | Brzbronze | Slvsilver | Gldgold | hof | LgdLegend |
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Attrattribute Close Shot | Brzbronze 60 | Slvsilver 75 | Gldgold 87 | hof 94 | LgdLegend 99 |
Attrattribute Post Control | Brzbronze 61 | Slvsilver 65 | Gldgold 80 | hof 90 | LgdLegend 97 |
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