Defense
Our goal is to find out exactly what the defensive badges/attributes do to see if defensive builds are viable.
Completed Tests
Potential Tests
- Shot Contest Level Effectiveness
- Steal Level Effectiveness
- Blocking Level Effectiveness
Defensive Stopper
What position gets dropped?
In ProAm defensive stopped only triggers against your matchup and 1 player in each direction of your matchup. This means as a Small Forward you only drop the Small Forward, Shooting Guard and Power Forward. If you are playing ProAm and you are slotted out of position that does not matter. So if your walk on team ends up with 3 centers and you are position at small forward you will drop 2, 3, and 4 and will not hurt an opposing 5. Because of this we would recommend never making a primary defensive player as a point guard or a center to maximize the number of players on the court that your defensive stopper damages. Park does not play by this same set of rules. In park defensive stopper drops everyone, not just your matchup.
What attributes get dropped?
- Standing 3
- Moving 3
- Contested 3
- Standing Mid
- Moving Mid
- Contested Mid
- Shot Close
- Draw Foul
- Passing Accuracy
- Passing Vision
- Post Control
- Post Hook
- Post Fade
- Ball Control
How much do they drop by
- Hall of Fame – 9
- Gold – 7
- Silver – 5
- Bronze – 3
What badges get dropped?
| Badge | Dropped? |
|---|---|
| Acrobat | Yes |
| Tear Dropper | Yes |
| Putback King | ? |
| Pick and Roller | ? |
| Relentless Finisher | No |
| Post Spin Technician | Yes |
| Drop Stepper | Yes |
| Up and Under Specialist | Yes |
| Corner Specialist | Yes |
| Mid Range Deadeye | Yes |
| Deep Range Deadeye | Yes |
| Limitless Range | Yes |
| Difficult Shots | Yes |
| Pick and Popper | ? |
| Tireless Scorer | Yes |
| Catch and Shoot | Yes |
| Ankle Breaker | ? |
| Flashy Passer | ? |
| Break Starter | ? |
| Pick and Roll Maestro | ? |
| Lob City Passer | ? |
| Dimer | Yes |
| Lob City Finisher | Yes |
| Posterizer | No |
| Bruiser | No |
| Brick Wall | No |
| One Man Fast Break | ? |
| Hustle Rebounder | No |
How much are my opponents badges dropped?
The table below shows how much your defensive stopper badge will drop your matchups badges. Bronze defensive stopper does not drop opponents badge level this year.
| My Badge Level | Matchups Badge Level | Badge Drops to |
|---|---|---|
| HoF | HoF | Bronze |
| HoF | Gold | None |
| HoF | Silver | None |
| HoF | Bronze | None |
| Gold | HoF | Silver |
| Gold | Gold | Bronze |
| Gold | Silver | None |
| Gold | Bronze | None |
| Silver | HoF | HoF |
| Silver | Gold | Gold |
| Silver | Silver | Bronze |
| Silver | Bronze | None |
What about Rim Protector?
Rim protector drops badges this year. Specifically it drops Relentless Finisher, Posterizer and Acrobat. Rim Protector also drops opponents inside scoring attributes like dunking, layups,
contact dunk etc. The amount dropped on these is the same as defensive stopper, so 9 for HoF, 7 for gold, 5 for silver and 3 for bronze. The badges also work the same way as defensive stopper.
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2k17 Results
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