The BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BEATING the HALL OF FAME CPU in NBA 2K24!

Over the past few months I've shown you how to do certain moves, but in this video, I'm going to show you how to bring everything together in order to beat the hall of fame cpu in one on one situations, and bring those skills against users online!
Here are the basic tutorials you need:
Dribbling: • The BEST NBA 2K24 DRIB...
Triple Threat: • You NEED to MASTER the...
Shooting: • The BEGINNERS GUIDE to...
Step-backs: • This STEP-BACK JUMPER ...
Finishing: • The BEST LAYUP AND DUN...
Post-ups: • The BEST NBA 2K24 POST...

[@dnic333]

Bro AI is RIDICULOUS. I’m here for the challenge the only thing that gets me is the unguardable 3 pointers smh. They don’t even need a lights out shooter to make contested 3s. They also juiced the AI shotclock countdown shots they will literally make the shot regardless of the defense u less u literally block the ball or foul

[@eduardoduran610]

I though I was the only one facing that issue. I can't the 3 point line it doesn't matter who is shooting

[@LReezy1997]

Fr brook lopez doing turnaround 3 pointers and now giannis hitting turnaround fadeaways from 20 ft

[@dnic333]

@@LReezy1997 bruh the fact that you can’t leave giannis or draymond open is crazy 😭😭😭

[@marticusquarles3803]

Game (2k24) ain't no good when everybody's defense is elite smh. Don't make any sense. You'll have a defender on you who is a terrible defender in real life, but locking you down like Gary Payton (Sr). If you ever notice some of the weirdest, craziest things CPU do on HOF. Like how quick they are able to shuffle their feet from left to right on defense man to man and you aren't able to do the same. How they able to recover very fast on defense, when you done blew by them especially smh. When you aren't able to do that either. 2k servers definitely set this game up to make you fail intentionally, that's what's the most frustrating thing about it. Is how they'll have the CPU playing so overpowering, while they have you playing like you just don't know basketball or don't know how to play the game. And really it's because you keep getting better at their game and beating their game, so they gotta make it more competitive. Like basketball in real life can only get competitive to a certain point. Like there is no reason of overpowering the game, players in real life don't be doing the things they do on the game. That just ruins the fun and the realness of basketball in the game. And it's a reason why 2k are losing so many people. Because they refuse to fix their game, it's alot of issues in the game. Don't get me wrong, I can definitely play the game, without shot meter at that. It's just, who wants to keep spamming the game in order to win. That ain't fun and that ain't basketball and it's why people play with top tier teams most of the time. Because of the advantages that superstar and star players have with the badge assets on the game. Low tier teams are very disavantageous and it's disrespectful to them. It's like 2k only cared about the popular teams.

[@zacks3288]

Bro you said no lies in this comment 💯

[@nba_fan-jv1xt]

And that's why game difficulties exist

[@marticusquarles3803]

@nba_fan-jv1xt Yep and that's why I can play it on HOF difficulty. And the game still OP like I said. If you don't see any issues in the game, then IDK what to tell you.

[@phillyfanatic11]

This is all facts. I'd download some of the sliders. They help but like you said, the ai just does some ridiculous stuff on this game.

[@planet7ean632]

I'm inmy career with 5 min quarters and I average 17ppg with 6 apg but we are 13-10 it's not easy

[@christophers7160]

Great video but it doesn’t change the fact that no matter how good you get at this game the AI will just bend the rules even more to ensure you fail.

[@retroman9287]

Factory

[@Codeine502]

This the one

[@hmohngcheelee7549]

Had to come back to this video, but after watching it my first time and you simply explaining the push and pull of dribbling and driving. I’ve improved my game tremendously. Thanks Kev

[@dnic333]

I will admit it’s allot better than last year with competition. AI in 2k23 was not good at all. It was easy for me to shutdown star players in iso situations, if u jab step u get an automatic wide open 3 because they drop back, I would smoke them by 30 or more every game it was very boring after a while. Now in 2k24 I was losing by 30 every game 🤣

[@bagzncash1056]

No balance at all 😂😂😂

[@spiidey1]

The problem here is that you shouldn't have to play like an AND1 streetballer to break down or get past the defender. You should be able to use positioning, momentum, and your first step like Jordan, Kobe, or TMac to get past a defender from the triple threat position.

[@KevinCruz016]

You're able to do that. I can't count the amount of times a simple jab step cross launch was more than enough to get me an advantage against the main defender. Beating the next help rotation requires you to read the defense though, and that's where it gets tougher for most

[@geraldzirker5]

Exactly

[@donniexl1033]

I have yet to see it. Theres was an animation where, much like kyrie, you could swing the ball low from a triple threat and use that to move around a defender. Very realistic, of course now using the defenders momentum is damn near impossible. Centers recover from head fakes and jab steps as though they were guards and guards all show up on defense like there all goddamn jrue holiday

[@oneiksor]

Hey Kev, do you recommend layup meter on or off? Also do you use the layup timing option ?

[@dariusmccree981]

I watched you last year gotta say you've gotten better keep it up bro

[@KevinCruz016]

Yo darius, thank you! This is great to read man!

[@user-kx6zy3ot3c]

Wow, this video is way more in depth than I expected. I have a question though. How would you recommend someone to learn these skills and in what order? Watching your videos is incredibly helpful, but how do I learn to do it for myself?

[@jeromebernal7826]

Learning a lot from you! much enjoyable to play 2k24 because of your tutorial. much love for your channel!

[@KevinCruz016]

Thank you bro Jerome!

[@Paulruizr]

The cpu in pc version is imposible ! They contest everything there’s no wide open shots it’s ridiculous

[@gaelmurphy9045]

I was waiting for that , thanks for this golden tutorial

[@KevinCruz016]

You’re welcome bro!

[@thatslamlam]

Still need you to beat HOF Kawhi in a 1v1

[@KevinCruz016]

Man, I forgot about this challenge, but why not!!

[@Preddybenn]

​@@KevinCruz016please go up against Giannis 1v1 on HOF

[@LaMartyMar]

Ngl the most juiced guard to go against is All-time Gary Payton. He’s the reason why I stopped playing Starting 5 😂 his badges are ridiculous.

[@Streux]

Very good video. You are reading your defender at a very high level. My problem is I’m not good at countering after my first initial move. But the is vid has helped!

[@zacks3288]

I still love NBA 2k but with Next Gen they just made it to complicated, the adrenaline bar is just too much you already gotta work hard as it is to get a bucket lol

[@kingthekingable]

Is there a way you could teach us how to consistently beat the rec AIs? I hate randoms chucking up shots just because they can’t get open

[@actrue9712]

I love that that play menu bc you can make your own actions and flow through the offend e

[@actrue9712]

Hey Kevin do you know what freelance that the cpu usually uses? They have good actions with shooters running to the top of the key off a screen. And nice options on the wing cutting. I’m curious. I think some might be zipper but I’m not sure

[@KevinCruz016]

I can’t tell for sure but they probably run the motion freelance with smart plays on!

[@actrue9712]

@@KevinCruz016 ahhhh I can see that Ty

[@user-rk7bt8fs8v]

Why do my ai just stand around on offense how am I post to make a play when I got ad standing still I got Lebron standing in a corner with 2 defenders on him and here’s me running back n forth tryna create an opening as my ai just watches me while eating popcorn

[@johnniehughes5122]

They never play mycareer they nerfed it to force players to the rec blame the community for this and still not demanding it be fixed all this time tell you that most people don't care

[@johnniehughes5122]

I can't stand nothing else this game really sucks because of it

[@Paulruizr]

And also the screens don’t work at all they pick dodge without the badge lol

[@jayrockricky]

Does it matter is I have the controls set to pro stick “dribble moves”’?

[@Lonnyboss70]

What view are you playing on?

[@theragingbull14]

I'm actually looking for ways on how to stop the HOF AI on defense in 2K24. For me, offense is not really a problem, as there are a lot of things you can do on that end. What's striking is that in the 2K24 HOF difficulty, you're basically way more handicapped on the defensive end. It's 10 times harder to defend the 2K24 HOF than the 2K23 HOF. Here is why I think it's very hard to beat the HOF AI in 2K24: - In 2K24, the Shot Coverage Impact is set at 30 and the Shot Timing Impact is set at 0, meaning that your defense is basically nonexistent, and the AI doesn't have to green shots to make them. - In 2K23, the Shot Coverage Impact and the Shot Timing Impact are set at 50, meaning you have a bit of presence on the defensive end. I've so far played 5 10-minute-quarter games in 2K24 at HOF difficulty and I won just two of them, one of which went to overtime. It's so hard to play.

[@Huyyner]

It’s not even hard it’s straight up cheesy. They make 50+ contests and get the hardest hitting screens :/

[@AgBandz]

@@Huyynerong I'm tryna get this lebron n I can't beat the Hof all star team smh

[@LReezy1997]

Screen and fade is good to use if youre controlling the whole team​@@AgBandz

[@grubslife6358]

Do you play with normal settings? Looks fast could just be skill lol

[@user-mu7rw9sn9l]

11:21 bro this curry move is cross over combo i know, but shooting is moving cross over combo&shoot? or simply hop step jumper? at the moving situation i can't control the crossover combo&the hop step jumper or stepback jumper is not like your video i like iso so your video is very helpful, thanks bro.

[@terencedodson9131]

Yes i needed this

[@KevinCruz016]

Thank you bro!

[@Browjn]

Bro I’m scoring 55 points on hall of fame with my SG u are crazy bro please more Videos like this

[@Flashy217]

Awesome! Hey, Kevin what’s your build’s jump shot animation?

[@seanzbjj]

Curry

[@KevinCruz016]

Sean has it right, pure Curry release!

[@JBGetEM24]

Best Filipino 2k helper💯😀

[@KevinCruz016]

Let's go bro!! Thank you!

[@canadianthedemon8117]

It doesn’t give me the option to select plays just screen iso and so on nothing else

[@1Ceecurry]

I play on all star and its so fun but im also pretty good at the game so when i go to the park or rec i don’t really feel a difference in jumpshot timing or anything

[@KevinCruz016]

That’s true, I believe a lot of people who practice offline have all the tools they need to have success online!

[@Anthony-pw8hj]

I find it easy to get to the basket but getting open on jumpers is tough to get down , but I realized that on HOF even a little space from defender , especially with their hands down or are shorter one you can make a jumper if it’s timed correctly

[@KevinCruz016]

Yeah, it's one of the great new things about the contest system. Which can get a bit inconsistent, but when it works, it's really fun to find those moments where it's hand down, man down!

[@Anthony-pw8hj]

@@KevinCruz016 bigger players have an advantage shooting over smaller ones too. It’s a nice new addition

[@patdeezy716]

This is a lot easier said then done you clearly have the game mastered

[@actrue9712]

W vid. This will help against off ballers too

[@KevinCruz016]

100 PERCENT THIS!

[@YappinJosiahsPodcast]

What play did u run in the beginning that got you open for 3

[@hotsweatyballsack]

?

[@JonJon-co3zj]

Anybody else realizes that if u go on hall of fame settings in the cpu sliders its basically a handicap their ball security is at 100 and yours is like 70 their success shots are way higher than yours and if u change it then it becomes a custom difficulty so explain this please

[@PurpleGengar822]

I can explain. Changed that as soon as I caught on. Change it to 50 for yours and theirs. Ball security on hall of fame for you is a 30 and for the CPU it's 100. That means that when you have the ball and collide with a player you might lose the ball just from coming in contact with them. It's ridiculous. Change it to 50 50 for sure and that's the most fair number for both sides in that category

[@JonJon-co3zj]

@@PurpleGengar822 then it's gonna be custom and still doesn't explain why 2k gotta use handicap settings without is knowing so fucked up

[@PurpleGengar822]

@@JonJon-co3zj when it says custom it keeps the hall of fame settings except for what you change specifically.

[@JonJon-co3zj]

@@PurpleGengar822 oh well alright then thanks bro good looking

[@PurpleGengar822]

@@JonJon-co3zj no worries. Me and my bro were trying to fix the shit rn lmao

[@eler2654]

It’s not fun to play 2k on hall of fame when it doesn’t matter if I smother them or not, I honestly feel I have a higher chance at getting a stop if I leave them wide open then contesting them

[@eja35oz]

I'm really enjoying the challenge the cpu gives me. I'm not even playing on HOF lol

[@KevinCruz016]

My advice is to do exactly this, play whatever difficulty you like! The cpu offers a great challenge this year and HOF is basically the cpu cheating!

[@retroman9287]

@@KevinCruz016fax HOF is cheating bad

[@qobo5socikwa666]

This game is different from 23 …this A.I reminds me of the 2k16-17 HOF where winning one game against HOF felt like winning a chip ,the cpu is so ruthless.

[@tooreal2lie]

8:31 if I did that move I would be yelling all around the house.

[@tylerjacobson8012]

The ai is beatable with the right strategy and players. Need a strong big who can drop step, need a great penetrator who can get contested layups and dunks, you need a really good 3 shooter, a great passing pg, and a great wing defender and interior defender. You drive and score off iso’s, you run cuts all day, run pick and rolls/fades, run screens for your shooters, and only shoot wide open jump shots lol. It’s a boring style after a while but it’s really effective at beating them. Play great on ball defense too that’s the other pre-requisite. Play for as many fast break points as possible.

[@ewalkobeats7838]

How do you add specific advanced plays to use in my career? I’m only able to use the 4 basic ones

[@KevinCruz016]

I think you may be able to do that once you unlock one of Tyrese Halburton's quests where you can call plays from your playbook. But since I'm the point guard I'm able to call plays anyway (L1 + Call play for a specific player).

[@ewalkobeats7838]

@@KevinCruz016 I’m pg too, but idk how to run specific advanced plays, do you have to add it in edit playbook in some way or something

[@mrpeters3399]

Any tips for Superstar / All Time Dom?

[@KevinCruz016]

Superstar current series dom you should be fine using these tips, all time dom however is super difficult on hof. For there you’ll really need a decent lineup that competes, and tilted more towards defense

[@elchugilito]

Kevin Cruz... i thought I saw you in one of 2k23 episodes... by any chance did you study in ADMU? Coz i think you might have been my classmate in grade school 😅 now im checking your videos to beat HOF AI in 2K24 😂

[@KevinCruz016]

Hahaha yes bro, batch 01 sa AGS, and 05 sa AHS bro!

[@elchugilito]

@@KevinCruz016 hahaha nice one bro! Marc Biagtan subbing in! Classmates tayo from Prep to Grade 2! Nice seeing you here bro! Sabi na rin eh sobrang familiar face ka dun sa 2ktv episode! More power to your youtube channel! And looking forward to beat 2K24 AI! Buti nahanap ko video mo kasi di ko mahanap si Sam Pham (you probably know him) haha

[@niunnickdemierda]

Impossible to me, after 2 dribbles my player is tired no matter who I use. Already abandoned rec and my park and now they bring that gameplay style to myleague 😭😭😭😭

[@kingthekingable]

I need to see you go up against jerry west from the all time lakers team on hof because he’ll give you a taste of how locks reach

[@moe9587]

My biggest problem is how do you make sure the defense isnt clogging the paint? You see how when reaves blows by george he has an open lane because everyone else is in the corners.

[@ThatGuy-en2nn]

Came back to this vid just to say you're speaking facts 😂. Seems like the entire team clogs the floor Everytime I beat my man but my team doesn't do that when I get beat. Not even on couch coop.

[@ethandougherty1708]

You call iso play lol

[@jackyfrosty]

On ball ai defense should be bad. Why reward players for not playing the game?

[@Hummdulala]

Exactly they are trash!!

[@KEEPUINTERESTED]

Can you play a whole mycareer game on hof live so we can see this in real time???

[@4dbagel945]

No, because he’d have to defend against the AI. It’s easy to learn cheap dribble moves to score in this game. It’s hard to beat the AI because they cheat constantly

[@chef.ramesses]

Is play now online HOF? Isn't it superstar

[@bouyaharumichi9358]

The 4pt play is ridiculous, AI gets atleast 3x every single damn game

[@prettynhnupe]

Can you talk about the defense? I can't get any steals. I turn the cpu ball security to zero, no steals. I turn it to 100, no steals. My cpu teammates dont even get steals. I have a point guard with 97 steal rating and 2 guard with 92 steal rating. What is going on. What is a good realistic setting for this area or is there another slider that I need to adjust? CPU defense on the other hand is OD. They help 100%, can't blowby anybody. They don't miss shots offensively. This game sucks

[@patrik.peterka]

I currently have a problem with Dunky and leaks in general. And I'm playing at the rookie level because I've never played NBA before. I play 2K 21. I played a few seasons and about 40 games for the Bulls and now I play for the Pistons. And I just never Dunk. Practically no escape. But I have 8 wins in a row and I beat my opponents in a "dry trick" 😀

[@Hummdulala]

No playing computer D and guard up!!

[@qamarnadhir]

Let me on your Pro-Am team, I'll try out. I'm basically Draymond

[@actrue9712]

What’s playbook is that first play from?

[@KevinCruz016]

Heat playbook!

[@actrue9712]

@@KevinCruz016 thank you boss. Look forward to your vids on the day !

[@wyattfriend7360]

Bro someone please help me.. I been playing 2k since 2k20 and I play mycareer for fun.. once I got the 2k24 gam or the first time ever, I just cant make a running layup in this game.. I can't beat the man defense EVER. someone please help me it feels impossible to drive.

[@jordancosby91]

Learn how to use a pick and roll. I play HOF and I got two rings in my career. Use the whole entire team and run plays

[@johnniehughes5122]

This is exactly why this game is trash

[@hellabreeshhh]

🔥🔥🔥

[@KevinCruz016]

Thank you!!

[@nextmar.1182]

Only thing that pisses me off honestly is the heavily contested shots and layups the computer makes but I can’t make anything contested 😂

[@AkramKnight00]

Jimmy is destroying me with his defense

[@LReezy1997]

Bruh on hall of fame they'll dribble around u while still trying to get control of the ball from a rebound its crazy that should be a steal every time

[@Chancetstcab44]

One thing thats annoying is how much the contest system changes for AI defenders. Hands in their face register as open, but an average defender sitting 6 feet away with a very late contest will get 10-30% contest on jumpers.

[@gheloakoficial7566]

Is more easy get green when u use nba player MP can get green like tht

[@KevinCruz016]

At the HOF level, it depends man! It becomes really important to become efficient with your offense, and take good shots!

[@dreigneman]

turn off the fatigue my way to beat AI in HOF. the challenge is still there.

[@eja35oz]

4:02 I can never get that jab step to speed boost launch to trigger consistently

[@KevinCruz016]

A few specific triple threat styles are easier to time with this move!

[@patrik.peterka]

I'm playing NBA 2K 21. It's my first game from the NBA series. I've had a few established seasons in Manager Mode with the Bulls and a few with the Pistons. Maybe 10 in total? I always played about 5-7 matches and deleted and start again. So maybe 50 matches in total? I always played as a rookie. When I started, I had very exciting games for the Bulls against the Lakers, for example. I returned to the NBA a few days ago. I play for the Pistons. And for the rookie level I have 8 wins in a row. I never had that before. At first I thought it was a coincidence. But I have really improved. So I'll try Pro. Maybe another one. I don't know how I'm going to improve. But I want to focus purely on basketball. I don't think I will enjoy constantly changing tactics during the match. However, NBA 2K is the best crafted sports game I have ever played.

[@KevinCruz016]

Hey man, this sounds AWESOME! Thanks for sharing your experience! Playing on the difficult that YOU like, that helps make the experience more fun for you is definitely the way to go!

[@mrbee15]

I only play vs cpu and pro is too easy and all star is too hard. Can’t hit any shots

[@KevinCruz016]

Kaybe some custom slider tweaks can help!

[@ceruleanthesooth]

🏆🏆🏆

[@hoomanamiriis]

❤

[@thomasfulton0505]

I just want my players to crash boards when i play cpu vs cpu

[@lioneilmusic7571]

Brah I thout I was tripping 😂😂 so he defense is on steroids this year I can barely hit fucking threes lol. Best way to score for me is to call a screen none stop lol.

[@pooppoop8142]

Ai is broken for one of my builds all I gotta do is escape move that goes sideways like the tween or cross nd then I cross and get by them almost every time but my other builds it don’t work.

[@lioneilmusic7571]

@@pooppoop8142 I just call a screen and while it’s coming cross to the side make the defender run into the screen and I either have an open three or lane.

[@raybaby1866]

Nope I don’t know about anyone else 2k24 but mines is different. The cpu on my team is trash. They miss shots no defense miss a lot of contested shots etc. it’s being a joke

[@johnniehughes5122]

Me too consistently trash

[@rg8402]

Cade Cunningham guide?

[@tooreal2lie]

Nobody plays wit sorry Cunningham

[@DuckCozart]

i be dropping 50 on the AI ass…. going 17/39😂😂 shit be a ugly 50

[@SwoleG8806]

Call for pick, throw it to the screener and cut 😂 i put the AI in a pickle everytime they cheatin ass

[@KevinCruz016]

😂😂😂😂 HOF AI really be on some BS man 😂😂

[@dmcfail987]

Don't need any tips i think if you put it on hall of fame difficulty you just see how bad the gameplay is

[@RalfJprod]

Yea play against someone whos overall96 and def 99 none of those moves create this openings

[@KevinCruz016]

Nah, just got to set it up right. Played against a lot of the high steal, high strength, high perimeter defense guys, or even guys with HOF badge everything and 90+ defense on MyTeam, to say this doesn't work says more about you than it does about me.

[@user-rk7bt8fs8v]

@@KevinCruz016bro tbh we just want to play the game why is there a need to go on KZbin look up “best offense settings” it’s just bullshit the game slow u can’t break ankles nor I can make plays without pressing dumb shit on my d pad

[@KEEPUINTERESTED]

I want you to play a whole game live on hof mycareer.

[@jackruben9282]

every game he shows is 0 0 i dont think he can beat ai on HOF'

[@KevinCruz016]

Lmao sure buddy

[@hakimcoggins6746]

Sliders are rigged It's set to disadvantages for the user

[@thaddiuesmacon4448]

First

[@KevinCruz016]

LETS GOOOO!!!

[@mrcjr]

Giving us more sauce!!! 🫡

[@KevinCruz016]

Always man!!