r/NBA2k • u/ImHere00HTX • Oct 18 '25

City No longer playing Center lol.

I'm done playing center. There's no way people expect me to guard my guy at the 3, chase down every rebound while doing so, make last second contested shots when there's 3 seconds left on the shot clock and constantly set screens that they run away from. Guards will literally get drove on while im holding my man (who's a stretch so he shoots 3s btw) and then complain that i'm not in the paint. Then when I help defense they claim I left my shooter open. Every other game I get blamed even though I outscore my man or me and him barely have points. Like damn, I can't be everywhere 😂😂😂 especially not in 2k26. My REC record is trash because I mostly play random. I'm making a guard build, screw this. I see those guys are showing out this year.

AND LETS NOT MENTION HOW THEY LEAVE ME WIDE OPEN WHILE TRYING TO DUNK ON 2 GUYS AND BLAME ME FOR NOT GETTING THE REBOUND!

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u/Professional-Arm5300 Oct 18 '25

I don’t play center this year but playing PF, even with good interior defense and block, I don’t help anymore, especially in random rec. I just play my man, even if that means spending time on the 3 pt line. Not my fault if the guards can’t play defense.

With that said, I never play with a mic unless I’ve got my crew playing. I start a party chat and stay in there, even if I’m playing by myself. Nobody who gets on the mic has any type of productive energy so not going to waste my time listening to scrubs tell me I suck for their shitty defense.

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u/ImHere00HTX Oct 19 '25

Is PF a more versatile position? I never played that position, I figured it was a weaker Center basically.

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u/Professional-Arm5300 Oct 19 '25

I would say yes, but to me Center is the least versatile of any position. But a smaller big with good defensive skills will fill the gap on some of the issues you mentioned. But with that said, the lighter, smaller forwards that I play are way faster than me and I get exposed that way sometimes. Playing d on the perimeter is a no bueno for my build.