GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX NBA LIVE 2003 Manual - page 15
TRADE PLAYERS
For information on trading players,
➤
Roster Management
on p. 28.
START NEXT SEASON
After all the offseason activities have been completed, start the next
season of Franchise mode.
PLAYOFFS
Skip the regular season and participate in a Playoff.
A
Playoff mode works similarly to Season mode. Use the information provided in
Season mode (
➤
p. 22) to set up your playoff.
1 ON 1
Take it to the rim and battle it out 1-on-1 against any of the league’s finest players or
All-Stars from the past. You can play against All-Stars from the 50’s, 60’s 70’s 80’s
and 90’s.
To start a 1 on 1 game:
1.
From the 1 ON 1 Select Players screen, press
/
to choose a team from
the team selector.
A
You can switch the location of 1 on 1 mode to
GYM
, BEACH, or URBAN.
2.
Once the player pool is highlighted, press
A
to select a player. At the prompt
menu, highlight HOME or AWAY and press
A
. The new player is selected for the
next game.
3.
Follow step
2
above to choose a second player.
4.
Press
G
to advance to the Select Controller screen. Continue from there as you
would in a Play Now (Exhibition) game (
➤
p. 12).
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TEAM ROSTER
Begin the offseason by reviewing your current team roster. Find out which players
are under contract and who may leave via free agency.
RETIRING PLAYERS
View the list of players who have decided to hang it up. Here you can view and
compare player stats.
DRAFT LOTTERY
Find out which selection your team will have for the upcoming rookie player draft.
The 13 teams that fail to make the playoffs the previous season are thrown into a
draft lottery. The league distributes draft positions at random. Although the team
with the worst record has a better chance at receiving the number one pick, it’s not
guaranteed.
RE-SIGN PLAYERS
Re-sign your players from last season whose contracts are up.
To re-sign a player:
➥
➥
From the Re-sign Players screen, press / to highlight the player to re-sign.
Then press
A
to re-sign him. When you’re finished, press
G
to return to the
off season hub screen.
➥
➥
To change the number of years a player is signed for, press
C
to highlight the
contract length area and then press
/
to adjust the contract length.
ROOKIE DRAFT
Fill your roster spots with NBA rookies who are coming into the league for the first
time.
To draft a rookie:
➥
➥
From the Rookie Draft screen, press / to highlight a player from the player
pool that you want to draft. Press
A
to add him to your squad.
➥
➥
To view the scouting report, pull
F
to get additional information on a rookie
player. From the Scouting Report screen, you can view player strengths,
weaknesses, and projected draft position.
SIGN FREE AGENTS
Add a free agent to your team by signing him with a lucrative contract.
To sign a free agent:
➥
➥
At the Sign Free Agents screen, press / to select a player and then
press
A
.
➥
➥
To change the number of years a player is signed for, press
C
to highlight the
contract length area and then press
/
to adjust the contract length.
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Conference
Playoff Tree
Current Playoff
settings
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