Clamps Badge
This year clamps is needed now more than ever to prevent small guards from left righting you to sleep.
Clamps Badge Description
Clamps allows defenders to have access to quicker cut off moves and are more successful when bumping or hip riding the ball handler.
Badge Unlock Levels
| Bronze 1 | 63 Perimeter Defense |
| Silver 3 | 76 Perimeter Defense |
| Gold 5 | 85 Perimeter Defense |
| Gold 4 | 87 Perimeter Defense |
| HoF 6 | 94 Perimeter Defense |
| HoF 5 | 97 Perimeter Defense |
Get More Blocks in 2K22
To test clamps we used a common dribble combination, Step back into a D. Rose sizeup into speedboost crossover (Much easier to see in the video). We completed this combo to attempt to blow by a defender at each badge level of Clamps. We recorded the number of times the player was forced to pick the ball up before getting to the layup attempt.
| Badge Level | Bump Rate |
|---|---|
| No Badge | 15% |
| Bronze | 20% |
| Silver | 27.5% |
| Gold | 30% |
| Hall of Fame | 32.5% |
How to Stop Left Right Cheese?
Clamps is one of the most effective tools for preventing players from left righting you to death.
Park
This badge is completely necessary for staying in front of the left right nature of 2k22.
Recommended Level: Hall of Fame
ProAm
This badge is completely necessary for staying in front of the left right nature of 2k22.
Recommended Level: Hall of Fame
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