Backdown Punisher Badge

For Best Results:

• Combine this Badge with:
  • Post Spin Technician Badge
  • Unpluckable Badge
  • Deep Hooks Badge
  • Dropstepper Badge
  • Dream Shake Badge
• Builds this Badge is Best Suited for:
  • Paint Beast
  • Interior Finisher
  • Interior Force
  • Glass Cleaners
  • Post Playmaker
• Attributes to Increase:
  • Post Moves
  • Strength
• Gameplay & Playstyle Tips:
  • Activate this badge by backing down a defender while in the post / paint area (Hold LT / L2 to post up. Hold RT / R2 + Left Stick toward the defender)
  • Target opportunities where there is little to no help defense in the paint
  • This is a physical badge that makes it easy to bully ‘finesse’ (weak defensively) big men and players.
  • This badge and the Moving Truck badge counter each other
  • If effective in the post, anticipate / expect a double team before it arrives, and be ready to find the open man if necessary.
• Notes:
  • Simulated games do not count towards earning badges
  • Badges have 4 Tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Hall of Fame
  • Badge availability depends on the archetype

Name: Backdown Punisher

Description: Increases the chances of a player successfully backing down their opponent. Allows players to have more success than normal when backing down a defender in the paint.

Controls: Hold LT / L2 to post up. Hold RT / R2 + Left Stick toward the defender

Skill(s): Offense > Post Offense

Type: Finishing Badge

Notable NBA Players w/This Badge on HOF: Shaquille O’Neal, Patrick Ewing, Zach Randolph (’12-’13 Grizzlies)