DEEBOFIOUS's Dynasty - Operation Sports

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Posted on December 9, 2014 at 12:13 AM.

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NBA 2k's reign has stood the test of time long enough to eliminate all NBA simulated gaming competition. Although there have been bumps in the road recently with repeated online glitches and over enhancements and marketing for My Player, League, Career, & Crew Modes, 2K's dominant graphics and gameplay have continued to raise the bar. No other sports game presents the clarity of visual arts and the "opportunity" for player specific signature movements and/or moments. Now it is time for a game changer. Currently 2K is on a hamster wheel and I know just how the franchise can escape.

First the focus has to be taken off of My Player Modes. The story lines and built in situations are all way to cheesy along with the Modes' blatant attempt at collecting more of the fans' hard earned money with "availabe VC." 2K has to get back to the NBA and its' Superstars, past and present.

Basketball�s greatest player(s) and team(s) of all time have been debated at a feverish pitch lately. Most of the discussions are directly related to the evolution of today�s NBA. The League and 2K have gone from a �big-man league� to �Michael Jordan�s playground�; pick and roll to pick and pop; from a mid-range game to a three point, spread offense. Now there is a changing of the guard again as new Commissioner Adam Silver replaces David Stern, and as LeBron James and Kevin Durant take the reigns from �Living Legends� Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Steve Nash. Other than the internet, books, videos, and highlight reels, 2K is the NBA's only way to keep the League's Superstars visually relevant.

2K & the NBA are at crossroads. 2K towrad "what next" and the NBA toward "who is next?" The answer to both is, "NBA 2K LEGACY EDITION." The 2K Franchise was on the right track with the inroduction of Legends Teams and the Dream Team rosters. With an NBA 2K LEGACY EDITION, the franchise can blend every era of the NBA into one game where every offline and online matchup become a Clash of the Titans experience for fans. Instead of just your normal rosters and overall team ratings at the team selection screen, fans could tap right or left trigger to flip over to their selected team's ALL TIME roster. NBA ALL TIME rosters would do 3 things for the franchise; 1)eliminate the tacky unfinished legends rosters 2)kill the ridiculous my crew modes that undermine the tradition of rivals by placing Hall of Famers in uniforms of teams they never played for , or would have ever played for 3)educate younger fans of great players of the past.

Over the next few weeks I will give in detail what a game of this magnitude should look like as well as release the ALL TIME rosters for each team.

SPOILER ALERT: The OKC Thunder & Seattle Supersonics will remain seperate.